like a breath of fresh air
...like a breath of fresh air...
and all things considered,
broadcast on national public radio
Frequency: 90.9WHYY-FM,
I (a liberal democrat)
counted myself as an avid fan
particularly listening...
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Categories:
clamored, absence, adventure, america, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Piloting My Own Corpse
...The world is quiet here
Yet growing louder by the day
Renting paradise from vultures
Split amongst two flavors of instability
I clamored and dreamed for that golden armor
That title that would...
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Categories:
clamored, allegory, change, death, religion,
Form: Free verse
Harriet Harris nee Kuritsky
...Harriet Harris née Kuritsky...
Despite being a nineteen year old bride
she wed Boyce Brandon Harris
half a decade her senior,
(where I ranked less than a twinkle in their eyes)
during the mont...
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Categories:
clamored, america, anniversary, celebration, death,
Form: Rhyme
Hi Hey Ho
...
Connor Constrictor
crept through the carpet.
Marianne Marmot
marched through the market
singing, “Hi hey hi hey hi hey ho!”
Boys and girls join in singing,
“Hi hey hi hey hi hey ho!”
...
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Categories:
clamored, animal, children, fun, funny,
Form: Alliteration
See To it Yourselves
...Then Pilot said, “I have questioned this man called Jesus,
But I could not find him culpable of a Roman crime.
So, I sent him north to be judged by Herod Antipas
Who is Tetrarch of Galilee at thi...
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Categories:
clamored, bible, gospel, jesus, judgement,
Form: Narrative
The Orator
...After a tepid greeting
A hush fell over the crowd
And as they took their seating
I spoke of my deeds so proud
On this stage I'd now embark
No teller of feeble lies
With a glance I s...
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Categories:
clamored, allegory,
Form: Rhyme
Impossible Mission To Sleep On Opposite Side of Marital Bed
...Impossible mission to sleep on opposite side of marital bed...
Oddly enough even
when frolicking in the autumn mist
with seasoned super tramping
cheaply tricked out goo goo dolls
some resemb...
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Categories:
clamored, adventure, anxiety, appreciation, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Swan Lake
...Swingers of drenching waters
Drifters of fini coasters
Skating on lines of lakes and rivers
Dancing as spiral rafters
Bowing down before the sunny skies
Elongating wings of frozen cries
Bea...
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Categories:
clamored, bird, joy, peace, water,
Form: Imagism
Boys Will Be Boys
...He’d have to take his new jeans off to swim
Or mom is sure to paddle his tail.
So, his skinned them off, climbed atop the railroad bridge,
folding them with the greatest care, laid them on the ra...
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Categories:
clamored, childhood, clothes, giggle,
Form: Rhyme
Not Stabbed Neither Poisoned Nor Sick
...He was clamored dead!
Without being stabbed,
Without being poisoned,
Without being sick:
The angels' arch summoned him
To see the Heavens and Hell
And samples of judging the just and the unjus...
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Categories:
clamored, 12th grade, death, fate,
Form: Narrative
Hero
...Son of the rising sun; a child of prowess.
Hatched from the spawn of the raiders' conquest.
He rose from the trail of the claws that raid.
His sage was a tale that became a legend.
His sere...
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Categories:
clamored, hero,
Form: Metrical Tale
Geraldine and Me
...She asked me to dance.
Matter-of-factly, led me
Held my eager hands -
She ruled, and I followed.
Cling to smell of cinnamon, while
She saw dark chocolate, craving to be had.
Neat and tidy as sh...
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Categories:
clamored, best friend, growth,
Form: Free verse
Some Pro's and Con's of Being Connected To Virtual Reality
...Some pro's and con's of being connected to virtual reality
Dune not be bashful, grumpy, leery
or any other contemporary dwarf man
regarding countless less well known dwarves
(that never got a c...
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Categories:
clamored, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Some Pro's and Con's of Being Virtually Connected To Reality Poetic Verses
...Some Pro's and Con's of being Virtually Connected to Reality poetic verses
Dune not be bashful, grumpy, leery
or any other contemporary dwarf man
even countless less well known dwarves
(that ne...
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Categories:
clamored, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Scared of the Turquoise Monster
...If I hear one more word about that turquoise monster I will turn blue.
Like the monster, Daddy? Asked his observant daughter, little Sue.
Her mother smiled, knowing who would win this battle round....
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Categories:
clamored, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
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