The Last Survivor
...Harold John Bray, Jr., Seaman 2C- The last surviving member of the iconic Navy vessel the USS Indianapolis. The Indy was a capitol ship that just returned statewide for major repairs and refitting, f...
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Categories:
feasted, boat, fear, in memoriam,
Form: Haibun
MOSQUITO MIKE
...MOSQUITO MIKE
Just something a bit humorous on this hot summer day..
There once was a mosquito named Mike.
His buzzing and biting I did not like.
On my arm he found...
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Categories:
feasted, 10th grade, humorous,
Form: Limerick
We Loved with Wild Abandon: full version
...Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused. — Paulo C...
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Categories:
feasted, love,
Form: Free verse
Legacy of Our Story
...All that you'll leave behind for me are your memories
The legacy of a story that was ill-fated from the beginning
You have somebody else, but my heart still screams your name in silence
Who will I...
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Categories:
feasted, sad love,
Form: Free verse
Pink Flamingo
...Pink hue flamingo it must be due to all
the carotenoid pigments feasted on
algae and crustaceans
An elongated neck spirals
and filters such sensations
Sharing color is Okinawa salmon sushi,
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Categories:
feasted, bird,
Form: Burlesque
The Dragon Riders Saga V
...The Dragon Riders Saga V
So many heroes had died that fated day, never again to fight
The only one to survive was standing over the Mage that night
Both had stood alone upon that once fabled b...
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Categories:
feasted, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
Black Birds
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On this lovely Sunday morning, I looked from
my bathroom window and also gazed from my kitchen
window, and there they were. Arrested by their number,
they captured my interest and for just a w...
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Categories:
feasted, bird,
Form: Quintain (English)
circus chagrin
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the crowd dispersed in floods of tears
disappointed that the spectacle was over
when madness resolved and sanity became restored
the clown’s persona now unmasked
make up made down for a grima...
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Categories:
feasted, freedom,
Form: Free verse
B-cup Collecting Tips on the Southeast
...the city's sick scar, fuels my descent, into this abyss, where twisted creatures writhe, in the darkness. cyclops with one eye, on the ball, three-headed puppies, sealed behind glass, strippers selli...
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Categories:
feasted, art, corruption, courage, crazy,
Form: Free verse
Echoes of a Fallen Queen
...Awake, O Mother, awake!
Your glory, an echo of a bygone prime.
Your once-mighty bow, now broken lies,
A fragile stick, bereft of might.
A glorious Queen, who begot all,
Fades away, like autumn...
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Categories:
feasted, africa, allegory, betrayal, poetry,
Form: Free verse
The Fairmile Guest House
...We arrived early at the Fairmile
We’re welcomed by Jason’s warm smile
He made a pot of tea
For my hubby and me
I’m happy we’re staying a while!
Our bedroom was spotlessly clean
An...
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Categories:
feasted, holiday, how i feel,
Form: Limerick
Dining with Death
..."Forever" seemed like a long time
The taste buds had worn off the desire to eat from the same plate
My eyes feasted on other froral ceramic plates not of my cabinet
I ate from one plate to the ...
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Categories:
feasted, betrayal, loss,
Form: Free verse
On Fasting
...Does the feasting of a little cat make a tiger strong?
Does the fasting of a tiger make a plump kitten weak?
Is fasting a righteous rite? Is feasting morally wrong?
Isn't the cleanliness of the he...
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Categories:
feasted, jesus,
Form: Sonnet
Noah's Ark
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Noah loaded great beasts on an ark
and cleaned messes from morning til dark
But a man's gotta eat,
so he feasted on meat
and at least he had less to dis-bark!...
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Categories:
feasted, animal, boat, care, god,
Form: Limerick
Words
...Words
I came by a couple of my forgotten friends today.
They are words,
Mowing and Scythe.
It’s about sixteen years!
How heartily we relished our time together!
Scythe accompanied me, resid...
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Categories:
feasted, memory,
Form: Free verse
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