Good news, or reality'
...Can you remember? Any in the main.' Though its really so
Needed, like Los Angeles needed rain.' Rather than agendas.' Plans to make 'things so much better' normally
Human concocted..Dies the vision...
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Categories:
maitre, abuse, anxiety, appreciation, education,
Form: Rhyme
at heaven's gate
...Don’t have to walk the dog
Or let the cat out
Don’t matter
If the seats left up or down
I always know
Who farted
Still ask
Why are “we”
Watching this
Still check the mail
Mr. Edison
Write...
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Categories:
maitre, age, humor, life,
Form: Free verse
Third Row
...Has anyone seen a heart,
looking for its owner?
lost mine short while ago
jilted in the third row
before the finale
notch seven, her tally
Has anyone found a heart?
Surely no one wants two...
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Categories:
maitre, break up, feelings, giggle,
Form: Free verse
Oh My Maitre d
...My Dear
My Pretty Polly
Oh My Maître d'
Serves you
A Fine English
'Iced tea
Herbal tea
Builders tea '
She is your Maître d'
"Lemon tea
Jasmine tea
Fusion tea "
My Dear ...
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Categories:
maitre, friend,
Form: Rhyme
Haiti, Haiti: the Decisive Battle of Vertieres
...Haiti, Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Martyrs
Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Great Slaves
Haiti, Haiti, the Land of Ancient Braves
For many, the betrayed Land that matters.
Haiti, Haiti, the volcanic lan...
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Categories:
maitre, africa, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Without a Horse
...A man without a car is a poor fellow,
It’s like a cowboy without a horse, a lonely soul,
He doesn’t know what to do or who to visit in the ranches,
He walks alone in Los Angeles or Dallas,
He c...
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Categories:
maitre, appreciation, car, horse,
Form: Free verse
An Appetizer
...The food was chased by a bent tine fork
Along the surface of a smooth glass plate,
Eventually was skewered with brute force torque.
A similar force confronted an unyielding cork
But for this ev...
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Categories:
maitre, food,
Form: Villanelle
My Best Vacation Ever
...We set sail as Reggae music played out on the Lido.
Our first night was casual; no need for tuxedo.
We could eat a pizza by the Windows On the Sea
or go beneath and dine on shrimp and meet the mai...
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Categories:
maitre, vacation,
Form: Rhyme
He's Really Nowhere, Man
...H e ' s r e a l l y
Nowhere, man—
Living life
Sans plans
Stuck on roads
Kicking cans
Buying time
H e ' s r e a l l y
Nowhere, see—
Used to be
A maitre d'
For a cruise ship
On th...
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Categories:
maitre, age, anxiety, depression, lonely,
Form: Free verse
Gospel Truth
...This is a Rondine in pentameter
Never say never my darling Betty.
I think past sweet words have been a good start
and know they’re ingress to a woman’s heart
Would you like to rest on this sof...
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Categories:
maitre, desire,
Form: Rhyme
Magical Christmas Dinner
...Impromptu early dinner
Before party crowds arrive
December festive décor
Christmas carols in the air
Far from holiday shopping madness
Dining halls extremely peaceful
All truly mesmerizing and ...
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Categories:
maitre, christmas, fantasy, magic, memory,
Form: Free verse
Poetry Bread
...
There are so many talented poetesses and poets
waiting patiently in the long PSoup line
Each got an able, ready pen in their hand,
and some expressive, creative thoughts in their head
...
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Categories:
maitre, friendship, metaphor, poetry, poets,
Form: Rhyme
Raw Love Celebration
...You incite me
You're exciting
Are you providing a sheltered love?
No objection
I need your thoughtful care
I enjoy you more and more each day
Delicious affection a heavenly constellation
Co...
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Categories:
maitre, celebration, color, confusion, desire,
Form: Free verse
Whats In a Name
...He served me up an ice cream sundae on a trey,
with only one cherry on top to my dismay,
instead asked the maitre dee for a parfait,
he said roger that I'll bring it back with no delay,
And whi...
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Categories:
maitre, humor,
Form: Light Verse
Familiar Stranger
...
You know him
This man you never met
You know him
You've seen that walk before,
the cool, confident stride
You've seen that smile before,
perfect white teeth
wit...
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Categories:
maitre, humor, humorous, memory, satire,
Form: Light Verse
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