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Contrive Poems - Poems about Contrive

The Ghost of Frankenstein - Things to Come
...You’d recreate a military hero? Macarthur, maybe? Nimitz? Pershing? Sherman? Or would you choose a leader from the past? Suppose you went for Mussolini – Nero – (I can’t remember what they called......

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Categories: contrive, future,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Clovers of Hope
...Wild is the night, dressed in silk and satin, perfumed with opium drops of vanilla warmth~ a rippling reflection of dragon desires, where the heart sings in sync with the jasmine notes o......

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Categories: contrive, dark, emotions,
Form: Free verse



FANTASIES
...FANTASIES It’s said that fantasies are not real But will reflect how you may feel One more memory each can steal Causing emotion to well up inside Even when you’d prefer they hide It is what ......

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Categories: contrive, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Morning Rise
...Merlin's wand brushes the sky, As the sun rises with a groan. The caw of crows are harbingers Of brightening days tomorrow. Full rightly is the special one Seated upon the Stone of Scone. Praye......

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Categories: contrive, religion, seasons,
Form: Rhyme
The Sun of a Woman
...As a woman's sun sets quick, —the clock, it does tick tick, The window begins short after your twenties Be wise, a partner you must find before your time runs dry; But know this, beauty fades not......

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Categories: contrive, woman, women,
Form: Other



Premium Member RED
...RED One hundred years ago in Pollockshaws A man was laid to rest, From humble beginnings to a martyr They buried Scotland’s best. A man who stood for the people A man unshaken and proud, T......

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Categories: contrive, anger, appreciation, community, education,
Form: Rhyme
Pathetic Fallacy
... It is fallacious to pretend we contrive to “become ourselves” when there’s no one to observe us. Mere mice with conceits of grandeur prowling proud like cats in the night - Hubris holds......

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Categories: contrive, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member My Favorite Teacher
...In my years of school, many good teachers, I've had. In first grade, Mrs. Carver helped me when I was sad. That compassionate beauty was kind to me indeed. I can't recommend a better way to learn ......

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Categories: contrive, math, teacher, tribute,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Taking a Break
...The dishes can wait, they have waited before, All my work problems, I’ll simply ignore. The email pings call, they too can wait, For I'm on my break, to procrastinate. I’ll slouch in the couch,......

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Categories: contrive, retirement, sleep,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member BOASTING OF FANTASTICAL ROSES A GARDEN
...Here is my boasting I am hosting If I could I would contrive a spacious Garden flooded with all roses! Mesmerizing magical Magenta Roses! Iconic idealic indigo roses! And the most bountiful bo......

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Categories: contrive, beautiful, creation, environment, imagination,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member Infinite A Todd Aid
... Cyber poets seeking buried treasure filled with rushed rapture A.I’s hurried; Robotic words never ringing no soul, outraged console steady lagging; Pop goes the weasel suddenly alive; Bourg......

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Categories: contrive, computer, corruption, emotions,
Form: Other
The Truth Of This Magnitude
...The Truth Of This Magnitude” Obstinate defiance from an indignant child Consummate reliance on the spirit of the Wild Intricate compositions of meticulous art A syndicate of derision that ......

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Categories: contrive, creation, humanity, life, truth,
Form: Rhyme
Gangsta r
... (Thinks) I Float like a Butterfly and sting like a tazer. Mouth of the South, but my lips don't say (intelligent) words Like Muhammad Alley Bin drive by shooting Bin Laden with delusion......

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Categories: contrive, art,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Arctic Acuity
... Mind marooned in complex convolution, obscurity singular in each living entity. The psyche silhouettes unique elements, to alien attributes they won’t adhere. The reserved recess ......

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Categories: contrive, analogy, pride, self,
Form: Free verse
Poetry and Music
...Writing my poem while sun comes low While queen's song plays on the radio Where poetry and music contrive The seeds of faith come alive February 7, 2024, PST, SPC......

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Categories: contrive, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

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