The Charm Offensive Extrapolation
I wasn't as surprised
as I should’ve been—
grayed avatar,
dead links,
cached titles still looking
to lead somewhere.
And here I am,
already down
a cell phone—
with FedEx in no hurry,
nothing left
to refresh-obsess over.
What’ll I do
with all this time?
Not that this is about me—
or is it?
IfStrunk & White
have mercy,
I hope
I can take at least
partial credit.
I’ll claim it;
otherwise,
it's just...
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Categories:
culture, hyperbole, writing,
Form: Free verse
MediocrityWrite a poem
show poetic flare!
But not too deep
not too bright
surface is easier
to share – you can
take a reader to water...
but, Lord!~ you can make
one drink – too complicated
will just make a lazy
eye blink…....
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Categories:
growth, hyperbole, inspirational, introspection,
Form: Free verse
InkThe ink of storms wreaks havoc on the unturned page.
Pulped filaments flop face-lessly before eyes once warm, yet frigid cold.
Daring not to expect much to read or write,
I stare blankly from the aughts of night.
Stars are but memories from books,
Overshadowed by polluted distances, smudged by the burn of business bustling below in the barrel....
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Categories:
hyperbole, absence, conflict, depression, drink,
Form: Free verse
F the Doors OpenI am he who says goodnight.
Don't take me for a label.
At least I'm from a time when thought,
Use portents undue fable.
Vuck doors and rules to hide lyrics lying for a sadist,
Lest the sense of selves perchance; employ spells of'n alchemist.
I invoke the inner man.
I invoke to see that who wants for...
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Categories:
hyperbole, america, analogy, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
We're Probably Getting Back Together Soon
My phone died this week.
I’ve ordered a new one—
I’d like to say I’ve enjoyed the silence,
just lo-fi music playing, slipping into a flow state.
But I’d be lying.
Only a handful of friends to tell.
Enough to register
the tragedy of going off-grid
like it’s 1503—
where I imagine
I’d be decent
at throwing logs on a fire,
but useless at...
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Categories:
culture, extended metaphor, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse
I'm Sorry You're Missing
—all this.
You'd love it,
but you lost
personality privileges
when you bargained against
the middle of my chest,
never starting
compressions
even though it was you
who shocked me into
an arrest.
I'm still
trying
to break free of—
...
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Categories:
grief, growth, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse
TODAYS CULTIVATED WARS
TODAY’S CULTIVATED WARS
War's rumors are plowed;
War sown seeds germinating:
Fruits of peace rotting:-
...
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Categories:
allegory, hyperbole, introspection, metaphor,
Form: Haiku
Ode to the Voice I Never Wanted to HearOh, the joy of telemarketers,
Who call you up without a care,
With offers they believe are clever,
But really just provoke despair.
They call with grand insurance plans,
Covid kits and credit schemes,
As if I’m some prized target
For their automated dreams.
“End-of-life” expense protection —
Oh, what a cheery nightly theme!
I nod along sarcastically
Inside my caller-haunted dreams.
And then there’s Medicare, of...
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Categories:
hyperbole, business, funny, hello, humorous,
Form: Ode
Conversation with RelativesConversation With Relatives
Today, I feel an intense resolve. About two years ago, family members frequently shared news of someone's passing—whether it was from the village or someone I had once known. During those conversations, I would tense up and firmly request that they refrain from calling with bad news.
Death is a constant reminder, glaring...
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Categories:
hyperbole, allusion, blessing, depression, encouraging,
Form: Dramatic Verse
ANOTHER THOUGHT ON QUIET RINGING EARS
ANOTHER THOUGHT ON QUITE RINGING EARS
The ears continue
to ring out profound silence,
echoing life:
When the echoes reveal,
Wisdom and understanding?
Ringing silent ears;
let us give God thanksgiving
for echoing life:
Without the quiet ringings,
Would we be in this loud world?!
Let us be happy;
wisdom and understanding
quietly ringing out:
God speaks in so many ways:
Think of quiet ears ringing:-
...
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Categories:
hyperbole, allegory,
Form: Tanka
Of A Confused Nightmare DreamOf A Confused Nightmare Dream
(A Thought Provoking Tanka Trio)
Is sleeping dreamless,
Short-lived life’s resurrection,
Or death’s fantasy?
Can living fake its own death
In confusing nightmare dreams?
I thought I was dead.
Do the dead have dreams of life
Or just it’s nightmares?
Irrespective of it all,
It all seems so confusing:-
In life’s awareness,
Sleep can be as confusing,
As “the living dead”:
Is it possible for...
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Categories:
confusion, death, dream, hyperbole,
Form: Tanka
IN COCOONING TIMES
IN COCOONING TIMES
Faithfully cocooned,
Caterpillars soon become
Soaring butterflies:
In your life’s cocooning time,
Seek God’s metamorphosis:-
...
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Categories:
hyperbole, allegory, analogy, encouraging, faith,
Form: Tanka
IN THE GARDENING OF LIFEIN THE GARDENING OF LIFE
We are as the sun,
Our survival is of God;
Though down, we shall rise:-
We’ve sown bad seeds before,
And have had to plow them up:-
God’s fruit
Will never spoil,
Its sweetness is endless;
Its love, eternal:-
In the garden of life,
Each sunset has a sunrise:
Just check out Eden:-
Though we have sown worse seeds,
We’ve survived what was reaped:-
Hey,...
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Categories:
hyperbole, analogy, encouraging, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Right Art ItAll at once, the soul takes flight
Rendering raw both dark and bright
Truth in touch, in wrong and right
In silent storms, I wield the night
Shaping shadows into sight
Till the void erupts with light
Breaking borders built by thought
Reason rains in riddles caught
All ideas, like lightning, dash
Igniting images in a flash
Nighttime neurons softly chime
Synapse singing sparks through time
Holding...
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Categories:
art, assonance, heart, hyperbole,
Form: Acrostic
Zealotry
Categories:
conflict, courage, hyperbole,
Form: Couplet
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