If My Ancestor Boarded The Titanic
...If he had boarded the frail proud lady,
My ancestor would have been a hysteric.
It would have been nothing new to him, though —
Boarding such a mighty vessel
With an unsinkable testimonial.
He h...
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Categories:
humongous, sea, travel,
Form: Free verse
Two Fine Words Like Cherry Preserve
...My name is printed in a column,
Politely, like a queue,
A school crocodile line.
Two words in staining ink.
My fingertips,
They have turned black,
Tracing lines of a curling print,
Prints burn...
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Categories:
humongous, mental illness, suicide,
Form: Free verse
Cross-Eyed Chickens
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There's nothing funnier than a cross-eyed chicken
With legs the size of your arm
The Chicken Emporiums would sure love to know
The name of this progressive farm
Aside from the unne...
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Categories:
humongous, animal, hilarious,
Form: Rhyme
Overrun by stuffed subdued teddy bears
...Overrun by stuffed subdued teddy bears...
of diverse and sundry sizes engaged
in woebegone wild rumpus
as a last hoorah
for diversity, equity and inclusion,
whose somber bowed heads
(hide t...
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Categories:
humongous, absence, adventure, america, angel,
Form: Free verse
In the world of hurt
...In a World of Hurt
Everyone would love, everyone would care,
If only we could forget our fears.
Forget the furrows that divide and scar,
And be in union, as one, once more.
An injured boy, c...
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Categories:
humongous, abuse, addiction, bullying, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
major storm on the horizon reported from the forecastle
...major storm on the horizon reported from the "Fo'c'sle"
Though forever being a landlubber
a vision analogous to the nether world
deep within the bowels of the Earth
immensely distant from the s...
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Categories:
humongous, absence, anxiety, destiny, god,
Form: Free verse
My Valentine's Day Proclamation
...To the queen of my heart, I hereby decree
That I'll be the best man I can be.
I promise to give you a long, juicy kiss
And a humongous hug to the woman I miss.
I'll cook your favorite meal, help...
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Categories:
humongous, for her, kiss, love,
Form: Rhyme
Ashen faced Prometheus aghast at inferno gone awry
...Ashen faced Prometheus aghast at inferno gone awry
Whether arsonist at fault
or confluence of ripe conditions
triggering perfect firestorm,
the titan of fire beside himself with misery,
though...
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Categories:
humongous, cry, environment, fire, humorous,
Form: Free verse
drought reigns supreme across much of the United States
...drought reigns supreme across much of the United States...,
where sorely needed precipitation
necessitates affected population
to perform a collective rain dance
(decked out in electronically s...
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Categories:
humongous, america, anger, anxiety, bible,
Form: Rhyme
drought reigns supreme across much of the United States
...drought reigns supreme across much of the United States...,
where sorely needed precipitation
necessitates affected population
to perform a collective rain dance
(decked out in electronically s...
...
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Categories:
humongous, america, anger, anxiety, bible,
Form: Rhyme
Number forty seven White House occupant against all odds
...Number forty seven - White House occupant against all odds...
regarding President elect
Donald John Trump.
As a cruel joke to self,
I imagined myself as a Republican
for that one glorious d...
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Categories:
humongous, abuse, america, anger, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Huge Pie in the Sky
...Huge pie in the sky,
visiting her grandparents.
A lofty and crusty bake
from ages ago.
The chill cellar held jars.
Fruits were homegrown,
handpicked, canned.
Humongous, it was not
an aver...
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Categories:
humongous, america, family, food, fruit,
Form: Free verse
One More, One Less
...The earth is big and the earth is old.
There are so many things
in vast creation to behold
that time and nature bring.
One more, one less, it matters not,
for those who earth, inhabit - ...
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Categories:
humongous, animal, environment, life,
Form: Rhyme
Rip Van Winkle
...After a long, long snooze, Rip Van Winkle
Woke with a start, his duds all a-wrinkle
Said he, a bit dotty
"Quick! Bring me a potty
I'm in need of a humongous tinkle!"...
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Categories:
humongous, humorous,
Form: Limerick
Give Or Take
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Give Or Take
Miracle Man
8/22/2024
Our country is fast becoming,
morally laid in waste.
Many embrace this change,
while others feel abased.
Nefarious people are making,
trouble...
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Categories:
humongous, abuse, america, betrayal, corruption,
Form: Quatrain
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