Long Show off Poems
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2020 RevolutionNumbers, numerals,
like words,
combinations of letters,
mean something,
sometimes more secular,
sometimes more sacred ecological.
Numerals and letters share sacred iconic human-intelligence root systems
within a bicameral ecology of mind-body nonduality,
both RightBrain matriarchal empowering flow of integrity (Czikszentmihalyi)
and LeftBrain patriarchal Yang...
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Categories:
show off, beauty, culture, earth, health, math, trust, truth,
Form:
Political Verse
A Vain WordA Vain Word
by Michael R. Burch
Oleanders at dawn preen extravagant whorls
as I read in leaves’ Sanskrit brief moments remaining
till sunset implodes, till the moon strands grey pearls
under moss-stubbled oaks, full of whispers, complaining
to the darkening...
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Categories:
show off, autumn, beauty, extended metaphor, grief, heartbreak, moon,
Form:
Sonnet
Bartender Tales Ii: ChangesKerris spoke to Damian the junior
Bartender on the phone. "Yeah, it's
8 o'clock now. I'll be there at 9 to
Open. Meet me there at that time."
He smiled happily thinking...
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Categories:
show off, beautiful, blue, engagement, friend, friendship, heart, life,
Form:
Dramatic Verse
InsecurityA shameful secret that everyone hides behind their fake facades, when we should be honored to wear them and show them off
Why do we hide who we truly are from the strangers that we meet?...
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Categories:
show off, abuse,
Form:
Rhyme
Shaggy Dog Limericks: the All-Time Best -- Vote For Your FavoriteThe Spaniel
A Spaniel that uses its head
Can tell when its owner’s unfed
So instead of a duck
That is down on its luck
Will deliver a pizza instead
The Afghan Hound
The Afghan’s a dog groomer’s...
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Categories:
show off, animal, cat, cute, dog, fun, humor, pets,
Form:
Limerick
Apt Name Limericks Collaboration -Nb Some Poems Will Be BawdyCOME ON SOUPER'S LETS HAVE SOME FUN AND MAKE FOLK SMILE DURING SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES FOR US ALL. THERE ARE LOTS MORE APT NAMES - PLEASE SOUP MAIL POEMS AND I WILL ADD THEM...
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Categories:
show off, giggle, jobs,
Form:
Limerick
Everything of Yours Must Go Now, Even If It BurnsI write about my ex a lot,
we didn't talk much, but our tongues touched,
we used to have sex a lot and
it was so hot that it set my soul ablaze,
and no, it wasn't...
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Categories:
show off, break up,
Form:
Free verse
EgoJaded by a few
If only you knew...
What it feels like...
To be neglected like a rusty, old bike...
I'd hike a thousand mountains
I'd cry a thousand fountains
Just to see you flourish
That is my only wish
My...
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Categories:
show off, angst, desire, emotions, endurance, hurt, longing, passion,
Form:
Rhyme
Mating of the Rich and FamousI once walked into my backyard
and found two slugs mating in a bucket
I had just learned how slugs go about mating,
or trust-I would have been rightly confused
Here hangs a long line of slime, almost...
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Categories:
show off, animal, beauty, cat, dance, love, nature,
Form:
Prose
Winter Thoughts of Ann RutledgeThese are poems about Ann Rutledge and her romantic relationship with Abraham Lincoln.
Winter Thoughts of Ann Rutledge
by Michael R. Burch
Winter was not easy,
nor would the spring return.
I knew you by your absence,
as men are...
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Categories:
show off, history, lost love, love, presidents day, romance,
Form:
Rhyme
As I Take a TourIt is early in the morning;
I call you a new dawn;
A day that the Lord has made;
Of course for us to rejoice and to be glad in it.
Silently singing hymns of praise;
My...
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Categories:
show off, bible,
Form:
Free verse
A Night With Joe BonamassaBillboard named him the year finest blues musician.
Joe Bonamassa is a blues-rock musician,
He was designed to be a famous musician.
