Carnival Edge Epiphany
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Written: July 30, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
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The carnival dazzles—
mirific mosaics of midway magic
woven with whimsical c...
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Categories:
meritorious, appreciation, childhood,
Form: Free verse
Ductile Grace
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Written: July 26, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
Quote: "Be still, for the silence of God is the language of the soul." by Rumi
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Categories:
meritorious, appreciation, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
fleeting moon
...The quicksilver moon’s not secure in her orbit.
I’ve heard that she’s slyly slipping away,
One and a half inches yearly
so a little bit every day.
I, for one, want her to stay.
‘Oh meritorious...
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Categories:
meritorious, goodbye, humor, moon, space,
Form: Free verse
Kerceless King
...Merciless King
Beckoned by your hearts, endangered are your lives by the deranged.
Unto the frey i am thrown, upon my heart your mournful cry sewn.
With valor I berzerk valiant within my vit...
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Categories:
meritorious, angel, appreciation, best friend,
Form: Bio
A Cavalcade Rondine
...A cavalcade of savage singing lights
whip worshippers of ultraviolet;
Indulging the most hedonistic threat
they raise hooks to meritorious heights;
DJ’s entourage being read last rites
at the...
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Categories:
meritorious, dance, emotions, feelings, music,
Form: Other
Meritorious Love
... deserving love is---like a humble lily that shines endlessly....
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Categories:
meritorious, blessing, blue,
Form: Free verse
LESSONS FROM STREET MUSICIANS
...Meritorious lessons, verily memorable
meant by organ grinder or street musician I virtually met
move me to mention my meditations…
Midst his marvelous music
my momentous milestones are...
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Categories:
meritorious, character, christian, faith, god,
Form: Alliteration
Positive Thinking
...I could see,
Amidst the shadows swimming in our murky waters
The many different forms of goodness
That humanity could adorn itself of
These took the names of values, of good habits,
Of good int...
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Categories:
meritorious, life,
Form: Free verse
Outlier
...It’s
part of
the package, I am
an outlier. A wise woman
who comes with many Benjamins.
These Benjamins are liable for the obstruction
between me and most men under the bell-shaped curv...
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Categories:
meritorious, care, relationship, wife,
Form: Free verse
In the Manse Market For a Preowned Spa House
...In the manse market for a preowned spa house
Mine feeble efforts pale in comparison
to a kid scaling El Capitan
of Yosemite National Park,
nevertheless me, a dry witted husband
self emasculate...
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Categories:
meritorious, absence, allegory, angel, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Rush Limbaugh
...** Rush Hudson Limbaugh III
January 12,1951 ~ February 17, 2021
Rush Limbaugh was an AMTALK Radio Pioneer and America's anchor.
A...
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Categories:
meritorious, celebrity, dedication, eulogy, farewell,
Form: Epitaph
Money
...Money,
plus than paper
with images,
a symbol...
further than vile metal,
a gesture...
even demonized
a blessing... !
Further than a villain,
a miracle... !
sensitive further
than primitivi...
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Categories:
meritorious, allegory, allusion, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Prose Poetry
If Ever I Had a Country: Lxxxiii
...IF EVER I HAD A COUNTRY: LXXXIII
IF ever I had a country, a country where I were, by virtue of the highly
meritorious and exceptional services rendered to the State in conning and
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Categories:
meritorious, abuse, humor, women,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Last 4 Years and the Coming Decade 3
...Conceited clericalism is encroaching scientific study and educational exploration, obdurate obscurantism engulfing people's normal mentality and judgment, ramrod racism routing ethnic equality and me...
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Categories:
meritorious, america, international, introspection, political,
Form: Prose
Let In the Light
...I’ve been trying to dispel shivers of grey
For today there is beating of wings towards me
And I’m surrounded in suffocating bits of uncertainty
Seeing dark in the quotidian shadows ...
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Categories:
meritorious, dark, emotions, light,
Form: Free verse
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