Best Compensating Poems

Mardi Gras "The Medieval Story"  

On a hot, heavy night in Orleans,
Joan and Jane were seen rubbing chest on chest
An inviting, intimate moment, to undress
Two pretty trimmed tops, eating like dames
They touched in ways, that drove those who make war insane
The secret spilled before...

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Brumby.

A strong gale cuts its path across the snow laden mountain tops,
light and tough the timor, thoroughbred mix, leads his mob at a trot.
A day spend grazing the valley below they now ascend the range above,
his brumbys follow out of awe and fear not with...

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"The Formidable Gambit"



Silence 
calculated and distinct

conspiring with rules
plays within the 
confined squares

of a strict and
ruthless mind
preying on all moves

untraceable 
unpredictable 
irretrievable 

in the opening move
the long-legged fly
is caught in the web

silvery and slippery 
life remains in the veins 
still, never myopic

thoughts like darts 
a sacrifice...

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Colours bounce in euphoric ecstasy
and another day is birthed, in melody,
as the dawn brings forth emerald reflection,
the sun playing on the looms of nature's glee
with the nightingale's whistle in a harmony.

Dull on it's perch,
determined in his search
for a jewel in creation's crown,
a partner for his...

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It was just another ordinary day
Scattered notes are all over the place
Drums trying to maintain a certain beat
Guitars either strumming or singing 

Violins studying their scales and arpeggios
The piano pouring out its player’s soul 
Clarinets and flutes blowing out harmonies
A mesmerizing vocal cuts through

A white...

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weary somber skies daub teary clouds outside my window
while in my heart dance rainbows to blissful cheery melodies
inner compass compensating for the fickle sun gone awol



AP: Honorable Mention 2020

Submitted on June 12, 2020 for contest BRIAN'S SELECT E sponsored by BRIAN STRAND

on December 17, 2018...

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Beth met James on the nudist beach, 
Splashing and crashing around.
He had revived her with mouth to mouth, 
After she’d nearly drowned.

And Bruce met Frank on the nudist beach, 
Sunbaking on the sand.
They’d rubbed lotion all over one another, 
As they both had slowly tanned.

Then...

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Only a toddler, self strewn upon the Walmart floor like paper
To be swept up from its tantrums against a cuddling breast
And I saw tomorrow like a Pisa leaned on old men in distress

The error is not in them, but in the fruit brought to the...

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No illegal search and seizure
Says amendment Number Four
Probable cause necessary
Before we break down your door.
The warrant spells out what they search,
Describing things they will seize.
So hide them where you know they won’t
Go to the judge, and say, “Please.”

Number Five’s an uncommon gem
It says we won’t...

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More of Horn Anti-Trump Haiku

What we felt was wrath
Suffered after aftermath
From Trump President.

Is horsing around
Good as playing or fooling
While Trump is ruling.

Needed a sharp knife
To cut through the Trump Traffic
Always tough to do.

Here are my latest.

Another way of releasing feelings
and compensating for a President
who has...

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Surreal,natural feeling of unblemishment

ecstatic maybe one concept of description.

My daughter, only sibling,grandson compensating

previous miscarrage,grandaughter soon to prevail.

Love instantly flowing,from a scan photograph

fullfilment being the operative word.


A prewaming welcome to the world,an unborn grandaughter.

Paul Beadnall for:
Sponsor Constance La France ` A Rambling Poet ~  
Contest...

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*Image of Philanthropist by Pixabay.

Shark-Thropists

Loan Shark
treacherous jeopardous
sponging laundering doctoring
endowments championships extortioner shylock
fundraising equilibrating compensating
charitable magnanimous
Philanthropist

2022 August 13...

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What is a racist, what makes them tick?
Is it taught by their father, or are they just born a dick?
I wonder if they feel important, while tearing others down.
Can they find self-worth by causing others to frown?

Maybe it’s a lack of pride that causes them...

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Crawling for many days 
my knees getting dark 
my hands losing its soft touch 
increasing anticipations on my mom's face 
still soiling my clean panties 
  
At last, my first step 
joy shooting across  mama's face 
uncontrollable tears tumbling down her cheeks 
me...

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(the following extrapolated 
     thought thread exercised,
NOT utilized to intimate 
     how Fats Domino belied,
and wowed a crowded house as-sized).

as a former ace procrastinator, i abhor
     putting off doing what best ought
 ...

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