Best Garish Poems

Garish should be the undertone
so say the ones who hold the line
desiring only that mutes explain
the breadth of life beyond the pale

until the souls who dare to dream
demand expression beyond the veil
with vibrancy of color’s swatch
and actions stated to justly shock

these statements exclaimed without regard
for...

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Note- These massive turtles live in the Galapagos Islands. They are herbivorous 

creatures eating prickly pears, cactus, grass, and ferns. The Geochelone Elephantopus 

species have been known to grow to 500 pounds and live to 170 years. The Galápagos 

archipelago is a Province off the...

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He's that guy that slays you,
    always charming, ready &
       eager to lend a helping hand,
  a garish smile tucked in his hip pocket  --
    he's your friendly next door neighbor,...

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In garish lands we pray our jingles 
Full of pump and dump lyrics
And mistletoe romance.

And greet the new night 
With freedom damn freedom
Kissing our showgirls... away from our wives.

Glass shattered honesty pickled with petrol 
And dangling sympathy upended in misery
The tinsel and bribery packed away...

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