Poet Poem Blockade
block poem an anchor unable to do anything..... blahhhhh like dumbfounded stuck
it come's out bad go back doesn't sound right takes hour's
horrible
does it get bad?
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Categories:
blockade, writing,
Form: Free verse
Blockade Lift
Blockade Lift
They wanted the grain
Putin's ships stood in the way
And needed sinking immediately
They lifted the Russian naval blockade
Of Ukrainian ports with NATO warships
So the world wouldn't starve
Millions of tons of grain and wheat
This was the way forward
But Putin had other ideas
He was losing on land
And in the sky so badly
Ukraine was fighting for freedom
Putin
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Categories:
blockade, conflict, military, war,
Form: Verse
On Facing Blockade
On facing blockade, simply smile
The universe tests us
Smell the roses and rest awhile
Flow easy without fuss
View ego urge askance
Make erect soulful stance
Live thus in nonchalance
Outcomes to rest laid
On facing blockade
23-January-2022
Quietus
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Categories:
blockade, destiny, peace,
Form: Rhyme
Blockade Runner
The brick wall that kept the dogs in
Also caused them to make a din
Whenever the cat would run or walk across the wall
But the bricks were much too tall
for them to reach that furry feline ball
The nimble cat would pay them no mind
She knew the dogs couldn't jump that
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Categories:
blockade, cat,
Form: Rhyme
Blockade
My mind is cloudy
And seeming to tighten
Flashes if anguish
Pain, torment and loss
Overtake my life
Nothing is easy
Not even Denial
Must push through this
Through the blockade of indifference
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Categories:
blockade, angst, confusion, depression, sad,
Form: Free verse
To One of Many Heroes of Blockade of Leningrad.
Dedicated to memory of my mother-in-law,
Nina Mihalova
Forgive me, please.
I speak these words too late.
You have been long already in the other world,
And God welcomed you.
But I
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Categories:
blockade, life, peace, people, social,
Form: Dramatic Verse