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Encyclopedic
Wobbling wizardry waves wonderful wandering wilderness. When a beef cutlet equals two minus one h q it is said to be the time if the...

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Categories: encyclopedic, analogy,
Form: I do not know?



Fragile People
Each one a universe unmapped
beneath a frail façade of skin,
a globe, where the value hides,
not on the surface, but within.
Sometimes glimpses are discerned 
on the...

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Categories: encyclopedic, emotions, people,
Form: Rhyme
No Part of the World
NO PART OF THE WORLD (Part 1)


Have you read Jesus words at John 17:16?

Referring to his disciples he said
"They are no part of THE WORLD,...

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Categories: encyclopedic, bible, christian, god, gospel,
Form: Didactic
Domkirkeism Domkirkism and Social Theology
DOMKIRKEISM, DOMKIRKISM, & SOCIAL THEOLOGY
Does the face of humankind know their faith?
On the other hand, do we believe that humankind is forsaken?
Many examinations we have...

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Categories: encyclopedic, leadership, wisdom,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Dorm Love
Ours was daily mysterious,
sometimes near mystical, 
rapture;
a sensual yet platonic
dorm-mate love affair,
within the only male grad student corridor
at SFSU.

He was the presumably straight Vietnam veteran
southern...

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Categories: encyclopedic, culture, gender, history, love,
Form: Prose Poetry



Marketer's Playground
Pictures of their kids
And places that they travel
Post about their loves
As we watch them all unravel

Many posts are jokes
An attempt to seem comedic
Borrowed from another
Site...

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Categories: encyclopedic, internet, life, poems, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Salute I Give Reason Its Deserved
A computer mind, has captured my imagination,
Not through crap or bull, with honest evaluation,
Adds up the variables, gets straight to the point,
Runs a diagnostic, forever...

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Categories: encyclopedic, allusion, friendship, perspective, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
An Aftertaste
Nor a lovely form, nor a relevant content, nor sophisticated writing technique. Goosebumps, a cool wave along the spine, a flash of pleasure and the...

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Categories: encyclopedic, language, literature, poetry,
Form: Haibun
Sos
Is anyone out there?
Message transmission is scrambled.
I really need help right now.
Ozone layer is fading,
Waters are polluted,
Wars are destroying cities,
Religions are dividing people.

When I came...

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Categories: encyclopedic, depression, heartbroken, home, hope,
Form: Free verse
Poking Fun
I hold back.

Won't say a word.
Pretend all you said, remains unheard.
Your pleasant little quip
  played havoc bite upon my lip.
So cool, so clever, so...

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© Dm Babbit  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: encyclopedic, anti bullying, friend, words,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Data Is a Tool
encyclopedic
photographic memory
fast fast computer

that is not genius
it is not sentience but
an equivalence

teaching machines skill
makes us not equals
but craftsman and tools

could data invent
originate ideas
create new art...

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© Sand Blown  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: encyclopedic, allegory, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Haiku
Libraries
Library, temple
          of knowledge...
          Promoter of knowledge...
...

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Categories: encyclopedic, allusion, analogy, appreciation, culture,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Sunday Morning
One benefit of being my friend
is gaining access to my near encyclopedic 
knowledge of cartoon shows....

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Categories: encyclopedic, addiction, appreciation, friendship, humor,
Form: Free verse
Among the niche
I felt tears trickling down. After so many years. All persevering truce is a magnificent allegory , measuring minuscule salt portions with a grandiose precaution....

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Categories: encyclopedic, care,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Popular Reading
It seems that I have learned little,
    From the encyclopedic, book of love.
        As the...

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Categories: encyclopedic, confusion, love,
Form: Dramatic Verse

Book: Reflection on the Important Things