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Why God Made Poets
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Janet Bingham
| Prose Poetry |
fun, blessing, courage, dedication, devotion,
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Let Me
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Colette Dright
| Rhyme |
fun, relationship,
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The Witching Hour
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Jean Bush
| Rhyme |
adventure, celebration, dark, fun,
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SIXTEEN PET TURTLES
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Line Gauthier
| Limerick |
animal, fun, green, nonsense,
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Too Modest A Cat
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M. L. Kiser
| Tanka |
animal, cat, cute, fun,
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SUNDAY TREAT
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Line Gauthier
| Shape |
celebration, desire, food, fun,
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Sixty-Nine
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Dedu Son
| Shape |
fun,
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Morphing of Mondays
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Carol Connell
| List |
day, fun, humor,
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Life's Ups and Downs
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Chris Green
| Shape |
fun, life,
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RECAST THE DAY
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Line Gauthier
| Free verse |
adventure, day, fun, joy,
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Sand Castles
by M. L. Kiser
Castles in the sand,
A king and queen do not make;
But lovely beach art they are.
I loved them as a
Child, those magical sculptures;
Still part of them...
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Choka |
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Categories:
fun, art, beach, earth, environment,
TRYING SOMETHING NEW Contest
by Michael Robinson
Flying like a Bird
I have never tried skydiving, through the air free falling
Could it really be exhilarating, out of a plane jumping?
To imagine way up...
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Rhyme |
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fun, image, imagery, imagination,
Fudging it
by David Smith
When all else fails make some fudge,
Which they will not begrudge,
Even if it leaves a smudge.
From my chocolate fudge they will not budge,
My daughter...
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Light Verse |
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fun, appreciation, celebration, childhood, community,
Black Swan
by Owen Yeates
I wish that I could glide upon
The back of a large black swan
I think that would be so cool
To cross a river, lake or pool
I...
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Sonnet |
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fun,
do you see
by mohamad safan
Do you hear voice?
Do you notice
When she comes
Do you see what she does?
When she talks,
Do you notice her influences?
Do you hear her orders?
The world obeys...
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Classicism |
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art, cute love, fun,
Rassphrass and LeRoy's Love Story
by Caren Krutsinger
Rassaphrass’s husband LeRoy went out for garlic bread on a Tuesday. She ate all the spaghetti and meatballs before he returned, to teach him...
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Narrative |
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fun,
Cauliflower Makes Me Poo
by Nina Parmenter
Cauliflower makes me poo,
It does! It does! I’m telling you!
These cute florets, they all beget
Poogeddon in an hour or two.
I thought “oh great! I’ll lose...
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Rhyme |
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food, fun, funny, giggle,
Pelican Pete
by M. L. Kiser
A pelican called Pete,
Whom tuna, would not eat;
Flew down to hot sand,
Some sand crabs to land,
Now Pete has some very blistered feet!
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Limerick |
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animal, bird, fun, funny,
The poem about the flu
by Alex Duffy
I've been ill with this flu for about a week
Funny how my cough gets worse just as I'm about to sleep
I'm laying in bed...
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Free verse |
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fun, funny, hilarious, sick,
Winging It
by Aqua Marine
birds of a quill, or a feather
flock together at odd times
from all four corners
of thinking creative
to jostle with keyboards,
pens and sharp pencils
fingers fidget, tap-tapping
frantic scribbling...
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Alliteration |
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fun, identity, poetry,
Something New
by Nina Parmenter
This is an example poem for my Something New contest. This one has a slightly ditzy rhyme scheme (and only works if you don’t actually...
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Rhyme |
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food, fun, funny, humor,
The Eighties
by Michelle Faulkner
Time traveling Delorean
He-Man and Hulk Hogan
Eddie Murphy and Eurythmics
Excellent Bill & Ted
I want my MTV!
Girls just wanna have fun
Huge hair and van Halen
Thriller, and Tom...
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Acrostic |
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appreciation, fun, nostalgia, remember,
Last Halloween
by Nina Parmenter
As skies were turning dark last Halloween,
I sat in terror, waiting for my date.
Then in he walked, all beautiful and lean,
With eyes whose depths I...
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Sonnet |
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fun, funny, halloween, humor,
Hatless Hattie
by M. L. Kiser
One dark evening, Hat-less Hattie,
Took a walk with her cattie.
She didn’t see the thing fly down;
Bat attached itself to her crown;
Hat-less Hattie’s locks are...
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Limerick |
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appreciation, fun, funny, giggle,
Going Back To Your Childhood Church
by Caren Krutsinger
Tiny orange tea lights with miniature pumpkins sprinkle love lights around the tables,
Which have been set probably since 5:30 a.m. with the church’s best china,
Because...
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Narrative |
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fun,
Try And Hoodwink Me
by Caren Krutsinger
People are always asking me if I know this, that or the other.
I am not often bumfuzzled or hoodwinked by adults,
They usually have a tell,...
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Free verse |
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fun,
Check With Jack
by Jack Ellison
If you're having a bad day
Check with Jack
Things not going your way
He's got the knack
If your life's filled with gloom
Check with Jack
If your heart's filled...
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Rhyme |
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fun,
Hammer and nail
by Dave Timperley
I was once a nail,
Ouch that hammer hurt my head,
Hammer now instead....
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Haiku |
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fun,
In Palindrome I met My Girlfriend
by Dedu Son
It was NOON when the boat came in,
I was at the harbour waiting for ANNA,
I met her on an online dating site where...
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Free verse |
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fun, word play, words,
Complimentary Loaf
by Chris Green
Complimentary Loaf
“Your bread is perfect”
“Thanks” I said
“That’s what I kneaded”
10/11/18
Written for: The Baker’s Dozen Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Maureen McGreavy
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Senryu |
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Categories:
food, fun,