not a democratNot a Democrat
Is democracy good for individual freedom
a year when spring sprang early
he bought horse and cart and made a living
moving people's rubbish to the town's pit
He was not a man working from 9 to 5 in
a factory where underpaid workers slaved
putting macaroni in tomato sauce, into a tin
he had many children, but was not...
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Categories:
4th grade, america, april,
Form: ABC
fidelityThe fidelity
the sin of the flesh, why is it a sin
sexuality is a strong and natural desire
but often the downfall of the great
who lacks respect for lust
treats it with a low moral attitude
There are the monks of Thailand
naked feet in sandals, and one assumes
naked bodies under burgundy
robes, can so easily fall prey to when
a lady...
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Categories:
absence, africa, age, allusion,
Form: ABC
the awakeningThe Awakening
My first wife's house was very small
her bed was narrow to
after sex, she told me to sleep in the bathtub
In the night, I got up, opened the window
The sea-washed moon came in
I have seen that moon many times before
from many portholes
I was always enchanted by the pool
of stillness
I walked out of the sleeping house,...
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Categories:
abuse, age, allusion,
Form: ABC
NympsForest Nymphs
He had read about nymphs, inland mermaids
swimming in tarns and forest lakes far from
The restless oceans, the tarn nymphs were
less aggressive and bore no grudges
He found his forest like, undressed and naked
swam around for a few minutes and sat
be the edge of the lakelet to dry off, nymphs
about and since it was late September
The...
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Categories:
age, appreciation, august, best
Form: ABC
a new futureA new future
To wake up in the night and sense the awe of life is
light from street lights tells of other sides, as does
a car driving by at two in the morning
Living forever is a punishment, but some people
write a self-biography in the hope that when they
Die, they will be remembered
To be blessed in the...
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Categories:
absence, age, art,
Form: ABC
f g h i j k l mfabulous fabricated forlorn frenzied Franciscan fable
garnered garrulous geese gathered at Gloria’s gable
harboring a hangout for a hunter with Achille’s heel
identifying idiosyncrasies that are less than ideal
juggling jam-packed jokesters without a good joke
Keeping an eye out for kibitzers and kindly kinfolk
like-minded Lilliputian with a lullaby I like
manifesting mystical magic, then throwing down the mike...
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Categories:
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: ABC
the most importantThe most important
Fine drizzle over the bay, falling slowly and hesitantly
as preparing for a proper deluge
Who knows, perhaps it will not happen, and the sun
will shine even if it is a day older
Dry slippery cobblestone pavements for the aged
Since it is Saturday, the ships' tugs are at their anchorage.
as they want to be nearer the...
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Categories:
2nd grade, 7th grade,
Form: ABC
a sonneta sonnet
a cockroach is climbing up
the outer wall of the building
aiming for my open kitchen
window
when reaching the window
sill, I pushed back down
it landed on a flower bed
I sensed its resolve, no doubt
it will try again
when I'm frying fish and
open the widow for the smell
it will make a move
...
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Categories:
adventure, allusion, angst,
Form: ABC
monday morningMonday morning
woke up at eight, it was a splendid morning
cool before the day becomes serious and
demanding attention
belonging to the 1% of people born before
the second world war, I'm often awake
in the night before falling asleep again
my first thought was not profound, but
about coffee, I had to drink it black since
I had forgotten to buy milk
switched...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, age, art,
Form: ABC
the datethe date
it was late when my date entered
the kitchen closed, but the waiter served
We had gateau with white wine, but he refused
to give me red wine as it doesn't go
well with cakes
she drank a whole bottle and got giggly
at an outdoor kiosk, I bought two
hot dogs, one with mustard, the other
with ketchup, I ate...
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Categories:
absence, america, art,
Form: ABC
at the pharmacyat the pharmacy
ome books in my bookshelf are unread
and can stay the way, I need not read
everything printed
depression hangs over the landscape like
dust on windows tells me the obvious
come clean me now
When finally going ashore, I had floated
like an ant on an oak leaf, I was baffled
electricity bills have to be paid
the pharmacy is...
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Categories:
adventure, age, art, atheist,
Form: ABC
NAGASAKINagasaki
There are nights when things become clear
when the Pacific Ocean lived up to its name
I sat on deck, listened to the heartbeat of
the vessel, which ticked faster when an engineer
opened a door and came out on the deck
Laughter in the mess hall, no, I was not at ease
in their company, too old at sixty
I have...
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Categories:
age, art, assonance,
Form: ABC
the mule in GazaThe mule in Gaza
Slowly, on delicate legs, the last mule
in Gaza, pulling a cart carrying old
mattresses, broken chairs, and small
shrouds of children to a resting place
Pulling a kart is as easy as there is no
elevations in Gaza, nor is there
a succulent green field where to feed
Who feeds the mule? It can't live on
spent shells alone,...
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Categories:
absence, abuse, age,
Form: ABC
the first paradiseThe First Paradise
We humans are related to the dolphins
not so smooth, that's why we stayed near
sea was shallow
Fruit trees grew near the shoreline and
often apples fell into the sea, which was
as a blessing, and we walked ashore
On dry land, we become aware of our nakedness
and hastily covered our bodies in palm leaves
Flirting and lifting...
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Categories:
7th grade, abuse, america,
Form: ABC
the valley of the forbiddenThe Valley of the Forbidden
Sat under an oak in the valley of the naked woman
admiring her rounded breasts, a malevolent oak
took offence, not that I minded, after all, it had been
at the same spot for a hundred years, long before the valley had a name.
Suddenly, the tree slapped me
a leathery branch
Oh, pain makes me...
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Categories:
absence, adventure, age,
Form: ABC
Specific Types of Abc Poems
Read wonderful abc poetry on the following sub-topics:
friendship, kindergarten, learning, life, love, nature, rhyme
and more.
Definition | What is Abc in Poetry?