Azoth
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Written: March 05, 2024 For Edward Ebeh Contest
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Oh, Hermes, during historical eras of reign,
Greek literature thrived—minds free of s...
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Categories:
interposing, history, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
RECITISTA part 1
...RECITATISTA part 1
an act of enunciatiion
its suggestiveness
flexible
expressive
& voices
of voluptuous
intonation
of thinking
deepened
in dramatic
reflection
of acquaintance
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Categories:
interposing, poetry, word play,
Form: Didactic
Still smarting from stupid scamming fraudsters
...Still smarting from stupid scamming fraudsters...
five months ago to the day
Twas the cusp of tooth thousand
twenty three summer solstice,
when yours truly (a fool
and his money went separate ...
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Categories:
interposing, abuse, age, anger, angst,
Form: Rhyme
Dont Sell Your Heirloom
...They’re free to swallow it like bitter pill,
All take it as an interposing hill,
Already, the four do, as they stand still,
At their mum glaring; they could her just kill!
“You sell nothing, un...
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Categories:
interposing, age, child, money, mother,
Form: Rhyme
Hexakosioihexakontahexaphobia
...i insist on suffocating slowly
still
i refuse to die
imposing my will to weakness
avoiding applying the “why”
implications are closing in, opressive
my mind is open, fluid
suggestive
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Categories:
interposing, addiction, anxiety, dark, evil,
Form: Free verse
The Anatomy of a Kural: Maxim 245 of the Thirukkural By Thiruvalluvar
...The Anatomy of a Kural: Maxim Number 245 (taken at random) of the Thirukkural, the Tamil Classic on Ethics by Thiruvalluvar
allal arulaalvaarkku illai valivalangum
mallalmaa naalam kari (K2...
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Categories:
interposing, education, metaphor, philosophy, poetry,
Form: Couplet
Still Life
...Zephyrs saunter past my nose
at speeds where one cannot appreciate
the foreign fragrances they often hold
before their currents dissipate.
Ripples congregate and flit
before my eyes with unbec...
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Categories:
interposing, fantasy, nature
Form: Ballad