Long Elapsed Poems
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Poem Revised Memorial Day May 30th, 2022 At 1500 HoursPoem revised Memorial Day May 30th, 2022 at 1500 hours
Flagrante delict adulterous sordid behavior
automatically linkedin with Lothario;
an unscrupulous seducer of women,
based upon a character
in The Impertinent Curious Man,
a story within a...
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Categories:
elapsed, absence, abuse, adventure, anger, black african american,
Form:
Rhyme
Psychologically still thirteenPsychologically still thirteen
Ordinarily meaning pre Internet days
familiarization with me would entail
bringing the avid listener
into my private mancave hideaways
less a physical place than a juncture in relationship,
(whereby one or the other of us)...
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Categories:
elapsed, 7th grade, age, angst, birth, blue, family,
Form:
Rhyme
Impossible Mission To Captcha Infinitesimal MomentImpossible mission to captcha infinitesimal moment
alternately titled: tick tock runneth amuck
seconds elapse imperceptibly
leaving me dumbstruck,
how quickly fleeting tempus fugit;
ofttimes imagined as time thief.
Hence following vignette: quiet as a mouse lurks the time thief...
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Categories:
elapsed, 12th grade, analogy, butterfly, death, farewell, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Operation Money JumpThanksgiving, 1971,
a parachute pilgrim approaches Northwest Flight 305
as Dan Cooper, anonymous businessman, anarchist airborne,
black suit, black sunglasses, a black tie
and a black briefcase broaching black motives,
Portland to Seattle, prison or criminal pantheon,
before...
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Categories:
elapsed, america, history, mystery,
Form:
Epic
Precious Priceless ProgenyPrecious priceless progeny
Hands down the most dramatic change ever needed to make the most profound impact awoke from helping beget the first offspring. An internal paradigm shift reshuffled priorities...
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Categories:
elapsed, absence, adventure, angst, anniversary, beautiful, celebration, creation,
Form:
Rhyme
Beware the Ides of March 2023Beware The Ides of March 2023
Ides simply referred to first new moon,
which usually fell between
the thirteenth and fifteenth day
of a given month.
The following events all occurred
fifteenth of March
across span of millenniums.
One:...
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Categories:
elapsed, abuse, age, anniversary, betrayal, conflict, crush, dark,
Form:
Rhyme
Double Cross My HeartSelena...Sarah the Sorceress
Russell...the Ghost of Never-land
This year has not been mine
Death laughs at me as he steals my grandfather from me
while I plead emptily for him to take me instead
yet I fail to realize I'm...
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Categories:
elapsed, blue, deep, depression, how i feel, lonely,
Form:
Bio
Coma Conversation: I Am In Your ComputerC:
I journeyed long upon the way, e-mailed through your router
hello "Henry", good to greet, I am in your computer
I am between him and her, so I am gender neuter
...
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Categories:
elapsed, computer, creation, hello, imagination, philosophy, science, universe,
Form:
Narrative
Recluse By Dint of CircumstanceRecluse by dint of circumstance
Proud anonymous troglodytes
forerunners of mine
confronted threats less horrific
than forty fifth commander in chief
of United States of America.
He/him (matted hair, ratty, scrawny,
and tetchy ugly villain)
scurried into dark...
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Categories:
elapsed, adventure, america, angst, anti bullying, betrayal, character,
Form:
Free verse
Twice Told Toilet Tale a Cheeky Execrable Gross FableTwice told toilet tale – a cheeky execrable gross fable
which poetic product best be affixed
with hashtag STINKY label.
As a young whippersnapper
and one precocious lad to boot,
I discovered common combustible materials
found in the bathroom.
At opportune...
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Categories:
elapsed, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure, blessing, father,
Form:
Rhyme
NinevehNineveh *
*Deep I have fallen
eyelids leaden with sleep
just a hole to crawl in
and...
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Categories:
elapsed, beauty, imagination, science fiction, space, star,
Form:
Narrative
Gloriously Luxuriating In Eternal SleepGloriously luxuriating in eternal sleep
Forlorn; bereft of golden
(slippered) opportunities I weep;
Three score and four years
replete with mailer daemons,
hence mindset adrip
with self denouncing expletive filled bleep
unwritten expressed recriminations
wielded upon figurative head of wimpy blip;
decades elapsed at...
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Categories:
elapsed, age, angel, anger, angst, anxiety, autumn, death,
Form:
Rhyme
Approximately Three Plus Days ElapsedApproximately three plus days elapsed...
without yours truly experiencing urge to defecate
Neither bloating nor constipation
arose, but one nondescript anguished
logophile anticipated intestinal blockage,
hence prophesying worse case scenario
I (predicated in direction for an adult)
ingested three Dulcolax tablets
and subsequently...