His family owns a guitar store in upstate New York,
After years of practice, Bonamassa will...
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Categories:
show off, analogy, appreciation, celebrity, history, music,
Form:
Bio
My Dear On the RidgeThere was a dear who had a ridge that she perched from
It was where she felt welcome
Below there was a road
Where cars must go.
They would be driving in singles and pairs
Going...
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Categories:
show off, animal, autumn, car, death, desire, farm, gothic,
Form:
Rhyme
Waters AboveSubmerging myself with water of wistfulness
Trying to be rid of the loneliness in progress
I missed going outside and swimming in a precious, pure water
I’m looking above the surface instead of the ugliness of underwater
Today is...
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Categories:
show off, water,
Form:
Free verse
Break ApartI just need a rest
So, I can pass the test…
God will do the rest
God will do the rest,
So no worries…
Get down upon your knees
Say please, Lord…
Help us lift up a sword
And fight out...
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Categories:
show off, depression, fear, sad,
Form:
Free verse
I Was ThereWhere was I on "Bull" Conner's day,
When the world saw white-hate on display?
Attack dogs, hoses, and lawmen's feet,
Blacks felled like timber on a southern street.
As fists and batons flayed the air,
Hate left the wounded laying...
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Categories:
show off, emotions, imagery, perspective, racism, remember,
Form:
Rhyme
Tokyo Disneyland AdventureLong ago, a long layover in Tokyo persuaded
my flying partner and I to venture out to
visit Disneylando, as the locals called it.
We started out early in the fog about 8 a.m.
We had our map...
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Categories:
show off, adventure, humor,
Form:
Narrative
Your FlameDon’t you want to be saved from fear?
I won’t let you go into the flames of destruction
Don’t you want to live our life in cheer?
I shouldn’t worry the way I do or I won’t function
You...
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Categories:
show off, change, dedication, emotions,
Form:
Lyric
Let It Be ThenYesterday brought not a storm,
But a suffocating stillness.
Everything stopped.
My throat grew dry.
My bones began to ache.
The silent but constant rhythm of my little world seized.
Everything stopped.
Then in exactly...
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Categories:
show off, devotion, emotions, heartbreak, hope, i miss you,
Form:
Prose
Scary Thoughts Plant a Grave In MeI can see you in the reflection of the waters behind closed eyes…
You haven’t won this battle between us – I will not listen to your lies
Deliver us from the licking flames of uncertainty
Fire me...
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Categories:
show off, betrayal, dark, death, deep, depression, desire, evil,
Form:
Verse
The Adventures of Captain MorganWell, it all started when
Jim Beam bet Jack Daniels
that Captain Morgan
couldn't go out
and get himself
some Wild Turkey.
Old Fashioned, like Old Granddad,
Captain Morgan like some of you,
really enjoys his Southern Comfort.
But mostly in the form of...
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Categories:
show off, drink, fantasy, friendship, humor, irony, spoken word,
Form:
Free verse
If You Have a MinuteTake a minute to consider me
Give me a moment and you will see
That everything in life is not what it seems -
I will be willing to mend your broken dreams
If you have a minute,...
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Categories:
show off, deep, desire, emotions, encouraging, endurance, hope,
Form:
Lyric
The Dark Side of CanadaI do not have to go far away
but just look within canada to see
there is starvation poverty and death
now, this...
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Categories:
show off, how i feel,
Form:
Free verse
Unquotable Quotes: Fashion Modeling With An Eye On Footballers - XxviiUnquotable quotes: Fashion modeling with an eye on footballers – XXVII
Isn’t “haute couture” like “cordon bleu cuisine”? Both equally edible? You still have to pull the shrimp scales apart to get at the meat.
What do...
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Categories:
show off, allegory, beautiful, fashion, football, humorous, soccer,
Form:
Epigram
MotherlandWith each morning comes a new genesis
That today would craft a dissimilar, Then
The echo of my voice to be perceived too
As it outs the grief that lies within the soul.
For father, disillusionment was...
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Categories:
show off, freedom,
Form:
Quatrain