Lone Dog Poems

I think I can, I think I can,
I can, I can, I did!
These all-important words must be
Instilled in every kid.
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Let's walk the road together, friend;
The road that lies ahead;
A road that leads we know not where,
To sun or thunderhead.
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September of 1921.
Little George, sleeping peacefully in his crib,
Is awakened and fed.
Diapers are checked.
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I found a hidden treasure chest
On Gaspe's rugged shore.
`Twas there before the pirate days,
A billion years or more.
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Which came first - the chicken or the egg?
It's a question we all should consider,
And it's great for a lively family discussion
At breakfast, or lunch or at dinner.
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The morning sky blazed crimson red,
A warning of the pending storm,
As out to sea the small fleet sailed,
Past fishing wharf and docks forlorn.
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(A Satire)


The Christians fought the Arabs in
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My dear aunt's been held a hostage.
Her captor; circumstance.
Her chains; devotion to duty,
Not acquired in youth by chance.
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If everyone cared,
What a wonderful world
This planet of ours would be!
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They're gone now.
They formed, like us,
In the womb.
Were born,
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