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Love, in a nutshell
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Dave Collins
| Free verse |
love, marriage, metaphor, romantic
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SIGN OF THE TIMES
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John lawless
| Acrostic |
metaphor,
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Turnin, Burnin, Learnin, Discernin
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David Loewen
| Rhyme |
analogy, metaphor,
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You are my moon
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Vijay Pandit
| Free verse |
imagination, love, metaphor, moon,
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WHAT KILLED THE APPLE
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John Arribas
| Rhyme |
metaphor, allegory, allusion, creation, destiny,
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My Lesson of Life
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Michael Robinson
| Didactic |
metaphor, analogy, caregiving, emotions, encouraging,
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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT Mama Daddy Spank Me
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James Edward Lee Sr.
| Dramatic Monologue |
metaphor, anxiety, child abuse, childhood,
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Get it well
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Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
| Triolet |
life, metaphor,
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Lies
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Robertina B.
| Free verse |
betrayal, metaphor,
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Unfamiliar still how friends are made
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Vijay Pandit
| Free verse |
loneliness, metaphor, solitude,
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Again, I'll make you in my mind
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Serge Lyrewing
| Lyric |
metaphor, allusion, emotions, feelings, hope,
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A walk by a seashore
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Kedar Ingale
| ABC |
life, memory, metaphor,
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Swine
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Christopher Goss
| Free verse |
america, death, metaphor, racism,
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When Again We Meet
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FJ Thomas
| Sijo |
devotion, marriage, metaphor, moon,
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Apple Pie
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Vermillion Scythe
| Free verse |
metaphor, analogy, blessing, joy, life,
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Neither Here nor There All in Good Time
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Michael Robinson
| Free verse |
metaphor, analogy, anxiety, care, caregiving,
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A Continuation of Explanation
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Michael Robinson
| Rhyme |
metaphor, analogy, anxiety, confusion, depression,
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Jet Skis
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Rhyme |
metaphor, passion, sensual, water,
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The Sequel of Seasons
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Michael Robinson
| Rhyme |
metaphor, analogy, appreciation, beautiful, beauty,
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The Hidden Addict
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Jeff Kantor
| Epic |
analogy, drug, metaphor, recovery
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Speechless
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Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
metaphor, night, romance, sensual,
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Laziness
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Serge Lyrewing
| Lyric |
emotions, feelings, imagery, metaphor,
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Op Orange's Deep Splatter Take 1
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Operation Orange
| Rhyme |
deep, metaphor,
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Rocket Man
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Operation Orange
| Free verse |
deep, metaphor,
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Skydive
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Rhiddhit Paul
| I do not know? |
abortion, fear, metaphor, spoken
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Cherry Blossoms
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Felicia Jarvis
| Rhyme |
emotions, flower, memory, metaphor,
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I Tell You It's Snowing
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Vella Taliare
| Free verse |
appreciation, environment, metaphor, mom,
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The Shores Of Ardor
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Gregory R Barden
| Sonnet |
love, memory, metaphor,
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Blue Jeaned Hurricane
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James Kelley
| Free verse |
metaphor, deep, imagery, longing, lost
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Checking the Car
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James Kelley
| Free verse |
metaphor, analogy, anxiety, car, depression,
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Besieged by rats and ravenous crows
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Robert Liam McCallum
| Classicism |
metaphor, death, gothic, halloween, horror,
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Muddy
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I.Spit.Ink SaruhRosen
| Free verse |
analogy, imagery, introspection, metaphor,
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Czar Tissue
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Dramatic Verse |
allusion, metaphor, political, truth,
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FRIDAY THE 13TH
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James Edward Lee Sr.
| Free verse |
absence, confusion, metaphor, spiritual,
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Wanting a cook
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Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
| Free verse |
me, metaphor,
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Sea Song
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Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
metaphor, analogy, appreciation, beach, imagery,
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You and Me
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Sheer Terror
| Free verse |
metaphor, brother, death, death of
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DONKEY HORSE HEN ROOSTER ON THE LAMB CHICKENS LEAP FLY JuMp POPEYE'S CHICKEN FOR LUNCH
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James Edward Lee Sr.
