My Brother's Book
...My brother’s book deserves a look
And not just for the time it took,
But for the family tree he shook
To show the need to strive.
His characters are loosely based
On relatives whose lives he t...
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Categories:
emigrate, appreciation, books, brother,
Form: Rhyme
They Say We Jews are Afraid
...
They say we Jews are afraid
that no one 'now' will come to our aid
Murder of Jews in America is multiplying
more and more hate crimes, innocents dying
Well, t...
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Categories:
emigrate, america, hate, history, jewish,
Form: Couplet
Spirit and sponsor sane sexagenarian scribe and his spouse to a Utopian country
...Spirit and sponsor sane sexagenarian scribe (and his spouse) to a Utopian country
He seeks (in tandem with the missus)
legal asylum in Canada...
New Brunswick, Newfoundland,
Nova Scotia, et c...
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Categories:
emigrate, america, angst, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
turning point
...spinning on high speed mostly out of control
the washing machine failed to conclude any
of its operation according to a wished for manual
given at birth he had not much choice in the matter
due...
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Categories:
emigrate, depression,
Form: Free verse
Basel
...I am walking around Basel
The city not the herb
I’m not doing a Basel
Because Basel is not a verb
The streets spew tongue twisters
From mouths of many shapes
Beautiful river vistas
With succ...
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Categories:
emigrate, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Bank rolled by billionaires
...Bank rolled by billionaires
No matter Tuesday, November 5, 2024
still one hundred and eight days away,
(thank you Julian Date Calendar -
FOR LEAP YEARS ONLY),
I believe a foregone conclusion
...
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Categories:
emigrate, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Old Grand Ewe
...
Behold sequestered by the sea,
not whale, nor seal, nor small sand-flea.
This is the face of old grand Ewe,
whom from the cliffs, has come to view.
Though slit-eyed stare, gazes at the ocea...
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Categories:
emigrate, animal, beach, creation, cute,
Form: Couplet
DD Sheehan
...Raised in North Cork
A man who received widespread adulation
It’s D.D Sheehan, B.L
Of the Irish Land & Labour Association
A poet and wordsmith
Who build the branch network from scratch
To pro...
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Categories:
emigrate, ireland,
Form: Rhyme
Autumnal Angst
...autumn's palette colours fauna and flora - amber and brown shades spread
golden flames too timid to enkindle - last rose turns rusty from red
tears of mercy bleed from heaven's garden - dew...
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Categories:
emigrate, angst, autumn, nature,
Form: Monoku
When I Am Young, I Shall Stick Out My Tongue Once Again
...When I am young
I shall stick out my tongue
Stick out my tongue once again ...
When I am ten
I shall teach Zen
Now and then
When I am eight
I shall emigrate
...
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Categories:
emigrate, desire, fantasy, fun, future,
Form: Rhyme
Yang's Yintegrity
...Longing to be handsomely engaged
engorged by trusted
resonant Beauty
together again
and yet again
Our same embodied story
retold
nakedly proclaimed in bold
shameless
and blameless
lack of...
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Categories:
emigrate, culture, happiness, health, integrity,
Form: Political Verse
Revenge of the Ants
...Goodness gracious me,
How can it be,
The ant leader
Posted that by decree,
I was a traitor,
And he
Would pass punishment
I could foresee
What was in store
Had to sit and steady my
Nerves wi...
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Categories:
emigrate, earth,
Form: Free verse
Lakeland
...In towns where Basic fantasy makes a frown
Nature has turned Completely upside down.
And day tours emigrate to the Cambrian shore
Onboard, the rivers boats from Windermere
moving between hills ...
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Categories:
emigrate, adventure, beautiful, nature, river,
Form: Free verse
The Failed Revolution
...The failed Revolution
In my childhood´s town, there was a blue neon sign
On top of a five-level building, “Jesus Saves”.
I asked my mother what “saves mean.
Souls, she said without looking up a...
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Categories:
emigrate, allusion, baptism, career,
Form: Blank verse
Nomadic Indians
...People are becoming a tribe of nomadic
Who emigrate and become fanatic,
Hoping they will get a peaceful haven,
They have become completely raven,
Wishing for a cozy Lifestyle and future,
And a...
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Categories:
emigrate, career, culture, immigration, international,
Form: Rhyme
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