Cyrano de Bergerac 1619-1655
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Cyrano de Bergerac
entered a race
not fleet of foot
but hoping to place
tho' quick off the mark
the competition so tough
kept him on his toes
when the going got rough
yet setting th...
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Categories:
footrace, fun, humorous, race, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Sweet Dreams
...Chocolate bonbons are fun to have and enjoy,
Fudge made tasty, flavors little taste buds in glee,
SEE’S Candies and Whitman’s Chocolates cheers the taster,
Belgium chocolates tasteful little morse...
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Categories:
footrace, candy, chocolate, humorous, sweet,
Form: Rhyme
Our Ship of Life
...The unpredictable yaw of rolling seas,
as in life pummels us from side to side
randomly dictating its capricious ways
lacking logic the tossing grips us and seeks to take our lives
Death,...
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Categories:
footrace, life, perspective,
Form: Didactic
Alone He Stands Behind the Plow
...alone he stands behind the plow
in footrace with the lengthened dawn
a shadow figure in the now
pursues the where and when and how
of unseen reins so slowly drawn
alone he stands behind the pl...
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Categories:
footrace, dedication, family, life,
Form: Villanelle
When a Win Is a Loss
...I won the career footrace, but she got the man I left behind...
*December 22 for Silent One's Winners and Losers contest...
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Categories:
footrace, loss,
Form: Monoku
Rising and Falling In a Tempest
...The unpredictable yaw of rolling seas,
as in life, pummels us from one side to the other
randomly dictating capricious ways
arbitrarily gripping our lives
Life, like the ghost of Christmas pa...
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Categories:
footrace, happiness, life, remember, truth,
Form: Free verse