Tom J. Mariani Poems

Now the #^<*&~> pop-ups
At poemhunter
Are asking me
Do I like President Bush
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The World's Fair
from the Great White Way-
where rides
and the freaks
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'Former boxing world champion
Johnny Tapia was in critical condition
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Doesn't matter
if you were hiding
from chores
back at the ranch
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I'm sure Sandra M. Gilbert
The author of her collection
Of poems titled
'ghost volcano'
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A poem should be a pretty thing
Or that is what I once thought
Really a poem touches you
Where you are and where you are not
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Here I am
My trun to
sit at the
table
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Writing poetry is like rubbing an old lamp.
At first all you're trying to do is get
the dust off, see what you've got a hold of and
what the lamp is made of.
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a found poem in
'The Life and Times of Einstein' by Ronald Clark: page 51

'In Berne,
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I thought I started out strong
After taking many body blows
My guard began to drop
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