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Premium Member Shall I Compare Thee To an Elephant?
...Shall I compare thee to an elephant? Thou art a thousand times more relevant. 'Tis not from floppy ear doth ardor rise, Nor yet shall sinuous trunk knot love’s sweet ties; And if thou can’t stamp......

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Categories: deftly, animal, humor, humorous, love,
Form: Couplet
Discontent
...They said, "you look cute" I smiled and remained mute But, Did that really make me smile? Remarked they, saying, you are beautiful, adorable and kind "You are someone who's hard to find" Are ......

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Categories: deftly, anger, appreciation, character, courage,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Waiting In Empty Nest
... “The birds fly away from their nurturing nest, find their own skies to soar” – Quote by Poet I built the nest for them where we could stay together for as long as the sun ros......

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Categories: deftly, memory,
Form: Free verse
As an easy pushover and soft touch lamenting my demise
...As an easy pushover and soft touch lamenting my demise Vultures swooped overhead and preyed on my vulnerabilities forcing me to carrion camping as fine young cannibals sharpened their knives an......

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Categories: deftly, 12th grade, 1st grade,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Golden Glimmers of the Sun
...*Playing around with Alliteration The sun softly shimmers with gold glimmers Sanguine sunsets dance marvelous minuets Before falling abed, he briefly bled for having to close his eyes be......

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Categories: deftly, sunset,
Form: Alliteration



Premium Member Last Dance Amid The Stars
... *Trigger warning: Death, Suicide Bottle in my left hand, cold steel in my right. A Grand Canyon revelry gone bad with only myself to blame. "Just one more selfie," she said. Her body now still ......

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Categories: deftly, adventure, loss,
Form: Haibun
Lost libido as rez erected cockamamie Shtrungool haint no prickly fallacy
...Lost libido as rez erected cockamamie Shtrungool haint no prickly fallacy The following pastiche poetically pricked prick, whereby fantasy courtesy Eros (????) cow licked country bumpin vide......

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Categories: deftly, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
A starry eyed burst of creativity
...A (starry eyed) burst of creativity... at approximately a painfully early o'clock in the morning give or take an o'clock found yours truly (me) amassing line after line of a poem crazily coal......

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Categories: deftly, abuse, america, analogy, anger,
Form: Free verse
About gods of timing belts and spark plugs
...“Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate", most frequently translated as "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here". A. Dante, 14th century Italian poet They sway the power over mere mortals They drop ......

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Categories: deftly, car, humor, humorous, life,
Form: Rhyme
orange you glad i didn't say crayon'd
.... did the audience with jocular query propone ......

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Categories: deftly, allusion, hyperbole, light, literature,
Form: Burlesque
Premium Member Yet Another Politician
...Why do politicians lie And our wallets deftly pry, Puff and bluster all the time Their intent to cheat sublime. Are we dumb or just naive Of that talent to deceive, Smiles aplenty to go round......

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Categories: deftly, analogy, engagement, funny, hope,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Ghosts of Christmas Past
...Ghosts of Christmas Past I do not fear the ghosts of my Christmas past. My yearly visit with each one is a gift a present for this one day I drive out to Lantzville Beach and bring my dog......

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Categories: deftly, christmas, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dreams within dreams
... : November 17, 2024, for Dreams Within Dreams Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Unseeking Seeker __________________________ “Thought streams manifested ......

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Categories: deftly, analogy, dream, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member mon cygne noire
... now ... dance for me … eyes of polished onyx pierce me like the keen edge of a scalpel, deftly wielded ... the blood of my black heart flowing in and around you - warm and welcomed to your......

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Categories: deftly, analogy, dance, dark, passion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Joyous Linkage-TRI
... A bud cradled within two leaves, design of trinity sublime. The proud plant tenderly conceives pristine picture of pleasure prime. Design of trinity sublime, flower between two leaves is g......

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Categories: deftly, analogy, child, joy,
Form: Rhyme

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