Best Karat Poems

His full given name is Barack Hussein Obama
The etymology of his first name, "Baraka," a Swahili word meaning "Blessed"


      It's...

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Wordplay Extravaganza
Sponsor: John Hamilton

Bugs bunny was the silliest hare with such a bright future ahead,
he wanted to give Lola something special, but he gave her...

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Covid spread throughout the kingdom – 
the people inside the elite compounds,
if they heard the many sounds of the
ill falling dead, did not seem troubled,
not...

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Eureka - a love song Tanka series
~ art by Edward Burne-Jones ~

It's a fair question:
as you smile that smile, you ask
how much I love you…
"You...

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Oh you know the type—
the orchid woman

a cosmopolitan who cosmo sips
between snips of gist
her charisma a starship —collides
with your star-full eyes
supernova for Casanova
her pouty lips...

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Peridot


Of all the fine gems that I know, my favorite is Peridot.
My August birthstone pleases me, since color green and I agree.
Now, Peridot is lesser-known...

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Talk is Cheap - Battle Rap

Yo, Ima outcheek you… gimme that mic,
I’m lethal, a viper ready to strike;
and it ain’t gonna be pretty – not...

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young feathers plated 
in 14 karat " black gold" 
fowl riches destroyed...

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Summoning the face in the Mirror the man calls
“Mirror, mirror on my tasteless bedroom wall,
Am I the only righteous dude who’s got it all?
I’m a...

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Recognized, for a small collection

Drawn over time....Notified....Certified

I wonder if they'll give me

A bronze statue for that

Or perhaps a plaque, and

A pat on the back?

High fives...

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Pretty please, wonder not whether
    My love for you is 24-karat gold. It is. 
       It...

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Through your poetry I’ve learned that you have so much love to give
I don’t understand it but I’m the same way
Abuse never suppressed it 
Neglect...

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Would you trust a crock, To baby sit your child?
Would you trust a cobra, To guard you in the wild?
Would you trust a Lion, Safe...

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* Ich Bin Kein Dukatenscheisser *

The words above my grandpa said
I brought to mind when I had read
A German toilet paper’s sold
Embossed with24-karat gold
Strong, yet...

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Rising, a second ahead of stead, fine timing of executor
Horse gusto momentum, mortality a trot towards death
Tied up apple placated decades are dust obscured
Gallops a...

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