In Praise of the Euphemism
...
Of that body part men activate
to urinate or procreate –
as the case or need may be –
it’s clinical terminology
is still considered by many
as off limits in polite society
whereas its vulgar ...
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Categories:
euphemized, humor,
Form: Didactic
Seattle Peaceful Protests Intensified
...'Peaceful Protests Intensified' --
So the morrow's headlines certified
But how'd reporters turn blind eyes
To fire-bombings that terrorized
a downtown stunned and traumatized
Why was...
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Categories:
euphemized, betrayal, city, violence,
Form: Monorhyme
Who Are We
...In the Work That Reconnects,
we have a dialogue exercise
in which Person A asks Person B
"Who are you?"
several times over a few minutes,
as it feels right to reprime this exploratory pump;
the...
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Categories:
euphemized, culture, earth, earth day,
Form: Political Verse
Wind Farms of Love
...Wind-farms of love
Comets lighting humanity
unplugged
The Universe holding the strings to kindness
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Categories:
euphemized, hello, universe, , cute,
Form: Free verse
I Read Through the Eyes
...I read through the eyes through my eyes that seek
What’s hindered by the lips that could be real
On the tip of the tongue tied dark and sleek,
Pulled back to the throat in shiver and chill.
‘Dern...
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Categories:
euphemized, feelings, wisdom,
Form: Sonnet
A Seasonal Story
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Up sprang a gust of playful wind
scattering cherry blossom in this Maytime spring
swirling about legs, old and rickety
leaving a scene of enchanting serendipity
'twas a canines randomly...
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Categories:
euphemized, funny,
Form: Rhyme