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Q Was yesterday, August 3, 2025 considered 'the 9th of Av?' on the Jewish
calendar?
A Yes, it was.
Q Why is it considered to be 'a national...
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Categories:
means, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Prose
Polypathic Political Scientists
I have had a highly redundant,
one might even choose polypathic,
graduate studies experience
spanning my adult life to date.
This began with a semester of Philosophy.
Just enough to learn I wanted something more experiential,
a more embodied communication environment...
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Categories:
means, beauty, culture, health, political, religion, trust, truth,
Form:
Political Verse
Bunch of limericks and other funny tricks II
I hate it when a girl rolls her eyes,
because that means she's on to my lies.
And then it's harder to get her
to let me under her sweater,
and then on to the ultimate prize.
I never once...
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Categories:
means, funny, giggle, howl, humor, humorous, writing,
Form:
Limerick
WITNESS PROTECTION FOR DUMMIES
BEING AN FBI INFORMANT WEARING WIRES PREGNANT BUYING WEAPONS AND DRUGS FOR THE FBI ARLINGTON HEIGHTS ILLINOIS CHICAGO HAD BEGUN TO TRIGGER UNWANTED EMOTIONS AS I SAT BEHIND MAROON DRAPES PANTING CIRO GARGANO ARSON MURDERER...
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Categories:
means, allah,
Form:
Naat
When the Roll is Called up Yonder, We Will All Be There published by Eber and Wein
When Christ shall say,"Come up here," we shall be entering heaven's door.
What wondrous blessings shall be in store for me and all of the others who
Truly do believe in Christ's glorious victory. All because...
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Categories:
means, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, 6th
Form:
Prose Poetry
The Amistad Mutiny
The Amistad Mutiny
Slavery, a dirty word no matter how it’s pronounced:
Abducted and herded to the slave fortress of Lomboko1 for trade.
To be tossed in chains below deck on the Portuguese ship Tecora,2
Sailing the Atlantic Middle...
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Categories:
means, africa, america, history, racism, slavery, world,
Form:
Verse
Faded In Xoxo Oxox Fadin' Out
A special dedication to Beyoncé's "Drunk in Love" song in her album "Beyoncé", which came out in 2013.
{intro}
I took a cat nap...yah put on your classic, clever-mini cap
drank that sorrow sap, my companion...
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Categories:
means, deep,
Form:
Lyric
GOOD NAME MATTERS
GOOD NAME MATTERS:
This is ANDERSON WALKINGSHOES..
VERSE 1:
Inna real life many pipo no dey reason.
More time demm dey see life as simple,
So demma life all be some way.
Demm no fi decide give demma Self.
Wherever di...
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Categories:
means, adventure, age,
Form:
Lyric
Potpourri of new verse - some could be better, some could be worse
I always wanted to be a medieval jester,
the one who sneaks up behind the queen
and makes her guess who caressed her.
I always wanted to be the Lord of Misrule,
King Lear's sad fool,
and the one who...
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Categories:
means, angst, dark, i am, identity, psychological, self,
Form:
Rhyme
Translation of Eric Mottram's Poem 33 In Interrogation Rooms 1980-82 By T Wignesan
Translation of Eric Mottram’s Poem 33 in Interrogation Rooms by T. Wignesan
33. on a vu un homme courir/ de la scène de crime un homme est maintenant en train d’aider/ la police avec...
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Categories:
means, america, conflict, culture, , literature,
Form:
Free verse
Trump In Motion
TRUMP SMELLS B.O.
TRUMP SMELLS B.O.
BUST UP THE BEAT TO INTRODUCE IT'S TEMPO
GOT ME PLACES TO GO
SILENCE IS GOLDEN GOT BLOOD THAT"S UNFOLDING
SITS IN HIS IVORY TOWER ENGAGED IN THE WALL WHILE HE SITS IN HIS...
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Categories:
means, anxiety, art, autumn,
Form:
Free verse
I Am My Father's Son
They were gambling in front of the house.
Manservants and pages bustled about
Serving Suitors who just curse and carouse.
Few mix wine with water. I heard one shout,
"Clean down the tables with wet sponges! Rouse
Yourselves! And when...
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Categories:
means, adventure, anger, anxiety, bullying, father, history, introspection,
Form:
Dramatic Monologue
Rumors
Rumors
How we arrived at where we are
By Franklin Price
05/03/2020
By now you've heard the rumors
How Covid-19 came to Earth
How it did not come here naturally
How Wuhan, China gave it birth
Maybe aided by our government
To make...
