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What am I doing here?
... i try to fit in with warm hellos superficial smiles and nods of acquiescence checking if i can make myself useful comfortable in the support role back in the dark behind the scenes in a sea ......
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Line Gauthier
Categories:
backstroke,
anxiety, feelings, introspection, lonely,
Form:
Free verse
One Hundred Not Out
...Win gold be bold Long run such fun High jump speed bump Grand prize all eyes Close race in chase Drab match I catch Ground stroke no joke Tiebreak heartache Foot fault......
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Howard Kerr
Categories:
backstroke,
appreciation, celebration, character, cheer
Form:
Footle
The Backstroke of Bitter Tears
...I dove into the deep end, headfirst, quite a splash, Not of the pool, you see, but grief's enormous gash. It’s Olympic-sized, this sorrow, chlorinated blue, And I’m the sole competitor, with nothi......
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Robynn Simmons
Categories:
backstroke,
art, death, depression, emotions,
Form:
Rhyme
Hudson River Revival
... "Lake Tear in the Clouds" was an indescribably pretty scene Lewis Pugh hiked in the rain; clouds lifted, he felt serene. He dove in, swam through hemlock, maple, ash and birch An adventure start......
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Mark Springer
Categories:
backstroke,
adventure, courage, motivation, nature,
Form:
Lyric
Souperb Soup
...Let's toss some poets into a soup like a gumbo to make a concoction of proportions quite jumbo, with a variety of flavors, so delicious, yet, for our hearts, minds, and spirits, highly nutritious......
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David Crandall
Categories:
backstroke,
poetry,
Form:
Quatrain
Let the Games Begin
...Morning hoofs a trail of smoke, Horsepower for modern folk, With eyes slightly open for pay. Watch others dive in, do backstroke. ......
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Kim Rodrigues
Categories:
backstroke,
humor, work,
Form:
Rubai
Bad hair day
...A shortcut for washing his hair: his head in the pool (for a dare)! His ginger toupee was off and away, and doing the backstroke with flair......
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Jack Horne
Categories:
backstroke,
nonsense,
Form:
Limerick
BLACK SLIDE SLID-
...Became because Background bedbug Boldface bookcase Blackmail blacklist Misspoke backstroke Bellboy below Blacksmith bluefish Backside backslide 4/1/24 Written words by Jam......
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James Edward Lee Sr.
Categories:
backstroke,
adventure, analogy, caregiving, work,
Form:
Footle
Ringing in the Bell Tower
...Making bells ring and sing Within the beating soul Within the ringing heart Of the community Playing my hidden part Making bells ring and sing Handstroke and soon backstroke Feeling the chur......
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David Hyatt-Bickle
Categories:
backstroke,
community, heart, motivation, music,
Form:
Monchielle Stanza
That Suit Is You
...poets shall now ~ present comment guidelines which will show us how let us avoid all ridicule ~ and not be too hyper criti-cule check box poem enjoyed or well done ~ AI generated has begun ......
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I Am Anaya
Categories:
backstroke,
anti bullying, , AI
Form:
Monoku
Beach Ball Recalls
...For almost a decade now, a beach ball has been firmly wedged between skeletal roof cross beams at my local swimming pool No doubt some kid kicked too hard, and it accidentally got wedged t......
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David Kavanagh
Categories:
backstroke,
memory, perspective, time,
Form:
Free verse
Poolside Vision
...I was walking through Woodruff Park again today, although it felt a little bit more like swimming; I had to backstroke my way through viscous Summer air. As I stopped to catch my breath and tow......
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C.W. Bryan
Categories:
backstroke,
environment, life,
Form:
Free verse
Menu-Ettes
...The waiter asked: “Do you want that here or to go. I replied: “if I eat it here don’t I get to take it with me?” ((oldies but goodies}} “Waiter! Waiter! There’s a fly in my soup!” “Well ......
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John Lawless
Categories:
backstroke,
humor,
Form:
Free verse
Torch Lake Invasion
...If gold coins and silver dollars Could turn hollow and float On the quivering skin of Torch Lake July backstroke of jingle Belly rings nipple rings This would be it Drowning Japanese Beetle......
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Robert Trezise Jr.
Categories:
backstroke,
cheer up, children, devotion,
Form:
Free verse
Cats Not the Musical
...Cockroaches backstroke lazily in pools of condensed milk. Stacked newspapers pile up, yellowing ingrained tabloids. Her bed has a curved spine, her couch is a witchery shaped coven, a semaph......
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Eric Ashford
Categories:
backstroke,
poetry,
Form:
Free verse
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