Mark Stigers

Joined June 2021

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One year after my birth sputnik was launched, making me a space child. I did a hitch in the Navy as a electronics tech. I worked for Hughes Aircraft Company for quite a while. I currently live in the Saguaro forest in Tucson Arizona

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Coffee
Discovered by goats were coffee beans They ate them and stayed up after dark A monk made them into a drink it seems So in late-night prayers they could take part
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
In Darkness I Lay
To Lay in the Darkness When I try to go to sleep in the darkness, I lay Will my soul the devil reap Because to no God do I pray?
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
The Saguaro
I am a giant, great. I get real old, it’s true. With spines you will hate, to have sticking into you. I have big fleshy white flowers,
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
The Roller Coaster
From the platform onto the ride, a bar locks you in tight. This you take in stride, as it will hold you through the fright.
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
The Hurricane
Warm dampness is what I need. It strengthens my great eye. My wind is fierce indeed. I will cause many to die. A few feet of torrential rain,
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
The Flag
I am just a piece of cloth, strung upon a tall pole. A symbol that is thought, to represent a nations soul. Each color corresponds,
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
The Pill
If a problem have you, then take a little pill. What else can you do, to change how poorly you feel? You’ll need a cup of water,
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
The Alarm Clock
I go off each morning, out of bed, it’s time to get. My sound is so alarming, ignore me at your regret. How many times,
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
The Crystal Ball
I am a pure crystal sphere. I sit on a special stand. Into me, people peer, to see the future grand. What is it that they see,
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
Three Lights In a Row
The man who invented me, never drove very far. Now on every corner I now be, to control the flow of cars. A red light means you must stop.
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
The Electronic Zapper
I make pesky flies explode. If it bothers you it won’t no more. Your anger you can unload. Your aggression you can explore.
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets
Take a Chance
Give me some cash money. Put it in my slot. We’ll play a game that’s funny. I swear you will like it a lot. If my small pictures match up,
By Mark Stigers about a year ago in Poets

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Coffee

In Darkness I Lay

The Saguaro

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The Hurricane

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The Pill

The Alarm Clock

The Crystal Ball

Three Lights In a Row

The Electronic Zapper

Take a Chance

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