These Poems Need Homes - to Make a Long Story Longer

By Dominic Farrenkopf, Hanna Farrenkopf and Wayne Wardell

Are you afraid of spiders? How do you take your coffee? Do you remember how you felt on the last day of school or eating watermelon as a child? These Poems Need Homes- To Make A Long Story Longer is a compilation of whimsical rhyming poems about lifes little idiosyncrasies that everyone can relate to. Some of these poems will transport you back to happy childhood memories, while others will make you appreciate adulthood- all while leading you to a surprise ending. Originally published weekly in the daily newspaper, The Ravalli Republic, this collection of poems spans the second year of the popular poetry column These Poems Need Homes. As a bonus, six new, previously unpublished poems are included in this entertaining collection. Easy to read and appreciate, These Poems Need Homes- To Make A Long Story Longer, will have you grinning as you eagerly turn each page.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Oct 30, 2014
• ISBN: 9781496948786

Dominic Farrenkopf

Dominic lives with his wife, their four dogs and cat in Hamilton, MT. In addition to writing poetry, Dominic enjoys encouraging others to write poetry. He organizes poetry workshops, poetry readings and an annual poetry contest in his community.

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Published by AuthorHouse 10/29/2014

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014918925

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Table of Contents

Dedication

Preface

The Story

The Intruder

The Legend Of Letterkenny

Answering The Call

The Hunt

Morning Brew

Off Limits

April Snow Showers

Sweetie Pie

Chores

Twice The Love

Let It In

Remember Him

The Apron

School’s Out

Conner Bridge

Summer’s First

The Fly

Fireworks

She Once Was

Hot Bed

Off The Vine

The Reunion

Cloudburst

Cravings

The Ice Cream Truck

Dear Diary

A Good Morning

Under The Lights

Out Back

The Magazine

A Crisp Morning

Night Hazards

Patchwork

The Witch

Autumn’s Acoustics

The Cabin

Out For Pie

Taking Care

Bridge Club

Her Apron

Friday

Firewood

Silver Bells

Crumbs

Work Ethic

The Squinter

The Writer

The White Stuff

Move It

The Big Game

Cold Snap

All’s Fair…

The Truth

The Rings

The Shoveler

Bonus Poems

Pitch Black

Metrical Composition

Wishes

Fingers Crossed

The Happy Hippie

Dedication

For Ma.

Who loved my poems and knew exactly…

how to make a long story longer.

For Pa.

Who continues to give each of my poems…

a kind and loving home.

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Preface

Dominic Farrenkopf is an imaginative genius whose creativity is boundless. He has inexhaustible energy for not only writing poetry but for his shifting characters and points of view. His rhyming four-line stanzas gather history, coupling it to absurdity to create stories filled with joy and life-lessons. Readers will find his work enjoyable and educational as well as literary and descriptive.

Flominic (Farrenkopf’s pen name) carries his poetic gift wherever he goes, whether it is to the public library story time, an assisted living facility tea party, or the poetry contest at the county fair. Occasionally circumspect, more often unrestrained, you will find Flominic everywhere.

Nansu Roddy

September 2014

The Story

Sitting across the table

with a great friend

listening to a tale

that just won’t end.

"It was her cousin

that worked at the old store.

He’s the one who found her

passed out on the floor."

"Keep in mind he’d just

moved in from out of state

and had been unpacking

that night until late."

"In that one box

he had those secret letters

written by the gal

who raised Irish Setters."

My friend paused and saw

I was starting to fade.

"Stick with me, boy,

some fresh coffee I’ve just made."

"I brewed this next pot

to be even stronger

‘cause I’m ‘bout to make…

this long story longer!"

March 9, 2013

The Intruder

It was three a.m.

kitty jumped on my head.

I pulled back the blanket

and crawled out of bed.

I stumbled through the