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The Depths


"The Depths"

From the depths
silence.

Where 
are the voices
of other 
women?

In that other place,
the monsters violate, 
they take and take
bloody all, what they want

the dreams of women
are torched, murdered, 
next to them, 
the sweet dreams of lives...

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Categories: recoup, children, humanity, women,
Form: Narrative



Once Pawn a Time
Once pawn a time...

About four plus weeks after
frazzling fiasco from friggin fraudsters
white knight still mourns swindled money
Lynne Costello Senior Civil Investigator
(assistant to Philadelphia attorney general)
unable to recoup forfeited funds.

While holed up in castle keep,
(albeit fetchodit...

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Categories: recoup, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade, absence,
Form: Rhyme
Computer Error
I’ve always been a cash man, so when me cash was blown,
I might be sitting back all stony broke and pleading for a loan,
at least I know that if a mate, throws up a couple...

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Categories: recoup, computer, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Twice Told Toilet Tale a Cheeky Execrable Gross Fable
Twice told toilet tale – a cheeky execrable gross fable

which poetic product best be affixed 
with hashtag STINKY label.

As a young whippersnapper
and one precocious lad to boot,
I discovered common combustible materials
found in the bathroom.

At opportune...

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Categories: recoup, 11th grade, 12th grade, adventure, blessing, father,
Form: Rhyme
Absolute deafening silence
Absolute deafening silence...

during and after a moderate snowfall
today January 19th, 2024,
within Southeastern Pennsylvania
and elsewhere across the Eastern Seaboard,
whereby blanket of whiteness
muffles sounds of civilization.

I hate a spoiler alert
regarding weather forecasters prediction,
especially when meteorologist
wannabe spouse doth...

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Categories: recoup, adventure, age, angel, appreciation, beauty, humorous, snow,
Form: Rhyme



Sophistication of sinister online skulduggery
Sophistication of sinister online skulduggery...

lurks within the outer limits of cyberspace,
where dark shadows eclipse edge of night
indistinguishable from the twilight zone.

Within the Internet binary size weavers loom
shuttlecock whizzes (analogous to a bad mitten)
at speed of...

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Categories: recoup, analogy, angst, anxiety, betrayal, emotions, history, june,
Form: Free verse
Ink Roached Infestation Didst Derive Within Mice Elf
Ink roached infestation didst derive within mice elf

Minor emendations to following
just posted verse
oversight to correct dissatisfaction,
yours truly I do curse
ah... methinks if hands of time 
can be made to go in reverse
a more exemplary version
to...

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Categories: recoup, absence, adventure, age, birth, creation, family, history,
Form: Rhyme
Ink Roached Infestation Didst Derive Within Mice Elf
Ink roached infestation didst derive within mice elf

Thus writer of these words
forever mus lee experiencing 
craving to eat cheese,
a milk product 
eternally preserved within 
annals, chronicles, epistles, 
et cetera of human civilization 
and it's discontents...

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Categories: recoup, adventure, america, angst, anxiety, crush, environment, hate,
Form: Free verse
Excellent marksmen women set his her sites
Excellent marksmen/women set his/her sites...

I can hold out for upcoming mental health therapy until Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

Yes, and you (like I) will probably presume me deservedly cursed for flagrante delicto years ago.

After I experienced...

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Categories: recoup, absence, abuse, anger, anxiety, bullying, crush, depression,
Form: Free verse
How exciting; first appreciable healthy snowfall 2024
How exciting; first appreciable (healthy) snowfall 2024...

within hinterlands of 
Perkiomen Valley Pennsylvania 
occurred January 6th promptly at noon.

Virgin whiteness blankets terrestrial realm
bajillion snowflakes tumble out of sky
atavistic fascination awakened
agog at ice crystals stinging each eye
while...

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Categories: recoup, adventure, animal, appreciation, beautiful, environment, january, winter,
Form: Free verse
First Appreciable Healthy Snowfall 2022 Occurred January 28th
First appreciable (healthy) snowfall 2022 occurred January 28th

Virgin whiteness blankets terrestrial realm
bajillion snowflakes tumble out of sky
atavistic fascination awakened
agog at ice crystals stinging each eye
while I strike open mouthed stance
relishing tasting frozen water molecules.

No matter...

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Categories: recoup, adventure, environment, hair, husband, january, miracle, paradise,
Form: Rhyme
Egbert the Adorable Octopus
EGBERT THE ADORABLE OCTOPUS & OTHER NONSENSE VERSE

Egbert the Octopus
is so damn cute
& smarter than u
(the point is moot) 
'cause he doesn't pollute
when he commutes, 
only, perhaps, 
when he (ahem)  "poots"! 
—michael r. burch



Monarch
by...

