Best Assessing Poems

A gecko who represents GEICO
My fame sure continues to grow
     And because I am cute
     I have...

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Daddy always kneeled--
but it was Momma who prayed,
as he spread lips that couldn't dissent,
no matter how much they trembled.

She was always naked for him
bleeding babies...

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I am a sage and savant of sweet poetry,
  Especially my own sad, dark ramblings;
Assessing the new for ageing potential,
  I can tell...

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Freshly ground coffee dripping into the carafe.

  The heavenly odor permeating the air.

  Bright yellow explosion of sunrise climbing out of the distant...

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Losing the ego
Swallowing your pride
Embodying your philosophy
Metamorphosis - manifesting inside

The ego you carry
Around in your head
The illusion of importance
Sense of self; dead

The ego craves attention
Loquacious;...

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I’LL NEVER FORGET WHAT’S HIS NAME

We went to different schools… together
walked on opposite sides of a street
that constituted an invisible border.
There were differences…..but not really.
We...

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Written: March 28, 2024 For Edward Ibeh Contest
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It is a...

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Arising to exuberant sunshine, I put on my ugly warm-ups amended for 
exercise.  Today I plan on moving until dusk, adapting my essence to...

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Awake, I lay still,
Waiting day, under review.
Tempted to fall back
Asleep, and hold the day at bay.
I rise instead.  Time won't wait.

I gather my thoughts
Over...

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Filled with fervor-
ardent love flows from within;
all sixy-four inches of me
stretches as an Oak tree
to praise my God the Lord Jesus
Perfect love exemplified
Who divinely created...

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I strode in, nose in the air, lofty and proud, 
Through the grand doors of the horses arena.
Standing beside the rusted rail, assessing the parade
For...

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(Internal Rhyme)

Dreary was upon the time, as wearily I lived from my mind,

Sad when I was a lad, was mad contrary to current fad!

These are...

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Hundreds of snowdrops
Flowering under old trees
Cold horses awaiting 
Their food to be brought
Paint-flaking windows 
Reflecting thin sunlight
Large piles of wood chopped
To warm up the freeze
Cows...

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After July abdicates, august August arrives,
and the year advances, as annually agreed. 
After assessing alternative alternatives and accords,
as anticipated, no other affirmative alternative is advanced....

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You try to lead a auspicious life,
Trying your best to mirror Christ,
Well done my faithful servant is the remark you want for your fight,
Church is...

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