The Poe
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after The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
(Is this microphone turned on? Testing one two, Poe was a dip, Poe was a dip, testing.)
Once upon a daydream, faintly
whilst I watched the boob ...
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Categories:
epilog, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Autumn Irks Waltzing Sunlight
...Mists show vaporous idiosyncrasies
emotionless crying
over the essence of the dull sky,
same as a gentle walking unsophisticated steed
embrace a forceful natu...
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Categories:
epilog, analogy, autumn, change, dream,
Form: Free verse
Mandy
...An expedition back into the dark jungle,
a rain forest shrouded in the haze of history,
brought about by hidden enterprises.
Lost and Found
Mandy
Battle weary am I, war warn.
To shreds ha...
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Categories:
epilog, daughter,
Form: Rhyme
Threat of Extinction
...Words hanging from parched branches confused and betrayed
Under a canopy of shadows in the recess of belittled thoughts
A prison of speechlessness bereft of expression and meaning
Letters ...
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Categories:
epilog, poems,
Form: Free verse
Whispers
...First Whisper
As we embraced on our first date
you whispered softly in my ear
those gentle words that did endear,
and led me to exhilarate.
Into my ear your words rang true,
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Categories:
epilog, love, marriage, tribute, wife,
Form: Rhyme
Epilog To Reconnaissance
...EPILOG TO
RECONNAISSANCE PATROL
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
Survived again, back to CP, a successful patrol
Brought back some intel, lost nary a soul
Exhausted, safe, suddenly my hands are shaking
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Categories:
epilog, angst, courage, emotions, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Me and Me First
...That soft-spoken Sovereign commands a big stick,
runs the world into ruins, once our bailiwick.
If asked why, He grins grimly, pale lips slightly pursed:
"Vindication? Straightforward: It's Me an...
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Categories:
epilog, political, society, world,
Form: Quatrain
Knowledge Is a Genie Once Let Out of the Bottle It Cant Be Put Back
...1
Profound insight climbing the mountain
The higher you go the more beautiful view
Opens up wide spread in front of you
You see the world under your feet
Overwhelmingly liberating experience
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Categories:
epilog, allusion, deep, humanity, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Dizain Campaign
...Dizain Campaign…
a poem a day keeps doctor away
verse rhyme poetry dizain epilog
madness insanity dark gloom at bay
creativity lightness no more slog
worked once as a physician in the fog
of ...
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Categories:
epilog, poems,
Form: Dizain
Just Do Not Be
...Just Do Not Be
Waves of sadness overflow my heart
I tumble, no care at all for a new start
Buried under autumn leaves
I hug the soil, knowing deeper so much the sweeter to be
I hear a vo...
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Categories:
epilog, allusion, angst, anxiety, death,
Form: Free verse
The Shadow Knows Too
...Sparring with demons, and dragons and deadheads
It bobs and weaves like a drunken sailor.
Omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient
I'm quite attached to it - joined at the psyche.
Image of an inc...
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Categories:
epilog, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Epilog To Vic's Place
...EPILOG TO VIC’S PLACE
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
I’m an alcoholic and no one seems to care
My woman enables me due to her own despair
If she really loved me, she would take up the fight
To keep m...
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Categories:
epilog, abuse, addiction, character, drink,
Form: Rhyme
Epilog To Island Hopping
...EPILOG
to
ISLAND HOPPING
By
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
I’ll meet my old fellow travelers soon, any day
They may not recognize me now that I’m aged and gray
They are still ...
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Categories:
epilog, war, world war ii,
Form: Rhyme
Daddy's Little Girl
...She was eighteen
Graduation Day
Valedictorian
The Girl got Straight A’s
Mother says, 'I’m proud of you.
Your hard work is gonna pay.
I know it's been a long road
But you've carried your load."...
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Categories:
epilog, abuse, child abuse, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Letters From Batman
...Playing Batman and Robin is a lot different
When the Riddler is your Stepfather
And simultaneously an alcoholic and pedophile
When your secret mission is to keep him
From bringing heroin ...
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Categories:
epilog, abuse, adventure, courage, death,
Form: Free verse
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