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A Costly Adventure
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Larry Bradfield
| Rhyme |
charmer, humorous,
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Apoplectic Begat Comatose
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Free verse |
charmer, allusion, imagery, perspective, words,
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The Art In My Man
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Cathrine Legabe
| Romanticism |
charmer, art, crush, cute love,
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Snuff
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Elegy |
charmer, allegory, character, death, wisdom,
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O, Colorful Fall
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Dear Heart a.k.a. Broken Wings
| Free verse |
charmer, autumn,
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Cry, My Beloved Rebecca
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daniel Moscovitz
| Rhyme |
charmer, crush, cry, loneliness, love,
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The Devil Charms
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Balveen Cheema
| Rhyme |
charmer, cute love, dog,
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- Love, Motivation, and Success -
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Sunshine Smile
| Free verse |
charmer, children, husband, wife,
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A Real Charmer
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Jack Ellison
| Rhyme |
charmer, fun,
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Aging
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Artsieladie Sharon Donnelly
| Rhyme |
charmer, age, humor,
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The Old Gristmill
by Jerry T Curtis
The Old Gristmill
(Not fit for the contest)
Way across the glen,
Many years gone passed
There lived a beauty of a women
With her fine little lass
Her daughter was...
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Categories:
charmer, first love, humorous, time,
ME 'N MRS JONES
by Line Gauthier
How I remember that song
Playing daily on the radio
Just a couple of notes
I’d instantly get shivers
And nothing else
Mattered around me
Seems I was barely twelve
I...
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Categories:
charmer, growing up, heart, music,
Warrior, Cast Down To Earth, To Dark Beast Smite
by Robert Lindley
Warrior, Cast Down To Earth, To Dark Beast Smite
" From what magical realm do you now flee,
With silver belted sword and bright armor,
And awesome power...
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Categories:
charmer, art, conflict, creation, fantasy,
I Laugh When I'm Nervous
by Caren Krutsinger
It was with a heavy heart I left the house, choosing no make-up in anticipation of the tears I might cry.
Being faithfully spiritual, I know...
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Dramatic Monologue |
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Categories:
charmer, cancer, funeral, heaven, sick,
Forced into Love
by Devy Sunshine
Come hither she said with a wry smile across her lips, standing in shock as if being mocked by a bird in a tree. Where...
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charmer, crush, perspective, sorry,
Step Right up to the Plate and Earn your Paycheck
by Gershon Wolf
Do you make sure to tap all the dirt from your spikes with your bat,
even if it takes two full-length TV time-outs for you...
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charmer, baseball, humorous, money,
My Dad In Quotes
by Juliet Ligon
When playtime was over my tiny hands tediously picked up Tyco toys, a fistful of three at a time. "Atta girl," my dad would encourage....
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Categories:
charmer, appreciation, bereavement, blessing, childhood,
A Leading Man
by Sheer Terror
the lonely plight
of a dissident man
a single lucent light fueled in the night
so flows pontification and foresight
the crowd it incites
a mass devoted...
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Categories:
charmer, america, anger, conflict, humanity,
Mary Yelvington 1876-1910
by stark hunter
Mary Yelvington
1876-1910
George Towne, now there was a man;
Handsome as the devil;
Strong as a bougainvillea vine.
And married to the redoubtable Fannie Towne,
Town shill, and occasional...
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Epitaph |
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Categories:
charmer, crush,
Swift Arthur
by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
King Arthur had a lightning rod. Guinevere found him trying.
His vassals though profoundly odd were far more satisfying.
In martial arts he did excel. At other...
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Ballade |
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Categories:
charmer, fantasy, hero, humor, magic,
Coz You Are A Women
by Sushmita Kalashikar
Early to rise and late to bed,
Weaving threads of life under your shed,
You create a home inside the walls of a house,
You are the ultimate...
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Categories:
charmer, angel, appreciation, beauty, for
A charmer
by Thabang coleen
My arms are long,
A chest so out
Legs so short
Could win a broad.
A head so heavy,
A brain so big.
Ideas so bright,
Could think bests!
The skin so dark,
The...
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Categories:
charmer, power,
Silly Words
by Michelle Faulkner
I'm not in step with the Serious Bards
For me, it's the sillier words that chime
I see quadrangles instead of a yard
Jaunty hootenannies I find sublime
I...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
charmer, funny, humor, silly, writing,
The Current Iguana
by Jack Ellison
How good was it with Barack Obama
Great prez, so sad to say adieu, oh momma
What a charmer
Much love he garnered
Comparisons are glaring with the current...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
charmer, scary,
Whispers of love
by Silent One
Whisper sweet words of love into my ear,
embrace me close as the moon shines so bright.
Listen to hearts beat, there's nothing to fear,
lustrous stars are...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
charmer, love, passion, sensual,
President Obama
by Jack Ellison
Barack Obama was the greatest U.S. President ever
Unquestionably, undeniably, no other's been greater
Obviously I'm impressed
As you might have guessed
He credits his success to...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
charmer, character,
Dear Snake Charmer
by Jared Gibril
Dear snake charmer, i see you brought your lucky charm
Go ahead and tame the poison in my bloodstream
Quell the anger in my snare, do the...
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Categories:
charmer, animal, art, bible, fantasy,
Snake Charmer
by Venetia Crasta
She was charmed by him
And danced to his tune
As would a snake to his charmer
He twisted her around his hand
And made her dance to...
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Categories:
charmer, abuse,
What Flavour Cookie Are You
by Jack Ellison
Hey babe, what flavor cookie are you?
Chocolate chip, sugar or raisin to name a few
I'd guess sugar
Sweet and demure
What a charmer but that I already...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
charmer, cheer up,
An Autumn Stroll
by Dear Heart a.k.a. Broken Wings
I so love an amber hazy forest,
strolling winding paths bathed in bright colors;
I love the fall leaves of crimson and rust,
bird twitters and peeps. Oh,...
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Rhyme royal |
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Categories:
charmer, autumn,