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The Clown's Monologue

I am a clown: silly, simple clown. 
People do laugh at me: I often wonder why. 
They call me 'fool' when I am being honest, 
And tell me to shut up when I speak the...

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Categories: befuddling, home, life, longing, money, nostalgia, travel, work,
Form: Quatrain

That Day

She lives in the desert
with skin the color of sandstone
and the texture of an orange.
She’s a man’s man if you ever saw one.
Her carbine seems to have a mind of it’s own,
never knowing, when in...

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Categories: befuddling, lost love,
Form: Free verse

A Time To "sew"/ a Time To Reap

The time was 1969, the place- Home-Economics class in junior high. While guys got sent 
to “shop,” those of us of the softer sex learned culinary skills. I loved those days when the 
room was...

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Categories: befuddling, education, nostalgiatime, high school,
Form: Bio

Is the World Ill-Fated

In restless sleep my eyes fluttered
   Candle flames sputtered...
       I was lost in a dream

Enchanted night with myriads of stars
   but the moon was surrounded...

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Categories: befuddling, fate, world,
Form: Rhyme

A Sly Skunk's Non'scents'

A Sly Skunk’s Non’scents’ 

If you remember correctly, one night, I came upon Steve.
‘Twas a normal day that led to such a befuddling eve.
For, Steve is a skunk who decided to bunk and not leave.
I’ve...

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Categories: befuddling, animal, character, conflict, hilarious, house, silly,
Form: Tail-rhyme

hero - the war unseen -

soldier ...

I know I'll never understand
   how maimed you are inside ...
      so many wounds aren't visible
         their scars, you've...

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Categories: befuddling, mental illness, moving on, soldier, tribute, war,
Form: Rhyme

The Ruba'Iyat of Creteil Lake - Part Four

The Ruba’iyat of Créteil Lake – Part Four

Lovers stroll down her nubile spine blithely to pubic isle
Where under linden boughs and mulberry spread connive smile
Old and young keep parading swathed in bundles of fur wear
While...

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Categories: befuddling, allegory,
Form: Quatrain

Counterfeited Matron

I can't take it anymore
She is so lovely in every way
Just by observing I have
No words she's like the sun
Filling me with energy! She's 
So bright too ,when I
See her she makes me
Feel so pure...

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Categories: befuddling, beautiful, beauty, care,
Form: I do not know?

Juggling While Struggling

If life's giving you trouble,
Last thing to do is to juggle.

The circuses' greatest master,
Made a performance disaster.

He was too old for the show,
But couldn't let go.

One throw went bad, then two, then three,
The audience thought,...

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Categories: befuddling, allegory, courage, encouraging, inspiration, old, recovery from,
Form: Couplet

Fool's Gold

Fool's gold...
In the middle of cross road I stand.
My head growing heavier as I stare
at various paths,
Leading to different directions
with various results of course.

Tick tock!
Tick tock!
As the time waits for no man,
I knew I have...

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Categories: befuddling, best friend,
Form: I do not know?