Less Critical Acclaim
pretentiously lame
altruistically tame
boringly aflame
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Categories:
acclaim, allusion, poetry, word play,
Form: Tanka
He Will Duplicate
Held to expectation cast by citizens
Mirror assures return of gilded grins
Ballroom brag pats his back
Dancer has handshakes lubricated
Dignitaries' approval demonstrated
Slide through sludge of embellishing
Climbing supply sets steep trajectory
Chainmail armour can't crack
Schedule transferred into twenty four
Long clock pours hour numb typhoon
Two day growth rubs grey flat reflection
Ajar loss odds conjure slam of rejection
Glass heart arbiter fears
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Categories:
acclaim, anxiety, boy, business, corruption,
Form: Quintain (English)
Ages of Acclaim
I plan to discover more works of the great masters,
Like the rich green meadow find of bright red asters!
That is my New Year's resolution, a pledge to myself-
To enjoy and benefit from history's vast store of wealth;
And the glories of yesteryear lie waiting upon the shelf.
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Categories:
acclaim, books, literature, new year,
Form: Rhyme
Tonic
Someone is waiting, I hope not in vain
for you to greet them with words of acclaim.
They needn't be fancy or charming or grand,
just simple, honest, and easy to understand.
Identify something about them that radiates truth,
--dress, smile, posture, maybe their youth.
Cost to you, as you know, is not one thing,
and think of the joy to a
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Categories:
acclaim, 12th grade, devotion, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
Belated Acclaim
A homeless man, as he wandered,
on ideas varied
he pondered, scribe on those
discarded bits of paper,
of the varied experience
life offered.
Of romance to delight
and murder, a fright
of the wrath of the dragon,
and tales,
that would enlighten.
An author
of immense fame
his works never lame
an arduous journey
until malady claimed
for then came fame
as he
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Categories:
acclaim, angst, poets, poverty, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Acclaim
If you could see them
eagerly consuming your words
eyes so wide open
only to blink
when absolutely necessary.
They can't wait
to get to the end
only to want the beginning
to be there for them
all over again
though in a way
they have never yet seen.
It's time to write the next one!
Sheila Kathryn Barrera
http://www.myspace.com/sheila_kathryn_barrera
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Categories:
acclaim, art, passion, uplifting,
Form: Free verse
Refuge Acclaim
A million words I seek to praise,
To rave thy aged walls
That latch onto pictures of
Our youth,
A million words I seek to praise,
To rave thy rising suns and
Darkening skies all drawn
On your transoms,
A million words I seek to praise,
To rave thy solace and comfort
Grasping sleep upon thy
Feathery beds,
A million words I seek to praise,
To rave
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Categories:
acclaim, family, life, love, time,
Form: Free verse