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Best Surfeited Poems


Treasures
Most treasures are no more than things possessed,
Unnecessary things we do not need;
And burdens too, from which we might be freed,
If only we were not so wealth-obsessed.
Yet all the while, ignoring that, we’re blessed
With treasures unacknowledged in our greed.
Our happiness might well be guaranteed
If once...

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Categories: surfeited, appreciation, friendship, perspective,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Another Road Less Traveled
They are nothing
if not taciturn--these sprit travelers.
They do not shock, or ridicule,
for  they are single-minded in their quest
for timeless realms where magic dragons play
and roar for joy that cannot be contained--
unless they are ignored for brighter flames
that drown the seas around their mystic shore.

They...

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Categories: surfeited, allegory,
Form: Free verse
That 9 11 Day
That 9/11 Day

I was eager that day, 
Just as I was 
Any other day, 
To start my work, 
And state the statistics,  
Discourage clientelle,
Validate company antics, 
Embrace others
When I thought would, 
Make a good share price, 
Positive returns, 
No dice, 
But when I reached...

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Categories: surfeited, america, anniversary, death, evil,
Form: Tail-rhyme

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry




Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry