Best Considerable Poems
Big Girls Do Cry
...They expected her to be the jolly fun one.
The one w e a r i n g a smile on her face.
So she became.....who they wanted her to be
She was quick with her wit, telling her practiced fat jokes.
......
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Categories:
considerable, courage, freedom, growth, moving
Form:
Free verse
Hey Ho Does An Octopus Know POTD
...hey ho
does an octopus know
how to juggle with eight cups and saucers
and the fish watching him
while the elephants swim
then he juggles with a turtle and tortoise
then ho hey
does the octop......
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Categories:
considerable, children, fun, funny, humorous,
Form:
Light Verse
Easter
...They were forgiven
for what they did not know they did
Yet unlike those men
I am aware He bled
My inner being convicted
by the things He said
Knowing the truth
that Jesus rose from the dea......
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Categories:
considerable, baptism, easter,
Form:
Free verse
My Worst Day, Bar None
...I was a public relations specialist, ever promoting positivity to people,
As positivity is promoted afar, by the sight of the towering cathedral.
My work was very interesting, there weren't ever ......
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Categories:
considerable, confusion, fantasy, life, magic,
Form:
Couplet
Brief: Encounters
...
Wild Indigo...
Color of my third eye
Elevates my soul
To universal realms
Of blissful peace.
July 3, 2017
Baptisia Australis or Wild Indigo:
Has a mild toxin that makes them unpalata......
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Categories:
considerable, beautiful, flower, spiritual, universe,
Form:
Light Verse
Yggdrasils Wizened Sprite
...Every tree has its sprite,
a living deity ever vigilant of its needs.
Great Yggdrasil
ancient tree of life
holds her sprite within
her wending, winding arms;
a caress of gratitude......
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Categories:
considerable, myth, mythology, nature, poems,
Form:
Free verse
My Father
...When my father was in a drunken stupor,
He could be a disgusting, nasty pooper
His paranoia would send him into a rage
Everyone was against him took advantage,
So he thought, while inflating his ......
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Categories:
considerable, addiction, drink, family, father,
Form:
Rhyme
I'Ve Solved One Climate Change Issue
...About climate change and its effects there has been a lot of chatter.
One concern is that the sea-level is rising and I think I know the matter.
My research reveals that there is a dearth of se......
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Categories:
considerable, humorous, sea,
Form:
Couplet
Furious Zorbas
...Furious Zorbas*
Nature's Nemesis arrived.
Hubris' aftermath!
© Demetrios Trifiatis
01 October 2018
5-7-5
*"Zorbas" is the name given to a cyclone that appeared i......
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Categories:
considerable, environment, nature, people,
Form:
Haiku
The Proverbial Small Town
...After winning a sweepstakes, I determined to go on a lengthy trip;
And I wanted to tour the mainland, after I had disembarked the ship.
The countryside was quite beautiful, and had myriad charmin......
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Categories:
considerable, animal, fantasy, imagery, magic,
Form:
Couplet
Tell It Like It Is
...Two pictures in a magazine:
One says "Before."
One says "After."
I notice the first girl's figure is a lot like mine.
Not so bad; in fact, it's rather cute,
albeit not perfect!
The "After" p......
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Categories:
considerable, girl,
Form:
Free verse
The Whittlers
...The Whittlers
The stately county courthouse was their usual meeting place,
a columned Greek Revival, and a lovely public space.
They sat upon their benches under lofty pecan trees,
wood shaving......
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Categories:
considerable, growing up, nostalgia,
Form:
Rhyme
Ektara - I Have a String Within
...
I
h h h
a a a
v v v
e e e
a a a
s s s
t t t
r r r
i i i
n n n
g ......
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Categories:
considerable, spiritual, symbolism, wisdom,
Form:
Concrete
Miracle of Hypocrisy
...I was listening to Cornell West,
who described our catastrophic tolerance of disvalues for others,
situations we would never tolerate for ourselves,
disvalues like homelessness and hunger,
but al......
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Categories:
considerable, abuse, culture, earth, integrity,
Form:
Parallelismus Membrorum
Dancing With the Stars
...Sometimes I sit in wonder,
Thinking about
All the stories
I so fondly
Remember from Uncle
Walter; telling me
About his experiences during WWII, oh so many
Years ago.
There were so many sto......
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Categories:
considerable, family, nostalgia, dance, dance,
Form:
Acrostic