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NUTS!
Squirrel it Don't squander it away Store your nuts safely For another day tom tenbrunsel Poet Laureate of Nuts
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May 291 min read


I DIED
Near death experiences Are common to life I have experienced a few In car, on ladder, the deck, cliff and bike, Medical strife But death...
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May 271 min read


UPON BECOMING POETRY
Poetry is. The more I write poetry, the more I see, feel and live poetry. A dear woman jn one of my poetry workshops raised her hand and...
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May 241 min read


THE PASSING STORM
Rosetta Nebula Asleep a faint storm begins its distant roll rumbling rumbling rumbling progressively louder with each rumble across and down through Blue Ridge awakening my slumber in the distance night darkened windows flickering faint flashes rain begins its pounding patter the tin roof resounds with pour now gusto a boom or two louder 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 I count tracking the storm toward my safehouse Turns out it’s a mild storm comforting as it passes over into the distance rum
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May 201 min read


REFLECTING
#2 Jay Secretarski One last time I wanna stand on the ground that brought me here To feel with my whole body and soul those bonded to me...
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May 161 min read


ASHEVILLE NEWLYWED DAY
Of all the newly wedded days Today is Nick and Blakeley day So come they will Today and stay To celebrate with the Huntsville crowd To...
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May 141 min read


RESPECT
Respect Do it Have it Own it Earn it Share it Be it Respect tom tenbrunsel Poet Laureate of Short, Sweet and to the Point Freestyle
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May 141 min read


STONEYKNOB
And so here I sit at my favorite restaurant in the world tucked away in Woodfin, Western North Carolina. Yes in the donut hole of...
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May 114 min read


QUAKE
The earth quaked 4.1 as I lay awaken For goodness shaked for only four seconds, 9:04 am As the entire Smokey Mountains shook trembling...
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May 101 min read


BANJO UKE©️
Steep me to the Canyon Fair I wanna hear that banjo flare Just One One More More Time ...
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May 92 min read


GARDEN HAIKU
“If you Plant it, It will grow” I planted a garden Mulch to do about nothing but seeds, Then casually Adirondacked, Watched it grow Amazingly Amazing tom tenbrunsel Poet Laureate of Gardening Haiku Author’s Note: Today is the planting day after the last frost in North Carolina. Plant it and it will grow😎
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May 61 min read


TRIBUTE POEM FROM MARAH
9/11/24 the man who rekindled my flame the writer ages but his words never get old his poems are here to stay a story that will forever...
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May 22 min read


NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
CONGRATULATIONS JAY SECRETARSKI FOR BEING SELECTED NATIONALLY AS BASEBALL PLAYER OF THE WEEK MAY 1 2025
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May 11 min read


DARKNESS DISCOVERED*
(((to be read by three separate people phased in and out, overlayed in swirling verse))) Darkness Discovered Untoward story untold Till...
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May 12 min read


CONGRATULATIONS JAY SECRETARSKI
Jay was selected North Carolina Player of the Week today after hitting 8 home runs, 2 and 3 per game, in one week. He hit 2 homers...
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Apr 291 min read


EYELIDS
Caption: “HELLO! Helloooooo down there!” I had closed my eyes on the couch One cozy afternoon Amazed At what was projected on back of my...
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Apr 262 min read


CONGRATULATIONS JAY SECRETARSKI
*photo by Erin As of today’s Myrtle Beach Baseball Tournament, Jay is leading in high school baseball home runs in the state of North...
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Apr 251 min read


HIDEAWAY*
Oh my goodness A beautiful spot on earth A hideaway for sure Nestled undetectable Thick in these Appalachians Now bared by Helena Soon to...
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Apr 221 min read


🙏BOUT SUMS IT UP🙏
🎶don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone they paved Paradise and put up a parking lot🎶 tom...
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Apr 221 min read


CRASH!!!
Lots of plane crashes lately Wondering why? Keep searching Google Keeps coming up DEI😎 Roman Wolfe Poet Laureate of Psychobabble...
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Apr 181 min read
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