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Common Denominator

Global warming is on the rise;
hear the hateful voices,
see the angry eyes
Earth temperature is flaring to the moon,
	nuclear hate
gon bring an apocalyptic kaboom
Hostile tweet emotions
		press send to our doom
Then sorrowful hearts
	will be melting soon
Unless we...

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Categories: passing the buck, conflict, dark, hate, word play,
Form: Epic



Mortal Mother
Does it matter?
The future of our country, our world, the billions we're destined to create 
Legacies built on humble ground form concrete jungles our sun cannot appreciate 
Generations past saw less importance to sustain 
Industry...

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Categories: passing the buck, children, environment, humanity, society, truth, visionary, world,
Form: Political Verse
Premium Member I Do When You Do
There is one word that can be the guide for your life--
it is the word
reciprocity.
     Pearl Buck

There are several synonymous words
co-arising feelings
needs
co-gravitating wants
personal and social integrity
political and economic synergy
neurological and psychological
ecological...

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Categories: passing the buck, health, integrity, power, psychological, religion, repetition, spiritual,
Form: Political Verse
Snafu
S ituation
N ormal
A ll
F ouled
U p

Everyone in the chain of command
is passing the buck
From the president on down,
they’re covering their butt
Pentagon pencil-heads are working the phones,
trying to get a handle on the toilet situation ...
barking...

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Categories: passing the buck, allusion, image, word play, words,
Form: Acrostic
Premium Member Source of Our Awareness
Man was born to make things happen
the universe finally had enough 
After expanding and exploding for eons 
was time to get answers about some stuff
With no end in sight a resolution was needed 
as the...

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Categories: passing the buck, god, life, perspective,
Form: Rhyme



My Ancestral Roots
Adam and Eve is where my tree starts
with Noah's son Japheth leaving his mark
spreading his DNA seed all over Europe
his lineage from long ago quickly passing the buck,

Ireland, Wales and Germany my family sprang
with Ireland...

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Categories: passing the buck, bible, family,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Ups and Downs
For every day there is a night.
For every wrong there is a right.

For every up there is a down.
For every smile there is a frown.

It's always darkest before  the dawn.
For every pro there is...

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© Judy Ball  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: passing the buck, inspirational,
Form: Couplet
A Greedy Fellow
Cowardly this loathsome fellow
In old west they’d call him yellow
I guess that was his biggest flaw
Jealous greater than Othello

He wanted more, the more he saw
Hauling around his gaping jaw
What’s to come of this man of...

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Categories: passing the buck, corruption, silly,
Form: Rubaiyat
Premium Member The Other Virus
There are two main problems
In this troubled world today
One is the pandemic
That refuses to go away.

The reason why this virus decided to stay
Is because the powers that be
Are determined to have their way
In handling this...

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Categories: passing the buck, 10th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Blaming Pryo Cat
He was the first pyromaniac cat I had ever met.
Some said he was too focused, too intense.
I thought he was brilliant, and yet….
I was terrified of his logic, it made lots of sense.

He had quite...

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Categories: passing the buck, 1st grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, 4th
Form: Rhyme
10 Digits of An African Leader's Hands
I will start with the left hand, the weak hand
The thumb, I suck, as a symbol of my laziness
The index, I point, blaming and passing the buck
The middle, I raise, cursing and swearing at opponents
The...

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© John Pen  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: passing the buck, abuse, africa, corruption, irony, leadership, political, society,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs