Long Devouring(a) Poems

I'm walking out into the gorgeous summer day
and I feel nothing at all;
not the warmth of the sun,
the melodies of songbirds,
nor the cars driving by my street
who haven't the slightest clue of what just transpired
a...

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Here we go folks; and, yes, this is a hard one....Any winner, should that unlikely 
event take place, ought to be enshrined in the Mensa Society, and declared a 
puzzle-master, cryptanalyst genius, and be lauded...

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This is a three part puzzle, with a bonus question- each starting at 10 points, and, 
as before, each less one point starting on the second day (starting on Weds. 
10/17, at noon, or as...

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“as we passed her she did wilt
which caused in us sense of guilt
since our stance perhaps did cause
to put her heart’s joy on pause

though we’re gentle, not hostile
we diminished her soul’s smile
since our aura as...

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In the maelstrom…

Black inferno machines are one.
In the belly of the maelstrom, they rise,
And nothing is compromised
Black inferno machine
Shadows against the night,
Engines of hunger, devouring, a heavy sigh
An iron orchestra playing a requiem to the...

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A strange woman blasted into the family reunion
Came in loud and crass; obnoxious. Showing off.
No one knew her.
I was selected to ask her to leave.
Mom! She said.
It was one of my foster children from way...

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Finally, first clues, sorry for the health related delays;
Part No.1- Original poser; "It might be related to a hungry person eagerly 
devouring a hero sandwich ravenously."
  Today's clue;  "One might say said sandwich...

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When devouring a hot chicken pie
An advertised flat caught my eye,
     I would hazard a guess
     Judging from its address
That the asking price wasn’t too high. 

I...

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I figured they were kings.
After all what's a king to do
At a party where the guests had 
Bad breath and rain splattered invitations.
By the way,
They looked like giants by the mantel.
Swirling a wine glass never
Held...

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Upon a littered path I trod, alone,
A companion sought in my wanderings.
From afar, a peculiar man appeared,
In an abandoned caravan he resided.

Clad in tattered, sleeveless attire,
His laughter, unsettling, filled the air.
Devouring a rotten slice of...

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Exclamation marks rile up and excite Mrs. Ex.
She teaches seventh grade English and always suspects….
We are overdoing it when we use even on.
So I throw them in my paragraphs to have some fun.

She says they...

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Walking across a prairie brown,
My eyes a glanced up high, 
Where creamy clouds, as white as shrouds, 
Were gently passing by. 
A buzzard all so hungry flew, 
Swiftly across the plain; 
Down below a mouse...

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banished into exile of freedom
with no chance of extradition
bail collateral and ransom refused
he marvelled at his painless tattoo 

a rotten apple devouring a snake
inked into now sunburnt skin
reminded him that not everything
seemed as had been...

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While staring at a wall that never seemed to move
I drift into a state that makes me unable to move.
One second i'm in school learning about pie
And the next at the park devouring a sweet...

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Photography
	I used to have a dark room.
Trigonometry.
	No reference, the word causes anxiety though.
Anthropology
	I used to live for this subject, imagining myself in Egypt on a dig.
Art.
	I dabble, four hundred paintings later, I have no idea...

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i haven't forgotten
the sultriness of your lips 
the infamous toss of my hips 
the quiet haste the unfullfilled taste 
that calm way the sun beamed 
that warm way the breeze blew 
softly over our bronzed...

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envelope rhyme

Humpty Dumpty, brave fall guy
attended the King's Christmas ball.
He never guessed his downfall,
empty headed, brain gone awry.

Humpty Dumpty's sneaky try,
bucking the Queen's serving line,
“Expelled! out back, you shall dine!”
close by yon royal pig sty....

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When it rains it pours
Bad luck soars
You're falling apart
Behind closing doors

When the lights go out
You're consumed with doubt
Your losing your voice
But dying to shout

The domino effect
Your life is a wreck
One wrong move
And you sprained your...

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What better than a summer afternoon?
Where else, but on the trail to La Toscana?
Who is it mounts a mens that's not more sana,
devouring a voluptuous Verdi tune?
Which month might one elect, which isn't June?
I'll pass...

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I do not eat salt, she says haughtily
Making me want to pour a salt shaker into my mouth
I appease myself by devouring a family sized bag of potato chips
Unsalted? Ha! Right!

Chocolate does not agree with...

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Calico Cuban cats devouring a cheese cone
Des Moines deer directing a driven drone
Elmhurst elk writing out an elongated poem
Fresno felines frolicking in feathery sea foam

Gary’s gorillas grabbing themselves a grooming comb.
Hanover’s hefty hags happily losing...

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Destruction roars through the land
Like a fire that can only expand
Fire which never dies
Silencing unheard cries
Raging through the forest today
Devouring a city like prey
Circling and taunting the few
For all that they knew
The few would lose
But...

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Barista’s Bakery home of the screaming cupcake
I had to rush inside to see what this meant.
Screaming was happening in two corners of the room.
One boy was devouring a purple cupcake.
It was screaming bloody murder.
Another couple...

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