Best Particularly Poems

     What I find beautiful and particularly satisfying
            is when...

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Courage of Youth, Battle of Ypres, Flanders Field
(A Tribute)

Tough as nails young man with a red right hand
red-fire and whiskey ran in his blood.
Courageous seed...

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I walk and walk, without talking to anyone,
I walk here and there, to avoid their stares, 
their scowls, their “poor lady” pity -
Do they know...

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You all know about fire breathing dragons
and their obsession for hoarding treasure.
But have you ever heard of Huffle-winks,
magical creatures, they promote pleasure.

Invisible, atop of dragonflies
they...

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Penned like cattle, as if chattel,
     cages rattle, sounds of brattle,
          no...

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He’s a creature small and lowly.
See him move along so slowly -
an earthworm.

He has no fins that he might swim,
nor wings that wind might carry...

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(1.)  Honoring John Keats
, fifth poet in my dedication series

Oft From A Distant Echo, It Is Heard

At the start comes just a solitary word
oft...

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The beauty of water

Water, one of nature's great pleasures.
Do you find the sound of water calming, soothing and serene?
Whenever I hear water and am outside,...

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A mother’s ears  - fine tuned
will pick up on her infant whimpering
          in the middle...

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Lord Jesus, I adore you, my Lord for being my light and Salvation
My soul longs for you, for your touch, your love, your presence and...

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The first word there had to be - was BE, and that was the very first in existence
And from Genesis and Eden to Elsinore, it...

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In the beginning was the word
Before that, no noun, no thing
Then no sound was ever heard
And no passing bell would ring

So therefore no adjective was...

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Health Food

natural, low-calorie

nourishing, strengthening, boring

kale, *kimchi, chips, chocolate

tantalizing, satisfying, fattening

salty, sweet

Junk Food


*Kimchi is the national health food of Korea, fermented vegetables, particularly cabbage. It's nasty-tasting...

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True definition of a hood love story,
They called him Felony.
Skin was as smooth as a shot of Hennessey.
He made a lot of other men envy.
His...

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As requested here is another episode. If this is your first time reading, check out the first one it will make more sense. Let me...

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PLEASE LISTEN TO THE MUSIC WHILST READING THE POEM

http://sonichits.com/video/homeward_bound/William_Joseph

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oen6UAyn3qk

[start at 25 seconds in]

I‘d have climbed the highest mountain
I’d have swum the deepest sea
Just to see...

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Any bold cloud dancing 
enjoys flirting gallantly,
hoisting; inspiring; jousting;
knowing laughter makes nice orchestrations
particularly quenching raw spirits
teaching unabashed vanity

While Xylophones yammer zanily....

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An old codger who farted a lot -
of good etiquette didn’t know squat.
When I met him, his nose
started running. He chose
his new shirt to wipe...

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This morning I went for a country stroll
Saw greenery of summer at its best
But off road walking had taken its toll
So the next stop was...

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Hi Dad, I miss you. I’m sure you’re very happy up there and all the prep you did while you were sick paid off in...

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Dazzling like a sparkling green diamond
Eyes lit up when I opened the velvet box!
My birthstone for Aquarius is garnet 
Almandine is most common form with...

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Andrea is an ambassador of alluring art
Noble, she is nice and nifty both day or night
Dedicated, dutiful and dogged like a dart
Resourceful, she’s got a...

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I like Muslims,
Particularly Yemenis
And Pakistanis (in Yemen)—
With whom, as a university don,
I happened to live for six years. 

Arabic vowels render 
A Yemeni voice gruff.
So...

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SHADY LADY   
There once was a lady who loved to face the sun
      Following it as it crossed...

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Born Doris, named for our grandmother Doris Owens,
she is nothing much like grandma.
If anything, I am more like grandma
for my thrifty ways and down-to-earth practicality.

Doris,...

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