Lyceum Address
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In Springfield’s hall, a young man stood,
And spoke of threats that none withstood—
Not foreign armies, but seeds within,
A nation’s ruin born of sin.
Today, his warning feels alive,
As fear...
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Categories:
lyceum, america, anxiety, conflict, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Brigette Goes To Broadway
...Flapping gay garment hung on balcony bannister
Trots obstinate flung spun over railing
Fixated brazen Brigette immune to embarrassment
Boosted bemuse formats never failing
Co...
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Categories:
lyceum, allusion,
Form: Rhyme
Moonlit Agony
...Such a good thought
genuine smile
counterfeit, I know
solid inward being
loaded up with expectations
envisions another world
my sought motions came true
astonishing and unnerving event
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Categories:
lyceum, angst, moon,
Form: Free verse
Avoiding the Flames
...You are in your blue period -
turquoise swimsuit, buoyant in azure.
Behind your shoulder,
Brighton West Pier,
A snap taken at an amateurish angle,
you’re diving sideways into the waves,
the g...
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Categories:
lyceum, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Collective Recognition
...Modern day Empire
The same as old,
Man doesn't really have time
Just Inventions and different clothes.
Still craving our nature the two split purpose,
Consumption and reproduction
All else is ...
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Categories:
lyceum, age, analogy, beautiful, mystery,
Form: Concrete
A Friendly Exoneration
...Twinkly bunch with loaded school bags
Ambition injustice and itching their backs,
Cunning those faces in front of the gate
Heedful pupils well-chosen apparently late.
A fistful primary breezine...
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Categories:
lyceum, friendshiptime, together,
Form: Narrative