The Corporate State
...The Corporate State
The billionaires now compete.
Your vote is worthless now,
the CEOs debate.
To you and I, they do not relate.
In the dusk of freedom,
I resi...
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Categories:
forelock, america, political, rights, social,
Form: Rhyme
A class people
...The A, class people
there had been a mass outbreak, thefts from the store
selling fairy tales, honestly, it had nothing to do with me
It was not me who wrote, if you love a tree, it will upro...
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Categories:
forelock, absence, abuse, age, anger,
Form: Blank verse
P Is For Poverty
...victorian canal life - the reality (a true tale from from my maternal heritage )
We left our abode
in old Cowfair
haggled a price
for an old shire mare
Onto the
landlord's...
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Categories:
forelock, family, history,
Form: Bio
Family Life Afloat
...We left our abode
in old Cowfair
haggled a price
for an old shire mare
Onto the
landlord's canal boat
lock stock and barrel
for a life afloat
farewell to our
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Categories:
forelock, boat, people,
Form: Rhyme
Only Female Mosquitoes Bite, the Male Ones Just Say Hello
...a tip of the hat
a polite nod
a hail caesar
a handshake
a slouch
a tugging of the forelock
a proposing of a toast
a salutation sandwich
a salaam
a bow
a cheek-to-cheek contact
a kiss on t...
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Categories:
forelock, humor, humorous,
Form: Free verse
Villanelle: Everything Takes Time: Take Not Time By the Forelock
...Villanelle: Everything takes time: take not time by the forelock
Everything takes time: take not time by the forelock
Whether in deference to the past’s foiled efforts
The tingling ergot fir...
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Categories:
forelock, allegory, america, anger, angst,
Form: Villanelle
A Life Afloat
...Our moveable house painted castle and rose,not a life we would have chose.Eighteen fifties harsh and mean,coal cargo so nothing stays clean.Doff your cap,touch your forelock every two mile at the gat...
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Categories:
forelock, family, history,
Form: Narrative
The Death of a Horse, the Birth of Memory
...The rain didn't fall
last night so much
as it was thrown.
The wind didn't blow
last night so much
as it was whipped.
And a whip is
a thing which
lacerates, it cuts.
The day after
was...
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Categories:
forelock, death, death of a
Form: Free verse
Horses For Courses - and What On Earth Inspired Me
...I sit at my table - I sip onion soup
It's good for my cough - bad case of the croup
I could do with a meal and something to sup
But the bar is now closed - the buffet locked up
Th...
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Categories:
forelock, funny, horse, humor, humorous,
Form: Verse
The Anatomy of a Horse
...The Anatomy of a Horse (written for children)
Horse's feet have a hoof, the hard part which he can pound,
back of this is his frog, bottom part that stays off the ground.
Between his hoof and h...
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Categories:
forelock, horse, paris,
Form: Narrative
Horses
...Her tiny strands of forelock were as soft as silk,
resting gently between her poll and soft ears-
Her muzzle slightly wet as it began to wilt
For she was saddened and brought to tears...
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Categories:
forelock, animal, horse,
Form: Rhyme
Horses
...Competition day had arrived,
His muzzle twitched with anticipation
And in relation my feet tingled in a way like never before.
For the first time, we both doubted ourselves
But fear not, we mus...
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Categories:
forelock, animal, confidence, horse, i
Form: I do not know?
Horses
...My life seems to last forever now that I’ve start aging
The sudden onset aches and pains start engaging
My home is in a theme park petting zoo where other animals live and rest
Each ...
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Categories:
forelock, animal, caregiving, children, horse,
Form: Personification
Horses
...HORSES
Knight of a famous land wanted a best horse for warfare
To buy, along with loyal consul, he landed in horse-fair
Many were on display, but one superior struck his sight
Bay coat, brown <...
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Categories:
forelock, animal, horse, love,
Form: Rhyme
Horses For Courses
...I sit at my table - I sip onion soup
It's good for my cough - bad case of the croup
I could do with a meal and something to sup
But the bar is now closed - the buffet locked up
Th...
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Categories:
forelock, food, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Verse
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