Practice till it becomes natural.
I smile and everything around me changes.
The world's a better place.
Wordku: 5-7-5 words
AP: 3rd place 2026
He's taken some shots..David Mc'Bride.' For truth and
Reality..He could not let it ride.' Lies and false premise.'
He was not on their side.' He is striving for equity thats
David Mc'Bride.' In the spirit of Australia he stood at Asaunge's side..Just the same for the ANZACS..C'mon now lets hear it.'
David Mc'Bride I call to our Hero's Lillie and Warne. John
Monash, Ned Kelly.. I beleive they'd not scorn.' In fact I
See their sheer outrage.' Can you imagine what they'd
Say.??? Well i'll speak out for them.' Back the true blue
Today..Stand up for Australia.' Stand strong do your bit'
Lets spring this hero Aussie.' As mostly, the judicary is not worth!
His bloody, spit.!!!
They eff you up, your Mum and Dad,
At least that's what we're told,
All your Dad's genes are hand-me-downs,
Your anger, spawn of old,
It's not your fault you can't fly straight,
it's not your fault you fail.
I'll blame it on my Ma and Pa,
It's the reason I travail,
I've got no money - oh screw you Mum! - Why wasn't I brought up wealthy?
I smoke ten a day - oh screw you Dad! -Feel guilt 'cos I'm not healthy.
I've broke up with my seventh wife, It seems I can't commit,
I no longer see my children, WHY CAN'T YOU DO YOUR BIT?
I sit here in my bedsit, my doorbell never rung,
Nobody wants to speak to me, I was curbed when I was young,
They eff you up, your Mum and Dad, the pain is all their fault,
I blame it on your DNA, the reason I assault.
I loop the rope up to the roof, the noose rests on my knee,
And then a flash of clarity - it wasn't you, it's me!
So sorry Mum, and sorry, Dad, It's my fault that I'm done,
Your better off without me, but I'm glad I was your son.
A Native of Florida's Reefs
I am the native of the Florida Keys and Bahamas
People here call me mero and not goliath grouper
Once a scuba diver caught and held me beside the boat
Half out of water with hook in corner of my mouth.
Looked at my five-haired beard trailing from aching jaw
Brown skin hanging in strips like ancient wallpaper
Shaped like full-blown roses stained and lost in age
Was frightened by gills breathing in terrible oxygen.
He gazed and gazed with pride and triumph in eyes
Don’t know what happened to him, he let me go!.
I was only six years then and got a long life of fifty
Travelling to Flamingo and Shark River, our Mecca.
Wonder as scuba divers are not seen in native waters
As to catch us in US waters has been declared illegal
Please do your bit signing online petition to fishing ban
Curb your desire to make money or just the fun for it
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*Inspired by Fishing Ban laws
Date 20-10-13
Dr. Ram Mehta
Third Place win
Contest: Personify Any Animal of your choice by Just That Archaic Poet
Do come in
All welcome
Religion yes all religion
Bow down
Do your bit
Submit
Submit
Wind the crank yourself
and celebrate the Devils birthday !
Do come in
All welcome
Religion religion
Bow down
Do your bit
Submit
Submit
Wind the crank yourself
Celebrate a Devils birthday!
nette
the hunger of the depth instills,
the feeling strokes the little chills,
and bursting forth it enters till,
eruption stops her dreaming,
beyond the gate, the miseltoe,
says come on mate,
it's time you know,
to rise again to penetrate,
to be at one within the gate,
it's dangerous i know,
just do your bit for fate,
and sow...
Don Johnson
re nette's poem a Maverick
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