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Categories: recoup, animal, funny, giggle, hilarious, humor, light, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Solution Within the Clause
>>1111>>SOLUTION WITHIN THE CLAUSE<<1111<<

Quincy Mac on the attack with subatomic force,
The writing I write may come from an external source,
I sit back mindful and relaxed keeping me and myself on track,
Never crack under pressure and...

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© Quincy Mac  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: recoup, allegory, growth, imagination, spiritual, success,
Form: Epic
Bird of Love and Loyalty
Stork flights in unison                               ...

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Categories: recoup, bird, character, family, mother, mothers day, nature,
Form: Couplet
Ink Roached Infestation Didst Derive Within Mice Elf
Ink Roached Infestation Didst Derive Within Mice Elf
(thus forever experiencing craving to eat cheese)

Nothing but gridlock traffic
(far as thee eye could see)
heading east on Schuylkill Expressway
(oxymoronic name for quickest route
into center city, albeit Philadelphia),

yet this...

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Categories: recoup, anxiety, books, childhood, creation, dad, education, father
Form: Bio
Premium Member Pucka Parker Rest In Peace
It all started five decades ago, when her gift of imagination began to grow. 
She was the youngest of five and could not wait for her to arrive.
Velvety soft skin so fair, along with lots...

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Categories: recoup, age, childhood, for her, life, mom, old,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Price Control
In AD 301, a Roman Emperor made a decree
He fixed the price of food and clothes
If you sold for higher, there was a death penalty
If you hoarded those goods, your blood would flow.

Since no one...

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Categories: recoup, america, crazy, culture, fire, history,
Form: Lyric
Time Is Up
Its dark, i cant see
In this park,  its just me
A wrong turn and I'm lost wandering
Was too deep in thought just pondering

There's no one around its dead quiet
Pitch black at night, total silent

I feel...

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Categories: recoup, death,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Premium Member Uncorking Bottled Man
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Palpable 
fear lurks
a mystery
in the Air
a certain 
eerie feel
suspects
an killers
can come
anywhere
The strike
is invisible 
no tools or
weapon no
no trace no
fngerprints 
It’s in thin air
creeps ..
shudder... horror
Now everyone wears masks
All are Suspects All are Culpable
Three new cases...

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Categories: recoup, analogy, angst, anxiety,
Form: Concrete
Unspoken Implication Belied Bon Geste
(unsettled conscience beckons expunging)

Upon espying aesthetically pleasing lass
(considerably younger than me),
middle aged ma'am, or classy older woman
impetuousness overtakes rationality
courting acquaintanceship constituting

aforementioned type female
these premature ejaculations
blindside yours truly
upon comfort level
of unfamiliar lady recipient,

(especially years gone by
with...

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Categories: recoup, analogy, cute, memory, passion, prayer, psychological, romance,
Form: Free verse
Anticlimactic Mood After February 18th 2021 Snow Storm Subsided
Anticlimactic mood after February 18th, 2021 snow storm subsided

I hate spoiler alert
regarding weather forecasters prediction,
especially when meteorologist
wannabe spouse doth blurt
out impending blizzard
which never materializes.

Yours truly humbled and enamored
when Mother Nature
singly and/or nsync with old man...

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Categories: recoup, 12th grade, america, angel, deep, february, image,
Form: Free verse
Plights Fought Tomorrow Known
PLIGHTS FOUGHT TOMORROW KNOWN
WRITTEN FOR DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY 2016 (Versified!)

As days transpires, better we focus.
As life transgress, better our voice.
A walk, a talk, a political aspect of religion and righteousness.
Via the Founding...

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Categories: recoup, appreciation, change, conflict, culture, faith, wisdom,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Finally, I Dunn Did a Darn Good Job"...
My own world rocked,
My heart so rattled,,
My brain so shocked,
My ego so embattled

I left my wife,
When her heart was exposed
By her unfaithful ways,
The end of my married days...

Back to my parents home...
Within six weeks
My dear...

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© Tom Bell  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: recoup, allegory, angst, father, life, love, nostalgia, father,
Form: Elegy
Nothing Is More Powerful Than Love
I am seated in a bed-like rock
Under the foothills this is a single block

The Sun rises behind my back
Though I face hills in the west, its rise I could track

The dawn delightfully unfurl
Mother nature decorates...

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Categories: recoup, feelings, happiness, journey, love, nature, peace, romance,
Form: Couplet
I Cannot Weight To Hmm
I Cannot Weight To Hmm...
Be Pressed By A Dumbbell

Two fifteen pound
     steely danse sing
     wrought iron dumbbells
     ill-tempered, impatiently,
    ...

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Categories: recoup, angst, appreciation, dad, endurance, humor, me, work,
Form: Free verse

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