Best 2016 Poems

Bastille


Many years ago
They stormed the Bastille
Two hundred and one lost their lives
The tennis court oath however survived

Jacques had his heart with the masses
Necker could not be dismissed so easily
The storming of the Bastille was to be
The birth of a nation for all men free

And free...

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fearless daffodils
awake to a brand new day
thrush hastens with nest

© Harry J Horsman 2016...

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The distance between us is like a pencil line drawn on a page
like steam in air

like the drop of water that captures in its soul 
the light

It is like water in the wash cloth
but also like that one ice cream drip that gets away and...

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11-9-2016

On Election night, twentysixteen
I saw a strange and surreal scene
I looked cross the great harbor at Lady Liberty that night
And I knew right away, something wasn’t right
I saw Lady Liberty and she was crying
Because the America she loved, now was dying

She once welcomed millions to...

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The elections are rolling around, 
And it's obvious to see,
The more one tares another down,
Lays claim to Victory!

Each is right and only them,
Can save us from our debts.
Enhance our life, correct all wrongs, 
And throw away regrets!

So get in line to cast your Vote,
And do...

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It's Father's Day again,
   but you aren't here.
There's no card to be bought;
   no phone call to be made;
      no visit possible.
I miss you, Dad.

It's been three years since I've heard 
your voice speak my name;
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Haiku 9/21/2016


distant eagles shriek
icy dawn stills the echo
feathered silence reigns



9/21/2016

submitted to – Traditional Haiku – Poetry Contest...

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Haiku 6/15/2016

warmth rises slowly
beckoning the cold blooded
silent slitherer


John G. Lawless
6/15/2016...

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Haiku 11/14/2016

Come closer my love
touch softly with stolen light
a Winter’s darkness

John G. Lawless
11/14/2016...

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Haiku 6/20/2016

cool breeze on warm dew
huddled petals awaken
stunned artists weep


John G. Lawless
6/20/2016...

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Haiku 6/8/2016


raging waters steal
sharp edges of monoliths
acquiescence 


John G. Lawless
6/8/2016...

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Haiku 6-16-2016

stillness on water
nature gazing at herself
longing for her youth


John G. Lawless
6/16/2016...

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This election wasn't about the real issues 
It was about black or white, the shade of our skins...seriously...in 2016 
Why is racism living in this era? I thought we were beyond that. 

I hope this is not a reality show playing out in my reality...

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He has no laser vision, and he lacks the gift of flight.
 He has no rocket car to drive; his clothes aren’t even tight.

He's a stranger to Metropolis and Gotham’s out of reach
 So he spends a lot of time just South of Erie’s beach.

He...

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How Times Have Changed~

We ran so innocently in lush, soft, beautiful grass!
Dreamt of wonderful futures on the finest, fresh smelling sheets.
Mother treated each child as her very own angel creation.
When apart, we pigtailed beauties, actually called each other on real phones!

Sadly, the deliciuis times of...

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