Best Mckeithan Poems

Charming cheerful chemist chummy classic clement capacious
Aesthetic affable agile alchemist alert ambitious ascetic 
Terrific teacher thankful thoughtful tranquil trusty telepathic  
 


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* Acrostic Agility Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Oliver Mckeithan....

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It’s a cold and bloody war
The heart has known many a fear... The eye shed many a tear
And dreams in wrecks have drifted back to shore

The war has been extensive, tumultuous in the mind
Towering over the weariness daubed across grey skies
Are only rare moments of...

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To tell or not to tell
that is the question.
If it is better 
to take up arms 
against tycoons
siphoning blood
from pension funds
or to endure
the wrath of numbers
set on arguing:
To thyself be true
two and two is four
without added 
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Santa Claus bonuses!
Ignoramus adding fives
subtracting nines
to cover up crimes.
Shredding...

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Sharing
expresses love
surmounting selfishness
marked by compassionate act midst
giving.

God’s grace
flows smoothly well
offered freely to each
poured through divine vessel to give
to all.

Mercy 
of the Lord shines
radiating great hope
as we share it with others now
and then.

Kindness
continually
reigns while rippling always
with gratitude since sharing deeds
prevail.

Virtue
caught from parents
learned, practiced and applied
sharing, giving...

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On St. Patrick's Day raise a few glasses
To honor all Irish lads and lasses
Let's down a cold brew
My friends one or two
Come morning we'll be snails and molasses



AP: 2nd place 2020

Submitted on Mrch 17, 2025 for contest ST PATRICK'S DAY sponsored by 	OLIVER MCKEITHAN ...

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With this tear   halfway to heaven   I love you, goodbye     
Hear me calling you   falling into you   dreaming of you    
I surrender all the way   if I could...

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Entry for the Golden Age of Music Poetry Contest, sponsored by Oliver McKeithan, March 2025, Second Place.


I dreamed of Johnny Cash last night,
his music spoke to me,
I said I thought that you were dead,
but music lives said he,
but music lives said he.

From Folsom, to Fort...

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Memorial Day Poetry Contest
Oliver Mckeithan

To the many veterans, and regretfully to the many sacrificial lambs of the Viet Nam war my eyes will always tear for you. No medals or rewards. But you were a huge part of the bigger picture-us. You were sent on...

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Five Lines-Short and Sweet Poetry Contest
Oliver Mckeithan


they met
In the middle
where beds of roses bloom
and nurturing sun light and rain drops
enter...

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as earth
heart turns to Sun
beautifying each day
with colors fragrance and music
of love


10th Place Winner: Oliver Mckeithan-Five Lines-Short and Sweet-2/4/25
Honorable Mention: Brian Strand-Choose a Feb. 2025 Posted Poem-2/5/25...

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Written: April 30, 2025, for contest by  Oliver Mckeithan

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Scarce gift I've ever gotten: my father believed in me
One obvious proof of his love is that he adores my mom
Niftiest gift I ever...

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"Hell is empty and all the devils are here” - William Shakespeare

What is this hell upon us that we live in?
What lawless times must we endure
when fools abound and we can’t win?
Where they come from we’ll never know for sure.

My best guess is that hell...

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Written: February 03, 2025, for contest, Sponsored by: Oliver Mckeithan

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St Patrick's Day Poetry Contest
Oliver Mckeithan

It's St. Patrick's Day and the night is hopping
A young women joins the revelers for a toast and a beer
She takes in a bar that has good window shopping
And after a few rounds she’s dancing to the cheer

The band is...

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Cogito, ergo sum

I think, therefore I am
Rene Descartes

I don’t think~ therefore I am not!
Non puto, non sum
Oliver Mckeithan...

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