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Poems

Tiny Pieces of Heaven

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7819 words

Tiny Pieces of Heaven

Tiny pieces of heaven float before me
If only I could capture one and relax with it in eternity

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Heaven’s Roof

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7814 words

Heaven’s Roof

I see the stain on heaven’s roof
Oh stained glass window tell the truth

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Horde of the Louse

by Dave Draper   ©  2014-2016Biblical Spoof · 305 words

Horde of the Louse

And on the first day
the Horde of the Louse said,
“let there be Light.”
And lo there was light
and the Louse was hit …

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He who Larfs

by dave draper  ©  2015spoof · 34 words

He who Larfs

He who larfs larf, larfs larfly
He who goofs and runs away,
lives to goof another day…

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At the Sunny Gate

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7821 words

At the Sunny Gate

I stood at the sunny gate surveying summer’s haze
Beyond in the fields afar lay long lost love ablaze

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As the Birds that Call

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7824 words

As the Birds that Call

To be as happy as the birds that call
To be as free and sing and fly
And never fall from perch or tree

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To Take My Ease

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7838 words

To Take My Ease

To take my ease upon the grass
Amongst the trees and in the sun
Not caring how it’s going to end
Or how it had begun

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Grass Rhymes

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7812 words

Grass Rhymes

The grass rhymes with my wanderings
BLADES – which cannot be counted

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Heinz Turkish Delight

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-78Advertising Jingles · spoof · 32 words

Heinz Turkish Delight

Heinz Turkish delight, full of eastern perversion
Fry’s bangers and beans, fifty seventh inversion
Baked on Cadbury night, oh so fluffy and light
Walls sausage meat means, Bird’s Eye make their beans

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Just Chatter

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7833 words

Just Chatter

When we speak It’s just chatter
We often hear the things that don’t matter
When we’re silent our hearts go pitter-patter
And when we sleep our dreams get fatter

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Music When We’re Talking

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7837 words

Music When We’re Talking

There is music when we’re talking
There are heavens when we meet
There is sunshine when we’re walking
And flowers at our feet

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Even the Butterflies

by Dave Draper  ©  1970-7833 words

Even the Butterflies

All things that have passed
Like those magic moments where love is shared
Are like butterflies
Their lives seemed short when they are gone
But even the butterflies have eternity in their eyes

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