Long Stricter Poems

Zero.
By which nothing is divided.
No zero
no negative
no opposite
no hope
no Adam, no apple, no marriage, no morning.
No mirror
no knowledge
no God, no soul, no ear lobe, no Iliad, no Odyssey.
No universe
no black hole
no zodiac
no hero
no mission, no...

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"After the Port Arthur Massacre, mass shooting in Tasmania, Australia, on April 28–29, 1996, that left 35 people dead and some 18 wounded, it led to stricter gun controls, notably a  ban on all...

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A handsome rooster with red-breasted feathers, soft and lustrous,
and a head covered with golden plumage,
was too unhappy to sing about his age,
so he embarked on a long journey, sadly departing from his friends.  


Thousands...

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There is not only a double standard prevalent in the USA between Christians and non Christians. It also applies between liberal left wing radicals and conservatives. Take the January 6th protest out of our Washington...

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The Christmas when  Santa got Fat 

Kris Kringle rubbed his belly; he was feeling really hungry indeed
Mrs Claus had put him on a diet of what he felt was chicken feed
Brussel Sprouts and Lima...

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When the well-rested rooster woke up at noon, he found himself in the lap
of a gorgeous boy and he was telling his mom with urgency,
"I want this rooster, he can keep the lonely and moody...

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For years when my wife was sponsoring forensic groups
Tasked me with "judging" high school oral presentations,
[The most difficult thing I was called upon to do]
Each youngster gave it their best and all were very good
Rules...

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This is a fourteen point check list
For when you buy a car
First question you should ask
Does it have full service history or part
The next important question
Has the Cam belt ever been changed
And do you have...

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Gun control measures fall on the GOP’s deaf ears
As a hue and cry goes up for stricter gun legislation,
Right-wing-leaning politicians have their NRA fears. 

I suspect we’ll see in the Congress great hesitation
In the end,...

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Someone asked me once what exactly is it that separates us from the socially elite or the ruling class,
and the answer she said would require real thought and that until I answered I could not...

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Frames of navy night sky sparkle, her glasses
        Reminisce on stricter times, nineteen forty eight
        A generation before Jimmy Hendrix liberation
...

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Dear 2024,

I hope this poetic vow 
wouldn’t be shunned,
as I block negativity 
from my phone, 
like my bitter exes.

And forgive my sense
of humor that 
resembles sour grapes, 
like a dash of salt 
and pepper sprinkled...

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I created one type of writing in the form of a prose and a poem combined.  Very similar to the Japanese version of a Haibun, only that in this type of writing I need...

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Children in the school rooms; they learn their a.b.c’s
 And the lines at social services; have mothers begging please.
   The homeless in the alleys are looking for a nip.
   Apartment dwellers...

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Firearm fantasies

Guns should never be a matter of right
Firearms are not fun in  psychopath’s hands
Lax gun control laws tragedies invite

Mentally deranged are there  in all  lands
Who knows when one of them ...

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(1/18/13)

gone are the mom and pop stores that i once knew
candy stores , malt shops,newspaper and magazine stands too.
life was so much simpler then, you knew your neighbors
and had a lot of friends.

schools were for...

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I
You will not be flying very far for the rest of 2020
Say goodbye to globe-trotting entitlements
The airlines are flummoxed: they need you; you need plenty
Of leg room (Finally!) Six whole feet passengers!

II
Now, at work you...

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Innocent lives are taken away 

Innocent lives are treated like prey. 

Except this prey is not killed to be food 

This prey is not supposed to be chewed, 

It is killed simply because someone has...

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The slightly less inhibited define

of movement from a ballet shoe's advance

on well preserved aquaintance of align

right angles to the point, of stricter dance.

 

Advising on fine posture to the foot,

for growth of one's device leaves...

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Camelia - Rabindranath Tagore

Kamala was her name.
I saw her name written on her journal 
She was traveling on a tram, with her sibling along, toward the path leading to the college.
I was a back bencher...

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Before I'm another day older, 
I'm gonna get shot in the shoulder. 
In movies and shows, 
the protagonist knows, 
it's how to get Hilda and hold her. 

From Gene Autry to Scully and Mulder, 
the...

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A car is not an essential,
Just a very useful tool,
But a lethal weapon in the
Hands of any inconsiderate fool.
We seem to have a problem
Making drivers understand
Because they own a tin box 
They don’t own the...

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I’m the patient while these words are like my doctor/
Find the grace and style to please hoards jarred like nectar/
Wined by the taste and trial to ease an orange barred sector/
I’m defined by the baste...

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A midwife harassing a woman in labour

Spread your legs now
And to further instruction bow
Or I shall phone your man
And tell him every rubbish I can.


Your two knees facing the ceiling
Or with stricter midwives be dealing
Armed...

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Down With Bad Stuff

By Elton Camp

All things bad I firmly oppose
To ban them all, I do propose

This would be a finer place
If evil we didn’t have to face

Bigger prisons we should build
With the wrongdoers to...

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