Mary Naylor Poems

Veiled in white mist the bells and chimes,
Rang out their ancient hymns and rhymes.
BONG, BONG, BONG, BONG,
Tling, ling, ling, ling...
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'Old Man, why do you walk? '
'Look son, I've got no time for talk.
The doc says I need to lower my cholesterol.
There ain't no time for me to rest a'tall.'
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Hear the tappety-tap of steel wheels
on steel tracks. Hear the rattle and clank
of the Burma Siam as it echoes down
Time's black tunnel of night.
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Once there was a man
Who was very lonely.
He had no money.
He had no friends.
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Crickle, crackle, slap, slap, slap,
An old man dressed in a newspaper suit and cap
Struggled and danced down the street,
Prancing and limping to avoid the heat.
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Say a Prayer for Darfur (Revised) (Warning for Mature Audience, violence depicted)

Darfur, yesterday,
Cozy, thatched huts,
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Tread softly, brothers and sisters,
For here slumber the slaughtered children of Darfur.
This little one clasps her hands, as if still praying to her God.
Nearby rest their butchered mothers and fathers.
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The Demon Herd

Down in the wastelands, there’s a frightening sight,
That can only be seen on Halloween night.
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Young Again (Haiku)

The old black lady
Sang the days of old blues song
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What is the sound of angel laughter?
Does it shiver like windblown leaves?
Does it ring out like church bells?
Tinkle like fine crystal?
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