Best Mandate Poems

Who is deserved of justice
In a nation of self-seekers
Bent upon climbing higher,
Gaining ever greater riches,
Regardless of the slaughter.

Who is deserved of mercy
When destruction of innocence
Lies bleeding on darkened streets,
Boot-marked by the foot of power,
Regardless of their woeful pleas.

Perhaps it will be these sinners,
When looking back...

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                 Do the Mandate Polka


        Roll out the mandates!
        We’ll have a barrel of fun!
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To whom does the Jade Emperor,
The Sovereign of the Heavens above,
Bequeath the crown for all the lands,
Under divine clouds and starry skies?

Is it the mighty, scholarly or wealthy?
Is it a man of ancient and royal blood?
Or is it the favored son, a great orator,
Most proud,...

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He has a caring heart, he has the passion 
He came to his own, his own accepted him 
He came to render selfless service to his people 
The burden is upon his solder, he's ready to bear it 

He set the vision and he is...

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Guide and guard that mandate 
Using all gadgets like a racquet 
within the bracket. 
Against all bandits and pirates. 
Tho' it's after the similitude 
of the mantle on Elisha from Elijah 
which made the former to sell all his cattle. 
Unknown to him, it was...

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Reprogramming my mind.
No longer a caregiver, 
from now on I shall be overseer. 
My words the whip,
these daily tasks a cotton field 
of sorts. This child shall feel
calluses on his hands 
as he pushes himself 
from a lowly existence and 
pursues happiness like a 
homeless...

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A poet will write once,
a poet will write yet again
And all of the words written therein,
are the sum of the poet's pen

A poet writes about life,
a poet writes about death
And anything a poet writes about
falls between the pillar of those two, more or less

A poet...

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A grand finale here at the gate:
Truth has a way to spark fond feel;
Indulge end play to sync with fate;
Minds move to stay upon goodwill;
Etch memory in time and space;
Live gratitude in a warm touch;
Yield harmony in love we trace.
Meet attitude in vital nudge;
Align sure...

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At his readiness, medley reduced to romance
     Pure patched with strategy, pony Rosinanthe 
     Slick sleuth rotund from a thousand tutorials 
     Ideality frisked into quixotic filly deplorable
     
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My mask
        Relaxed

        Ate snacks
        Played jacks…

        Made tracks...

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    There once was a man, who came from Penzance,
    Who attended, a St. Valentine's dance.
    But he soon turned, and ran,
    For each guest was a man.
    Who were...

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New York City workers
Must be vaccinated or
If they show up for work, they will
Be firmly shown the door.

I’m heartened by this mandate
And especially in schools.
It’s time to bid farewell to all
The anti-vaxxer fools.

We’ve all been pricked for smallpox,
For measles and the mumps
And whooping cough and...

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Once again we make our choice known,
Urge leaders here to know our voice;
Respect our take in vote count shown.
Free will now steers our fateful choice,
Indulge our cheer and chart our way,
Reap what we sow in journeys far;
Mind now and here new light of day.
Meet what...

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The sun, a brass gong,
a brassy, blazing command,
it wakes the world,
with a fiery, golden hand.

The air, a hesitant breath,
in a nascent, cool embrace,
now exhales,
warming with the sun's grace.

The earth, a jade canvas,
in emerald light, it lies,
dappled, vibrant,
shimmering under golden skies.

The trees, a verdant legion,
stand tall,
reaching...

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The deep plot of their craft, 

the subtle tyranny in flowery cloak

Greek gift from white house “Doctor” 

hoped  to be a Hero,

and as the Parthian becomes a Nero by a mandate,

so soon t would be a Zero.

sickly old men in power, 

compelling all as...

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