<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006166402426379098</id><updated>2024-08-31T01:03:06.228-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Common Mans Poetry</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>The poetry dude</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15443246570648608851</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>5</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006166402426379098.post-8004850707422796177</id><published>2011-03-26T00:50:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-26T00:50:32.769-07:00</updated><title type='text'>rip</title><content type='html'>You died on a Tuesday &lt;br /&gt;
a stray bullet to the head &lt;br /&gt;
over 20 bucks &lt;br /&gt;
and a dime bag &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You were born with no one to lend a hand&lt;br /&gt;
father left right before you were born&lt;br /&gt;
mom always chasing the hit &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
and yet you pressed on &lt;br /&gt;
fighting to survive &lt;br /&gt;
you were near the top of your class &lt;br /&gt;
with a profound love of mathematics&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
they wrote about your death in the papers&lt;br /&gt;
calling it a devastation a tragedy &lt;br /&gt;
reform being demanded &lt;br /&gt;
but it never came &lt;br /&gt;
You faded away&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You will never know how pretty you were &lt;br /&gt;
how your eyes danced in the moonlight &lt;br /&gt;
sparkling in the innocence of youthful days&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
you were buried at the bottom of a hill &lt;br /&gt;
near a cherry tree&lt;br /&gt;
only one tear was cried that day&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You will never come to see your true self &lt;br /&gt;
the kind sweet compassionate soul&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
That lived within you &lt;br /&gt;
and &lt;br /&gt;
you &lt;br /&gt;
only showed&lt;br /&gt;
to me &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I sit and wonder often &lt;br /&gt;
how your doing now &lt;br /&gt;
if you made it &lt;br /&gt;
If I will see you there &lt;br /&gt;
when I pass on &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In life you were there &lt;br /&gt;
to help me make it through &lt;br /&gt;
I still need you Holly &lt;br /&gt;
to help me see life through &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I never told you &lt;br /&gt;
how much I loved you &lt;br /&gt;
Part of my soul died that tuesday &lt;br /&gt;
its body has yet &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; to be &lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; found &lt;br /&gt;
the murderer got away&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rest In Peace,&lt;br /&gt;
my one &lt;br /&gt;
my only&lt;br /&gt;
my Holly.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/feeds/8004850707422796177/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/rip.html#comment-form' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/8004850707422796177'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/8004850707422796177'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/rip.html' title='rip'/><author><name>The poetry dude</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15443246570648608851</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006166402426379098.post-8086051008175841665</id><published>2011-03-22T13:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-22T13:20:38.661-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Far away</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;trebuchet ms&#39;, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: #f3f3f3;&quot;&gt;Pardon me Mr Coleridge,&lt;br /&gt;
but I am a man on business from Porlock,&lt;br /&gt;
I dearly hope I wasn’t interrupting anything,&lt;br /&gt;
but I was sent to tell you,&lt;br /&gt;
that you have some matters of mundane importance&lt;br /&gt;
to take care of,&lt;br /&gt;
it will only take a few minutes of your time,&lt;br /&gt;
then you can get back to whatever it is,&lt;br /&gt;
that you were doing for the night.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/feeds/8086051008175841665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/far-away.html#comment-form' title='32 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/8086051008175841665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/8086051008175841665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/far-away.html' title='Far away'/><author><name>The poetry dude</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15443246570648608851</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>32</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006166402426379098.post-4424053093099164284</id><published>2011-03-22T08:37:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-22T08:37:33.598-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;trebuchet ms&#39;, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;richp itembody&quot; id=&quot;content&quot; style=&quot;border-bottom-color: rgb(136, 136, 136); border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1px; max-width: 600px; overflow-x: auto; overflow-y: auto; padding-bottom: 6px; padding-top: 16px; word-wrap: break-word;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: white;&quot;&gt;The alarm bells ringing;&lt;br /&gt;
a driver dashing away;&lt;br /&gt;
red and blue lights chime&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The hare into the wind;&lt;br /&gt;
trickles of lomious sweat;&lt;br /&gt;
coyote running&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;color: #f52424;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/feeds/4424053093099164284/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/alarm-bells-ringing-driver-dashing-away.html#comment-form' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/4424053093099164284'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/4424053093099164284'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/alarm-bells-ringing-driver-dashing-away.html' title=''/><author><name>The poetry dude</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15443246570648608851</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006166402426379098.post-2764479978717104835</id><published>2011-03-21T22:02:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-21T22:02:22.465-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A deity cometh</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-family: &#39;trebuchet ms&#39;, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: white;&quot;&gt;I am the alpha and the omega,&lt;br /&gt;
the beginning and end&lt;br /&gt;
there is none before me&lt;br /&gt;
nor after me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am the light at the end of the tunnel&lt;br /&gt;
and the passageway to misery&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am what make roses red,&lt;br /&gt;
I am what defines red&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
i am nothing without you&lt;br /&gt;
i am everything with you&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I am in control&lt;br /&gt;
i am omnipotent&lt;br /&gt;
Do not fear me&lt;br /&gt;
for i am your thought.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/feeds/2764479978717104835/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/deity-cometh.html#comment-form' title='13 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/2764479978717104835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/2764479978717104835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/deity-cometh.html' title='A deity cometh'/><author><name>The poetry dude</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15443246570648608851</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>13</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2006166402426379098.post-7425495183399747859</id><published>2011-03-21T18:04:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-21T18:04:29.283-07:00</updated><title type='text'>To my love</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;color: #070000; font-family: &#39;trebuchet ms&#39;, tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;To my love&lt;br /&gt;
Be not afraid&lt;br /&gt;
let us take this walk together&lt;br /&gt;
Take my hand and walk with me&lt;br /&gt;
Let me be your guide&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To my love&lt;br /&gt;
Let me in&lt;br /&gt;
Share with me Your problems Your concerns&lt;br /&gt;
Your hopes and dreams&lt;br /&gt;
Let me be a friend a confidante&lt;br /&gt;
Know that your safe with me&lt;br /&gt;
Know that you will be warm with me&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
To my love&lt;br /&gt;
Let me be the one who makes you laugh&lt;br /&gt;
Let me be the shoulder to cry on&lt;br /&gt;
let me be the light and the love&lt;br /&gt;
The heart and the soul&lt;br /&gt;
The one you depend on&lt;br /&gt;
Let me be your guide&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/feeds/7425495183399747859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/to-my-love.html#comment-form' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/7425495183399747859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2006166402426379098/posts/default/7425495183399747859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://commonmanspoet.blogspot.com/2011/03/to-my-love.html' title='To my love'/><author><name>The poetry dude</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/15443246570648608851</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry></feed>