The Pied Piperess
...Orchestrated they succumb onto her board scene ~ As success thrills the ordained Queen of mean—poet
Once upon a time, there was a Queen with a magic flute in her throat
Beknownst to all...
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Categories:
lauds, evil, parody,
Form: Prose
Normandy
...Normandy
For man to set alight his earthly pyre
was destined from the capture of the spark.
T’was mere survival harnessing its fire
to lift his primal world out of the dark.
It seared ...
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Categories:
lauds, appreciation,
Form: Sonnet
Dot dot dot, and in other news devil's advocate claims Teflon Trump
...Dot dot dot, and in other news devil's advocate claims Teflon Trump
courtesy the comfort of his mancave,
I (a mutated batman wannabe)
doth prattle and stump
and display wide whirled webbed
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Categories:
lauds, abuse, america, anxiety, august,
Form: Rhyme
In Love
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“I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that su...
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Categories:
lauds, 4th grade, love, passion,
Form: Terza Rima
Ewe
...With an impulsive cognizance of the mother instinct
In physique and psyche, with her lambs, she's lovingly linked.
Her head-butting, as though she looks furious, does not hurt.
Her bleat is rhyt...
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Categories:
lauds, animal, life,
Form: Couplet
Song of The White Egret Orchid No 5: ABBA
...Flowers have that novel effect on schism,
where the uniqueness of its design forms
compare that White Egret Orchid performs
like its namesake, chicken or the egg, ism
being afloat plume or the bl...
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Categories:
lauds, allusion, analogy, appreciation, beautiful,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Devil's Advocate Claims Teflon Trump
...Devil's advocate claims Teflon Trump...
The demagogue reincarnate
feels gifted to reign supreme
captivates, glorifies, lauds,
renounces, yawps extreme
views bellows dogmatic fulminations
in...
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Categories:
lauds, 12th grade, abortion, age,
Form: Rhyme
Virtuoso
...Letter chosen "V"
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Virtuoso
Carnelian dawn reflects red sun rising,
Mirrors glow of vermillion flycatchers,
With scarlet plumage, so mesmerizing,
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Categories:
lauds, bird, morning, song, star,
Form: Sonnet
Early Poems Xxii
...Canticle: an Aubade
Michael R. Burch
Misty morning sunlight hails the dawning of new day;
dreams drift into drowsiness before they fade away.
Dew drops on the green grass echo splendors of the ...
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Categories:
lauds, 10th grade, aubade, butterfly,
Form: Rhyme
The Last Fish
...Though devoid of life; its scales still shine, shimmer,
that one could still imagine the fish, swimming,
Freely, with others, in the deep blue ocean.
Partitioned from the octopus, crabs, mussels...
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Categories:
lauds, fish, fishing,
Form: Free verse
Tribute To Women
...Mother Nature, Athena and Mother Earth
Apply wisdom and beauty to life
they're icons whose bounty has infinite worth
offering sustenance throughout strife
Mother Mary grants us mercy and love
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Categories:
lauds, appreciation, women,
Form: Ode
2022 Rental Rebate Plus Affordable Rent Yippee Yi Yo 1
...courtesy of management in general
and particularly Jackie Geiger
assistant property agent.
One benefit living social
at Highland Manor Apartments
until decrepit and bent...
constitutes qual...
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Categories:
lauds, appreciation, april, blessing, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
The Labyrinth of the Muse
...There is no design wall to entrap the spirit
Inventiveness is born to last
free of prosody or syllable count
coordinated refrains hide bareness, a virtue
purity string belt for bloomi...
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Categories:
lauds, analogy, culture, image, meaningful,
Form: Free verse
Retreat
...The smoke stains on the windows
Attempt to obscure the crystal morning light
Of a chill autumn morning, a last leaf
Of fall glory, dangling,
Waiting for the next strong breeze
To carry it into ...
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Categories:
lauds, environment, introspection, january, nature,
Form: Free verse
Successor's Name Is Death-Bell
...The most audacious dynasty will beget darker.
When I'm not on the moon, prefer courtship.
When a child is accustomed to bearing a light.
A scotopic vision marker to support you to view...
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Categories:
lauds, analogy, anxiety, bereavement, courage,
Form: Free verse
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