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Today is April Twenty Third
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Franklin Price
| Rhyme |
barb, age,
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'Catch and Release'
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Brian Johnston
| Rhyme |
barb, celebration, fishing, happiness, philosophy,
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King of righteousness
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liam mcdaid
| Free verse |
barb, faith, forgiveness, fruit, heart,
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The Lighthouse
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Keith O.J. Hunt
| Classicism |
barb, courage, evil, hope, life,
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Antithetical Agent Provocateur
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matthew harris
| Lyric |
barb, 11th grade, 12th grade,
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IT
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John lawless
| Free verse |
barb, father daughter, father son,
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Wax and Wane
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Heath Barker
| Rhyme |
barb, grief,
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Barb wire fence
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Heidi Sands
| Free verse |
barb, corruption, dark, deep, evil,
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Seduced by Poseidon's Daughter
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John Michaels
| Free verse |
barb, heartbreak, lust, metaphor, ocean,
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Keith Urban in Publix
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Patti Lockenbach
| Ballad |
barb, fun,
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Bear and the Birds
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Charlie Gregory
| Free verse |
barb, bird, culture, fantasy, native
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Presence and Pleasance
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James Horn
| Limerick |
barb, allegory, analogy, goodbye,
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Brave new world
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Mark Martin
| Free verse |
barb, confusion, depression, heartbreak, humanity,
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Just One Heaven
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Lorna Malla
| Ballade |
barb, betrayal, character, corruption, fate,
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Refugee
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agniva ghosal
| I do not know? |
barb, war,
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Atomic Apocalypse Shape Version
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Brendan J. Simons
| Shape |
barb, dark, death, imagery, nature,
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Atomic Apocalypse
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Brendan J. Simons
| Free verse |
barb, future, grave, holocaust, psychological,
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He found her farm but not the barn door
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connie pachecho
| Quatrain |
barb, break up, lost love,
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Identity
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claudia ruffini-caminneci
| Verse |
barb, change, deep, desire, growing
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Rubezahl
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Brendan J. Simons
| Rhyme |
barb, adventure, fairy, magic, wind,
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Goeth Ye Patriots
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Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
barb, appreciation, football, metaphor, old,
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BunnyBrains
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andy thomson
| Sonnet |
barb, animal, crazy, fairy, fun,
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The Barb of the Bette - What's in a name Contest
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Margo Cami
| Free verse |
barb, word play,
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BROWNED-CENTS
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AC Benford
| Rhyme |
barb, africa, black african american,
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To What End
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Divine Inyang
| Free verse |
barb, bereavement, birth, confusion, visionary,
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Eight Nuns Running
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Elizabeth Larter
| Light Verse |
barb, humor,
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Just a barmaid
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Dominique Ryan
| ABC |
barb, drink, fun, funny, humorous,
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If I could change the world
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Viv Wigley
| Rhyme |
barb, environment, humor, world,
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Morning Muster
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Mark Woods
| Quatrain |
barb, animal, bird, dog, farm,
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Stabbed--Picture 3
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Franco Gonza
| Dramatic Verse |
barb, betrayal, dark, heartbreak,
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Valentine Song
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curtis johnson
| Prose |
barb, blessing, inspiration, love, music,
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CAGES
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Kim van Breda
| Personification |
barb, symbolism,
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Blood Masks the Lea
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Debbie Guzzi
| Rondeau |
barb, death, war,
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QUIET FIELDS OF YPRES
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John Arribas
| Free verse |
barb, conflict, dedication, french, history,
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A Story Too Rich
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Peter Lewis Holmes
| Free verse |
barb, fantasy, humorous,
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Offerings
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Lora Robinson
| Free verse |
barb, beauty, love, sensual, sexy,
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How Much I Love Her Haiku
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James Horn
| Haiku |
barb, encouraging, love,
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LOVE
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Cindi Rockwell
| Rhyme |
barb, heartbreak, love, mother, mother
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The Christmas Stench
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curtis johnson
| Prose |
barb, candy, christian, christmas, family,
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A Cash Only Society
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curtis johnson
| Prose Poetry |
barb, inspiration, society,
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The Fisherwoman - For Contest
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Andrea Dietrich
| Limerick |
barb, fish,
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Don't Judge Me
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Joseph Boca
| Quintain (English) |
barb, poetry,
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Black and blue
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Anna Hopper
| Free verse |
barb, abuse, love,
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The tree
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Tom Wright
| Free verse |
barb, nature,
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Hidden Barb
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Eileen Manassian
| Senryu |
barb, abuse, word play,
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Insomnia
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Ken Carroll
| Free verse |
barb, desire, love, lust,
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I am a Red Red Rose
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Eileen Manassian
| Rhyme |
barb, rose,
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A Lasting Impression
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Cona Adams
| Free verse |
barb, death, faith, friend, loss,
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Beyond Surrender
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Reason A. Poteet
| Rhyme |
barb, miracle, prayer, world,
