The Man Who Carried the LightI walked that road when crisis struck—
voices blurred, strangers recoiled,
and help summoned cold authority.
Then a kind man appeared—
heart vast as hope’s horizon—
he paused his world to meet mine,
ran through traffic, time bending to his kindness.
In less than an hour, my turmoil bowed
to a gentleness I thought lost.
Across the miles, a penny’s cost
multiplies—mockery, bullying, endless arguments
shaded...
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Categories:
society, hope, humanity, inspiration, life,
Form: Free verse
To InspireI was thinking this morning about spirit and inspiration.
I think that they both reside inside, put there in our creation.
One meaning of to inspire is to pass one’s spirit from within.
It can then be passed on to another and doesn’t have an end.
We cannot see the spirit or where the power lies,
but it seems...
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Categories:
society, community, creation, growth, inspiration,
Form: Sonnet
The World is BleedingIt's said, "The world will bleed away."
It bleeds and bleeds—one pint a day.
A blood as bland as monochrome,
as voices in an echo-dome.
The drooling masses lap it up.
And lick the anchor's shiny cup.
With honeyed words that tickle ears.
Or doomsday chants, neurotic fears.
One pint a spew of ink on page;
the next a clip to...
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Categories:
satire, society, technology,
Form: Rhyme
Mini PoppadomsMini Poppadoms
Intensive
can you hear the intensity
Mr freeze step aside
I have flies and they are my new friends
The crackle of the snow,whip and blow
The cackle of the crow,the man taking the dough
The crackle of the soap
Left until your laundries done
The night of a moon And a cow
The red rooster cocks
And the people come
Forgetting their...
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Categories:
society, drug, flying, humanity, snow,
Form: Free verse
Tears Of Parrots
Echoes of wandering cares, mask;
True ego of expectant filming time,
Peeping to view wonder's raw face...
Maybe or not it could actuate light
Tears aspire to laugh over or embrace.
Prayers of guise shame put up task;
Heart never wish to visit each price,
Let alone kick off its sacrificial start...
To redeem the lost shining chance...
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Categories:
society, art, change, cry, imagery,
Form: Free verse
My Mind Is a Train StationFlickering lights cast shadows on the crowd,
Each chasing hopes that slip through their hands.
Trains whistle past in endless circles,
Rushing toward visions that never stay.
I stand beneath a single blinking light,
Waiting quietly as the crowd fades away.
No need to follow fading tracks,
No rush to catch a train that disappears.
The platform empties, footsteps soften,
Only my shadow remains,...
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Categories:
society, destiny, emotions, feelings, humanity,
Form: Free verse
No MoreHe stares anywhere but my eyes
But boys will be boys and he's just a guy
I should smile and be happy
Because it means he likes what he sees
That's all that should matter to me
I shouldn't be greedy
Little girl, little girl
You don't know much about the real world
But little girls in this world learn faster and faster...
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Categories:
society, 12th grade, angst, lust,
Form: Rhyme
When Musing Becomes MusicIn whispers of lyric and rhythm, we find,
Resonate echoes, the heart intertwined.
To contemplate in shadows, where thoughts softly steer,
Soul steering moments, where dreams draw near.
Dance in the twilight, let melodies flow,
Listen intently, let the beat gently show.
Hear the instruments weave their stories untold,...
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Categories:
society, addiction, meaningful, muse, music,
Form: Rhyme
And Again TomorrowAnd again tomorrow
With purple flowers,
And the sun above
Or clouds and showers
Another day comes
To rise and to shine,
More than enough time
To breathe, to feel fine
Between dawn and dusk
A thousand minutes go,
Around and around
In moments so slow
Another night comes
To pause and to rest,
Gives us time to smile
Knowing we did our best
And again tomorrow
One more...
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Categories:
society, day, encouraging, life, night,
Form: Rhyme
and the good guys lostand the good guys lost
all of us "got feet of clay
we are tainted, corrupted
and who of us will not say
"no, not me, I will be trusted"
we've come a long way, 'never stay too long
we'll have the last word if only to be wrong
evolution has gone to hell
myopic, fighting for peace
ev'ry sucker for himself
all hail, this...
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Categories:
dark, sad, society, war,
Form: Rhyme
Instant SocietyInstant Society
Everyone is in a hurry.
Instant society.
Always demanding.
Never appreciate.
Instant everything.
Instant Whining.
Instant complaining.
Always needing something.
Greed needs more money.
Instant controlling.
Someone is always barking.
Angry world, never subside the pain....
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Categories:
society, anger,
Form: Rhyme
An Enemy of the PeopleO’ Hell!…to step aside, to slink along
the new-found, unstrolled alley road
and leave behind a heavy, long borne load—
Who would not, grinning, breathe a sigh of song?
InDeed, to risk the chances, Right or Wrong,
to journey off the main paths, tippy-toed,
and dare the dirty sidetracks, blithely rowed
by dank needles, gross junk,—who, but one strong?
Our dear protagonist...
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Categories:
society, character, courage, culture, integrity,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Let the Streets Flow with Blood
Advocate of rent control and $30 minimum wage
Free public transportation! Zohran Mamdani’s a media-appointed Sage
For all illegal immigrants, full privileges and rights
Defund the police, let NYC’s streets...
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Categories:
society, freedom, new york, people,
Form: Couplet
Steps from the Jungle
In the center a stone
made into a home
fire surrounds the perimeter
in the wild, man's alone
Steps from the jungle
...
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Categories:
society, dream, fear, fire, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
F the Doors OpenI am he who says goodnight.
Don't take me for a label.
At least I'm from a time when thought,
Use portents undue fable.
Vuck doors and rules to hide lyrics lying for a sadist,
Lest the sense of selves perchance; employ spells of'n alchemist.
I invoke the inner man.
I invoke to see that who wants for...
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Categories:
society, america, analogy, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Society Poems
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