Long Last ditch effort Poems
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MEMORY THERAPY-You Have Entered the Twilight Zone Poetry Contest~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Nick Tipton lived a quiet life,
west Kentucky, in rolling hills;
been farming there for ten years,
all according to his own will.
This simple life would’ve have kept on,
‘til one night, age thirty-three,
a nightmare burst into his mind,
so...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, memory, mystery,
Form:
Rhyme
Goodbye Six Pack Hello Poetry ScribesGoodbye six pack hello* poetry scribes
My poetic side COSMOFUNNEL
wordsmith thanks tumblr in his noggin
ofttimes triggering babbling brook
to swell after deluge
becoming stream of consciousness runnel
carving, gouging, and liquidating topography
qua zee mow toe natural formed...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, adventure, angst, april, body, father, hair, love,
Form:
Rhyme
HiccupsHiccups
An involuntary spasm
of the diaphragm
and respiratory organs,
with a sudden closure
of the glottis
and a characteristic
sound like that of a cough.
Rather mundane topic
lest one cursed
with said minor inconvenience
that...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, 12th grade, anxiety, blue, cheer up, drink,
Form:
Rhyme
A Bookish Bound Man Obsessed For Knowledge Crafts Long Poem1.
This hunger artist cannot read
volumes of printed material fast enough
to satiate an immense appetite
and unquenchable thirst
to acquire learning from
the millenniums gushing fount of
cumulative chance revelations,
(or deliberate intent to...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, 11th grade, 12th grade, addiction, adventure, books,
Form:
Free verse
My Coping Method Fraught With Utmost Futility ThusMy coping method fraught with utmost futility thus...
My professional treatment plan
predicated upon duress in extremis
hence Electroconvulsive therapy,
a last ditch effort I avail
and surrender self qua
to shock the monkey (me)
one (twenty first century)
obstinate bipedal hominid turncoat
optioned,...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, 11th grade, 12th grade, absence, abuse, anxiety,
Form:
Rhyme
Categories:
last ditch effort, angst, body, confusion, dark, evil, fear, feelings,
Form:
Free verse
Man Who Would Be GodOnce upon a time in a previous universe,
machines began repairing themselves,
much faster than their makers ever could,
so the creators just left them to it
Of course every now and then the machines...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, allegory, science fiction, universe,
Form:
Free verse
Once Again Besieged By Fruit FliesOnce again besieged by fruit flies
Pestiferous infestation quite
argh apartment unit b44
plagued with plight
analogously linkedin to phenomena
experienced within outer limits
of the twilight zone
dark shadows akin to edge of night
opportunistic nuisance might...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, anger, animal, august, creation, environment, food, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Story of Snowball LathamDown in the white famed plains of Western Kentucky in the 19th century, Alpha Omega Latham was born. Days after his father was shot on the porch, was the beginning of being, and the pass...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, character, community, desire, dream, hero, history, life,
Form:
Verse
Quilted LoveLying in my Grandmother's old brass bed
I watch the blades of her ceiling fan slowing turning
Around and around and around again...
From the heat of this steamy July
There is no end to my yearning.
The old...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, art, introspection, life, nostalgiaold, love, old,
Form:
Lyric
Naked Before the MobWhen is ‘Almost Good Enough’
never good enough?
When is ‘Clearly Not Enough’
an ounce more than enough?
When is ‘Almost What You Need’
the most you’ll ever have?
When is ‘It’s Not Only That’
...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, irony,
Form:
Free verse
Naked Before the MobWhy is ‘Almost Good Enough’
never what you need?
Why is ‘Clearly Not Enough’
an ounce more than you deserve?
Why is ‘Almost What You Need’
the most you’ll ever have?
Why is ‘It’s Not...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, truth, words,
Form:
Free verse
Inordinate Amount of Leisure TimeMight help explain how fruit
full this harmless poetic brute,
(a Methacton School of hard knocks
grad), who sports astute
demeanor with ample
brew netted locks,
vaguely androgynously cute,
his trademark signature hirsute
unstyled wavy hair
tell tale characteristic,
not that I care if anyone
gives...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 9th
Form:
Political Verse
Imminent Botox Injection TreatmentPotential cause célèbre dermatological solution
to stem palmar hyperhidrosis,
which medical break thru a last ditch effort
if Glycopyrrolate ineffective
to stave off sweaty hands.
