Best Orlando Poems

THE PALPITATION OF ORLANDO, FLORIDA (USA)

Decimation on its face through mass execution and hate.
Just another night out painting the town. 
No reason to perceive the unsound.
Out of the blue moon a gargantuan came into form.
In denial of himself, “Oscar” he could be called.
His name broadcasted...

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This big and little city is so great.
It is situated near the middle of the state.
The city draws tourists and visitors in a plethora.
It has most of what can be found in Florida.

This place must be the product of a dream.
The “Magic” is the...

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The policy of hate and date,
You may not like but it’s the truth,
The bitter truth mate!
Was it a lone wolf terror or was it a coordinated fight?

Who cares since it targeted souls
Despised by night.
But you are no God to legislate and
Decide on fate

An act that...

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Hit Me with Your Best Shot - We are Orlando

A rainbow of all the droplets of color, 
begins to run with a red that bleeds. 
And from the sky it can mix any palette,
instead of parity and one of misdeeds.

The drinks are mixed in fun...

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Known as the sunshine state:  Florida
a good summer place to stay.
Green and leafy trees accost me with delight
while I drive through the road and enjoy the sight.

Some attractions in the so-called Disney World,
a place frequented by many people,
provide relaxation, entertainment and information.
a lovely place,...

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Hawk eyed bullet, lamb blood spilling
garments of our fractured youth
nothing remains virgin or sacred 
rosaries retreat to martyr tombs.

Windfall for green tied politicians
a spray of rainbows cracks the air
the nest of innocents forever disfigured
broken doves in dank despair.

Savior and leper nibbling insanity
sharing clouds of time...

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Orlando and Sandy Hook

Advantage of always take advantage of
To do is what a bunch of people love
And of course we have heard as of late
Congress finds ways for funds to misappropriate.

Several of their feelings recently were fixed
All four gun control measures  now are nixed
And...

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Orlando


I reach for hands
no longer there
wince in the wind
of hates stench
grit my teeth
to suppress rage
lock my eyes
damning my tears

That ache….
that empty ache…
of needless loss
sad sting
of violent lash
upon the hearts
of all
wielded by an evil
fearful of the power
of  love’s
gentleness


John G. Lawless
6/13/2016...

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Rainbow flags and Pride
are slim protection against
hate and machine guns.


[May the deceased rest in peace and the injured and bereaved have swift recoveries. This hatred must be better combated, or be better managed by those supposed to be protecting us. This could have happened to...

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If I were rich I would live in Orlando, 
Where the sun grooms the watered land, 
Where busyness is quelled by knowing that, 
You can always live in another city grand. 

My Disney poems would be accepted, 
As part of the scene, the whole shebang,...

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we left 
without thinking
of the end
and after awhile
forgot where we 
began
in between
there was a moment
and a moment
and a moment
it went on like that
until time collapsed
into pearls of
water
falling from the
stone roof
of heaven
finding their way
to your
third eye
and by surprise
(as if there were 
anything but surprise)
it became apparent
that...

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Tell me, my friend

Did it bother you when I cried?

When I cried about the risen surface of the end?

The end of which has already granted us those who died

Those who have died from holding hands with who they choose

And those who tasted lips and an...

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Forcibly taken lives
for a vicious motive.
Shock, terror —blood and tears.

Rest the souls in peace,
pity those who had lost
and solace to alike around.

Fear not my brothers, sisters and friends;
stand up and fight for who you are—
until the Love win over Hatred....

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From what I see on television 
Darkness has descended on Orlando 
Death cries filled the air 
Sorrow became the order of the day 
We don't yet know 
If it was a "lone wolf "
or a terrorist plot 
We must  mourn 
for the deaths of...

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'Wherever Love conquers men go bonkers.
this is a fact well known.'
'Ariosto' - 'Arry Oo? - 'Oh no, it's not you!
Didn't I give you the slip?
He was a great poet. It's high time you know it,
and don't interrupt me again.
Orlando Furioso' -' I'm not sure, I...

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