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Paradise Mislaid
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Julian Scutts
| Free verse |
absconded, paradise, satire, tree,
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addictive ampoules annihilate after alluring
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matthew harris
| Alliteration |
absconded, 10th grade, 12th grade,
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the aftermath from this er
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matthew harris
| Free verse |
absconded, 12th grade, 9th grade,
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The Warlord Wars No More -2
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Justin Bordner
| Crown of Sonnets |
absconded, history,
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Shall you Shall i
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Oliver samuel Chukwuebuka
| ABC |
absconded, africa,
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A Lonely day
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Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
| Elegiac Lyric |
absconded, irony, life,
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Thirteen
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Choene Alley Semenya
| Prose Poetry |
absconded, anti bullying, childhood, fear,
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Oxygen Depletion And Deprivation
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Earl Schumacker
| Free verse |
absconded, absence, anger, anxiety, betrayal,
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Wanted: Queen of Stars
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Richard H. Dunsany
| Dramatic monologue |
absconded, beauty, fate, fear, surreal,
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I found this thief
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Kipkirui Mitey
| Lyric |
absconded, age,
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In the fall of 1803
by Jerome Malenfant
In the fall of 1803,
The good ship, “The Queen Ann’s Knees”
Sailed out on the bounding seas.
Out of sight of the land
The captain looked grand
As with...
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Epic |
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absconded, humorous, silly,
In a Forgotten Field in England
by Carl Halling
He had no insight into the mysteries
Of the gilded sports
Of the British social elite,
By the time he arrived at his beloved college,
Long, long ago...
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absconded, dream, education, england, memory,
IN THE LAND OF ELEPHANT DREAMS
by norberto franco cisneros
The leading elephant fell
Causing a huge elephant stampede
Despair hit the herd
Even the elders fled in horror
All the animals in the kingdom of
Ignorance and self-righteousness grieved
The...
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absconded, christian, passion, patriotic, people,
A Palestinian's Engineering Dream
by Indiana Shaw
Once I was thinking of building a shopping plaza along the Gaza strip
But the Israeli's being what they are - thought my sales could take...
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absconded, humor, uplifting,
All That Remains
by TS Lewis
Somewhere there's a Master Sergeant
who watched Iraqi oil being loaded
on a tanker While Bush denied
we went to war for decayed riches.
How's that for misguided...
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absconded, scary,
Hidden fate
by Billy Tunk
Each act
So credulously evoked a tangent-
Henceforth lulling this:
Keen careened,
Sense unseen,
With a disparate fate...
That soon will eventually burden all
And these acts
Forever growing truths from forms absconded-
In...
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I do not know? |
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absconded, body, dark, passion, soulmate,
EVEN MY TEARS ARE FROZEN
by Francis Osho
war is around
deadliest of all
no one remains
when it ends
neither me nor you
not a soul
come back
your dog died of hunger
yellow cat absconded without notice
your...
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absconded, fear,
Betrayal
by Vee Bdosa
BETRAYAL
Absconded from the scene, but dying fast,
to seek a vengeance in a candle flame,
I whisper names...
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absconded, absence, betrayal, soulmate,
DAIRY OF ALHAJI TANKO
by Timothy-Paker Nwaorgu
Our decimation is no news no more,
And brothers swam the sands of the desert
For our heads - as tears became thicker than blood;
Hell has found...
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absconded, death, dedication, deep, fear,
No sense, No resolution
by Ingvar Thorisdottir
who stood by me the most In the muddy years of adolescence
an invisible crutch, a stretcher of magnetic preportion
may it be harmonious, or a...
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absconded, anger, betrayal, depression, emotions,
Sock Returns
by Earl Schumacker
Sock Returns
The washer absconded with a sock
Then went into an agitated cycle
Blamed the...
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absconded, absence, adventure, conflict, confusion,
Ducks Walk
by Earl Schumacker
Ducks Walk
Ducks walk
That’s what they do
It’s what they do when you‘re not there...
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absconded, animal, bird, confusion, fun,
The Unholy Donut
by Earl Schumacker
The Unholy Donut
Void, vacant, empty is my life
Of cream filled treasures
More value there than is the princess...
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absconded, absence, feelings, fun, passion,
STORM COMING African tribal violence
by Victoria Anderson-Throop
Storm coming, madam
Me-- I’m going up country--
Lay low and stay sweet*
*stay sweet--stay alive
Victoria Anderson-Throop
Nairobi, Kenya
November 26, 2012
Note: Political unrest near Nairobi, Kenya due to...
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absconded, black african american, life,
Sacco and Vanzetti
by Robert Pettit
Two men were murdered in the Massachusetts town of Braintree.
They were Frederick Parmenter and Alessandro Berardelli.
Both were employees of the Slater-Morrill Shoe Factory.
The culpable individuals...
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absconded, death, history, tribute, men,
Absconding Muse
by Stephen Parker
My muse blew a fuse
Without excuse fealty did recuse
In jilting fashion without compassion
Tendered passion did stingily ration
Lofty discourse from pen did divorce
With no remorse...
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absconded, funnymetaphor,
the principles on southeast center
by Andrew Gallagher
I
how could i know him his eyes say
but my eyes reply which of us may...
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absconded, funeral, introspection, urban,
THE BETRAYAL
by Vee Bdosa
THE BETRAYAL
Absconded from the scene, but dying fast,
to seek a vengeance in a candle flame,
I whisper names...
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Iambic Pentameter |
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absconded, adventure, angst, art, black
New School
by Janai Briggs
Slowly as it approached, my body began to quiver.
Finally, I became valiant and up the stairs I slivered.
Apprehension built up in me and I stood...
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absconded, childhood,
Sanity Forsaken
by ChiquitaChiamaka Baity
Don’t leave me here alone with my thoughts
entangled,
ensnared
wedged,
caught
The roaring whispers
the screeching silent shouts
Please stay a while longer
My soul is crying out
Thoughts
they're racing
they're playing
tumbling through...
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I do not know? |
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Categories:
absconded, depression,