Dip in Triveni
...holy river's edge
cameramen flash,politicians
staged humility....
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Categories:
cameramen, feelings, irony, riddle,
Form: Senryu
Environmental Stench
...The spirit of love was flowing in the air but all of a sudden it disappeared when the birds sitting on the fence spread filth on the cars parked in the garage. They say that it’s a symbol of luck for...
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Categories:
cameramen, break up, business, england,
Form: Narrative
Mallory the Cat
...Mallory the cat needs a bit of a rest, he’s older than me.
Nothing to see, I tell the neighbors. He’s just up in a tree.
Gawkers come by and lambast me for letting him rest.
Up in his regular pl...
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Categories:
cameramen, cat,
Form: Rhyme
If Ever I Had a Country: Lxxxiii
...IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY: LXXXIII
IF ever I had a country, a country where I were, by virtue of the highly
meritorious and exceptional services rendered to the State in conning and
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Categories:
cameramen, abuse, humor, women,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Final Stunt
...I immerse myself in your subtleness
And romanced with your innate madness
I look for a place to reside
So that I can have you close by my side
I wandered around the solitary room
Trying to hold ...
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Categories:
cameramen, beauty, confidence, creation, feelings,
Form: Narrative
Saints By Day Pirates By Night
...This land of black boxes and sharp eyes
where everything is in underground cellar
lives in ardent luxury of persons that are
saints by day and pirates by night
When the sun comes out from her b...
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Categories:
cameramen, betrayal, satire,
Form: Elegy
War
...War, a fairy and dreaded guest
Visits hosts with clenched iron fist
Red eyes to observe extended family
And deaf ears to hear songs of tears
On his back he carries hoe and spade
To prepare new...
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Categories:
cameramen, allegory, power,
Form: Personification
Operation Money Jump
...Thanksgiving, 1971,
a parachute pilgrim approaches Northwest Flight 305
as Dan Cooper, anonymous businessman, anarchist airborne,
black suit, black sunglasses, a black tie
and a black briefcase...
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Categories:
cameramen, america, history, mystery,
Form: Epic
Dragon Out of the Mist
...Out of the mist… In a cloud of smoke… Dragon is at it again!
Yep, He’s out to protect Innocence, Truth, and the American Way!
He grabbed his Superman cape, AGAIN! I thought I’d got rid of that thing!...
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Categories:
cameramen, adventure, character, fantasy, funny,
Form: Light Verse
The Ruba'Iyat of Creteil Lake - Part Four
...The Ruba’iyat of Créteil Lake – Part Four
Lovers stroll down her nubile spine blithely to pubic isle
Where under linden boughs and mulberry spread connive smile
Old and young keep parading swathed i...
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Categories:
cameramen, allegory,
Form: Quatrain
Today, We Are---
...Today we are…
by Odin Roark
The weapons of indifference
Unconsciously remote controlling
Weapons of terror
We are the children
With raised arms above our heads
We are the miscreant...
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Categories:
cameramen, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Ireland's Rain
...IRELAND’S RAIN
You don’t have to see it raining in Ireland to know that it is so
The Bay at Kenmare is always mist-covered and smelling of moisture -
As the clouds come sweeping in from the A...
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Categories:
cameramen, holiday, rain, autumn, rain,
Form: Quatrain
On Lower Broadway
...The camera crews were out in force
Lined up, a dozen deep;
Hoping when their prey emerged,
They’d get a glimpse or peep.
They made me think of vultures
As they circle in the sky,
Just waiting...
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Categories:
cameramen, introspection, urban
Form: Rhyme