Holy Roller
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There once was an old Pope from Rome
who had the Good Book a huge tome
an altar ego and mass appeal
so he made the Vatican home
2015 he addressed the environment
on climate change caus...
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Categories:
encyclical, fun, humorous, silly, word
Form: Rhyme
Mocking Dance of the Dead
...Written: September 19, 2023
Mocking The Dead Poetry Contest Sponsored by: Silent One
"Do not be afraid of death. Death transforms to something wider. Death is where it all...
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Categories:
encyclical, analogy, bereavement, death, giggle,
Form: Rhyme
Poetry Soup
...PoetrySoup makes the bold mutuality of eager souls.
Oh, What a whimsical bearing for a meeting!
Embellishing the psyche's shrewdest notions, venerating
Together, we have erected this ...
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Categories:
encyclical, analogy, appreciation, poetry,
Form: Name
Speaking of Common Goods
...What I wanted to say
the other day
when exalting healthy kindness
for potentially freeing us
from Straight White Men's great meanness
Costing Earth's Green Commons
and charging disinterest ag...
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Categories:
encyclical, health, humor, irony, relationship,
Form: Political Verse
Get Ready For This Poem and Next One
...Get Ready for This Poem
Maybe what we really need is an encyclical,
So we can justify what has become typical;
Not reliable,
Or viable,
And is still recognized even if the reciprocal.
And t...
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Categories:
encyclical, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
My Poem Limericks To Be Added
...Dressing Things Up
Up things he always seems to be dressing;
Using poor vernacular when expressing,
And Trump to go there is no telling how far
Dancing around in circle seems to spar
With many...
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Categories:
encyclical, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick
Breast Cancer
...Youthful temptress, aging oracle,
Nymph-like debacle, Gorgon spectacle,
Retreat from retribution’s precipice,
And a transient victory wrought by avarice,
To listen to a parable
Devoid of the emp...
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Categories:
encyclical, courage, health, passion, poetry,
Form: Than-Bauk
The Journey
...Part 1: Catalyst
I recently read a blog that purported to report news
Of extraordinary import to us all,
That the Catholic Pope, with a new encyclical letter,
Announced to the world his convictio...
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Categories:
encyclical, faith, religion,
Form: Prose Poetry
Flos Florum
...Seeing how Christians venerate
the Blessed Mother, with the title of Theotokos
her signficance, role to play in history
reminds everyone of her faith and humility.
She’s destined to be blessed amon...
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Categories:
encyclical, faith, hope, inspirational, life,
Form: Narrative