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Categories:
means, america, health, hope, leadership, perspective, recovery from,
Form:
Rhyme
Prolonged offal bout courtesy constipation redux revisited
Prolonged offal bout courtesy constipation... redux revisited
Upteenth instance where yours truly
experienced assault upon hindquarters.
A worse hellish fate than perdition
and the closest in the throes
of agonizing death scene rendition
stabbing sphincter muscle spasms
wrench yours truly...
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Categories:
means, abuse, adventure, anger, angst, body, humorous, obituary,
Form:
Free verse
The pain of not knowing
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A lament of Love? and Loss
In the silence, I hear your voice,
A whispered reminder, of my foolish choice.
I was blind to your needs, and deaf to your pain,
And now I'm left...
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Categories:
means, anxiety, betrayal, black love, crush, cute love,
Form:
Light Verse
Poem Revised Memorial Day May 30th, 2022 At 1500 Hours
Poem 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:
means, absence, abuse, adventure, anger, black african american,
Form:
Rhyme
Matthew delivers his latest bullet tin
Matthew delivers his latest bullet – tin...
from the Harris-Walz front
where liberal minded socially progressive
electorate doth agonizingly grunt
targeted in crosshairs scoped out
eager and ready to be mortally wounded
courtesy notorious big headed
(and bigoted) infamous...
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Categories:
means, absence, america, angel, august, courage, future, political,
Form:
Free verse
Epigrams
Epigrams by Michael R. Burch
If brevity is the soul of wit
then brevity and levity
are the whole of it.
—Michael R. Burch
To write an epigram, cram.
If you lack wit, scram!
—Michael R. Burch
Conformists of a feather
flock together.
—Michael...
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Categories:
means, bible, metaphor, philosophy, poetry, wisdom, words, writing,
Form:
Epigram
Limericks Ii - Nature and Animals
Limericks II - Nature Poems and Animal Poems
Dot Spotted
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a leopardess, Dot,
who indignantly answered: "I’ll not!
The gents are impressed
with the way that I’m dressed.
I wouldn’t change even one spot!"
Clyde Lied!
by...
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Categories:
means, animal, humor, humorous, light, nature, nonsense, silly,
Form:
Limerick
Limericks
Limericks
by Michael R. Burch
Clyde Lied!
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a mockingbird, Clyde,
who bragged of his prowess, but lied.
To his new wife he sighed,
"When again, gentle bride?"
"Nevermore!" bright-eyed Raven replied.
The Platypus
by Michael R. Burch
The platypus,...
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Categories:
means, giggle, light, nonsense, parody, silly, smile, word
Form:
Limerick
Poems About Dogs
Poems about Dogs
This Dog
by Rabindranath Tagore
loose translation by Michael R. Burch
Each morning this dog,
who has become quite attached to me,
sits silently at my feet
until, gently caressing his head,
I acknowledge his company.
This simple recognition gives my...
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Categories:
means, animal, dog, friend, friendship, heart, joy, love,
Form:
Free verse
Limericks Vii - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
Limericks VII - Naughty, Bawdy, Risque, Absurd
There continue to be modern sequels of the famous "Nantucket" limericks, including this bawdy one of mine:
There was a lewd whore from Nantucket
who intended to pee in a bucket;
but...
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Categories:
means, humor, humorous, light, nonsense, satire, sexy, smile,
Form:
Limerick
Impossible Mission To Captcha Infinitesimal Moment
Impossible 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:
means, 12th grade, analogy, butterfly, death, farewell, humorous,
Form:
Rhyme
Animal Poems
Dot Spotted
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a leopardess, Dot,
who indignantly answered: "I’ll not!
The gents are impressed
with the way that I’m dressed.
I wouldn’t change even one spot."
Stage Craft-y
by Michael R. Burch
There once was a dromedary
who...
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Categories:
means, animal, cat, dog, friend, friendship, friendship love,
Form:
Limerick
Fahr An' Ice
Fahr an' Ice
by Michael R. Burch
From what I know of death, I'll side with those
who'd like to have a say in how it goes:
just make mine cool, cool rocks (twice drowned in likker),
and real fahr...
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Categories:
means, death, drink, fun, humor, humorous, light,
Form:
Light Verse