Long Entrants Poems

A Different Kind of Courage

Sam took to the stage, limping with a leg brace
And more than a mere trace of fear on his face
The humorous speech competition was on
He’d made it to finals, prior contests...

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I am a labor economist who prepared the unemployment rate,
I was checking with other labor economists about this.

Average income has been decreasing.

Unemployed are dropping out of the workforce.

More workers than ever have multiple jobs needed
tp...

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Today it’s Pancake Day and there’s to be a pancake race
Entrants are on the starting line with a smile upon their face

Old Ted ‘s ready with his frying pan, he is a fat old josser
but...

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Horrible smash of broken bottles,
Blood gush from young touts' bodies,
Nauseating odour of marijuana, grass, 
Spoiled that Monday evening.

I witnessed it,
A deadly fracas erupted,
Between two rival teenage cultists,
At Asarailu's son naming ceremony.

Asarailu cult group had launched,
A...

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Some entrants think I am overly officious, even mean
That’s all right with me, I know I can be rather picky,
So, here are some guidelines when submitting to me
If you follow them carefully, you’ll find me...

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( Repost )

Somehow, her eyes expand with the disobedient sky
and there, she senses urchins filling water on the lake
her feet and thighs slide up changing hues,
with receding incarnations of the moon.

She bends down gazing at...

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Sam took to the stage, limping with a leg brace 
And more than a mere trace of fear on his face 
The humorous speech competition was on
He’d made it to finals, prior contests he’d won
...

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There's an excercycle race on
Down at the local gymn
One guy's clearly out in front
But others closing in
All are pedalling frantically
They like to win these races
Each one with a determined look
As sweat pours down their faces

There's...

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There's a passport I would like to revoke
from one person who thinks it's a joke
to repeatedly make fun of fellow writers.
Like a pugilist, she calls us 'prizefighters.'

What harm if we enjoy entering contests?
That doesn't prove...

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They pollinate our farms
Without them, what would we do?
They give us the opportunity
To eat those veggies and fruits

They pollinate our farms
Help us to satisfy our appetites
With gourmet cuisines grown
By those who know the richest earth

They...

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Take a vile trip, so inhibitions slip
Let glass tip for a sanguine sip
When selfish gain is like cocaine
The world's an insane, twisted plane

Our lives are lies spent for blue skies
We feel torment from each surprise
No...

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O Fingernail Moon
			pointing down at the ocean
			what goddess clipped you?

			O clipped fingernail
			without your acute reply
			can I scratch mind’s itch?

			Scratch may be:
			the swipe to light the match
			the breech that summons blood
			the spouse of pad
			the early exit...

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An ape to date voluptuous black body,
Surly you must be crazy,

The half breed genetically modified;
From planet of the apes, 
Waylays to embarrass Go-ogle search engine, 
New Hollywood Entity?

Seeks a fine suitor from the human race,
For...

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*Image of Winnie-the-Pooh Spoon Race by the sponsor.
AUDIO: by Ka'au Crater Boys singing 'House at Pooh Corner' popularized by Kenny Loggins

Christopher Round-Robin

Christopher Robin, whose name bears o'er song, 
strained mid per sideline crowd of the...

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Every day I see children excited
Makes me feel really delighted
Children on a playground swing
Parents just sitting doing their thing

I go to the races, and when they win
People just cant keep their excitement in
The thrill of...

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The doors stance, do I question
At my request, did it open
Though at will, did it shut tight
As its entrants, did it welcome
But he who turns his back
Has only that which his mind can hold

A world,...

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A keyboard was on a typewriter or piano
  Spankings were approved of, rarely condemned
Clothing was 'gay' --- brightly colored
  They rolled up the sidewalks at 10 p.m.

We said 'heck' for 'hell' and 'darn'...

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In sponsoring a contest, one should know
the basics of the poetry that he
is judging! If the form has got a flow
such as iambic, that’s what we should see!
Of course, there’s more to poetry than that.
Free...

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THE ETERNAL TRIANGLE

In the arena of love
The crowd await
As they see 
The lifting
Of the players gate.

And in they come
Two entrants unknown
And as they meet
Chemicals fly
The betting is born.

The crowd begin
A bet here, a bet there,
Are...

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The horses were frightened
  refused to leave their stalls
Some kind of racial clash
  compromised the safety of all

Then one horse looked about
  one fact clearly stood out
15 Derby entrants, 4/5 brown or...

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Hello soupers..' I have voided a contest due to the fact I had a glitch in not
being able to keep poems that were not compatible with the theme of the 
contest out of the second...

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