Cash strapped despondent citizen banker
...Cash strapped despondent citizen banker
in unrelenting deep purple Depeche Mode crisis...
the yeast you could do
for a crusty and crabby old man,
(who I know
like the back of my clawed hand),...
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Categories:
appellation, adventure, anger, angst, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Cash strapped despondent citizen banker
...Cash strapped despondent citizen banker
in unrelenting deep purple Depeche Mode crisis...
the yeast you could do
for a crusty and crabby old man,
(who I know
like the back of my clawed hand),...
...
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Categories:
appellation, adventure, anger, angst, betrayal,
Form: Free verse
Within the threescore and six orbitz that span my lifetime
...Within the threescore and six orbitz that span my lifetime...
the impact of current
Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR),
also known as Industry 4.0 revolution
characterized by the fusion of tech...
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Categories:
appellation, 10th grade, 1st grade,
Form: Free verse
The very abridged version recounting untold tragicomic storied life of Matthew Scott Harris
...The very abridged version recounting untold tragicomic storied life of Matthew Scott Harris
I led a boring life.
The end.
All joking aside, now the epilogue.
As a bookish fellow born Januar...
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Categories:
appellation, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse
Better Names for a Camel
...The dromedary camel has one hump,
and the Bactrian camel has two,
but I always get them mixed up!
Do you?
So, just for a bit of fun,
here are some alternate names for camels.
(Feel free to pi...
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Categories:
appellation, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Better Names for an Octopus
...A better name for an octopus?
It's tough to make stuff up.
We could start with a brand-new appellation.
How about a name like "Suction Pup"?!
Or perhaps we could start the debate
with a numeri...
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Categories:
appellation, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Scotch Tape Sweepstakes
...Scotch Tape Sweepstakes
The easy to handle
sticky sided material
made of a variety of materials, including
cellulose acetate, polypropylene,
PVC, and adhesive
(alluded to in the title)
appli...
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Categories:
appellation, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
Seal fin de siecle with unheard celebration
...Seal fin de siècle with unheard celebration
though two thousand nine hundred
will be here in seventy five years,
a mere blink of the eye
never to early
to think about fêted occasion
which mar...
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Categories:
appellation, america, anniversary, betrayal, cry,
Form: Free verse
Aliens! I shouted above the roar of the blaze
..."Aliens!" I shouted above the roar of the blaze.
Please rescue us from this godforsaken place
veritable hellscape, where angels fear ingress.
Just then an unexpected pleasant distraction
woke...
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Categories:
appellation, 12th grade, america, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
A harrowing drive on the Schuylkill Expressway
...A harrowing drive on the Schuylkill Expressway
(route 76) both heading into
(and a small number of hours later
exiting) center city Philadelphia
to Schwenksville on May 19th, 2024.
Yours truly...
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Categories:
appellation, adventure, america, angel, anger,
Form: Free verse
A Pealing Appellation
...
Pleasingly plump
Appealing appellation?
Por favor, senor ~
Propose its purgation
...
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Categories:
appellation, cute, farewell, word play,
Form: Alliteration
Sebaceous glands connected to follicles secrete an oily substance called sebum
...Sebaceous glands connected to follicles secrete an oily substance called sebum
With a title deeply rooted
in subject matter iterated above
invariably makes for hair raising poem,
though I immed...
...
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Categories:
appellation, 12th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Free verse
Pleasant spring like day February 9th, 2024
...Pleasant spring like day February 9th, 2024
A scent (and sixth sense predominates),
when apple boughs
and other aromatic flora
laden with blossoms and fruit
gently assail cilia of the nostrils...
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Categories:
appellation, appreciation, bird, earth, february,
Form: Rhyme
Twenty first century civilization gone I askew
...Twenty first century civilization gone?... I askew.
Ah... what luxury to wax poetic
as freedom to trumpet thoughts,
ideas, emotions, et cetera will wane,
especially if president number forty ...
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Categories:
appellation, abuse, america, anxiety, bereavement,
Form: Rhyme
Another Bon Voyage On Next Leg of Journey
...Another bon voyage on next leg of journey...
into the unknown courting lovely lass
crafted four years ago to date
flying colors while eldest progeny
an undergraduate
at storied university d...
...
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Categories:
appellation, absence, adventure, america, anniversary,
Form: Free verse
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