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No More Mister Gneiss Guy
...Geologists say ‘by your leave’, we’re famously polite: we wear our heart upon our sleeve, rejoice at rhyolite. We’re very patient people, but I tolerated stuff before that I’m not taking any mo......

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Categories: famously, relationship,
Form: Verse
Premium Member THE AMERICAN DREAM
... I grew up a white boy in suburban Ohio. My parents both worked, we had a nice house…I played on a little league team. Yes, growing up in Ohio….I was sure we were living the American Dream. Ba......

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Categories: famously, america,
Form: Rhyme



A Republic, if you can keep it
... Apocrypha phantoms Hustle flung at your plugged ears Wretched refuse numbed _____ NOTES: TITLE: When asked what form of ......

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Categories: famously, allusion, america, culture, destiny,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member The Natural Way of Being
...(Playful girl in Western Tibet, 2009) The Natural Way of Being There’s a natural way of being And then there is a contrived way Of trying to become. I remember the natural way as a......

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Categories: famously, innocence, life, perspective, spiritual,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member This Nobody of Renown
...Most people aren’t blessed with all the zest Of money, power and fame, But live their lives in “quiet desperation,” As Thoreau once famously claimed. As for me I once believed I was headed ......

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Categories: famously, freedom, introspection,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Why I Write
...Why do I write? I write, I think, to learn more about myself And to feel more connected to the world. I write to try to make up for some old past mistakes And try to heal old wounds. I write be......

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Categories: famously, introspection, writing,
Form: Free verse
The Vada Pao
...I live in a country where people worship the holy cow But there is a street food in Mumbai famously called the vada pao It is humble food of the poor but with a big mac it can compete for sure Man......

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Categories: famously, food,
Form: Rhyme
Bone Beach
...BONE BEACH This was the island where it famously ended Upon a peaceful tribe, violence descended A proud history lost and poorly defended Raiders seeking alleged mythical treasures Pillaging g......

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Categories: famously, beach,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Raven and The Bard
...The Raven and the Bard -Daniel Henry Rodgers The Raven's quill drips shades of blackest night, Its haunting words, a melody of fright. The Bard......

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Categories: famously, philosophy, poets, psychological,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member THANKFUL FOR VINCE LOMBARDY
... Today I’m thankful for Vince Lombardi whose wisdom about the game of life I shall now attempt to rhyme… He famously said: We never lost a game… We just ran out of time. ......

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Categories: famously, life, thanks,
Form: Rhyme
Thanksgiving Turkey
...A turkey unwilling to die, was clever and famously sly: he cried to the axe, 'No time to be lax, I'm needed to fill up the pie.' The butcher was tender of heart, and dropping the axe with a s......

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Categories: famously, food,
Form: Limerick
Old Sir Herman
...Glancing at him from the window's glass, It felt as though the railway had taken away his joy. Sometimes his hard stares or into nothingness. Being nouveau to the town; from my madam I heard his t......

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Categories: famously, 11th grade, depression, hurt,
Form: Prose Poetry
Premium Member How To Impress Your Mother-In-Law
...Try not to roll your eyes when she is giving helpful hints of how she does everything. Make sure her son (your hubby) calls her every Sunday and offer to help her with her gardening chores ......

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Categories: famously, fun, life, mother son,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Serabit El-Khadim
...Beloved of Ba’alat, Consort of Ba’al, Mistress of the Sinai mines Whose turquoise eyes Unlocked the hieroglyphs Lining the promenade Leading to the Temple of Hathor, Inventing first an alp......

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Categories: famously, allegory, history, language, literature,
Form: Blank verse
Don'T Talk Like God
...I "Though my troubles were doubled, I will not forsake you." It may not stand for persisting with human relationships, so it's advisable not to say these words & sentiments, about "faith." Jud......

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Categories: famously, bible, humanity, prayer, pride,
Form: Free verse

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