Long Fly in the ointment Poems
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Literate Lettered LatitudinarianLiterate lettered latitudinarian
Presents the following slapdash
higglety-pigglety bupkis, whereby reader
experiences being mentally hogtied
perusing pseudo poetic perambulation
devoid of sense and sensibility
welcoming character assassination
concerning pride of yours truly,
who merely strung together
words sharing "arian"
as their last five letters
for no...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, 12th grade, adventure, blessing, community, courage, devotion,
Form:
Free verse
Programmer's Love Defined(Proving Once And For All Time That Love Is Not Binary)
Definition of Variables
X, PATH, JOHN, JOHNJOHN, MARSHA, MARSHAMARSHA, ALPHA, OMEGA
Initial Values
SET X=0, SET PATH = 1, SET JOHN = .5, JOHNJOHN = 1000,
MARSHA =...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, love,
Form:
Blank verse
Photonic Participle
In the quiet whispers of dreams,
I dance with shadow's ebonescence,
as photonic particle - collider,
photosynthesis derider,
unveiling...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, art,
Form:
Ballad
Elite StreetIt’s great to be a member of the global elite,
The bean poles in my garden are standing proud and neat.
Organic veg is thriving thanks to ample bags of peat.
I...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, class, holiday, international, power, pride, society, vanity,
Form:
Rhyme
Workingman's World1.
In an ahistorical fog:
all the Ways home,
all the signposts,
treacherously hidden
by greedy men and women:
all eyes off the ball:
mere contemptible bourgeois folly.
2.
The rain is unending,
the wind howls,
the flooded river races,
its banks rapidly disappearing
in this darkness...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, angst, freedom, political, symbolism, , western,
Form:
Prose Poetry
Poetic JusticeI look inside you
I step inside then
Well, well, look what I find here
Is this place Hell
Where my steps have led me
She calls me the Devil
Well that sounds just like him
Comteplations of direct hits
Night Marches...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, slam, universe,
Form:
Concrete
The Watcher WatchedLaborare Estorare in obscure ANON-ymity
Though to do as they must they'll know nothing but pain
In this richly owned world, self appointed divinity
The righteous still toil in God's Holy Name
We're but offal to corporate greed
In...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, america, books, business, crazy, environment, kindergarten,
Form:
Rhyme
Bad Boys-'Warning' Our UsaYes, it's about time someone sets this Worldly 'RECORD' straight...
you have risen to our 'Bad Boy List' done things to control others,
we're watching you on TV - Bad Boy 'Russia' a day will come I...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, anti bullying,
Form:
Free verse
FrogWalking yourself
into the woods
Trees on either side
The scent of primroses
upon the ground
In the crisp cool air
my summer breeze
You sat yourself
upon a golden fleece
In the centre
A rose...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, longing, sad love,
Form:
Free verse
Chats in the CarChats in the Car
We never drive far
May be over the mountains
As the wheels meet the tar
And the bugs find their end
Round each terminal bend
Yet no fly in the ointment with
Conversational friend
We steer around obstacles
We navigate...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, car, cheer up, friendship, journey, joy, missing
Form:
Rhyme
Why We Are Losing Battle With CovidI should imagine it is the same everywhere,
With gangs free to turn up anywhere,
As the exception to the lock down rule over here,
With police giving them an escort to get there.
They were always going to...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, age, bereavement, betrayal, cancer, corruption, hope, love,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Fly In the OintmentFeeling something’s not right
a general dissatisfaction
or persistent fundamental flaw
I look inward for a cause.
Dr. Hubris, at your service!
Self appointed, to discover,
diagnosis and cure
the very footsteps he makes
in the wilderness of Psyche.
But what he...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, how i feel, introspection, self,
Form:
Narrative
Expectationspromise may be both a blessing and curse
sometimes turning into something far worse
potential the symbol for higher things
beyond the grasp of most human beings
entering such an uneven bargain
few do willingly pick up the burden
where any...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, anxiety, confidence, perspective, self,
Form:
Sonnet
Solving the Parking ProblemThe smart business knows what to do,
To reduce the stress on you,
And get you in and out of view.
Customer turnaround,
Increases the dollar mound,
Proof of which is easily found.
It is technology gone mad that is...
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Categories:
fly in the ointment, analogy, anxiety, blue, community, confusion, crazy, hope,
Form:
Light Verse