Best Av Poems

I want to laugh
Laughter brings sunshine
Alas I only cry
The court jester does his best
To be a fool
Dancing and twirling his illusions
The children do laugh
As children...

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You stink I said to the skunk
He replied, yes but I do it so well
I said you really really stink
He again replied, yes but I...

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(Metrical form of writing worthily represented here in this poem composed by Giorgio Venetopoulos, had remained unpublished.)


The maiden's form diffuses neath the rain
and beautiful she...

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I see the wrinkles in your suntanned brow,
You carried burdens then; you see them now.
You’ve heard the cries your people who in pain,
Have shed their...

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Well, it has been one year since I joined Poetry Soup.
I smile now, because I have met this wonderfully diverse group.

August 7th, 2013 was a...

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I smile and feel the wind massage my face
Then close my eyes to smell the fresh sea air
The seagull’s wings catch wind then float with...

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Oh, how I cherish that bright sun!  But, she
must turn me often lest I grow deformed
and stifled in my quest for too much light.

And...

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Yesterday I was in a little funk
because I got peed on by a big skunk
          ...

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I’m Huck, and my last name is Finn.
On the great Mississippi I’ve been
playing hooky from school
‘cause there ain’t any rule
that can keep Huckleberry caged in.

I...

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From the allure of coloured art
 We step aside and then depart
 In search of ways by which to sate
 The urge to please, communicate;
...

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Standing straight like an elephant
I can't deny it you're elegant
You're tall and cute but not arrogant
Yes, She's Beautiful and relevant
It's your day so I did...

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goat yoga
relaxes body and mind –
no kidding!

Do watch this clip on the BBC website!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-europe-isle-of-man-44473950/goat-yoga-you-must-be-kidding

7/3/18...

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Through the gap between the closed drapes
A maid peers in a daze
An ashtray upon the table
Held her undiffused gaze

Clearly there was bright red lipstick
Circles upon...

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Pyu Ray

I wanted to write to u, 
to let u know,
that ur were the sun that lit my day,
and the moon that shone
in my path...

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Christ, avatar.
One Christmas star
Cosmos ajar.
Life dusts disperse.

A child of God
Like trees in sod.
All on Earth laud.
One universe.

December 8, 2014

Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest: DESIDERATA...

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