Small Town Cop
Alternating red and blue, police car siren blaring.
My heart is thumping wildly. I wave and blow him a kiss,
But he doesn't notice. He is on the job, not caring.
And since I'm driving slowly, a chance meeting I'm going to miss.
Had he wings, he would be the Heavenly Angel Michael.
But he is an honest cop
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Categories:
citation, love,
Form: Rhyme
Inaugural Citation
The mayor beamed from ear to ear. He knew
He’d hit the jackpot with his latest plan
to generate much needed revenue.
He felt his civic scheme was better than
a gift from wealthy men with strings attached.
It was a perfect plot without a flaw
for Dayton’s needs. It wasn’t quickly hatched,
and was America’s first speeding law.
A man named Harry
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Categories:
citation, humor,
Form: Sonnet
In Citation For Liberation
In citation For Liberation
by: Jonn'a Houck
Liberation,
which comes from the root word liberate.
Which means to free from domination by a foreign power.
Freed from or opposed to traditional social and sexual attitudes.
Which is liberated.
So this is not just a poem
but for the man that no longer think as a child.
but seeks the knowledge to get out of
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Categories:
citation, corruption, death, encouraging, environment,
Form: I do not know?
Citation
Speak to reveal pragmatic tact,
Align what works with purpose grand;
Yield fond appeal in sustained fact,
Surge, fling and jerk can forge bold trends.
Look deeper still and you will see,
Explore each thought with focus clear,
Expect bold will to dare to be.
Keep faith and spot as courage steers,
Use what you've got to word the dream,
Awake to seize the
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Categories:
citation, blessing,
Form: Sonnet
Citation
my heart gets pulled over
and the fines are numerous
I study the citations
and know they are all true:
too fast for conditions
failure to negotiate the turns
running all the red lights
following too close
ignoring all the signs
passing on the solid lines
loving without a license
the price is not too high
and I will gladly pay
when the officer leaves
I start it all
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Categories:
citation, funny, introspection
Form: Free verse