WHORES AND DIVINE CHICKENS
...Until we came to live in Madrid
We lived with my parents in Vallelado from Segovia
Where my parents had a henhouse
On the outskirts of town
On the left bank of the Arroyo del Horcajo
Sheltered b...
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Categories:
bernardo, adventure,
Form: Free verse
My Time With An Oscar Winner
...Pangiota’s Personal Meeting with Oscar Winner,
George Chakiris of “West Side Story”…. 1961
You were alarmingly affable and delightful.
Accepting, and so very, very sweet,
To have a special-on...
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Categories:
bernardo, courage, fun, joy, memory,
Form: Quatrain
Cerihew Belotto
...Canaetto's nephew was Bernardo Belotto
Venice famiy problems made him go
He became painter in Warsaw
his single perspective was major flaw...
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Categories:
bernardo, art, people,
Form: Clerihew
Giuliano De'Medici
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Brothers Giuliano and Lorenzo de Medici
were co-rulers of medieval Florence in Italy.
Giuliano was murdered by a rival family.
The assassins were from the family, Pazzi.
They were Franc...
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Categories:
bernardo, history, murder,
Form: Rhyme
P S It's Poetry Write On Write On Congrats To My Fellow Poetry Soupers Part 3
...P.S. IT’S POETRY WRITE ON WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 3
Many thanks to you selected poets;
Of sharing your whispers from God, tho you didn’t know it;
Each letters an...
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Categories:
bernardo, analogy, appreciation, dedication, poems,
Form: Free verse
Brutal Epidemic
...B-rutal
E-pidemic's
R-isk
N-astily
A-pplies
R-espiratory
D-isease
O-f
M-ankind
A-s
N-otorious
U-nknown
E-mploys
L-ink
Topic: Birthday of Bro. Bernardo Manuel, Jr (May 01)
Form: Ve...
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Categories:
bernardo, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
Excellent Line
...B-rilliant
E-xceptional
R-eader
N-icely
A-ssimilates
R-ighteous
D-enotation
O-f
M-essage
A-s
N-ame
U-ses
E-xcellent
L-ine
Topic: Birthday of Bernardo Manuel, Jr (May 01)
Form: Vert...
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Categories:
bernardo, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
Negating Another Rainy Day
...B-ehold
E-arly
R-ays
N-egating
A-nother
R-ainy
D-ay
O-nce
D-awn
A-bates
N-atural
G-ray
U-sing
E-ffulgent
C-larity
A-nd
N-ewness
Topic: Birthday of Bernardo Danguecan, Jr (Novembe...
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Categories:
bernardo, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
Radiant Newness
...J-ust
O-pen
A-nother
N-iceness
B-ecause
E-arly
R-adiant
N-ewness
A-nd
R-ay
D-eny
O-bscurity
Topic: Birthday of Joan Bernardo (September 12)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...
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Categories:
bernardo, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
Early Rays of Beacon
...B-eacon's
E-arly
R-ays
N-icely
A-bate
R-ainy
D-awn
O-f
D-ay
I-n
Z-enith's
O-pen
N-ewness
Topic: Birthday of Bernardo Dizon, Jr (September 04)
Form: Vertical Monocrostic...
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Categories:
bernardo, birthday,
Form: Acrostic
Track Meet
...My feet,
got a rhythm
A nervous beat
Oh the meet
Should I eat more meat?
Nah focus more on wheat
Better calm down and take a seat.
World coming at you like a big huge fleet
They try and...
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Categories:
bernardo, poetry, political, poverty, pride,
Form: Rhyme
Bernardo O'Higgins
...Bernardo O’Higgins Riquelme
was born in Chillan in central Chile.
The bastard son of Ambrosio, Marquis de Orsorno,
his Irish-born father hailed from County Sligo.
Bernardo’s mother was Isabel Riq...
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Categories:
bernardo, historyfather, father,
Form: Rhyme