Long Overstatement Poems

Deor's Lament

(Old English/Anglo-Saxon poem circa the 10th century AD)
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Weland endured the agony of exile:
an indomitable smith wracked by grief.
He suffered countless sorrows;
indeed, such sorrows were his bosom companions
in that frozen...

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Glib rhetoric concerned with  striking independence may seem frivolous,
nuanced rational quite often a typical traumatic casualty,
the once interminable interdependent passionate zeal disintegrating in rapid spasms,
a longing sated and mutually embraced by two compatible persons...

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I found out that God's mercy is bigger than our own
I figured out that God's spirit makes us feel not alone
But, I'm pretty regretful for the abominable sins that I've done
Sometimes, I wish that all...

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Another dark warm day with an heavy atmosphere/Humid
Not into dark days and my washing machine is noisily killing me, 
Coffee the life hike up
The always nice counter persons/English, Spanish, Portuguese/I always try to focus on...

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Motivation is what I need,
Not this selfish, ugly greed
I need this right this instant
I don't want this arrogance...

Frustration is what I get
Left with this silly regret
I don't believe in fairytales
Nevermind...I'm The Tale of Fail
Frustration is...

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(Tribute to Tina Turner with the following parody 
of her song “What’s love got to do with it”)

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You must have known how your...

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* MAGNIFICATION-

I see, I feel chose up, Natural soul mine atoms mold
Compulsive make up looked upon, so
I see Seismic waves micro-
I feel High pressures temperatures carbon atoms
Of coal matters at very high pressures and temperatures,
I...

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Proving a point! An exaggerated ending
I see - I am drawing conclusions
An overstatement! Influential indeed
An extravagant means of spreading viewpoint
Ah! I write - I use it to exclaim
I end my proven thoughts with ability
Drawing attention...

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You've been there so you understand
                          when love-slain pairs
 ...

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i thought i could see clearly
clearly was an overstatement

there you were
an intruder in my concealment
leading me astray
insidiously blurring my vision

yet i pursued you without hesitation
uninterested in the warnings
how could i be so careless?

you brainwashed me
fed...

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A really a lovely way to celebrate, the Most
Dear one’s birthday, in a high-tech mode, sure
Thanks to the modern technology in IT field
That enabled all of us to participate, joyously.

It is no ordinary persons’ birthday...

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Love at first sight, maybe is an overstatement 
But I felt it strongly and now my heart's itching.
Don't look at me, I can feel your judgement.
But my heart beats a hundred thousand times faster
And my...

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We've been there, so we understand 
      when love-slain pairs
pledge endless, fearless love to which 
      nothing compares.
And all that brave, romantic 
  ...

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Waiting for the fed's is 
Like waiting on court date
Foot steps get louder so 
I begin to contemplate 
Wondering how i choose
This line of profession to
Start with anyway,a mistake. 

Mistake is a overstatement 
At least...

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