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To Pete Seeger - Circa Shortly Before His Death - Verse One
this anonymous weaver spins his written tapestry
to acknowledge your ninetieth year
no matter this author unknown who deftly weaves
(for pete sakes) with english poetry
which rhyming threads fire away 
(from axons to neurons)
at warp speed way out there
attempting to coalesce into some semblance
of comprehension from non other...

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Categories: shortly, farewell, grief, inspirational, journey,
Form: Elegy
To Pete Seeger - Circa Shortly Before His Death - Verse 2
unsure if this epistle (possibly 
coming across as all mixed up)
like some mish mashed verse
ye might arrange and rearrange into a song
living social in the country of upstate New York state
epitomizing spartan holistic existence
somewhere over the rainbow with a hefty purse
exemplifying decades of fame and...

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Categories: shortly, absence, age, america, appreciation,
Form: Elegy
We Will Be Landing Shortly
We Will Be Landing Shortly

By Elton Camp

People who fly might have a nervous fit
If they take a little peek inside the cockpit

Dials, knobs, switches and gadgets galore
No pilot can know what they are all for

The lives of those on board hang by a thread
Any serious...

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© Elton Camp  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: shortly, angst,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



This Could Be Coming Very Shortly To America
According to the 700 Club host's Gordon, "This could be coming very shortly to America, of course Congress would have to approve and President Biden would have to sign it."

In Sera Lanka the protesters burned the presidential palace and are enjoying the presidential pool causing...

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Categories: shortly, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member I'll Be Along Shortly
Shadows are constant like a friend, but unlike a natural friend, shadows do not bear human emotions, or traits, which offers clarity and understanding. That is what makes shadows powerful, for it's not vulnerable to the frailties of human emotions that openly display individual weaknesses,...

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© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: shortly, beautiful, christian, faith, family,
Form: Haibun
Premium Member The Day of Tomorrow
Tomorrow will become today shortly
Today will retreat to yesterday shortly
Time waits for nobody
Time comes and goes
Without stops
We have wasted two years because of covid
But time will never compensate
When we're still small we want to grow up faster
When we are old we want to linger as...

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Categories: shortly, feelings, future, today,
Form: Free verse




Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry