Categories:
keep, absence, devotion, summer,
Form: Sonnet
A sentance to avoid'
Be aware of a verb, thats emerging..From an Aussie, it has been formed, And its Now surging.' Quite
Descriptive and gritty, Aimed first off at canberra
City, where the originals (are said to be spawned?)
You don't need its description, its scar is real hard old friend' a strong
Valediction.' Of how low? You are thought in your
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Categories:
keep, anxiety, appreciation, best friend,
Form: Ballad
I'll Keep Going
Creation…brings aggravation,
what I’m plinking…can’t match what I’m thinking.
It’s this way…since our early days,
sad to say; but I’ll keep going.
What I see…lives only in me,
can’t come out…wants to, but not allowed,
hear it plain…what I make to play,
ain’t the same; but I’ll keep going.
The details…I try to no avail,
share what’s clear…make it all appear,
always fails…what I write
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Categories:
keep, creation, endurance, how i
Form: Rhyme
Please keep on singing
Tie me like Ulysses,
I don’t want
run to death
hearing those songs!
Bind me Lord!
But you keep on singing!
The sins are not yours
for the shores I crave
or the eyes I seek
or the thrills of my restless soul!
I beg you to keep on singing.
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Categories:
keep, adventure, allegory, blue, boat,
Form: Free verse
The Pier Can't Always Keep You Where It Wants You To Be
You stand with your suitcase like a buoy,
bright, bobbing in the shallows,
and I am the pier—
rooted, barnacled, smelling of old salt and rope.
You tell me you’ll stay
if I keep my hands wrapped round your ankles,
but I know the tide you carry in your ribs.
Even on windless days
it pounds against my palms,
shouting for the open mouth
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Categories:
keep, desire, fish, i miss
Form: Free verse
The Stone in the River
They said, “You’ll never change the stream,
Your plans are just a restless dream.”
But stones don’t fear the water’s voice -
they stand, they hold, they make the choice
to shape the flow, not drift away.
Around me, currents laughed and spun,
the gifted boats sailed in the sun.
Yet in the deep, I learned to stay,
to read the tides, to
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Categories:
keep, abuse, bullying, emotions, encouraging,
Form: Couplet
Plans We Never Got to Keep
We hadn’t talked in years,
not really.
Not since childhood,
when grass stains
and ghost stories
bound us like magic.
Cousins,
but closer than that —
best friends
before the world grew quiet.
We were six,
sitting in circles at recess,
telling wild stories
just to make the hours stretch.
Remember the green-eyed creatures
who chased us in our dreams?
The ghost at Grandma’s house
you swore was real?
I never doubted you.
We
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Categories:
keep, 9th grade, cousin, death,
Form: Free verse
KEEP CALM AND CARRY THE CORPSE
KEEP CALM AND CARRY THE CORPSE
Britain bleeds through cracked red bricks,
Rain on windows, cold that sticks.
Bills climb high, wages crawl,
We’re taxed to the teeth — can’t breathe at all.
“Keep calm and carry the corpse,” they say.
Drag it through life, day after day.
Smile for the cameras, wave the flag,
Ignore the stench in the body bag.
Politicians promise
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Categories:
keep, anger, anxiety, color, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Keep them Laughing
he covers up the pain of his upbringing with comedy
making people laugh gives him purpose
the louder they laugh, the more he performs
He is a monster, an alien, a dog and pony show
He is a trickster, a jokester, a jester,
But wait…..
There is a side the people never see
Because he is a trickster
his feelings are his own
he
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Categories:
keep, pain,
Form: Narrative
CONTEMPLATING
I'm standing
In a line
Patiently waiting
For my turn or time
Standing in the lane of success.
I keep wondering
So many had made it
Why is mine staying longer
Sometimes I admit
Maybe mine is bigger
Or it will never come to my time or turn.
I keep racing for it
So many times
I work and prayed
But
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Categories:
keep, africa, creation, dark, deep,
Form: Narrative
i keep feeding you
i keep feeding you
you keep getting bigger
~ my fun fur swiffer
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
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Categories:
keep, cat, fun, growth,
Form: Haiku
Got to keep going
We all wish for something more than what we see,
We’re all searching for a place where we can be free.
With every step we take, the stakes are high,
But we lift each other up, make our spirits fly.
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Categories:
keep, desire, emotions, hope, inspiration,
Form: Quatrain
MESSAGE TO THE YOUTHS
If you want to go far in life
Reduce your circle
The people you share your dreams with
It's not about numbers, but loyalty
Make a long table, helping others
So you can be stable
When ever you're not capable
So you'll be able, to get where you want to be.
If you want to be
Liked by people
Start
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Categories:
keep, africa, children, christian, community,
Form: Didactic
Keep Going!
Today was so very brutal.
I felt my strength worked to the bone.
My family doesn’t seem to care.
At times, I feel so alone.
All the thoughts of would’ve, could’ve, should’ve come rushing to my mind.
There are many peaks and valleys, as I keep moving through my life.
The devil has always been right there, to discouraged and accuse.
But
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Categories:
keep, faith, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
keep, fantasy, nature,
Form: Tanka
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