Andre, The Giant

Here on AD we are fortunate to have our own giant, Andre, a man of gigantic proportions in the realm of all things poetic. For Roussimoff, continuous growth was a disease. For Ben-YEHU, his continuous poetic growth is a great blessing for Authorsdenizens.

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Best Of John Denver

John Denver's music doesn't play as often in some quarters as it once did -- and we miss the thrill of his trill...

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Birthdays

And they grew up.

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Breaking New Ground

Proud of my girls.

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Breathe Easy

A birthday celebration gone awry..

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Buyer’s Market

On AD we have a special community of writers that is very supportive of one another, but in the wider world …

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Christmas Day

Best wishes to all

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Fenris (Norse Mythology)

The monster wolf, Lodi/Angrboda’s first spawn.

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Ghost Ship Mary Celeste

I hired a production company to set the lyrics to music in a demo CD. They hired David Fox as the artist. He is currently on tour in New York and Chicago, doing live shows in association with the PBS movie OFF THE CHARTS.

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Heirlooms Of Thought

Lexical preservation.

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Her Face

The young called her the Lady of Lines.

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Love, Dad

Rockabye baby.

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Magnificent Treasures

Written July 1,1995 after viewing a broadcast television show about the plight of the magnificent ancient Egyptian treasures.

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National Sales Tax

There are many philosophies of tax policy, running from “the government gets it all and redistributes by formula,” to “the government gets by with only tariffs.”

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Pet Cemetery

I buried a family member today

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Poetic License

Some observations of the competitiveness of the literary scene.

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Poesy

Poesy is the process of creating poetry.

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Poetic Metaphor

Frilly poetic flight.

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Power Of Storm

Selene DIone’s song played during a real storm.

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PROSETRY

Each and every time, should a poem rhyme?

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Proud Papa

A couple of years ago, in a fit of fatherly pride, I posted a poem called “Breaking New Ground,” in which I shamelessly waxed poetic about the accomplishments of my three daughters. Years have passed, and I’m just as proud of them now as I was then.

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Russells

Russells is an introductory poem to my color picture story book (RUSSELLS IN THE LEAVES) for children and small dog lovers of all ages.

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Satisfaction

“I can’t get no — sa tis fak shun!”

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Sweet Brazilian Leaf

If you’re tired of worrying about the toxicity of artificial sweeteners but don’t want to absorb the empty calories of sugar, here’s a no-cal product I think you’ll like.

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Sweet Virginia

Love in the highlands.

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The Red-Oak Thief

This could happen to you!

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Thrice Swamped

Alder swamp adventures.

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Tribute To Native Americans

Tribes, by name.

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Unlimited Possibilities

As poets, we tend to unframe experience.

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100 Sensible Reflections, the poem

I endeavor with this gentle entreaty to entice you, dear reader, to invoke Authorsden’s commercial facilities to acquire a copy of my very latest book of very readable poetry.

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© 2008 R. Leland Waldrip