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I wish I had smarts and money
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Michael Robinson
| Rhyme |
leadership, caregiving, change, freedom, future,
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If I become a general
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Akol Majak Aker
| Couplet |
leadership, political,
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Villanelle: Five Yin lines on November 6th overcome the top Yang line
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T Wignesan
| Dramatic Monologue |
leadership, allegory, america, autumn, conflict,
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When You Vote
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M. L. Kiser
| Acrostic |
community, courage, education, leadership,
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IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LXXI - Continued-
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T Wignesan
| Dramatic Monologue |
america, immigration, leadership, planet,
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IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LXX - Continued
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T Wignesan
| Dramatic Monologue |
anti bullying, irony, leadership,
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The Truth Shall Set You
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Rico Leffanta
| Limerick |
leadership, betrayal, character, corruption, integrity,
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The Wag us of Sin
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Rico Leffanta
| Limerick |
leadership, corruption, food, funny, health,
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Bad boy
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jagdish bajantri
| Blank verse |
appreciation, leadership,
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The two Ds today in my country
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Akol Majak Aker
| Couplet |
leadership, change, conflict, corruption, depression,
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Great Leaders
by Gershon Wolf
Great leaders can disagree
...
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Monoku |
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Categories:
leadership,
The Stolen Mandate
by Orochi C. Joshua
He has a caring heart, he has the passion
He came to his own, his own accepted him
He came to render selfless service to...
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Political Verse |
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Categories:
discrimination, leadership, political,
Democratic Poverty
by Gerald Dillenbeck
I was listening to NPR yesterday
on my way to small green group ministries,
when I heard post-millennial Republicans
favor apartheid
while the contemporary urban-green Democrat
favors laziness.
I don't know...
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Political Verse |
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Categories:
leadership, caregiving, green, health, integrity,
Learning Sanctuary v Education Industry
by Gerald Dillenbeck
"Our schools are...factories,
in which the raw materials-- [Win/Win hopeful] children--
are to be shaped...into products...
The specifications for manufacturing
come from the [pre-millennial] demands
of 20th century [corporate] civilization,
and...
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Political Verse |
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Categories:
leadership, child abuse, childhood, education,
THE CRADLE
by Lemayian Leksat
The cradle-
That cradles civilization,
That saddles the rich of the land,
The home and strength of the richest sand,
Flowing with milk and honey no matter the wind,
An...
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Political Verse |
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Categories:
leadership, 4th grade, betrayal, black
Stars in Time
by elijah zmuda
If I could go back in time;
I would rename the stars that shine.
Hercules and Perseus would be replaced;
Elijah and Moses would take their place.
The Ten...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
leadership, blessing, celebrity, dedication, encouraging,
Gideon the Champion
by elijah zmuda
Gideon was called by the Lord;
A champion with the Lord's sword.
Inspired by the Angel of the Lord thereafter;
Gideon built "The Lord is Peace" altar.
Gideon, not...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
leadership, encouraging, endurance, history, inspiration,
Monkeys in the mirror
by Michael Robinson
Monkey’s in the mirror
In a world that apes such things
Actions of others typify
Satirists mock and ridicule
Impressionists mimic everything wrong with history
True characteristics of a hundred...
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Categories:
analogy, future, history, leadership,
TOGGLE BERRY BREAD
by Allan Terry
WE HAD CAKE DAY AT THE RESTAURANT
WE HAD MORE
THAN WE COULD BARE
WE DIDN'T WANT TO THROW THEM OUT
SO WHEN THE CHEF SAID HE COULD...
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Ballad |
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Categories:
leadership, food, for him, fruit,
Memories
by richard nnoli
memories
m/make love
e/end wars of all kinds
m/make Africa great again
o/only unity can make us live again
r/remember love
I/is the only true way to life
e/else you will...
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Acrostic |
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Categories:
leadership, abuse, africa, dedication, freedom,
Full Speed Ahead
by curtis johnson
He knew his purpose from the beginning, of which he had a very high regard. ...
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Prose Poetry |
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bible, god, leadership,
WE WANT WARRIOR
by Anisha Dutta
WE WANT WARRIOR
When Pandemonium prevails all around,
Public...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
leadership, 12th grade, courage, inspirational,
What Love Can Do
by Adeleke Adeite
Love performs
everything it preaches.
Love reforms
everyone it reaches.
Love transforms
everything it touches.
Love rewrites
sour and sweet stories.
Love ignites
golden gain and glories.
Love unites
moments and memories.
Love commands
respect and...
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Lyric |
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Categories:
desire, devotion, emotions, leadership,
Homeless in America
by Rico Leffanta
O-o say can you see
Where my home used to be?
Is our Congress still there?
Does it float on hot air?
All the homeless at night
Are a pitiful...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
leadership, america, betrayal, care, home,
NO FEAR aka Trump's Lucid Moment
by Rico Leffanta
A cow just jumped over the moon
Trump moaned that the cow jumped too soon
"If I had my Wall
Then down she would fall
And we'd cage her...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
leadership, animal, corruption, crazy, culture,
IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LX and LXI
by T Wignesan
IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY : LX - LXI
The Yijing says : " If the common folk commit crimes, the fault for them shall...
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Dramatic Monologue |
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Categories:
bullying, immigration, leadership, people,
SENATOR JOHN McCAIN
by James Edward Lee Sr.
SENATOR JOHN McCain
Senator John McCain
From Arizona
Veteran War hero
Presidential candidate
Went on home/rest in peace
9/3/18
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr.©2018...
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Clerihew |
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Categories:
courage, dedication, leadership, military,
The Fishy Scales of Justice
by Rico Leffanta
Donald Trump is having a ball
From the White House lawn to the Mall
A White House team
Devised a scheme
So a President can grope them all
The Democrats...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
leadership, betrayal, corruption, culture, integrity,
GreenQueen Grace
by Gerald Dillenbeck
When she first energetically read about Energy
She realized she was also less emptily
aptically
entropically studying absence of NegativEnergy.
As she became a more PositivEnergy Mentor,
She noticed she...
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Political Verse |
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Categories:
leadership, earth, education, gospel, green,
Wield Your Power Well
by M. L. Kiser
Pure energy jets through
spines with glee. Powerful
are souls, seeking higher
ground; life is infinite.
Powerful is mankind;
Creature with no limits.
Well, mankind thinks...
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Diminished Hexaverse |
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Categories:
leadership, conflict, how i feel,