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To Be Or Not To Be
A lowly blossom, striving to sustain 
her beauty in the early morning mist, 
the crocus, craving moisture to maintain 
her stoic fight 'gainst winter's iron fist. 
A lowly mollusc slithers 'neath his shell, 
he slowly weaves, and leaves a silver trail, 
antennae primed, and ready...

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Categories: to be or not to be, nature,
Form: Sonnet
To Be, Or Not To Be
A lowly blossom, striving to sustain 
her beauty in the early morning mist, 
the crocus, craving moisture to maintain 
her stoic fight 'gainst winter's iron fist. 
A lowly mollusc slithers 'neath his shell, 
he slowly weaves, and leaves a silver trail, 
antennae primed and ready...

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Categories: to be or not to be, nature,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member To Be- Or Not To Be
The quote is from William Shakespeare's play, Hamlet,
spoken by Hamlet in Act 3, Scene 1.

"To be or not to be, that is the question."
   But, what's the explanation of- to be?
Hopes for more than only one suggestion;
   and so, I offer...

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Categories: to be or not to be, inspiration, life, metaphor, symbolism,
Form: Iambic Pentameter

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Premium Member To Be Or Not To Be
FOOLHARDY
free
to
follow-
or deny
then to wonder why

               JEOPARDY
free
to
follow-
much to late
then,to wonder why

              ECSTASY
free
to
follow-
in rapture
then,with wonder cry

Inspired by John 8:33-36...

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Categories: to be or not to be, faith, life
Form: Fibonacci
To Be Or Not To Be
To Be Or Not To Be

To be or not to be is what you want to be.
If you are not, than don't be - but be all that 
you want to be.

If you see only what you want to see, than 
you don't see what...

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Categories: to be or not to be, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
To Be, Or Not To Be: That Is the Question.
To be, or not to be: that is the question.

O’, to be unseen by the hands of the greater good!
Fettered with ignorance, a bliss more wanton than the love
Of a willing beauty; higher than the unknown
Depths of stars on a black hole journey; richer than
Humus...

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Categories: to be or not to be, dedication, life, people, philosophy,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member To Be Or Not To Be Hamlet's Quote From Hamlet, Written By Shakespeare
TO BE OR NOT TO BE HAMLET'S QUOTE FROM HAMLET, WRITTEN BY SHAKESPEARE

Hamlet spoke these words at a low ebb of life
How would he do it, perhaps with a knife?
To be or not to be was foremost in his troubled mind
A solution to which he...

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Categories: to be or not to be, death, history, murder,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member To Be Or Not To Be
What is wrong with using "not"?
It is a negative to an eloquent adjective, verb or noun
Simply the opposite state of being; which one should NOT frown

For programmers, "not" is a logical complement
which helps us filter-out things we do NOT want
and is used sparsely and NOT...

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Categories: to be or not to be, humorous, poems, words,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member To Be Or Not To Be
To be or not to be?,
That is my question to you,
When the truth is told to me,
Then I shall decide what to do.

Are you not to be my dream come true?,
Are you to be my nightmare?,
Shall you leave me feeling blue?,
Or will you always be...

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Categories: to be or not to be, love, relationship, trust, truth,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member To Be Or Not To Be
She bled into a river
Where shallow water slept
Pored the essence from her soul
There with the leaves 
That autumn wept

As drop by drop she finally broke
The surface there below 
Broke through that murky river
Where her life began to flow

A stream of white upon a breast
Of dank...

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Categories: to be or not to be, death, life,
Form: Rhyme
To Be Or Not To Be a Vegetarian
To Be or not to be...a vegetarian 

Christmas in Portugal is a dowdy affair, Supermarkets 
are open most days and there is no rush, and no expectation, 
the hunting for happiness, family union and all that ****. 
We had bacalao for lunch today, and the...

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Categories: to be or not to be, blessing, christmas, humor,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Nitwit To Be Or Not To Be
Nitwit,
To Be
 Or Not To Be
By
Tom Wright

What I heard her say was I had wit,
Until she added that other word, nit.
In trying to be funny,
I alienated my honey,
Now to be tied she’s just about fit.
...

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Categories: to be or not to be, humor,
Form: Limerick
To Be Or Not To Be
The sands of time will cover all,
   Of mankinds birth in natures womb.
   From chaos to our final fall.

   As ancient lifeforms we did crawl,
   From primeval swamp, to volcanic gloom.
   The sands of time...

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Categories: to be or not to be, conflict,
Form: Villanelle
Premium Member To Be Or Not To Be
Would I be a man if I had the chance,
To grow hair in strange places and jump up and dance,
Whenever a touchdown is made for my team,
Or a goal scored in Hockey and jump up and scream,

And scare the bejiggers out of my mate,
Even though...

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Categories: to be or not to be, funny, men, women,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member To Be Or Not To Be
Shall I find this moment of my death cold
To chose life, for life's sake, my kingdom lost
A valiant decision, to be so bold
Rather to weigh the righteousness, the cost
This barren field plowed by legacy's blood
Now corrupt by darker skies, without sun
To slay this solemn heart,...

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Categories: to be or not to be, angst, conflict,
Form: Sonnet

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