Rhyme Couplet Poems

I wrote this at the last minute.
You know, 
the minute before, I raced out the door.
I scrawled it out until the paper tore.
The thoughts I...

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“Life is too short to be serious all the time. So, if you can’t laugh at yourself, call me and I’ll laugh at you.” -...

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While wishing to enter the poetry contest,
I scan the page of PS with intent and interest.
Many topics I find challenging and fairly fascinating,
the submission requirement...

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send us a rhyme that can uplift ~
our weary soul, which is adrift...

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Journey Journal Page
MY VALENTINE
(For my darling Ann)
By Leon Enriquez


Valentine’s Day brings a fond trace
A certain way your soul binds grace


In your deep eyes my darling...

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Beauty is in the keen eyes that behold
Never in the high mountains tinged with gold
Clouds that can swirl in any form or shape
Or forest greens...

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You’ve got student loans, an overpriced car, and a house,
bought a big boat for you, and the scalpel for your spouse.

Had a good job and...

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Her eyes look up towards the amber skies
In solemn prayer before the Sun dies

Only to live again a zillion times
Prayer is not for the Sun...

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The darkness coalesced in my eyes
Whispering the sweetest lies

Erecting a bloody throne
Made of broken bone

The color seeped from my cheeks
Leaving me weak for weeks

The pain...

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Your laughter flows like red wine,
drunk on love now you’re mine.

Stories splash and stain my jeans,
at last, I know what love means.

Uncork my secrets and...

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My thoughts reflecting upon a year that is about to pass into history. Each month bringing its own joy, sorrow, and contemplations. I have written...

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Aged chains are hampering me.
They get heavier constantly.

Age changes everything,
Voices crackle, making it hard to sing.

Walking and talking become a chore,
The conversation is a bore.

When...

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Merry Christmas time appears in sight, 
coming for you out of the freezing night. 
 
The stars sparkle on the snowy fir trees,
swinging to dance...

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  It's time for a serious poem
    So I can truly show 'em
  That I've mastered metaphor
   ...

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Once upon a time Santa Claus was reading his Christmas list,
and he saw that a little girl called Sue wanted a kitten to kiss.
...

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