14 Coursing!
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14 Coursing!
Reflection one,
Gematria is revealing,
14 is “Dai”, enough, done?
Tzoros are healing,
Rav C. Shumulevitz wrote “Con”,
Or “With” feeling “Busha”
For your missed mission,
T...
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Categories:
bullpen, anniversary, courage, emotions, i
Form: Rhyme
Drunk In Self
...Duet between Omodele Oluwabunmi and Wems Henry Temmy speaks... cautiously
OmO
Mother, I forget not thy words
When I was a score and half a dozen
“My daughter, let your heart hold my teaching "...
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Categories:
bullpen, abuse, africa, age, art,
Form: Rhyme
Strike One
...In a bullpen of violence
—throw the first pitch
(Dreamsleep: May, 2022)...
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Categories:
bullpen, violence,
Form: Free verse
Rainbow Eagles Vs Death Stars
...Imagine for a second
that the entire Afghanistan affair
were a baseball game between two arch rivals.
The United States Rainbow Eagles and the Taliban death stars
The eagles start the game...
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Categories:
bullpen, analogy, baseball, slam,
Form: Free verse
Antipoem 4 Santo and Johnny
...AntiPoem 4
“Santo and Johnny”
(Poet’s instruction- Play “Sleepwalk” twice by Santo and Johnny while reading)
Santo and Johnny play Sleepwalk on Fender steel and bass
Just oozing out their mel...
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Categories:
bullpen, memory,
Form: Free verse
Turkmen Oilmen Who Work For Nasa--
... again, big Ben,
Airmen, and then,
wise men
John Glenn
transenne
flagmen
gunmen, pitchmen
Turkmen oilmen
lawmen, brood den
unpen, bullpen
6/27/1...
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Categories:
bullpen, analogy, metaphor, word play,
Form: Footle
The Scenic Route
...February marks the date but we don't celebrate.
Relationship is real, daily struggle, money, temptations, and
suicidal moments.
We took the scenic route but have only seen one mountain.
10/11...
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Categories:
bullpen, beauty, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
A Malady of the Mind
...A malady of the mind
Dominates the will
As the surging river
Overruns the mill
Omnipotent craving
The bullpen cannot hold
A temptation unremitting
Annulling principle
No affection or reas...
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Categories:
bullpen, addiction, drink,
Form: Quatrain
All In the Game
...All in the Game
a call to the
bullpen by time
warner
tie your cleats by
florsheim
everything in
moderation by red
label vodka
plan ahead by forest
lawn
and beneath the
glittering
t...
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Categories:
bullpen, baseball, emotions,
Form: Ballade
When a Grand Slam Is Not Enough
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The game of baseball can sometimes be rough.
Teams often play competition that can be too tough.
Often, even a grand slam home run is not enough.
Last night, our team managed to tie the ...
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Categories:
bullpen, baseball,
Form: Rhyme
The Bullpen Stinks Tonight
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When the home team has a five to two lead,
a dependable bullpen is what they need.
In the ninth inning, they want three outs more.
A relief pitcher has to shut the door.
Losing the lead for ...
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Categories:
bullpen, loss, sad, sports, home,
Form: Rhyme
The Bullpen
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At the ballpark in a sequestered location
are baseball pitchers waiting in isolation.
They ready themselves for a bad situation.
When starting pitchers falter, they are called upon.
The call...
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Categories:
bullpen, adventure, sports,
Form: Rhyme
Walk-Off Home Run
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Ever since the game of baseball had begun,
nothing excites the fans like a walk-off home run.
In the ninth inning with a tie score,
hit a home run and you don’t have to play anymore.
Perhaps...
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Categories:
bullpen, dedication, sports, home, home,
Form: Rhyme
The Rookie
...He began his career playing T-ball along about the age of eight,
Never dreaming that becoming a professional was to be his fate!
Right off the bat (so to speak!) he was a natural at the game.
With...
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Categories:
bullpen, sportsworld, high school,
Form: Rhyme
Babe
...Oh, Babe
Pitched for the price of infamy’s name
Springtime sold
For the tempest of a bambino’s bane
Oh, Babe
Stadium-made gregarious grin
Pinstripe promises
Playing for shoddy orphaned kids
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Categories:
bullpen, inspirational, people, sports,
Form: Narrative
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