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Two soldiers. One fancies himself a punk rocking soldier of fortune and the other, nicknamed hillbilly, because he lost his shoes, they plan a trip anarchist cookbookrecipe fear and loathingbeyond culture shock  We journey to Carlsbad, through the desert highway, after taking a psychedelic...

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Categories: riffs, addiction, america, crazy, culture,
Form: Haibun
Rhythm Rustling Riffs
gaunt green gnawed
gullible groove gored
gutsy grills gulped
glitched gems gulled
graced gifts globbed
gripping glows' gourd

callous clouds cussed
cremating clips cupped
crumbling cruise clubbed

nosy nature nimble
nudging nectar's nipple
nasty nerd nestled

wanky wind wields
rhythm rustling riffs
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Note: Of gaunt green. Inspired by a picture of nature I took earlier...

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Categories: riffs, nature,
Form: Sonnet
Forget regret, riffs on what ifs
Forget riffs of regrets

But

To the hilt
We tilt to 
Inbuilt lilt
A guilt quilt
Can jilt & wilt 

But

No tiffs with what ifs
Won’t let you fret
Circumspect.. I find
Older you get
Bet..more honest…more kind

Care more..know more
Late bloomer rumour
Embraces candour...humour
Respect velvety vagaries
Traces of reflect

Suspect future’s the tutor
Detect serendipity the suitor
Evolution..glints of...

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Categories: riffs, hope,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



Premium Member rhyming
Poems don’t have to rhyme, free verse it isn’t a crime
I can write what I please—don’t call the police.
Must I play the game, rhyme and spill intimate things?
Can I develop leitmotifs without rhyming riffs?

I could claim I’m writing prose - yeah, be one of those.
No...

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Categories: riffs, abuse, encouraging, nonsense, poems,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry