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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: peruse, absence, abuse, adventure, anger, black african american,
Form: Rhyme



Xenophobia Pt 1
TITLE:
       Xenophobia

Heed the warning
This isn't for the faint of heart
Verbalizing my deepest yearnings 
They're bound to be a bit tart...

Because where I'm from is called the Bible Belt
Where folks...

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Categories: peruse, america, anxiety, prejudice, universe,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Kidnapped By Aliens
They had kept me imprisoned there for three full days,
In that sparse, solitary room, of scarce sunshine rays.

Having good food to eat, had never been a problem; 
They brought hot meals, but the problem was...

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Categories: peruse, adventure, earth, fantasy, imagery, space, stars,
Form: Couplet
Don'T Feed the Particles In the Zoo
DON'T FEED THE PARTICLES IN THE ZOO

What particles ARE, with this list of ARE NOTS,                    ...

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© Edlynn Nau  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: peruse, creation, education, humor, science,
Form: Rhyme
Memorial Day May 29th, 2023
silently wailing analogy to Moby Dick 
regarding how yesterdays 
prurient laced introductions 
to rhyme in retrospect embarrassingly blows.

Herewith to enliven anecdote ever further,
I inject humorous tidbit
just gimme moment to unload and reach
into psychological metaphorical knapsack
particularly...

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Categories: peruse, absence, america, angel, anger, beautiful, bridal shower,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member True Trans To Paradigm
What do I project? Some of what I have
Absorbed. Also, that which I have
Reflected upon and have parts of rejected!
I am aware there is a so-called church of
The Devil – I am cognizant of the...

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Categories: peruse, appreciation, identity, life, truth,
Form: Narrative
Ghostly Spirits From Deadly Arsenal Spell Haunting Annihilation
Ghostly spirits from deadly arsenal spell haunting annihilation

With mighty mouse and Hercules height 
tried to retrieve sanity spread loose;
a faded unpleasant memory - even enlisting
decades old cartoon characters: 
Natasha squirrel and Bullwinkle moose
flow of electrons...

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Categories: peruse, absence, adventure, angst, anxiety, atheist, body, crazy,
Form: Rhyme
Friendly Affection and Love
Friendship is....?

The warm feeling inside, we always get
when an old acquaintance is unexpectedly met:
the sound of a familiar voice on a telephone line,
that sincerely asks: “are you well and keeping fine?”
We seek information after ill...

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Categories: peruse, friendship, love, , cute,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Imagination
In the blackness of night, stars of wonder, so gloriously bright;
With our God-given eyes, terrestrial wonders for us to see.
With these words, may there be a most vivid portrait of:

A beautiful universe whose vastness is...

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Categories: peruse, god, stars, universe,
Form: Imagism
Premium Member Speechless Part 2
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The heart may fall in love unwillfully
so, in a script will lie my paramour.
Oh manic quest, I've sworn to set you free
to let the ink's imagination soar.
I’ve found a place to court a writer’s muse;
this...

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Categories: peruse, romance,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Premium Member To Those Who Wrote the Prose
There’s a universe in my library
Where I often rest within,
Beginning with cosmology 
Where the mystery of life begins...

In space and time in books you’ll find  
On a shelf upon a wall,
Near biology and chemistry...

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Categories: peruse, culture, education, evil, faith, god, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Musing Plumber
I greeted the day, that seemed in a way,
                          ...

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Categories: peruse, funny, irony,
Form: Rhyme
London
London

The tour of London begins
 In the streets of my mind,
  Through past and present
   Intrinsically entwined,
    Through people and places
     It's heart we will...

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Categories: peruse, london,
Form: Rhyme
Youtube Computer Networking Tutorials a Dog Send
Youtube computer networking tutorials a dog send

Ideal to peruse the vast treasure trove
of lecture material
pertaining to aforementioned title
on the webbed wide world
especially gratifying to watch and listen
as various and sundry
noteworthy knowledgeable instructors
present material regarding
as topic...

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Categories: peruse, 11th grade, 12th grade, appreciation, beauty, cool,
Form: Rhyme
Golden Harmonies of Existence
Golden Harmonies of Existence

Grace falling in essence of pure gold from the sky
Place the lightning bright vision from the centre of my third eye 
Embrace the old derision as the armies can only try
The lace...

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Categories: peruse, beautiful, courage, freedom, future, inspiration,
Form: Rhyme
MY TOOTH
   Crunch, crunch say my teeth as they devour,
That freshly baked warm crusty cob made from flour
   Oh bother say I, that does not feel right,
As my tongue explores the cause...

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Categories: peruse, 10th grade, 12th grade, 1st grade, 2nd
Form: Rhyme
How Would You Think Without It
I hear some college students claim
they don’t stand against free speech,
all they want to ban is what’s ‘hateful,’
it will ‘improve’ society.

In truth they will do no such thing,
they serve a truly evil cause,
when they seek...

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Categories: peruse, appreciation, freedom, growth, how i feel, philosophy,
Form: Rhyme
Pledging Poetic Collaboration I Aim
Equal copyrights we can both claim
renown impossible mission to envision
just the experience to become linkedin
with literary talents of another motive
couched within these lines I exclaim
no idea regarding the specifics
how to kickstart joint effort game
undoubtedly enterprising...

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Categories: peruse, adventure, appreciation, blessing, celebration, confidence, devotion, dream,
Form: Rhyme
Amaya
Your walk away into the echoing stillness
Of a crimson autumn sunset
Gently stepping over the leaf-strewn forest floor
As withered leaves under your feet
Bid you soft and gentle adieu.

The wild blossoms by your wayside smile
And lend you...

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Categories: peruse, loneliness, longing, love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Town Called Rotgut
Armadilly Billy the Sling Shot Kidster was steadily on the move.
He was leaving the Southwest and his reputation behind, for sure!
Every gunslinger was out for him and of killing he’d become tired.
Even the weather was...

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Categories: peruse, adventure, character, fantasy, imagination, journey, night,
Form: Light Verse
Scary Like Some Other Long Winded Stories
Scary like some other long winded stories

Watching the rise and the fall of a kingdom
Walls once rebuilt again tumble the ground
Allowing the beasties free reign in the village
Bellowing out o’er the wickedest sound

Pacing the streets,...

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Categories: peruse, fear, scary,
Form: Rhyme
Spaceploitation 1
With looks of celestial damsel
On mission of mystery unravel
A fairy flies from foreign land
Fabulously to discover dreamland
With colourful feathers silky
Plumage so soft as cream milky
With a huge brain and physique
Seemingly bereft of travel unique
Marches with...

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Categories: peruse, angel, appreciation, art,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Possum of Possibilities
The Possum of Possibilities was invited by Grandpa Troll to visit our brood,
The Possum heard Carol had a dry spell and a terrible writer’s block, so true.
With the troll’s adventures, penguin’s antics, and witches brew...
With...

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Categories: peruse, fantasy, fun, funny, happiness, happy, humorous, imagination,
Form: Light Verse
Famous Last Line - Poetry Contest
Famous Last Line

                                ...

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Categories: peruse, america, beauty, emotions, romantic,
Form: Romanticism
Oh, My Beloved Africa
Oh, my Beloved Africa
Why are you always so behind time
Why is it that the world always has to be miles ahead
For you to follow in the trail of dust they leave behind

Oh, my Beloved Motherland
Why...

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Categories: peruse, placeslife, me, heart, time, africa, heart, life,
Form: Narrative

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry