Exempting Poems

Premium MemberTETRACTYS TRIBUTE

...The tetractys poetic form was devised by the late Ray Stebbing as a grammatical 20 syllable verse of 5 lines.Syllable sequence 1,2,3,4 & 10.Each line to stand on its own,as in my example Ichthys belo...
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Categories: exempting, tribute,
Form: Tetractys

Ah methinks I could sleep forever

...Ah... methinks I could sleep forever

Basking in a supine position
with eyes wide shut
while the space heater churns out
fast moving molecules of heat
solitudinarian drowsy thinker fêted
by mi...
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Categories: exempting, adventure, appreciation, atheist, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberMY INTROSPECTION OF DEATH

..."O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesu...
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Categories: exempting, blessing, christian, death, faith,
Form: Grook

Premium MemberTetractys the Difficult Bit

...as below

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poems
displaying
a shapely form,
exempting audition from needless stress....
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Categories: exempting, poetry, word play,
Form: Didactic

Premium MemberLord God, You Are My Salvation

...June 8 Relationship to God Bible Meditations Based on Psalms 88-91

Key Verse – Psalm 88:1 O LORD God of my salvation, I have cried day and night before thee.

LORD GOD, YOU A...
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Categories: exempting, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Rhyme


Premium MemberWinter In the Tropics

...Huddled together 
Around fire place we draw nigh
To combat coldness attacks...
Singing joyous hymns
Grateful to God* for love’s warmth
Exempting us from Winter**.

*1Thess...
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Categories: exempting, appreciation, blessing, christian, environment,
Form: Sedoka

Premium MemberTetractys the Form

...The tetractys  was devised by Ry Stebbings & the challenge with the tetractys form is that each line is required 'to stand on its own ' and yet it the poem is to express a complete thought,within the...
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Categories: exempting, poetry,
Form: Tetractys

Premium MemberTetractys Feb 10

...Eye
poems
displaying
a shapely form,
exempting audition from needless stress.


NOTE:The challenge with Ray Stebbing's tetractys form is -that each line is required 'to stand on its own ' & th...
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Categories: exempting, poetry, word play,
Form: Tetractys

Premium MemberTrue Tetractys

...Eye
poems
displaying
a shapely form,
exempting audition from needless stress.


The challenge with the tetractys form is that each line is required 'to stand on its own ' and yet it the poem i...
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Categories: exempting, poetry, truth,
Form: Tetractys

Guarana Mo

...Most of the following
words (fictitious) quit
tuss cent shill, knit
head, (non adult tryst) pit
tee full (sorry excuse
for originality), rit
dunk yule huss, feebly
abominable attempt at unit
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Categories: exempting, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberJust Stating the Obvious

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Clear as black and white, they say,
In Occam’s razor slashing terms,
Exempting endless hues of gray.

Despite spotless reputation,
“The Obvious”, on occasion -
Subject to interpre...
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Categories: exempting, introspection,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberSacrificial Altars

...When did business ethics
find roots in science
rather than re-connecting
humane re-ligion?

Thereby exempting,
divorcing,
earning a merely fair
and acceptable free economic pass
to continue ...
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Categories: exempting, business, health, integrity, religion,
Form: Political Verse

Premium MemberVerse Freed To Tetractys

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poems
displaying
a shapely form,
exempting audition from needless stress....
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Categories: exempting, poetry, word play,
Form: Tetractys

Premium MemberMy Choice Tetractys

...Eye
poems
displaying
a shapely form,
exempting audition from needless stress.


The challenge with the tetractys form is that each line is required 'to stand on its own ' and yet it the poem i...
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Categories: exempting, poetry, word play,
Form: Tetractys

Premium MemberGreat Interfaith Revolutions

...Executive Summary:
To optimize Great Faith Revolutions,
combine all toxic ingredients 
of Make America Great Again,
and then feel
then hear
then do
then say
then cooperatively touch
then dev...
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Categories: exempting, faith, gospel, health, integrity,
Form: Political Verse

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