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Words of Mass Destruction
Words of Mass Destruction



Words like bullets do not have eyes, as they fly in our hearts and materialize
Deleterious breaths that we soon despise, words written...

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Categories: rigorous, abuse, hurt, words, ,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Portrait of Flawed Perfection
When the mirror of 
               life is a gossamer film, ...

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Categories: rigorous, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Confessions of a Terrorist...
Behind the dark walls of the prison,
Hiding my face from all in my vision,
Abandoned by my bosses,the terror leads,
I wait to be hanged for my...

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Categories: rigorous, death, forgiveness, lifeme, allah,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Old Bear
The Old grizzled Bear... was now keenly aware
    as he lay in his Cave all alone.
Where his time as King... was a...

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Categories: rigorous, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Blacklisted
The poet Marshall Mathers
whilst "Cleaning Out My Closet"
blasted with inquiry-

"Have you ever been hated on or discriminated against?
I have...''

Interesting enough
in these crooked times
it is impossible...

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Categories: rigorous, anti bullying, appreciation, betrayal,
Form: Alliteration



Soldiers
SOLDIERS

Crossing the world; ground, sea and air
Giving our country great care

These mighty warriors helping us in times of need
Doing us all a very good deed.

Defending...

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Categories: rigorous, soldier, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Langue D'Oc, a Micro-Paradelle
Your love song lapsed into ancient French that April day.
I only understood the words of spring and heartsore
lapsed. Only love and heartsore, I understood your...

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Categories: rigorous, loss, love, music, words,
Form: Verse
Premium Member To My Fellow Poets
Dear fellow poets – the young and the young once,

Modern poetry to me is “today’s poetry.” It presents poetry from the hearts of current writers...

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Categories: rigorous, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Prose
Premium Member My Spiritual Journey
As a pilgrim* in this enigmatic world
granted freedom for wondrous exploration
I’ll journey along life’s varied avenues, or highways 
cognizant of rough roads, valleys, and even...

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Categories: rigorous, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Six Faith-Tied Relatives of Mine
By virtue of faith-relationship with God
along spiritual blood line midst redemption genes
I claim that through Scripture truths
my divine heritage is beautified
through these Bible characters
regarded as...

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Categories: rigorous, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member Boomerang
I was forever losing things, and my laughing friends called me a klutz,
Like darker skies misplace buttery sun, when a severe storm develops.

I had once...

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Categories: rigorous, day, fantasy, friendship, fun,
Form: Couplet
Teased: A
Aggravated because I was a vulnerable target to your ever-teasing jokes, quirks and games...a victim to taking things too serious and getting my mind hyped...

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Categories: rigorous, deep, depression, desire,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Zephyr

Sounds, bathed in memories,
Glistening, shimmering, sparkly sounds
On rivers of gentle, feeling left out
By August sun, blazing tangerine, bursting 
Buttery wonder through the reflections,
Stirrings of grace,...

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Categories: rigorous, appreciation, song, sound,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Zombie Shark
On 11-28-2015, Hurricane Ben, slammed off the shores of Sydney Australia,
Its tremendous waves beaching the second largest shark in the world today,
Colossus, killing him on...

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© Cherl Dunn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: rigorous, adventure, fantasy, halloween, history,
Form: Free verse
On Election Day
Whither those songs of patriotism 
Of which they so freely spoke?
They new-breeds have been fully clad
In old and worn-out costumes
The rickety customs are on the...

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© Canny Amah  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: rigorous, satireold, old,
Form: I do not know?

Book: Reflection on the Important Things