Jim Yerman Poems

He went to the mountaintop looking for answers
He had never been there before.
He went to the mountaintop looking for answers
for wisdom…for knowledge…for lore.
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I learned a little about joy…
on our main street…of all places…
as a group of children were singing Christmas carols and dancing…
The joy was on their faces.
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This Christmas Ali and her family gave Deborah and I a gift we thought was splendid
A framed photograph of Deborah and I at a recent wedding we attended.
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Have you ever experienced Heaven on Earth, I imagine everyone has
It could be a walk on the beach, a beautiful sunset, or perhaps a little jazz.

The point is Heaven on Earth is individual, it’s different for you and me
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To ensure that luck will come our way it seems there’s nothing we won’t do
We’ll carry a rabbit’s foot, cross our fingers or hang an old horseshoe.

Not only do we hang it but to show we know what its luck is all about
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I have always felt a little lucky for all the blessings I’ve received
Not the least is having my birthday fall on New Year’s Eve.

When I was young I was astonished to think everyone on Earth
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To look at it you’d never know it’s significance, you’d think it was nothing more
Than a silver knobbed, white, nondescript, skinny old closet door.
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I love crossword puzzles, they’re like a mini quest
I’ve always found the New York Times Monday puzzles, for me, to be the best!

I like to buy them in big books, for if there’s an answer that I lack
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The carols and stories of the Christmas season are something I adore
But I must confess I’m getting tired of Twas the Night Before...

Twas the night before Christmas and all though the hood
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In order that shoppers would not misinterpret it’s meaning...the folks at Hallmark say,
They rewrote the line form Deck the Halls so that the apparel is no longer gay.
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