Long Katharine Poems

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The Great PoetrySoup Poets in as of now
1.NoMatter What
2.Roses are Red...

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Electorate witnesses wounded beast...
flailing, lurching, and writhing in throes of agony

Trumpets blare acknowledging
crack hunters lucky strike,
i.e. bullseye salvo shot at
innocuous yet brutish
and nasty looking Homo sapien
courtesy elite militia incapacitates,
(yet doth not kill) mortal enemy.

Tis a...

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P S ITS POETRY WRITE ON  WRITE ON CONGRATS TO MY FELLOW POETRY SOUPERS PART 12
This anthology is a collection of the work of various poets from all over the world. By reading these...

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I Dont Give A Fig About The Brouhaha...
of new year's eve,
yet yours truly does consider
at least one singular plum me facet by Jeeve
er...Robert (or Rabbie) Burns,
a profoundly poignant poem, he did conceive.

Anyway, this wordsmith fascinated
by...

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Natty gale appeared with precious tunes
Great tunes the world have never heard
He looked for a vessel all over the world
But couldn’t fine one
Oh! He wondered how music could live forever
Suddenly, august 29, 1958 natty gale...

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RHYMING WAVE POETRY

The Rhyming Wave is a poetry form created by Katharine L. Sparrow, American writer and poet.
 It's format; 2 or more quatrains plus an ending couplet. Lines 1 through 3 are iambic tetrameter...

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'America the Beautiful' was an uplifting poem written by Katharine Lee Bates in 1895.
I wrote this modern version to reflect on the sorry state of our nation today.


Amerika the Beauty Falls

Land of the guided missiles...

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The warmth of springtime, sunny bright,
So sunny, sunny, sunny bright,
Springtime flowers, a calming sight,
Springtime birds sing, welcome!

The sound of summer, buzzing, fun,
Wow,  buzzing, buzzing, buzzing, fun,
Skylarks catching the new dawn sun,
Skylarks, high on springtime!

Autumn,...

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i know someone was holding my hand
the day i reached into the fire
the day i helped you climb out of the pit you had dug
i know someone was holding you
the day you scaled the wall...

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Stephanus Marcus Book I
Canto 1
Verses 2 and 3

Duke Saint Charles made unlawful claim to glade
in vale where many game for chase did hide,
without regard for sovereign's oath then made
to Morley early day last Whitsuntide.
Such oath...

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Stephanus Marcus Book 1
Canto 6
Verses 2 and 3
Young Guenevere did speak to Katharine.
"Yes, my strong leopard knight doth tarry late
and keeps the dale thus free and verdant green
till James on Whitsuntide then claims his mate.
Tis...

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Stephanus Marcus Book I
Canto I
Verses 6 and 7
Young Guenevere was maid to Katharine.
That damsel worshiped Marcus more than life.
It pained her so to see him go between
the other knights as bold to face the strife.
Her...

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Christmas soon, very busy Elves,
the busy, busy, busy Elves,
all packing presents from the shelves,
all packing, each one tagged.

All checked, addressed then safely bagged,
then safely, safely, safely bagged,
the sleigh now loaded, warmly lagged,
the sleigh, its lagging...

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A white pearl necklace will do well,
To enhance the beauty of this belle,
A shade of blue tint mascara to fill,
Would make the red lips redder still!
Her sun glasses have a special design
To see elegance in...

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a big helping of kettle corn
a good classic movie starring spencer tracy
money left over from all bills paid....for once
no cares in the world....for now
monday nowhere in sight....at least not yet
a good woman still holding me...

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This poem was inspired by the Ten Pictures, Ten Poems, Ten Poets, Ten Days
challengeby Debbie Guzzi.

Painting #2
Portrait of Carol Nye Rhoades (Robinson)-Katharine Nash Rhoades 1915


Perfectly Still 

Perfectly still, my mind races ahead leaping flowerbeds of...

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