The Between
...
The space in the between
Is home of the Divine
Where ether and atom
Forever intertwine
For the presence of God
Has no possible gap
As expressed through each one
Though form feel like a t...
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Categories:
forbes, peace,
Form: Rhyme
forever forbes flying flawlessly
...forbiding forever forbes to fly forward flawlessly foruitously
falsely fascinated by five fools following fleetingly frantic
flipflops fervently and furiously....
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Categories:
forbes, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Alliteration
WHO ACTUALLY IS LIKE US
...Who actually is like us
The modern world you see today
Right before your eyes,
Who done this and who done that
Well you’re in for a wee surprise.
From the Bank of England to the Bank of France...
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Categories:
forbes, appreciation, inspiration, motivation, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
63 Bucks
...I thought I could save you for a lifetime and pass your immeasurable stock down to my offspring. Yet another investment that returned a seed. How false this conclusion has turned out to be; a crooked...
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Categories:
forbes, family, i miss you,
Form: Free verse
Beauty not Concealed
...She may be a poor girl
Begging on the street
But she has a pretty face,
Like those you’d like to meet.
She’s just a beggar girl,
Having everything it takes
For a man to turn his head
And the ...
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Categories:
forbes, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Shiny Pieces
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Not one
is keeper
of the Whole
Yet each is a
reflection of It,
shining in
colored
brilliance
from each
unique aspect
Shine bright,
my sister-brother
and share what
yo...
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Categories:
forbes, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
the way home
...When stillness calls
and busy falls away
When errors fade
and joy fills up the day
When no more thought
is spent on what’s gone
When night has passed
and clear is the dawn
When all that ...
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Categories:
forbes, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Food glorious food
...Food glorious food
Asia generic guy gastronomy (and how gourmet foods eat destructively clearly beyond any) excess enthusiasm, the necessity to feed and clothe this lean mean exercising machine gu...
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Categories:
forbes, 12th grade, adventure, america,
Form: Rhyme
Caving Disaster at Mossdale Caverns
...Ten adventurers went caving in Yorkshire Dales, England in 1967.
It was a gorgeous June day, so they were in terrific spirits.
Four of them decided not to continue a few hours later, unsure why.
T...
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Categories:
forbes, history,
Form: Narrative
Refugee's Not Aliens
...Refugees
Not aliens, once citizens
reduced to Stateless beings
Not because of own making
On run as find life simmering
due to anarchy set afire
by mindless Power bearers
Womb of their myopic t...
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Categories:
forbes, humanity, war,
Form: Free verse
Refugee's Not Aliens
...Refugees
Not aliens, once citizens
reduced to Stateless beings
Not because of own making
On run as find life simmering
due to anarchy set afire
by mindless Power bearers
Womb of their myopic t...
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Categories:
forbes, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Gluttonous Connoisseur of Ethnic Culinary Cuisines
...Yours truly would never be confused for a gourmand, nevertheless I could enjoy experiencing taste testing select food samples if offered an opportunity of attending a fancy feast viz smörgåsbord, whe...
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Categories:
forbes, addiction, appreciation, birthday, blessing,
Form: Rhyme
Breaking News- Rip Aka
...Police sources in Durban have confirmed Rapper Kiernan "AKA" Forbes was shot dead in a drive-by shooting spree on Florida Road, on Friday Night. Another person believed to be AKA's bodyguard, was al...
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Categories:
forbes, betrayal, death, emotions,
Form: Elegiac Lyric
Hashtag Peetoo
...Not quite twelve, and I needed a catheter
I had a bladder infection
What’s that? She told, and I laughed at her
The male nurse, she said, pretty rough
That didn’t sound good, on reflection
She...
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Categories:
forbes, boy, silly,
Form: Rhyme
Claire 2 - Simply For Claire Pt2
...…I cannot describe them
Or how I felt then or even now
It’s like Mark Twain's dead artist girl
Emmeline Grangerford in Huckleberry Finn
She was alive in her paintings
Something happened and...
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Categories:
forbes, absence, anxiety, lost love,
Form: Verse
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