Best Catch 22 Poems

It’s an old story.
We were classmates, you and I, 
And later became colleagues,
Working under the same roof.
We had more or less the same specialization.
Married in the same year.
Our children went to the same school.
So far so good!

Now the plot thickens, so to speak!	
Once, if you...

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Knowing of evil and doing evil are two different things                                   ...

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When forever finally comes to town
Not sure I wanna be around
When it stands outside to 
Knock upon my door

I’ll hide inside
Not make a sound
Turn out the lights
Get on the ground
Lay in the quiet
Shadow of the floor

And if forever’s not deterred
No worry, I’ll plan for the...

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There's no Kingdom of Heaven
Without the battle of Armageddon,
There's no salvation
Without the Crucifixion,
There's no concept of good
Without the presence of evil,
There's no yearning for Heaven
Without the threat of Hell,
There's no God
Without the devil,
There's no life
Without death!...

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A window pane shatters



Nobody makes a home run


Note:'spaces' is an imagism form .It has a title and three line ,the middle being blank and left to the readers imagination. I labelled it 'spaces' as the middle line is an unsaid poignant pause or image.
Gael Turnbull(1928-2004,a...

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A woman seeks all that leaves her distraught
In pursuit of extrinsic desires anew
From a dead end grave startled she wakes
Within her eyes fate appeared to be taut
Thoughts delivered warnings in queue
Though on occasion rare she’d have spaked
Along the village nimble she scurried
In the passenger seat...

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Well, there is a loophole right there.
And by golly gee there’s one here.
Easy to step into those cracks,
Losing balance and be all out of whack.

Step by step and baby ones at that,
Tiptoeing and being mighty slow.
But I bet you have all come to know,
A catch...

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catch-22.... 
contradictory rules may apply 
within a series of seemly arbitrary regulations 
catch-22....
absurd constraints will exist 
within this paradoxical situation 
catch-22....
a hidden clause does exist 
within the very foundation 
upon which we stood 
catch-22....
used to be able to find 
the existing loopholes 
that once were...

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Troubled time O Raheem,
Empty, each of my palm,
In truth, world nor its dream,
In falsehood there’s no Ram!
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Raheem was a saint poet of medieval time in India. This translation comes from one of his couplets; following is its transliteration:

ab raheem mushkil padi, gadhe dou kam;
sanche to...

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burkas banned in France
    yet since covid nineteen spread
    everyone wears masks

    Sponsor Tania Kitchin.

    1 / 13 / 2021....

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Our sphere without love
how do we live life complete
seasons of duel droughts...

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Life is full of Catch-22s. You can and you can’t;                                   ...

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Insanity in defense of insanity’s insanity.

©7/18/2023...

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a house divided.
mom and dad at war.
mom is to the right,
dad is to the left.
child stuck in-between...

is confused and
devastated.
bitter divorce,
all but certain.

who do I...
live with now?
mom or dad?

why choose?
why not...

both?



Date written: 07/03/2020...

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Catch-22

If I say I love you
I’m too possessive.
If I fail to say I love you
I’m not romantic enough.
If I work twelve-hour days
I don’t spend enough time with you.
If I only work four-hour days
I don’t show enough ambition.
If I discipline the children
I’m too harsh.
If I don’t...

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