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Premium Member 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: praised, africa, america, history, racism, slavery, world,
Form: Verse



Fate decreed sexting or texting while married abominable
Fate decreed sexting/texting while married abominable

Therefore karma caught up to me big time
and delivered yours truly sent to purgatory
(figurative speaking) by casting a spell,
whereby the government issued Safelink
Tracfone got permanently disabled
and all the data
(including contact...

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Categories: praised, adventure, animal, anxiety, appreciation, black love, dream,
Form: Rhyme
Medieval Poems V
Medieval Poem V

A Proverb from Winfred's Time
anonymous Old English poem, circa 757-786
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

1.
The procrastinator puts off purpose,
never initiates anything marvelous,
never succeeds, and dies alone.

2.
The late-deed-doer delays glory-striving,
never indulges daring dreams,
never succeeds,...

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Categories: praised, earth, england, love, middle school, poems, poets,
Form: Rhyme
A Wisp of Thought
There was a glimpse of time unknown to man
The things none may ever describe
All wrapped within this wall of thoughts
For if a moment of my thoughts are clear
They are not my thoughts at all
Never again...

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Categories: praised, beautiful, dream, grief, lonely, lost, metaphor, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Winter Awakens My Care
Winter Awakens My Care
anonymous Middle English poem, circa 1300
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

Winter awakens all my care
as leafless trees grow bare.
For now my sighs are fraught
whenever it enters my thought:
regarding this world's joy,
how everything...

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Categories: praised, angst, england, joy, sorrow, tree, weather, winter,
Form: Couplet



Premium Member MESSY MEXICAN FEMALE VIOLENT OFFENDER
Sad place when Lucifer sits behind a desk allowing severe repeat violent offenders to give false statements falsified documents in order to frame innocent persons from behind bars after over 20 convictions queen pin drug...

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Categories: praised, allah, corruption, innocence,
Form: Kyrielle
Premium Member Treasures That May Be Found In Destiny's New Shift
I.
Treasures That May Be Found In Destiny's New Shift

( Mille viri sententia agere nescit donec suscipit calamum scribere.)

For a brief spell, I hung my hammock in the shade
of the ancient tall oak tree, that God's...

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Categories: praised, appreciation, art, blessing, care, dedication, poetry, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Precious Priceless Progeny
Precious priceless progeny 

     Hands down the most dramatic change ever needed to make the most profound impact awoke from helping beget the first offspring. An internal paradigm shift reshuffled priorities...

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Categories: praised, absence, adventure, angst, anniversary, beautiful, celebration, creation,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Ballad of Prince Alexander and Ramira
Sings the story at twilight 
When the moon is just rising, 
Sings a simple troubadour 
The short tale of life. 

How a fine boy, 
Born in a palace, 
A palace like crystal, 
Became a proud...

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Categories: praised, beauty, cute love, emotions, engagement, fantasy, journey,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Mom, Three Girls, Two Cigarettes, and a Sparrow
Part I.

Harvest time was winding down, 
I was taking lunch in town, 
After spending six long hours plowing stubble.
Washing up I met a man, 
Guessed he was a harvest hand, 
His combine crew, he said,...

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Categories: praised, faith, loss, , cute,
Form: Rhyme
The Rhyming Poem - Part I
The Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem and The Riming Poem
Old English Poem (i.e., Anglo-Saxon Poem) from the Exeter Book, ca. 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

He who granted me life created this sun
and...

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Categories: praised, england, literature, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form: Rhyme
The Rhyming Poem - Part Ii
The Rhymed Poem aka The Rhyming Poem and The Riming Poem - Part II
anonymous Old English Poem from the Exeter Book, circa 990 AD
loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch

He who granted me life created this...

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Categories: praised, england, literature, poems, poetry, poets, write, writing,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member In It, I Saw Prometheus Chained and Bound
In It,  I Saw Prometheus Chained And Bound


I was reading Salinger's, "Catcher In The Rye" 
A follow up from Leo Tolsty's,  "War and Peace"
I heard a voice say, "seek wisdom before you die"
Remember...

