Best Surefire Poems

Pursuing fantasies of youth,
love becomes an impassioned goal.
And as fledgling feelings fly free,
they influence both heart and soul.

Plagued by uncertainty and doubt
fantasies carry little clout.
And...

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I swear there’s no heaven
I’m just twenty seven

Two toddlers, never married
Two fathers, my life far too harried

I bartend and wait tables
My life doesn’t resemble storybook...

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Tendrils of gold fall over my eyes masking a timid soul.
Alabaster lies beneath woven strands; ev'ry emotion takes its toll.
Pensive am I in all my...

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brown eyes that sparkle in the sun
inspires me to take turns i thought 
i would never take

i thought surely that there must have
been some kind...

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Military maneuvers,
conducted by starship troopers,
make a Lot of king Chedorlaomer noise

Earhole space
penetrated by the Pentagon puffing pace ... 
stealth sound of smoke signals
Warning drumbeat signs...

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The more you do a thing, you’ll find,
The better that it gets.
By slacking off, it’s obvious
That you will have regrets.

Developing a skill or else
Rehearsing for...

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So Glad We Can Finally Meet, Carolyn Devonshire
By Rick Rucker

Entry in the "First Words Over Coffee" contest

I am glad that we can finally meet,
I love...

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slowly she presents
i just let her do what she feels
it is no rush
everything is unexpected
egos are not syrup drenched
narcissism does not exist as a definition
space...

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I'm no legal expert, I'm the first to say
    Nor do I live in Israel, though I'm a citizen anyway
  But...

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A killer roams these streets at night
all for pleasure, out of sight.
Prowling neath' a pallid moon,
the midnight hour approaches soon.
A surefire glance secures her prey,
she...

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These weeds seem to multiply in a plethora.
They have long tap roots that must reach to China.
I try my best to pull them out with...

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She's aware he's awfully chivalrous for carrying such casual intent
While there's subconscious recognition he's a blend of canny ways
Mixed with filthy desire 

Leaving her plenty...

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you are my superstar by far
simplicity shines solace in the midst of your presence
if i had a spotlight to make true beauty stand out, then...

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When amidst broken equals, we approved,
Ere a freed grain of nomadic sand slipped,
Melancholic surrendered, whole reproved,
Monitor the saved life single and stripped.

Two separate paths once...

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something in the air called loneliness
makes me do things that are disguised 
as outlets
my heart does the thinking for my brain
and the brain does the...

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