Venerable Doctor Harold Milstein
an acclaimed dermatologist
possesses over 45 years
experience with Dermatologic Care,
Cosmetic Dermatology, and
Mohs Surgery...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, 12th grade, anger, drug, fate, mental illness,
Form:
Free verse
Ten Percent Brain MythMedical and/or scientific experts
doth now corroborate,
promulgate, validate...(wait
don't go there's much more)
linkedin with falsehood
that requires me to terminate,
an average dumb founded...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, 11th grade, 12th grade, 7th grade, meaningful,
Form:
Free verse
Cliche HeavenCliche Heaven
Be it as it may I'll try my hand at some clichés
and address the elephant in the room soon when pigs fly.
It’s a win- win situation, put your game face...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, confusion, cool, crazy, satire,
Form:
Free verse
Scare TacticsIt was on one Tuesday arvo shopping at the hardware store,
When I noticed Vicar Prendegast come walking through the door,
He walked up to the counter with a strained look on his face,
I could see that...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, humor,
Form:
Rhyme
March 10 2019 Daylight Saving Time StartsMarch 10, 2019 - Daylight Saving Time Starts
The homey nimble storied wisdom of
Benjamin Franklin still
admired during hour time,
especially noteworthy, for slime
molds, the second Sunday of March,
when theft linkedin with
(Ides say) most innocuous crime
re: stealth of...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, appreciation, change, confusion, earth, international, march, riddle,
Form:
Free verse
Dust BuffalosOutside the sliding glass door were a fairly large herd
of dust buffalo.
Some had old leaves winding all through them, acting
as legs for their transportation needs, hoofs included.
As they could go no further they peered into...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, crazy, giggle, hilarious, humor,
Form:
Free verse
Futile Effort To Plunger the Clogged Kitchen SinkFutile effort to plunger the clogged kitchen sink...
courtesy malfunctioning garbage disposal
which won't be removed
by onsite maintenance man
UNTIL/UNLESS
fruit fly excreta wiped off
(impossible to access)
areas along bathroom and kitchen walls
so communicated "the warden."
Thus we (yours truly...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 9th
Form:
Free verse
New Neighbors, Part IiMeanwhile, Mrs. Pappadopoulos
has circled back and plops down
on Fred's front porch, all tuckered out
So Fred cheerfully pulls up a chair
and together they sit and stare
openly ogling, gawking, gaping
because, as everyone knows-
it's not considered staring
if...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, community, humanity, humor, humorous, people, perspective, society,
Form:
Free verse
Captain and CookThree times the Master spoke
and three times the capstan broke.
Decks awash with briny spume,
the storm raged in the gathering gloom.
'Pull in that spar or else we're doomed!'
Above the roar the Master boomed.
The crew strained on...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, adventure, fantasy, sea,
Form:
Rhyme
Situations Deflated, Inflated and ConflatedSpray faith all around you lest you should go astray
Clinging to and clutching shells of emptiness
In your conformance to the spiritual and moral ray
That stresses naughtiness and pettiness
Hoping to raise standards
Steeped in diligence and...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, poems,
Form:
Free verse
The Death of a DespotThe Death of a Despot
By Elton Camp
Eternal vigilance is said to be the price of liberty
It’s also the price of despotism as we just did see
Eventually, even ones a dictator does bully or hire
Get their...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, death,
Form:
Rhyme
RaptureAutumn creeps in slowly
Tenderly, seductively
Summer giggles and blushes
Tickled by crisp exhilarating breezes
The colors of fall mesmerize her
She needs to feel the fiery reds and golden hues.
She longs to don their passionate splendor
Autumn’s tender kisses entice...
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Categories:
last ditch effort, death, nature, passion, sea, seasons
Form:
Free verse