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Best Legislated Poems

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Premium Member Allegiance of Mini-Kingdoms
Let me begin by declaring
a well known cliche:
our skin does not define us,
nor does our place of birth
define our worth.

And yet we are scattered
across the...

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Categories: legislated, america, philosophy, political, spiritual,
Form: Prose



A Thank You To the Nurse
A rhyming thank you written in verse
To the wonderful women and men who work as a nurse
They do so much more than just first aid
Considering...

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Categories: legislated, health, sister, social, work,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Old Maid Games
I recall a card game
probably extending back past the 1950s
called Old Maid.

There was also Authors
and a few other choices
less popular with me.
But Old Maid sticks...

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Categories: legislated, earth, gender, health, humanity,
Form: Political Verse
Load Shedding In South Africa
When ignorance and mediocrity is on display,
fancy title and salaries become proof thereby.
The incompetence to deliver is the destruction,
implementation without visions is a foolish attraction.
What...

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Categories: legislated, 12th grade, abuse, future,
Form: Ballade
Pains In Health Plan
Jimmy Kimmel talked about his son
who was born with a heart disease. 
Representative John Vaso voted
against Affordable Care act that
would have supported a woman
with a...

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© James Horn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: legislated, allegory, analogy, political,
Form: Limerick



End of Life Options
I watched something on the television in a program about Euthanasia 
And since my father died from cancer what palliative care would be a saviour
I...

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Categories: legislated, death, life,
Form: Ballad
Sexist Selectives
Sexist Selective's

I’m getting old, easily confused,
So things take time to sink in,
Especially, from around our World,
Issues to behold, such daily news.

Now for some todays big...

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Categories: legislated, angst, care, change, christian,
Form: Quintain (English)
Freedom Lost
Here in the autumn of year 2012
I mourn freedoms lost as do many other of my countrymen 
I mourn the loss of these freedoms; blindly...

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Categories: legislated, political, sad, autumn,
Form: Free verse
End of Life Options
I watched something on the television in a program about Euthanasia 
And since my father died from cancer what palliative care would be a saviour
I...

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Categories: legislated, anxiety, death,
Form: Ballad
Mercy Killing
At the turn of the time at nine last night
Sprawled swimming still with the tide
The wheel against her will in her on pool

The doctor masked...

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Categories: legislated, introspection, life, loss,
Form: Rhyme
Communion
In the midst of males
The grey haired meant to move
In accordance with the rule
Legislated by nature

With kola nut blessing it starts
Through pouring of librations
To call...

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Categories: legislated, hope, imagination, inspirational, life,
Form: Sonnet
Light Lettered Laughter
The essence of wit is brevity
which interestingly evinces chivalry
delivered verdict to hex hoar size 
   (once and for all) president 

  ...

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Categories: legislated, 12th grade, 6th grade,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member A Righteous Demand
The righteous ones claim justice must be served,
but what exactly do they mean by that;
a conflict in our thoughts that I’ve observed
requires us all to...

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Categories: legislated, perspective, social, truth,
Form: Sonnet
Liberty Monger Now Owns Protest
LIBERTY MONGER NOW OWNS PROTEST 
   AGAINST COUP FOR SUPREME COURT TO IMPEACH:

HIM AND BUNKUM "FAKE"  AS HIS TAJ MAHAL 
 ...

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Categories: legislated, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Not Like This
Copyright © 2014 
09..02.2014 

Burger King taking a risk 
  But why leave like this 

They say times are changing 
  World economies...

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© Les Pruitt  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: legislated, betrayal, fear, heaven, military,
Form: Couplet

Book: Shattered Sighs