Draconian measures promise to hobble future SEPTA transit riders
...Draconian measures promise to hobble future SEPTA transit riders
one of whom would be
this married sexagenarian,
who recently acquired
his Senior Fare Card
courtesy Trump's big beautiful bill
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Categories:
decrease, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
The Feast Beneath Pennsylvania
...At midnight, deep beneath D.C.'s pride,
A tunnel breathed secrets the daylight hides.
Pennsylvania Avenue—so clean, so grand—
But under its bones lies a cursed land.
Dark suits walk halls soake...
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Categories:
decrease, abuse, horror, magic, money,
Form: Free verse
Too Much of a Bad Thing
...
Like herbicides and pesticides
and other chemical deterrents advertized
to keep certain foods looking perfect
and free of any blemish or defect
will in time (like any other crime)
increase...
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Categories:
decrease, dark, humor,
Form: Didactic
All Glory To God
...If you want to glory
You glory in the Lord
All things for His glory
Before you drink,
All glory to God
Before you eat,
All glory to God
If you receive a blessing
All glory to God
We must dec...
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Categories:
decrease, character, faith, spiritual, thanksgiving,
Form: Light Verse
Enhancement
...There are some things that you can do to make your heart-felt dream come true, you have to fight to survive for your dream to come alive, the will is more powerful than the mind so keep the vision cl...
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Categories:
decrease, america, business, community, creation,
Form: Narrative
crow cawed
...eyes closed
we listen
koel sings
nodes glisten
all’s well
but then
jarring notes
mar zen
ripples rise
stifling bliss
do nothing
notice this
who within
so stumbled
bend low
we’re ...
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Categories:
decrease, angst, introspection, joy, peace,
Form: Rhyme
awarding ink test
...journalism is objective by law
the decrease in legible statements is mathematically irrelevant to peaceful assembly
disruption of legislation is against the law.
how to correct young journalists? ...
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Categories:
decrease, america, arabic,
Form: Free verse
Seeing Jesus In the Thunderstorm
...I fall asleep to thunderstorms.
Though I’m under blankets, nothing warms.
The storm winds blow and heavy rain pours,
The lighting flashes and the thunder roars.
My fears light up the night’s da...
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Categories:
decrease, christian, faith, jesus, night,
Form: Rhyme
Wants and Needs
...There is this fellowship between wants and needs.
You feel the weight, anticipating this price to decrease.
As you realize this price may not come down,
It becomes clear, this is not going to be ...
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Categories:
decrease, anxiety, blessing, courage, desire,
Form: Free verse
Periods and Commas, to be or not to be
... after Poetry is a Recited Art, by Brian Strand
i am a written not a talking work
and were i there with you to speak this piece
i’d do it as you wish no extra grease
but the medium ...
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Categories:
decrease, humor, imagination, poems, poetry,
Form: Italian Sonnet
Horse Color Cannot Be Ignored
...Horse Color Cannot Be Ignored
Intentions, cryptic, in pockets.
Fiery darts lampooned in sockets.
The bow is a clue; not a sword.
Horse color cannot be ignored.
Wielding war’s arms, re...
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Categories:
decrease, animal, christian, day,
Form: Rhyme
Musing on the Death Penalty
...
A double murderer
Shot before a firing squad
Justice or revenge?
An eye for an eye
So, the old law book conveys
Punishment for sin
Society’s way
To rid town square of wrongs
Yet, death ...
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Categories:
decrease, 12th grade, abuse, death,
Form: Haiku
Undigested
...Undigested
Strife in These
De-Knighted States:
It POWS!
To Decrease
Your World Player.
Hey!
You're "kidding,"
RIGHT???
"Sick, Sick, Sick."
-Gray Squirrel
02-23-2025...
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Categories:
decrease, irony, life, sick,
Form: Free verse
America 2025-So Far
...America twenty twenty-five
This year is all the way live
Drones in the Jersey Sky
In California, the fires fly
Planes crashing in the air
Black Hawk helicopters unaware
Who do we blame?
Affi...
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Categories:
decrease, america, hope, peace, truth,
Form: Rhyme
The Two Mothers in Me
...Good mother, bad mother, locked in a war, Two mirrors reflecting, in a turbulent stance. ...
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Categories:
decrease, angst, conflict, fear, how
Form: Free verse
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