Aint Bout NothingWagyner: the Greatest Bull of all time!
I herd him speak these words,
these clearest of defintions
this bull was meant to salvage
this Ranchers reputation
and to increase the valaue of his
production cycle."Broiler" for meat
birds, "layer" for egg-laying hens,
"cockerel" for young male chickens
"pullet" for young female chickens.
Dicile and less tempormental.
The Makle bulls played and
flirted with the female...
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Categories:
analogy, character, creation, engagement,
Form: Ballade
Stranger Things for Strangers
Play staged, they came,
mostly strangers to the stage,
as first time viewers,
to watch the play -
'Stranger Things: The First Shadow'.
Noisiest crowd I ever heard,
au naturale, to boot.
They ate popcorn, mumbled throughout,
if bored they left,
if frightened they screamed,
if spellbound they gasped,
if awestruck they sighed,
if saddened they moaned.
The live stage play
in Charing Cross Road...
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Categories:
engagement,
Form: Free verse
SPARKLE-silence shines so brightly i'm blind;
closed mouth can't to be fed;
lose yet untied;
floating spirit flies;
more than angel;
more than a voice a singer;
more than a lover;
more than a cover;
the heart speaks aloud;
standing in inside related to the clouds;
i shine
i rose, i rise
i her light
from my father's eyes
more than angel;
more than a voice a singer;
more than a...
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Categories:
appreciation, blessing, encouraging, engagement,
Form: Lyric
Diamonds Shine, Not RobotsWhat shines is a diamond in the rough, not a robot in a black box.
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Placement: Second...
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Categories:
analogy, encouraging, engagement, extended
Form: Monoku
yesshe is pretty she is she had to be she is pretty she is she had to be
she is pretty she is she had to be
she is pretty she is she had to be
she is pretty she is she had to be
she is pretty she is she had to be
she is pretty she is she...
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Categories:
adventure, engagement, faith,
Form: Free verse
Saved From HellWhy don't you just quit this nonsense
It's time to give up this very fight
He hung from that cross early morning
Until the bitter chill of the night
Strangers came by to see Him
None offered Him one bit of help
Torn, tattered and beaten
His God came to greet Him
Caressed Him and saved His Son from hell
...
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Categories:
christian, engagement, faith,
Form: Rhyme
What's up Buttercup?What's up Buttercup?
Oh, a little bit up,
a little bit down.
A little bit square,
a little bit round.
Sometimes I'm good,
sometimes I'm bad.
Sometimes I'm happy,
sometimes I'm sad.
Thank you for asking,
I'm glad that you did.
I hope you are well,
and having a good gig?
12th June 2025...
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Categories:
engagement, feelings, friendship, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Hubs Of HeavenCatalytic cascade of mirror gleam relish on sleep encrusted eyes,
such sylvan surreal therapy aligned to dulcet bird lilt,
garnish to the willow weave wayfarer of iridescent poetic inkling,
vernal vivid verse drought a derelict damnation for those who implore heaven’s intercession,
a world endowed with luxuriant canvas whose ample acme is bestrewn with hue etched serpentine...
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Categories:
engagement, beautiful, beauty, celebration, city,
Form: Free verse
Pageantry-???? Pageantry
(I TOO AM JOSEPH SON)
Speculatory travesty
I fell down on my knees
I stood before the tree
I should have been on the tree
But the grace of Jesus the grace of my Father El Shaddai found me
And maybe I should have been blind after I came after brother him 9 months...
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Categories:
engagement, appreciation, beautiful, celebration, confidence,
Form: Free verse
ExtrasOnly when my costume’s
Been hissed at with steel
Do my garments ripple in small, stormless waves.
Only when my mask
Has been greased in pale mud
Do my blemishes blend with the sea of my face.
Only when my hair’s
Met a shower of glue
Does it cow to the waves that my fingers might make.
Only when my prop
Has been sharpened in...
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Categories:
character, engagement, extended metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
A Night Of PrayerWe danced under the Stars
That night on the lake shore
It was in that very moment
I knew I wanted her forever more
The music was playing softly
As together our bodies swayed
It was it then you stole my heart
So I look to God and prayed
I said God she is the...
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Categories:
blessing, cute love, engagement,
Form: Rhyme
A LADY BUG LIT-the lady bug lit
on me each step by step stuck
tiny wings waved hi!
~
fluttering moving
gently suddenly took off
fled didn't say bye
~
as the lady bug flew
disappearing from my large view
abrupt not subdue
6/5/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2025©
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Categories:
analogy, appreciation, beautiful, engagement,
Form: Haiku
SOUL GRATEFUL-Soul, grateful for your presence, in my life;
May our love continue to be a source of inspiration?
Repeatedly all days and all nights
I accept this declaration
And joy for each other
With thoughts of you
With thoughts of you
Myself my soul is grateful
For your ever-present
You’re my love that continues
My source of inspiration
6/2/25
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.
Written words...
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Categories:
analogy, appreciation, encouraging, engagement,
Form: Free verse
Between Wrong And Right Person To Be WithBeing with the wrong person
Will only torment each other
But if it's the right person
No matter how long they been apart
They eventually meet again.
Being with the wrong person
Freedom is always a fight
But if it's the right person
The fight is a happy growth
And you will become stronger....
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Categories:
engagement, growth, relationship,
Form: I do not know?
White Man
Everywhere the white man put his foot
unerringly on unwary locals he stepped
'til they became downtrodden
unable their customs to accept
physically mentally financially
from top to toe stern to stem
to his own advantage
he used abused and exploited them
no matter their culture
what floats their boat but gets my goat
Government-approved
he pushed religion down their throat
lies were spoken treaties broken
but we...
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Categories:
discrimination, engagement, men, racism,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Engagement Poems
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