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Marianas Poems - Poems about Marianas

The Limerick, Pennsylvania Nuclear Power Plant Siren Wailed

...The Limerick, Pennsylvania Nuclear power plant siren wailed

yesterday at 1400 hours December the fourth
and probably broadcast further
east, west, south and north.

That shrill ear-piercing
e...
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Categories: marianas, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMary Jane

...My marina-made
Merry marijuana
Marianas maze
Marinara; merrily
Mary may thee marry me....
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Categories: marianas, addiction, crazy, drug, humor,
Form: Tanka



Premium MemberDeep Sea Mysteries - Cq

...sea life havens
red grouper swim
octopi hide
…coral playgrounds

Mariana
world’s deepest trench
first sightings made
…unknown species



* The Mariana Trench or Marianas Trench is located...
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Categories: marianas, fish, nature, ocean, ,
Form: Haiku

Premium MemberQuis Sum

...I am ...

I am the black shine of a dead stare
      I am the reticent pallor of the moon's caste
         and the bruise of gleaming porcelain
   I am the shattered mirror of truth
I am th...
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Categories: marianas, allegory, dark, deep, god,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberBougainvillea

...The bride’s inflorescent bouquet, cascading —
a tropical tease of Chamorro charm
in the Marianas Islands.

A circular celebration arch
of bougainvillea and golden wedding bands,
preened and pre...
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Categories: marianas, celebration, flower, senses, wedding,
Form: Free verse



Premium MemberEnola Gay

...Enola Gay

There on the ‘North Field’ tarmac of Tinian Island, Marianas;
Taxis the sleek designed ‘Boeing B-29 Superfortress’ to ready for take-off. 1
Glistening, polished aluminum ...
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Categories: marianas, education, history, usa, war,
Form: Verse

What I See In the Mirror

...Every morning I stand in front of the bathroom mirror, witness to the decay of my body as time has gained an equal measure of revenge on me. I want to turn away as I wonder how another huge wrinkle c...
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Categories: marianas, age, body, change, how
Form: Verse

The Ocean Deep

...The ocean is home to life unknown
Life that goes unseen
They live in depths we can not reach
A mystery they will remain.

 Man can travel and live in space
And we’ve even reached the moon
But ...
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Categories: marianas, ocean,
Form: Light Verse

A Midsummer Night's Beach

...When I was a girl, still on the island
I’d sit in the sand
and brood
and revel
in what I thought was utter enlightenment
a teenage rebel
with dime-store refinement
We were all this way, and th...
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Categories: marianas, beauty, color, creation, sea,
Form: Free verse

Perfect Disaster

...I'm sorry
I'm sorry
My audience
My audience of one
my audience of ten 
my audience of who is grateful enough to listen
I know you've heard enough of me today
but I just need a distraction
I j...
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Categories: marianas, depression,
Form: Free verse

March Nightmare

...Eyes of an angel, those wondrous eyes of compassion
a fairytale told in story books, fiction
How did it materialize into reality..magic
How can I possibly describe my affection...but I'd rather no...
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Categories: marianas, how i feel,
Form: Free verse

Every Song Tells a Story

...I miss the feeling of going for a midnight drive, having the windows down, blaring our favourite song, three, two, one and it was all gone. We were defiantly driving with one headlight, but we both k...
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Categories: marianas, best friend, change, girlfriend,
Form: Free verse

Take Me Out To Sea

...Take me out to sea,
To swim among the fishes,
To glide between mountains,
To sail far from the break of this surf,
Take me out to sea,
Where I can set sail and be free,
No worries, just somewhere I c...
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Categories: marianas, adventure, me, me, time,
Form: Free verse

Corinne

...She walked, passed by me and smiled,
A smile Monalisa could never equal,
Nor by Diana or any goddess divine
But a smile only she could make.
She moved mountains and hearts with her voice,
Made r...
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Categories: marianas, lovesmile,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberWhere Is Saipan, Michigan

...One day, I saw a very unusual thing
in a business newspaper I was perusing.
It was a brief story present on the front page.
A taxpayer considered this thing an outrage.
He was a very honest and s...
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Categories: marianas, funny
Form: Rhyme

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