Latter-Day Don Quixote
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When and how
did we see chivalry last
or is it now
a thing of the past
and honour among thieves
is no honour at all
while beating my brains
against the wall
besting the dragons
at ...
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Categories:
exhibiting, character, emotions, fun, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
As an underdog given a short leash on life
...As an underdog given a short leash on life
alternately titled give one targeted scapegoat a break,
an unquenchable thirst for moolah before I wake
from nightmare of computer hackers.
I tread...
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Categories:
exhibiting, adventure, age, america, analogy,
Form: Free verse
The very abridged version recounting untold tragicomic storied life of Matthew Scott Harris
...The very abridged version recounting untold tragicomic storied life of Matthew Scott Harris
I led a boring life.
The end.
All joking aside, now the epilogue.
As a bookish fellow born Januar...
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Categories:
exhibiting, 2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Form: Free verse
ELEPHANT WOMAN
...{ emo music inspired poem }
ELEPHANT WOMAN
She is Elephant Woman
you cannot hide from her
in houses of brick or glass or
lined velvet curtains
whether it sits o...
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Categories:
exhibiting, allegory, character, courage, dance,
Form: Free verse
DIVINE SOUL
...Soul is divine as defined continuing
journey parallel with eternal flow of time
on evolution and revolution !
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Categories:
exhibiting, appreciation, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Show And Tell
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show
present, express
revealing, exhibiting, displaying
demonstration, highlight, alert, mention
suggesting, explaining, informing...
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Categories:
exhibiting, creation, poetry, words,
Form: Diamante
Mulberry Trees and Butterflies
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Larvae of certain Butterflies
exhibiting a real surprise :
eating only mulberry leaves ,
though it is too hard to believe !
Larvae silkworms , that special !
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Categories:
exhibiting, butterfly,
Form: Rhyme
The river
...From the dark shadows of the past to the unfair justice of this cruel world lies every new day that passes by around the shores of the flowing river, like a gentle wind it flows traveling with all th...
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Categories:
exhibiting, anger, anxiety, art, beautiful,
Form: Free verse
Lost dexterity since fingers tap away at qwerty keyboard
...Lost dexterity since fingers tap away at qwerty keyboard...
since being a student in grade, junior and high school
analogous to geometry proof how lack of use proves
quite aware that finger musc...
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Categories:
exhibiting, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Goin' Granny
...Written By: D. Collins 1/23/25
When all is said and done, I do what I do good.
Prevent any MF'z trying to keep us in the hood.
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Categories:
exhibiting, grandmother,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Upon a dark and stormy night
...Upon a dark and stormy night...
as jagged bolts of lightning
tore thru the the midnight clear
and figuratively ripped the sky to shreds
(analogous to jumping Jack flash),
and ear splitting thu...
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Categories:
exhibiting, absence, america, animal, character,
Form: Free verse
A living hellish nightmare
...A living hellish nightmare...
only just began early today
November 6th, 2024,
when my eyes frightfully espied
glaring headlines bespoke horror
conjured, portended and yielded
worse fate than...
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Categories:
exhibiting, america, angst, animal, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
Halloween Horror
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Octopus spinning twisting terrifying tentacles.
Witty witch showing black magic doing miracles.
Vampires flying a...
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Categories:
exhibiting, halloween,
Form: Rhyme
I feel in fuhrer rated and envious
...I feel in führer rated and envious...
entrapped within webbed wide world
weft as a rump pulled stilts skein
at warp speed exhibiting
my heroic trumpian wiles
cuz he (johnny come lately) a then...
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Categories:
exhibiting, adventure, america, analogy, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Pink Flamingos
...Pink Flamingos
The only bird of the family, Phoenicopteriformes
Is the "flame-coloured" flamingo, so named by the Spanish.
A wader on long legs with arcuate filtering bill;
Eater of shri...
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Categories:
exhibiting, bird, nature,
Form: Verse
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