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Collegiate Times

freedom in green blades
the softest sprig of Spring
brains before marriage
stretched out under brightest sun
nestled in serenity

Categories: collegiate, nature, peace,
Form: Tanka

March On

The ides of March are upon us,
With spring to follow closely in step.
    As we begin to welcome St. Patty,
    And all those Easter eggs lie ready to prep.

    Seen and heard is the madness of basketball,
    Collegiate craziness to never end.

Categories: collegiate, change, march, spring,
Form: Light Verse

The Small Collegiate Reunion

We spent the day together reliving
               old stories of collegiate escapades

               Reunions, however small, resurrect
            vigor

Categories: collegiate, friend, retirement,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Collegiate Mantis

COLLEGIATE MANTIS

solo stick figure genuflects at the knees
leafy green, prophet-like.
                 
petitions God with a tenacious grip -
of the windshield wipers,
assiduous antennas flapping in the breeze.

holds on to the lord’s favor,
even as i send his pew flying
this way and that.

with

Categories: collegiate, child, insect, prayer,
Form: Free verse

A Collegiate Remembrance

yesterday arrived at my doorstep
flashing her exuberance
through contagious smiles and sculpted features
painted images flickered through my memory
as seasons remembered
the autumn colors that bordered concrete
structures paying homage
to this choice of knowledge

the textbook carriers scurried hungrily 
from door to door
and unlocked pent up furys at 
local dance clubs
the white that fell blanketed the ugliness
w/ virginal qualities
pure driven

and

Categories: collegiate, visionary, autumn,
Form: Epitaph

Collegiate Unnamed

•	
I’m of Slovakian descent,
I can barely afford my rent,
Now I’ve run out of time,
And my very last dime,
I need to reach,
My time to teach,
To mold the minds and sculpt the dreams,
To reserve the tears and eliminate the screams,
To persuade the youth in the city of Pittsburgh,
To do more with their lives then-
The negative surroundings they’re

Categories: collegiate, introspection, life, future,
Form: Free verse