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Best Dues Poems

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Premium Member On My Mother Passing
ON MY MOTHER’S PASSING

i wanted to keep my mother physically with me
but it would be like trying to hold the sun
like in life she still...

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Categories: dues, cheer up, mother, mother
Form: Narrative



Premium Member Achilles, the Journey To Troy, Part Two
Achilles, The Journey To Troy, 
(Part Two) of (Part One-titled, Achilles, His Heart and Soul Were Mortal)

Achilles, The Journey To Troy

Woe! wretched horrors Olympic gods...

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Categories: dues, art, death, hero, literature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Hopeful
Time to go home there’s that cursed bell
Excitement for most - for him an impending hell
A torturous journey - that takes him down life’s dark...

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Categories: dues, anti bullying,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Achilles, Bloody Battles, Death's Black Hand As Was Fated Part Three, the Conclusion
Achilles, Bloody Battles, Death's Black Hand As Was Fated
Part Three, (the Conclusion)

Dawn, bright rays fell upon Achilles and his band
exiting ship, Greek sandals felt soft...

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Categories: dues, art, character, dedication, literature,
Form: Rhyme
Ghosts of the Sun Dance-Part 1
Ghosts of the Sun Dance

1. The Path

A quest dating back through our history
Surpassing the flesh, a spiritual path
Human endurance, road to mystery
Dark trail winding through...

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Categories: dues, spiritual, sports, endurance, drug,
Form: Crown of Sonnets



Premium Member Justice - a Parable
A woman gave birth to a son
named Justice; he had little fun.
If he wanted to play,
his mama would say,
“But only when Justice is done!”

Poor Justice,...

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Categories: dues, humor,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member The Plague
as the PROPHETS of profits, WE lead and WE’re fair
while WE’re living the life of the poor BILLIONAIRE
– silver yachts, pearly castles, cash (plenty to...

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Categories: dues, society,
Form: Quatrain
Precious Friendship
Lovingly Dedicated to My Closest Friend, My Mother



My loving friend can caress cares away.
With simple gestures meant to pleasure sway,
She turns my smile upright and...

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Categories: dues, friendship,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Benedict Donald
The White House harbors an orange traitor
Benedict Donald, science-hater
He never met a fact
He didn't try to whack
This prick puts the 'dick' in Dictator!

The obtuse ogre...

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Categories: dues, anti bullying, community, political,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member I That Once Rose To Greet Dawn's Sweetest Voice
I, Who Once Rose To Greet Dawn's Sweetest Voice

I, who once rose to greet dawn's sweetest voice
and with joys of life, made loving my choice
while...

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Categories: dues, art, deep, encouraging, endurance,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Battle Scars
Don’t judge that kid with her arms all scarred
Don’t brand that kid as bad
You never would have survived 
If you had the life she had
So...

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Categories: dues, life, sad, socialwar, prayer,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member My Heart's Eviction Notice
I’m giving you two weeks’ notice
And then I’m evicting you
From my heart
You haven’t been paying your dues…
Lingering caresses
Entwining embraces 
Passion laden kisses
And loving whispers
Are overdue
LONG...

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Categories: dues, allegory, relationship,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Village of Hardine
The Village of Hardine

The Village of the Windmill

I may do things the old way
Milling grain with windmill dreams
Slowly, that's how we caress our desires
While the...

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Categories: dues, art, beautiful, lost love,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member A Heaven For Musicians
There has to be a heaven for musicians
A place for old singers to go
Their music still touches our lives
As they did years ago
Ray Charles transcended...

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Categories: dues, music, nostalgia, old, music,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Love Or Lust- a Blitz
a great mystery
a tale of love 
love is life
love is sweet
sweet fantasy
sweet kiss
kiss of death
kiss of fire
fire warm
fire is great
great dream
great expectations
expectations disappoint
expectations too high
high...

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Categories: dues, confusion, love, lust,
Form: Blitz

Book: Reflection on the Important Things