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Poetic Form: Rhyme
Inspired: 2024 March 04
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Pike Place Market and Space Needle race tracks out at Indy stands Jefferson's Memorial Nashville's Grand Ole Opry Biking somewhere downtown Beijing (Bay-jing) Great Wall nearby Xian (Z-on) wow, thirty million in Chongquing (Chun-king) pass Hong Kong on sampan (sam-pon) St Petersburg a sweethearts tryst ballet at Mariinsky (a theater hall) an icon city of artist like those by Kandinsky Cars on freeways not stepping gas fans run after The Rock L.A. Lakers sign autographs strolls in Hollywood Park Chinese market in commotion kids playing fingersticks riverbanks in Tai Chi motion reruns of Bruce Lee flicks Stunning St. Basil's Cathedral posing pics on Red Square pass the Kremlin on a night stroll goulash supper affair Golden Gate, city by the Bay Gateway Arch, St Louis down Bourbon Street Mardi Gras Day Graceland out by Memphis Like that of Poe, in his real life, to write was his haven suffering the loss of his wife two years since The Raven Lamenting a loss is noted though before it to be guess a premonition floated Poe writes of death, mostly As you can read the no-frilled rhymes a few strokes on the board nothing compelling no-thrilled times such things should be ignored. Merely go out and drive somewhere steer from them who forebode Just be able to simply say "Are we on the right road?" While at homes here, or homes o'er there Just living the homelife Enjoying each other here--there Live as one, free of strife.

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