Moving MountainsI will move mountains for you, oft said
with little brain and surplus testosterone.
But why the plurality?
Surely, a single mountain moved
is Herculean enough to satisfy
the desires of the most covetous princess.
Then, what is a mountain?
I’m sure a mound or hill won’t do.
Also, move; would an inch to the left or right
gratify? I think not, dear sir.
So,...
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Categories:
humorous, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse
Put 'Em All on Mount Rushmore
Abraham Lincoln: “With malice toward none, with charity for all.”
George Wallace: “Callous toward all, with charity to none.”
Alexandra Cortez: “Braless toward all, nothing for no one.”
...
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Categories:
celebrity, humor, hyperbole, leadership,
Form: Rhyme
When the Poem Became TearsWhen the poem became tears
As the ink drips,
I have become an emotional basket case.
My keyboard squeals, as the businessman's anxiety climbs
At the sound of the opening bells,
Tariff wars targeting the poor,
Evil Eyes merges with the Texas Tycoons
What is the poor trader's offense?
Going once, going twice,
To be poor is to be...
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Categories:
hyperbole, addiction, africa, america, analogy,
Form: Narrative
Categories:
hyperbole,
Form: Epigram
OF LIFE AND ROSESOF LIFE AND ROSES
Life is like a rose;
it has its thorns, as well as
sweet petaling days:-
...
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Categories:
allegory, analogy, day, hyperbole,
Form: Haiku
Confessional Booth Number 9Streetlight dander. Jawbone asphalt.
Blink razors carve her iris script.
Rib stars ovulate in feral grates,
mechanical tongue juts a bloodline breath.
Keystroke ruin writes in collapse,
a waveform lodged in sternum glass.
Lipsticked rodeo—a gash in faded denim
Banana-knuckled hands torch filterless ghosts.
Tree-call through copper root systems.
Wire-pluck storm,
vapor chews the stock market
Cancer caught in molar hush,
brined in citrine static.
She opens...
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Categories:
hyperbole, absence, conflict, corruption, desire,
Form: Romanticism
Loving YuckLove without
Love within
Love where I am
where I’ve been
Beginning to think:
far too much abundance
of this foolish, loving folly,
so I kicked my
wagging tail collie --
loving view~
it just ain’t fair! – attempting to escape,
I journeyed to the zoo
wouldn’t you know it,
two loving ape there too
along to the park
high in birch nest
spied I a pair of...
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Categories:
humorous, hyperbole, love, nonsense,
Form: Free verse
TimeI know the mechanics of Time --
easy enough to add and subtract.
Division a realm we can calculate;
but, when it comes to continuity, it is
an age old question -- Our human heart,
an imperfect perfect example: beats can
be quantified; but feelings have a strange math
all their own...often outside of
measurable reason. ...
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Categories:
emotions, heart, humanity, hyperbole,
Form: Prose Poetry
Spring's Teasing HueSpringtime has arrived,
And so has her yellowing;
Shading everything:-
And when her rains have fallen,
Yellow puddles spring up; achoo!...
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Categories:
color, humor, hyperbole, imagery,
Form: Tanka
He never thought -- therefore, he would never beHe never thought ~ therefore, he would never be,
according to René Descartes' philosophy.
He was a complete nonbeing,
never hearing, never seeing,
like so much of the rest of humanity.
...
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Categories:
hyperbole, philosophy, satire, word
Form: Light Verse
NATURE'S SYMBOLIC TREESBarked with nature's firm hope,
Branches of nature's strong faith,
Sappers of nature's sweet love:-
Embers of crucufixion,
Leaves of reesurrection borne:-
Roots bearing tribulations:
Trunking annunciation:-...
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Categories:
allegory, extended metaphor, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse
Love GlitterGlitters caught the eyes
But the one that touch the heart
Gain such attention....
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Categories:
desire, hyperbole, love,
Form: Haiku
IN THE AWARENESS OF IT ALLThinking morally,
Would be for democracy,
Rather than dynasty:-
At least that's how it should be
With belief in liberty
A democracy,
Is based upon unity;
Rather than money:-
Well, that’s how it use t be
Before today’s tragedy:-
Such an erroring,
Making a mistake again;
Selling out to win:-
Why commit a musky sin,
Triumphed with poweringing?
It’s best to live free,
Than in abject mockery
Of democracy;
Why suffer every day
In...
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Categories:
hyperbole, allegory,
Form: Tanka
Felix CulpaWe quarreled to bitter, burning degrees
(you)loving me
as a tender trespasser
a chew toy
boy
demanding compliance
forced feedings
down
to sock selection
(your)conspicuous usage of chlorine
blistering eyes
a woman my mother may have idolized
(your)disciplined hemlines
entirely circumspect
subtracting the abusements
how (your)words...
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Categories:
allusion, blessing, freedom, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse
The Cruelty Of WealthWealth, a siren's charm, alluring and bright
A pillow's softness, a thimble's gentle might
It provides for earthly needs, a feast to behold
Yet, in its depths, a darkness unfolds
Oh, wealth! Where is thy dominion?
Poverty's cold grasp awaits, a dismal throne
A worm on a hook, luring the unsuspecting prey
Into a realm of excess, where virtues fade away
With dastardly...
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Categories:
allusion, hyperbole, imagery, irony,
Form: Blank verse
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