Jim Yerman Poems

I return today to a subject you may think makes me seem a little odd…
when I repeat I am not religious…but I do believe in God.

My God, is not found in a book or a church
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When I look into the mirror I’m appalled at what I see
I do not recognize that person who is looking back at me.
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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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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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November 9th of this year while the International Space Station swayed
2 Cosmonauts took a spacewalk and history was made.
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I consider myself lucky to be afflicted with optimism for after all is said and done
You have to concede that optimism makes life a whole lot more fun.

I believe I was born an optimist, it circulates through my blood
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Deborah and I take a walk in the morning, sharing memories and dreams along the way
We have found in our lifetime together it’s a great way to start a new day.

We’ve been walking together for years...we’ve seen the neighborhood ebb and flow.
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I’m glad I grew up speaking English because I think if I had to learn it
I’d have to take my English Rosetta Stone and angrily return it.

Take a simple matter like plurals, in English there’s no defense
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