Death May Be Your Santa Claus
...Another morning gone. The warp and weft
of kids and errands seems a sort of theft.
I love to listen to the phone-in show,
Peoria Euphoria K Seven, Illinois,
the kind of thing that housewives can ...
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Categories:
doria, life,
Form: Rhyme
Shipwrecks
...The Mary Rose, Andrea Doria, Estonia,
MV Doña Paz, RMS Titanic, and the Endurance
Wasn't, in techno craftsmanship, each a utopia?
Wasn't, yet, the cause of their wreck been soft luxe sentiments?
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Categories:
doria, death, life, nature,
Form: Sonnet
Perhaps Doria Ragland's Thoughts
...Doria Ragland, Meghan Markle's mother
As you exchange those precious vows,
I view the scene through happy tears--
white lace, your prince, sweet looks of love,
broad smiles, no signs of...
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Categories:
doria, romantic love, wedding,
Form: Rhyme
Dante's Hell Translation Canto Xxxiii Part2
...We passed over, where was held in frost state
Harshly contained people of the next band,
Not down bent, but all lying in quite strait.
Weeping itself the tears does not disband,
And pain which...
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Categories:
doria, fantasy,
Form: Terza Rima
Quiz Clue and Comment
...Hint; think of Ex-Lax
Comment: regarding Fred, well I guess I could use the above...but...I am not a
sadist....I would only set up Fred on a date with Joe Doria.......
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Categories:
doria, funny, happiness, hope,
Form: Burlesque
Gratitude
...D earest heart I incense your kindness,
E ternally shimmering beyond skies,
A live within the beauty that lies
R ambling beneath cobalt oceans,
E merging, as words surmise your eyes…
S weet zeph...
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Categories:
doria, friendship, life, thank you,
Form: Acrostic
The Cruise Ship That Just Didn'T Quite Make It...
...She was an Italian liner,
Whose path crossed
Unfavorably with a
Norwegian ship
Out at sea....
She went down that day
All aboard were sad
I just hope that Joe's wife
Was not Andrea by name,...
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Categories:
doria, adventure, allegory, funny, history,
Form: Burlesque