Long Press release Poems

I was hungry and headed to one of the tents that had been set up as a field kitchen and noticed Tim who came over to talk to me , he said that he was...

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A listing of the fires 
and all the survivors 
will be provided

Names of the dead 
are written on broken cobblestones 
at the bottom of the river

The sheet music 
is in the morgue - reconstruction 
of...

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Too many lost orange sunsets by Shane Cogan

Oh why do I care 
Oh why do I still cry
So many years I have lost crying over you
So many lost words 
So many lost crimes
Now a million...

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As the twilight came into view,
Moon’s gentle glow grew and grew,
Silencing the music of yesterday
As the stars twinkled in play
Remembering her joy and peace,
Winds blowing their press release.
There comes a hope that never questions,
Moon and...

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                  In the quiet whispers of dreams,
I dance with shadow's ebonescence,
as photonic particle - collider, 
photosynthesis derider, 
unveiling...

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I thank all Participants in my endeavor to create a POETRYSOUP Dictionary I f YOU do not 
see Your word yet Please be Patient I was not expecting such a Great response You may 
send...

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Press release from the LEGO FOUNDATION:
The LEGO Foundation assist children  with autism to build confidence by sponsoring centers to show children how to increase self esteem by exercising their creativity with LEGO. Children have...

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Ole to yon poet writer of words
Yet engaging tarring rhythmically graphics
As all four corners images edging
I have dreamed of these those sketches
I heard an endearing, developing edging
That moment my soul grew Polaroid™
Much I marveled this...

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Grandma and helper

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Hi grandma ! How are you?
How goes life with your helper?
Asked the grandson.
What!!! My helper, No dear 
She is a sucker in the name of a helper.

Why grandma why? I did not know,...

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great leaders sup in style
tete a tete, haute cuisine
attentive servants grovel
perfectly pleased to preen
as common soldiers while away
the quick moments of their lives
until the final stanza
battle screams, widowed wives
bullet sandwich breakfast
shrapnel pie for brunch
body bags...

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[Inspired by ‘Stating The Obvious’
Contest but doesn’t meet the spec]


Millionaire, Bartholomew Fairfax
Admitted today, he ‘forgot’ to pay tax

Goodness gracious, well I never
Knock me over with a feather
Who’d have thought it
Pull the other one

And this from...

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The Coming Bacon Shortage

By Elton Camp

Even though the press release was mistaken,
It told of an unavoidable shortage of bacon

Then when it was picked up on the Internet,
Loads of worldwide publicity it did get

That fat &...

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The next step, you wouldn't decide
a playback know it all fall out
forget a side of comfort, I'll drink it straight
but can I breathe?

Nothing can complicate my compass
gothic golden statues so fake
maiden's dance free from soldiers
but...

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If I was the president of the USA.
By Stanley Russell Harris
The new mad author
& A Poetry Soup honourably mentioned poet

If I was a president of the USA!
Do you know what I would say?
To the press...

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Aftermath Of A Virus
Written: by Miracle Man
December 23, 2020

This virus fosters both hunger and despair,
leaving far too many, confronting their fears.
We wash hands, social distance, and mask the air,
public opinion routinely tickles ears.

For something like...

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Rounding third   I'm heading home 
Pants mighty dirty, cleats are worn
Knees  swollen,  bones do ache
Just one more game before I break
 
Coach waves me in    I trip and...

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