Could Be Contestant Horn Haiku
which would have occurred
again and again we heard
bright good looking bird
could be contestant
perfectly pleasing pheasant
as well as pleasant
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Categories:
contestant, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Contestant Number Twenty Won
CATOGORY LOVE
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to inspire: Capsaicin Anaheim
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It completes the sound
it makes itself perfect
it's recommended to those who who love
and those aspire to be loved
I must apologize
I became bored with you
knowing what you'd say often
lead me to be with others
It's exactly what you think
and true to form
might you forgive me
that I shall heed Cupids
call might you
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Categories:
contestant, character, music,
Form: Bio
Categories:
contestant, inspirational love, life, love,
Form: Acrostic
Jeopardy Contestant
caffeine circles my brain, loaded, laughing. i jolt upright in my sleep…
lessness. the ride through time….woke up in pea-thick fog, drank two
cups, went to church to pray and praise. chomped a burger, fries and
freed some more caffeine from an ice cold cup. worked a Sunday after
jet-lagged Saturday. arrived back home to hugs and laughter,
and the
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Categories:
contestant, sleep,
Form: Prose
Felt Like a Contestant
always felt
like a
contestant
on a game
show
entitled
prove you love me
in which i was
on a quest
trying to win
the grand prize
your heart
felt as if the
show was on
rewind
set on repeat
a never ending
cycle
forever lost in
syndication
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Categories:
contestant,
Form: Lyric
Poetry Contest Contestant
I tell myself
You will not define me
By putting me at the bottom
Or in a slightly higher place
I see no honor in your mention
I am not a favorite child
Thankfully my words remain my own
Spilled from tipped glass
Soaking into white cloth
These stains have meanings
They exist outside of arbitrary rules
I cannot dance to a one person band
So I
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Categories:
contestant, angst, conflict, introspection,
Form: I do not know?
The Contestant
I could not miss your boudoir and starve of paradise
Since that day when from Ellis Island I saw you
Your lamp held to guide my ship ... the only disguise
Your brothel nakedness still drew desires to you
And your lips had words like honey running down
They told me I would find you here, freelancing
For the butcher and
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Categories:
contestant, political
Form: Verse