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Categories: praised, art, imagination, inspiration, literature, poetry, poets, writing,
Form: Rhyme
The Rant
Gone now are the wondrous minds of old,
whose era treasured learning over gold,
And humble were the thoughts and words of these,
who, trothed to truth, would now be left displeased,
by hurried tempers bent on winning wars,
neglectful...

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Categories: praised, people, philosophy, political, society, truth, universe, wisdom,
Form: Didactic
Premium Member Unquotable Quotes: Poets - Xxxvi
Unquotable quotes: Poets, Poetasters and Platos – XXXVI

     For James McAuley – in remembrance of a memorable week in Cardiff 1965 

The greatest poet ever is NOT Homer, Lao Tse, Ovid,...

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© T Wignesan  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: praised, creation, poetry, poets, word play, words, writing,
Form: Epigram
Robinson Crusoe
I killed my friend,
I never wanted,
Do not see me cruel,
I did it for love.
We both ran naked
Under this influential shower.
No one uncoupled his lips
Against this faint madness,
We were indebted,
Either had to earn the prize.


It was...

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Categories: praised, bereavement, betrayal,
Form: Imagism
Dialogue Between Thunder and the Lamb Part 2
"I am the wisdom of Greeks 
I am the gnosis of the savage barbarians 
I am the shrewdness of Greeks 
I am the prudence of the lawless barbarians 
I am despised everywhere 
I am loved...

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Categories: praised, i am, identity, introspection, perspective, self, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Rainfall
rainfall cascading
		
            quenching the thirsty parched lands
			
                 ...

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Categories: praised, blessing, rain, spiritual,
Form: Haiku
The Flight
I awake to the dawning of another day
To my knees, I fall and begin to pray
This prayer is different, unlike any before
All of the sudden, a sound outside my door

Upon my feet, I run down...

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Categories: praised, christian, destiny, flying, inspirational, leaving, prayer, religion,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Advent Funeral With Birthday
The coincidence of Advent
and the HW Bush eulogies
reminded me of DJ Trump's challenge
to laugh about himself
at least as quickly and quietly as he laughs against others.

As compared to any recent US President,
he comes in dead...

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Categories: praised, anti bullying, birthday, bullying, health, humor, integrity,
Form: Political Verse
The Battle For Betterment
Is it possible, in times like these, 
To fight off such adversity and selfishness
And to save other souls that you owe not to?
Gaze into these pain-filled eyes,
Contemplate their crushing calumny 
And see why I must...

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Categories: praised, blessing, dark, evil, forgiveness, heaven, inspirational, war,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Hear He's a Winner
Bolsonaro was president of Brazil from 2019 to 2023.
Former army officer and right-wing nationalist who revered Brazil's 1964–1985 military rule.
Jair Bolsonaro sought to arm a disarmed nation.
To a place where gun ownership meant freedom.
Anti-establishment populism...

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© Sotto Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: praised, analogy, bereavement, celebrity, international, political,
Form: Bio
Premium Member Satan Tries To Strike
*** Satan Tries to Strike ***

By the house,
By the door
	coming in
	across the floor
To kneel by my bed,
My guardian angel came
Carrying ways to hold the peace
	of our Lord,
To restore the joy in my morn…

And, to wait...

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Categories: praised, angel, christian, family, health, imagery, spiritual, truth,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Achilles, His Heart and Soul Were Mortal
Achilles, His Heart and Soul Were Mortal
Part One- (Years Before Troy)

Achilles* woke, his slain foes calling out his name
hearing merciless woes, his sharpen sword they blame
looking at the heavens he saw the moon glowing blood...

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Categories: praised, courage, fantasy, hero, history, mythology, symbolism, war,
Form: Rhyme
The Lord's Prayer For My Daily Life
"Our Father in Heaven"

You are my God, my Savior and my Father. You fill the earth, the seas, the sky and the heavens, and you fill my heart. I am your child and you love...

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Categories: praised, bible, christian, god, prayer,
Form: Prose

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