| Limerick |
metaphor, analogy, animal, food, funny,
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Atishoo
|
Jack Ellison
| Limerick |
metaphor,
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My girlfriend's metaphor
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Lewis Raynes
| Personification |
beautiful, freedom, love, metaphor,
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lost in lonely memories
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Laura Loo
| Free verse |
angst, anxiety, metaphor, solitude,
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Without A shadow Of Doubt
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, analogy, dedication, faith, inspirational,
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Waking, walking, Working In The Light
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, allegory, analogy, blessing, christian,
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Heirs Of The Struggle
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, africa, black african american,
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Weeping Webbed World: Apropos of a Syrian Nightmare
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, children, death, grief, imagery,
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Wisdom
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Vermillion Scythe
| Free verse |
metaphor, tree, truth, wisdom,
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To Dante's Hell and the Fall of Satan
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, analogy, bible, christian, faith,
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Chasing Words
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
analogy, imagery, metaphor, poetry,
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It Is In Remembering That Purpose Is Found
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millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, allegory, black african american,
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As God Slept
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James Kelley
| Free verse |
metaphor, dream, god, imagery, introspection,
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May the Ink Remain
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James Kelley
| Free verse |
metaphor, emotions, evil, introspection, love,
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Happy New Year
|
James Kelley
| Free verse |
metaphor, angst, anxiety, emotions, imagery,
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Writing Ghosts
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James Kelley
| Free verse |
metaphor, anxiety, depression, emotions, introspection,
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The Lion
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James Kelley
| Free verse |
metaphor, africa, analogy, anxiety, emotions,
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Heartbeat
|
Lewis Raynes
| Quatrain |
heart, love, metaphor, music,
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YESTERDAY'S TEMPEST
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Line Gauthier
| Free verse |
conflict, endurance, metaphor, relationship,
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HOW ODD
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, black african american, conflict,
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The Cause
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, allegory, analogy, black african
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In Quiet Tranquility
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millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
bird, imagery, metaphor, sky,
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To A Good Night
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
day, imagery, metaphor, moon,
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To A Super Lunar Score
|
millard lowe
| Prose Poetry |
metaphor, allegory, beauty, imagery, imagination,
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Dour Drip
|
Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
analogy, love, metaphor, relationship,
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Hold them
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Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
| Couplet |
friendship, metaphor,
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A sentimental Paradox of Feeling
|
Michael Robinson
| Rhyme |
metaphor, analogy, confusion, deep, emotions,
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Tears For Apollo
|
Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
metaphor, analogy, childhood, father, love,
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ROLLING WAVES
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Line Gauthier
| Senryu |
metaphor, conflict, emotions, heart, life,
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Folds
|
Chris Hagy
| Free verse |
metaphor, perspective, silence, solitude,
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BOX OPEN BELLY OUT
|
James Edward Lee Sr.
| Acrostic |
confusion, metaphor,
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The Well
|
Robertina B.
| Free verse |
deep, lost, metaphor, spiritual,
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My King Haiku
|
millard lowe
| Haiku |
metaphor, allegory, black african american,
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Between Wavy Lines
|
Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
beauty, metaphor, sensual, sexy,
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Quis Sum - I Am
|
Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
metaphor, god, i am, identity,
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SHINE ON DARLING MORNING LIGHT
|
James Edward Lee Sr.
| Lyric |
metaphor, assonance, beauty, i love
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Isolation
|
Connor Lotts
| Rhyme |
depression, loneliness, metaphor,
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The Red Moon
|
Dale Gregory Cozart
| Monoku |
metaphor, moon,
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Core of my universe
|
Alisa Balaieva
| Lyric |
emotions, feelings, metaphor, nature,
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Wakes the Moon
|
Gregory R Barden
| Monoku |
metaphor, moon, sun,
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The Tree House
|
Robertina B.
| Free verse |
deep, humanity, metaphor, nature,
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Hide the Details
|
Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Vogon |
allegory, fun, metaphor, word
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Close your eyes
|
Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
| Triolet |
heaven, metaphor, religious,
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Celebrating with thunder
|
Solomon Ochwo-Oburu
| Elegiac Lyric |
metaphor, song,
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Weapons not Needed
|
Michael Robinson
| Rhyme |
metaphor, analogy, conflict, faith, freedom,
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buried in the sand
|
Ewa Mat
| I do not know? |
metaphor, confusion, crazy, death, men,
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Beautiful
|
Micah Watkins
| Free verse |
metaphor, deep, desire, education, feelings,
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CUT THROUGH THE DARKNESS
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Michael Robinson
| Free verse |
metaphor, analogy, care, conflict, corruption,
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Webs
|
Nobadi Nozmi
| Free verse |
life, mental illness, metaphor,
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Soul Essence
|
Gary Bateman
| Lyric |
metaphor, allegory, death, heaven, imagery,
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Escape Artist
|
Robertina B.
| Free verse |
leaving, metaphor,
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Closer By A Day
|
Gregory R Barden
| Monorhyme |
imagery, joy, metaphor, spring,
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Souvenir
|
Mike Hauser
| Rhyme |
life, love, metaphor,
|
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'The 'Heimlich' Maneuver'
|
jamie brolin
| Didactic |
metaphor, allegory, analogy, language, magic,
|
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Icicle Castles and the Residents inside:
|
Renee D. Gross
| Rhyme |
change, metaphor, motivation, perspective,
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Today
|
Edward Ibeh
| Free verse |
dream, metaphor, today,
|
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A Match In the Dark
|
Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
analogy, death, fantasy, metaphor,
|
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Gems and Petals
|
Gregory R Barden
| Free verse |
analogy, drug, imagery, metaphor,
|
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Poem For Billy Collins
|
Evelyn Augusto
| Free verse |
metaphor, bird, food, identity, inspirational,
|
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Melodic Compounds
|
Juli- Michelle
| Quatrain |
anxiety, loss, metaphor, music,
|
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Jesus Christ
|
Michael Robinson
| Rhyme |
metaphor, analogy, betrayal, bible, blessing,
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Cascade
|
James Kelley
| Free verse |
metaphor, appreciation, desire, dream, girl,
|
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Waiting For The Rain
|
James Kelley
| Free verse |
deep, imagination, metaphor, psychological,
|
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