For J
If every cloud had
a Silver Lining...
If lightning were only
illumination...
and our story together
had a happy ending --
then, I would write,
only Happy Faces.
But, pencil points break
a tear marks a page indelible
will not accept a word, tears
with every new impression
attempted --
I read a poem, a little while ago;
a sad poem...and your memory
returned -- A grave is so
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Categories:
j, bereavement, death, emotions, friendship,
Form: Free verse
f g h i j k l m
fabulous fabricated forlorn frenzied Franciscan fable
garnered garrulous geese gathered at Gloria’s gable
harboring a hangout for a hunter with Achille’s heel
identifying idiosyncrasies that are less than ideal
juggling jam-packed jokesters without a good joke
Keeping an eye out for kibitzers and kindly kinfolk
like-minded Lilliputian with a lullaby I like
manifesting mystical magic, then throwing down the mike
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Categories:
j, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: ABC
G H I J K L M
ghastly grimy gruesome greedy gray ghost
happily haunts Henry’s hoarder habitat
igniting icy incredulity
jiggery-pokery jimjams justified
kismet keeping kowtowing kin keen
lighthearted lively long-winded laggard laughs
magnifying mystical malefactor’s mysteriousness
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Categories:
j, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: ABC
Les Cirque des Morts Collab with B J Fitz
A cocooned cacophony of crickets serenades overgrown fields,
drowning out the creaking of rusted cars long since abandoned.
Maroon and sable tents blot the dilapidated ground—
bloated and weathered,
strips of fabric flapping in the harsh elements.
Legends of wraiths wander,
replicating whispers of infected insanity.
Laughter lingers in
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Categories:
j, dark, death, gothic, imagery,
Form: Free verse
G H I J K L M N O P Q R
granite gargoyles in Greg’s garden
happily high-fived handshake that hardened
Introducing indigenous iris to Illinois
jubilantly jiggling their midwestern joy
kings of the garden we are, said the giant gargoyle
laughing and loving their role, they spit into the soil
most of the fey rolled their eyes at the two
nay said a petunia troll, unsure what he could do
outstandingly confident said
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Categories:
j, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: ABC
Undressing J B Pritzker
He’s certainly not pregnant
doesn’t have a beer belly
So, why does his stomach
wiggle like jelly
Only thing I can think of...
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Categories:
j, celebrity, giggle, health, word
Form: Rhyme
I J K L M
Indicating indigo improvements
Juggling juicy jiggling Jello
Kibitzing kits and cats
Laboriously languishing lightly
Making marvelous maneuvers in word play
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Categories:
j, word play,
Form: ABC
j u n k y a r d
Jolly good time
Under the railroad tracks
Never know what you might find
Kalidescope of possibilities
You accumulate a pile of goodies
Alchemists would be jealous
Relishing my variety of dubious choices
Delightful place to find treasure, car parts, used gum
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Categories:
j, life,
Form: Alliteration
J The Roman Catholic Church
The Roman Catholic Church is a congregation of all baptized persons
United in the same true faith
The same sacrifice
And under the Holy Father
The Pope
Father Christ founded the Roman Catholic Church to bring all men to Eternal salvation
Father Christ gave the power to teach
To sanctify
And to rule the members of His Church to the Apostles
The 1st Bishops
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Categories:
j, christian, community, devotion, god,
Form: Free verse
The Fire Within - Abstract by Lee J Morgan
Determined energy encapsulates what smolders silently inside.
Quiet resilience produce a bold, inspiring presence that space opens wide.
With a colour gamut of profound earthy tone,
Striking fiery reds and chilling white hot lashes stand alone.
Morgan's painting suggests the perception of dancing flames to a beat,
Within the vision, to create a physical feeling of blistering heat.
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Categories:
j, fire,
Form: Ekphrasis
C S Lewis J R R Tolkien Elgar and Malverns distress
Around the Hills of Malvern now..Desecration takes place.'
Let me inform all how.' Where Elgars body has rested long
And Tolkien and Lewis did ramble in song.' all of these
Three historical giants, drew breath and inspiration none
Can deny it, seeds of thought in Lewis's mind grew into
Enchanted forests even braille did find it. And shared to
The
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Categories:
j, beauty, character, education, england,
Form: Rhyme
J D Advances
My length of walk?
From origin as work
Defines energy in momentum
Obstruction is capable mathematics from here
On in the document
As sun crests new yorks harbor
In California I awaken to writing, publishing
Shower of body is not reachable
Nor the causeway of commerce
Food procurement
The framers cannot be gained by days end
Patterning a fold....this is that
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Categories:
j, black african american, chicago,
Form: Free verse
CONTRIBUTORY CAUSES just my opinion J
CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE a fragile forsaken& forgotten factor
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Categories:
j, history,
Form: Alliteration
The mermaids of J Alfred Prufrock
The other day, when I was walking by the sun-splashed sea,
I was overcome by a fiery joy and a titillating glee,
as, on silvery, green rocks not far from the yellow beach,
I heard mermaids singing, each to each.
And then they turned ~ and they sang to me!
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Categories:
j, allusion, satire, self,
Form: Light Verse
Talking to my dog in words from 'J Alfred Prufrock'
I said to my dog, "Let us go then, you and I,
while pink, wispy clouds traverse the azure sky.
Oh, do not bark, ‘What is it?’
Let's just go and make our visit
to your favorite tree so you can whiz it.
And then, we’ll go walk a little by the beach,
to hear the mermaids singing, each
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Categories:
j, allusion, dog, humor, pets,
Form: Light Verse
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