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LA Sewers
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Edward Ebbs
| Narrative |
barb, abuse, growing up,
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Maybe The Last Letter To My Beloved
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Maurice Yvonne
| Free verse |
barb, conflict, love,
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I HAD A DREAM ---
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Suzette Richards
| Terzanelle |
barb, abuse,
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Different Strokes: Echo Poem 2
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Brian Johnston
| Rhyme |
barb, april, love,
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Barbara Lee
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Joyce Johnson
| Quatrain |
barb, friend,
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Puberty Blues
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Keith Trestrail
| Sonnet |
barb, youth,
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Painted Lady
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D.W. Rodgers
| Free verse |
barb, fishing,
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Every Rose Has Its Thorn
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John lawless
| Blank verse |
barb, allegory,
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Dakota Skies Part 1
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Rosann Fode
| Ballad |
barb, animal, death, faith, farm,
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The Princess
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Jonathan Micah Espiritu
| Rhyme |
barb, daughter,
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Politics of Health - WIN
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Dr.Ram Mehta
| Free verse |
barb, health, drug,
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Now Love, I Shall See You There
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fayaz bhat
| Free verse |
barb, lost love, political,
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Raymond Ngomane
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Raymond Ngomane
| Rhyme |
barb, abuse, africa, emotions, heartbroken,
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Beatle Mania
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Andrea Dietrich
| Limerick |
barb, celebrity, funny,
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lost herd
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Michael Byte
| Cowboy |
barb, happiness,
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Who
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Collette Mbamalu
| Free verse |
barb, woman,
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I am a Red Red Rose
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Eileen Manassian
| Couplet |
barb, beauty, flower, red,
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Harare
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Joseph Matose
| Rhyme |
barb,
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Villain Unmasked
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Joseph Matose
| Rhyme |
barb,
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May Be Habit-Forming
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Just That Archaic Poet
| Rhyme |
barb, addiction, anger, drug,
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Growing Young in Ziontown
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Cindy Lu
| Narrative |
barb, childhood,
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BAR NONE 2
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Arcene Janvier
| Rhyme |
barb, city, humorous, life, metaphor,
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A Soldier's Nightmare
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Alisha Hendrick
| Rhyme |
barb, conflict, death, night, pain,
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December
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DON JOHNSON
| Ballad |
barb, adventure,
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Poisonous Barb
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Owen Yeates
| Limerick |
barb, love,
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Leaders and Their Behaviour
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Kamal Raj Dahal
| Couplet |
barb, angst, hate, inspirational, satire,
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Invincible Summer
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Barb Phillips
| Rhyme |
barb, seasons, summer, summer, sun,
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Barb's Delights
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Richard Lamoureux
| Rhyme |
barb, dedication,
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Jazz Man
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Poet Destroyer A
| Free verse |
barb, art, music,
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Floundering at Night
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Charles Sides
| Quatrain |
barb, adventure, nature,
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the truth about masterpieces
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Anthony Slausen
| Rhyme |
barb, art, introspection, life,
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LOST TEAR SOBS
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nette onclaud
| Acrostic |
barb, angst, life, lost, lost,
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Retarded
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ilene bauer
| Couplet |
barb, on writing and words,
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The Drummer Part 1
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Terry O'Leary
| Rhyme |
barb, history, peace, poverty, religion,
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Running Chestnut- aphorism
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John Beam
| Free verse |
barb, allegory, funny, on writing
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The Tree That Britches Saw
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Tom Wright
| Free verse |
barb, nature,
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Comedy Club
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Stephen Parker
| Rhyme |
barb, satire
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A Real Haunting
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Chris Matt
| Rhyme |
barb, adventure, confusion, house, day,
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We Ask For Peace Once More
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Gregory Golden
| Free verse |
barb, imagination,
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The Broadband of Truth
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Gregory Golden
| Free verse |
barb, imagination,
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Bartered Quill
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Stephen Parker
| Rhyme |
barb, art, devotion, me,
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Barbara Lee
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Joyce Johnson
| Quatrain |
barb, friendship
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The Funky Train 4
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Afolabi Taiwo
| Free verse |
barb, urban
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A Cowboy Is - Contest
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Judy Konos
| Light Verse |
barb, cowboy-western
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children play conkers
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Eamon Duffin
| Haiku |
barb, nature
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I Am Thankful For
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Lori Jean Phipps
| Rhyme |
barb, family, holiday, inspirational, introspection,
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Fair Land Lost
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Eamon Duffin
| Lyric |
barb, political
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With a Lessening of Light
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Jayne Eggins
| Free verse |
barb, family, loss
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Doing cancer alone
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Barb Derick
| Dramatic Verse |
barb, angst, recovery from..., love,
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tightrope
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anthony beesley
| Rhyme |
barb, religionme,
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No Sir,I Do Not Need A map
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Danny Nunn
| I do not know? |
barb, cowboy-westernme,
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