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Premium Member A Man of Strength and Courage
A Man of Strength and Courage


(A Man Of Beauty And Respect)

A True Story

Who was he? He called himself the
unknown Poet, my great great great
grandmother's uncle Joe. He lived
a long exciting life, loving one woman
in time...

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Categories: uncle joe, tribute,
Form: Free verse



A Lovely Day
From the past days of old.
At Seventh Street & Florence Avenue.
Vehicles in pristine finished.
Bragging Rights Mint Condition.
Proudly rolled by in a yearly tribute.

Very close behind did the present.
Spanking brand new, Virgilina's, VA.
Town's first responders debut...

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Categories: uncle joe, celebration, community, history, holiday, memorial day, patriotic,
Form: Free verse
Always Follow Through
ALWAYS FOLLOW THROUGH
By Roy Merritt

Remember ol' Joe Stalin I'm sure most of you do
A man of little compassion who would always follow through
So I guess he's an inspiration in some twisted perverted way
And I guess...

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Categories: uncle joe, dark, evil, humor, murder, political, red,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Dear Diary
Dear Diary,
It's eleventh day of June, I'm about to celebrate my 18th birthday.
But this morning, I don't wanna go out and face the world.
I'm tired, my Dear Diary... I don't have enough strength to tell...

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Categories: uncle joe, abuse, analogy, anger, evil, violence, woman, youth,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Jiggle Pants Dance
The Jiggle Pants Dance

Here’s a dance that ought to be
picked up very easily -
one that those with two left feet
can learn and never miss a beat.

The first move that you have to know
you have to...

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Categories: uncle joe, dance,
Form: Lyric



Premium Member I Really Did It - In Biden's Own Words
I did it, I really did it, something got passed,
Nancy and I succeeded at last,
What a huge pain convincing my team,
When all I could do was silently scream.

The Squad were blackmailing,
The media loud blaring,
Republicans laughing...

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Categories: uncle joe, appreciation, humor, perspective, political, satire, society, usa,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Thoughts of a Homeless Mother
Homeless? Not me.
I have my wires and my twigs and a place to go.
Uncle Joe is allowing us in
For a time.
Until Little Guy throws one of his famous fits
If I had a few more bucks...

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Categories: uncle joe, 10th grade, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Rescue 911
Look after Joe our mother said
We promised we would do it
She needed a break from all of us
And went out of town for a visit.

It was the spring of '93
The blizzard had ruined my place
So...

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© E.J. Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: uncle joe, family, imagination, spring, mother, spring,
Form: Ballad
The Day Uncle Joe Lost His Handicap
Uncle Joe had a habit of telling people,
I have a handicap you know.
His sister-in-law, Viva, grew weary
Of hearing that.
After all, had she not taught him
To walk, to talk and to feed himself?
She was seventeen when...

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© E.J. Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: uncle joe, imagination, child, day,
Form: Narrative
My Railroad Journey
The other day I took a trip to visit uncle Joe
A steam engine was a chugging  oh how I love it so
I went and bought a ticket from the man behind the bars
First class...

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Categories: uncle joe, imagination, travel,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill Kill
He wrote kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill, kill all over his paper.
He is nine, opinionated, and loves negative attention.
He likes positive attention too,
but getting negative attention works faster.
Angry teacher brings him to my office...

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Categories: uncle joe, 10th grade, 11th grade, 6th grade, 7th
Form: Narrative
Anthropological Flashback
They say
way back we became
Homo sapiens
They say
we evolved slowly
from ape to man
This unsettling news was force fed to me
through public education shock therapy
Anthropological flashback
has me gritting my teeth
As an adult, got strapped into a metal...

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Categories: uncle joe, fun, humorous, religious, science,
Form: Light Verse
Uncle Joe's Prayers
Every day he prays
But Saturday is special to him. 
The week is done and the pressures
Of work are over--for a while.
It is time for the real work
Of his life to be performed.
Two hours in the...

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© E.J. Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: uncle joe, faith, life, time,
Form: Free verse
An Old Car
My family is an old car:
Dad is the oil of the motor that keeps the car in good condition 
Mom is the motor mounts that hold the motor in place
Paco, The Chihuahua is the seats...

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Categories: uncle joe, family, father, mother, self,
Form: I do not know?
Premium Member Family Tree
My roots run true and deep on my family tree
If I tried branchin’ out – it wouldn't be me
Got my grandpa’s hair my daddy’s good heart
Both their stubborn streaks and momma’s smarts
Yeah my roots run...

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Categories: uncle joe, family,
Form: Lyric
What Do You Say, When You Pray
What Do You Say, When You Pray?

Good morning. It’s me again. How have you been? Thank you for yesterday, today and maybe tomorrow.

Yes! The family is doing fine. We know it will get better in...

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Categories: uncle joe, faith, father, hope, love, religion, me, family,
Form: I do not know?
An Old House
My family is an old house:
Dad is the fireplace, which keeps us all warm.
Mom is the food, which keeps us all fed.
Paco, the Chihuahua is the television set, which provides us all with entertainment.
Kiki, the...

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Categories: uncle joe, grandfather, grandmother, grandparents, old,
Form: Free verse
Black Americans In Shark Houses and Caravans
Black Americans in shark 
houses 
And caravans 
Imagine how many black
Americans dying 
In  strong winters as
They can not afford 
To build 
or buy proper houses. 
The American system pushed 
Them to be
Where they are till...

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Categories: uncle joe, black african american, community, winter,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The First Snow Fell {the First Noel}
The first snow fell all angelic and white
We built us a fort full of snowballs to fight

The mailman rounded the corner much to his surprise
Two big fat snowballs dotted both of his eyes

The policeman was...

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Categories: uncle joe, family, fantasy, funny, holiday, seasonssnow, snow,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member The Big Green Fence
The Big Green Fence

Life carried on 
behind the big green fence.
It seemed negativity 
could not penetrate 
the faded paint outside.
Depression, wars, lost their sting 
once one crossed that threshold.

I remember my uncle home on leave
dressed...

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Categories: uncle joe, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
A Father Calls Home
A Father Calls Home

By Elton Camp

A little girl answered the phone’s loud ring
From it, a man’s voice proceeded to spring

“Hello there, Honey, this is your Daddy here.
Is Mommy perhaps to the phone very near?”

“No, she’s...

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© Elton Camp  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: uncle joe, funny, father, father,
Form: Rhyme
No Friends
It's sort of amazing.  
The fact that I have no social network.
Always thought myself social; is it the city?
Even The Red Hot Chilly Peppers had depressed friends while I haven't that.
One moved  away,...

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© Adam G.  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: uncle joe, age, america, city, computer, dark,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Mum Explains Grasshopper Forebears
MUM  EXPLAINS GRASSHOPPER  FOREBEARS

Your daddy? Well, he had no money ,
Was skinny and boney, but just gorgeous, Honey,
A real grasshopper’s grasshopper.
Spent his days, unafraid to come a cropper,
Hiding on a cornstalk in a...

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Categories: uncle joe, humor, insect,
Form: Couplet
Booted
Booted 
The boss was a real ing wanker who abused his position
Now he’s got the golden boot and is no longer there
But he goes to the company cark park to see his lieutenant
Who is just...

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Categories: uncle joe, abuse, feelings, humor, mental health, work,
Form: Verse
In Protest of Science
I'd like you to meet my Uncle Joe
He's the vegetable of our family.
That is, if we listen to statistics.
According to them, the experts,
Since Joe didn't die by the age of five
He is now a vegetable.

Well!...

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© E.J. Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: uncle joe, family, inspirational, uplifting,
Form: Narrative

Book: Shattered Sighs