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Categories:
elapsed, adventure, america, anniversary, beautiful, courage, family, july,
Form:
Free verse
Memorial Day May 29th, 2023silently wailing analogy to Moby Dick
regarding how yesterdays
prurient laced introductions
to rhyme in retrospect embarrassingly blows.
Herewith to enliven anecdote ever further,
I inject humorous tidbit
just gimme moment to unload and reach
into psychological metaphorical knapsack
particularly...
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Categories:
elapsed, absence, america, angel, anger, beautiful, bridal shower,
Form:
Free verse
The IncumbentTHE INCUMBENT
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
I am sick and tired of hearing the same old line
My elected representative says every things fine
He just does not represent the people I know
He’s been there forever its time for him...
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Categories:
elapsed, corruption, culture, introspection, irony, parody, political, power,
Form:
Rhyme
Argh Daylight Savings Time March 13th 2022Argh Daylight Savings Time – March 13th, 2022
Once again, yours truly
dishes out his regular dose
of literary gobbledygook
even Count Dracula
would not even bat an eye
nor give me his evil curse,
butta I avoid tempting him
courtesy fanged...
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Categories:
elapsed, america, change, confusion, history, light, march, morning,
Form:
Rhyme
Future time traveler looks back one century agoFuture time traveler looks back one century ago
I exhibit health and virility at one hundred and
64 years astride planet earth, whereby spouse,
(who remained married to yours truly for about
one century – which elapsed in...
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Categories:
elapsed, absence, adventure, anniversary, birth, celebration, cool, dad,
Form:
Free verse
The Star Witness PotdWhile we walked home from the movies, one moonlit starry night,
My friends and I talked and laughed, enjoying summer's delights.
The streets were quite silent, as trees swayed in warm breezes,
And night blooms graced the walks,...
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Categories:
elapsed, creation, fantasy, friendship, imagery, magic, star, universe,
Form:
Couplet
I Ask Myself a Rhetorical Question RegardingI ask myself a rhetorical question regarding...
the durability, longevity, and tenacity of Homo sapiens,
after screaming headlines report one after another atrocity.
How did the human species manage to survive
with many means
of self destruction at their disposal?
Atomic...
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Categories:
elapsed, africa, america, anger, april, black african american,
Form:
Free verse
Mein Kampf Analogous To One Long Run On Unparsed Sentence FragmentMein kampf analogous to one long run on unparsed sentence fragment
Heavily punctuated - hyphen
to embellish poetically
with bracing circumspection,
I markedly exclaim (parenthetically)
cumulative elapsed LXIII obits
around the nearest star
dashed by at lightspeed,
and quoting James Thurber
storied fiction titled
My...
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Categories:
elapsed, absence, adventure, analogy, beautiful, care, celebration, creation,
Form:
Free verse
Bully Me You, I Exemplified Archetypal ScapegoatBully me you, I exemplified archetypal scapegoat
Even as an old curmudgeon, aye pucker
and raspily suction, albeit toothless mouth
drawing reminiscent guffaws affecting
(think feeble attempt
impersonating plumber plunging -
unclogging backed up toilet),
flushed with satisfaction,
now...
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Categories:
elapsed, anger, angst, anniversary, anti bullying, anxiety, august,
Form:
Rhyme
Argh Daylight Savings Time March 14th 2021Argh Daylight Savings Time – March 14th, 2021
Once again, yours truly
dishes out his regular dose
of literary gobbledygook
even Count Dracula
would not even bat an eye
nor give me his evil,
(albeit harmless) look
regarding feeble effort I undertook.
Don't forget...
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Categories:
elapsed, adventure, confusion, evil, good night, hello, husband,
Form:
Rhyme
Abandoned Rhymes: Crumpled PagesI heard taunting echoes and scurrilous snarls.
It was my conscience, and I listened as it spoke
in accusations, contemptible remarks aimed at me.
Shameful words delivered to break my fallen spirit.
In mocking voice of Shakespeare's Hamlet, I...
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Categories:
elapsed, depression, poetry,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Auld Lang Syne the Most Sung New Years Eve Song“Auld Lang Syne” - the most-sung New Year's Eve song
Courtesy Robert Burns
circa (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796)
the National Bard,
Bard of Ayrshire
and the Ploughman Poet.
Two hundred sixty one orbitz elapsed
since brief existence of...
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Categories:
elapsed, 11th grade, 12th grade, 9th grade, absence,
Form:
Free verse
Back To You Billy, For Ways I Whiled Away Herding EnnuiBack to you Billy, for ways I whiled away herding ennui
Ah...a flood of memories wash over
this anointed Goatama Boo Da,
whose respected G.O.A.T status
among generic green acres,
which swathed across Highland Manor
analogous to petty coat...
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Categories:
elapsed, 12th grade, 1st grade, age, animal, appreciation,
Form:
Rhyme