For some enchanted evenings
...For some enchanted evenings...
The following scenario imagined
after the hoopla of
Democratic National Convention miracle workers
Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
trumpeted politically wholesome zea...
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Categories:
mobilized, america, angst, anti bullying,
Form: Rhyme
In the quiet corridors of my mind, where thoughts flow like rivers through ancient valleys
...In the quiet corridors of my mind, where thoughts flow like rivers through ancient valleys,
I ponder the nature of wars and the battles fought not for land, but for the dominion of words.
Language,...
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Categories:
mobilized, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
In Search of a Word
...There's a word for it;
One of my favorite words;
It often crosses my mind
as is the case presently.
But it always evades me.
Its meaning seems to always
find space in my life's spear,
and I'...
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Categories:
mobilized, science, words,
Form: Verse
Bobby Bandwidth In Dogs Humping Act 2
...both sides use conscience for a hook
it's a con artist's suitcase
fill your cup in the Ocean of Tears
there's enough of everything in there
toasters glowing blenders humming
dogs humping on lawn...
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Categories:
mobilized, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
Summer Love
...Nature is generous to give a good sight
life is in full acceptance of this might
the longer is the trouser worn by light
from four to twenty two, deprived is night,
the sun is eager, the neighbou...
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Categories:
mobilized, beauty, seasons, summer,
Form: Rhyme
The Witch of Winslow Street
...The Witch of Winslow Street
In West Saint John, no fortune sprang.
But greatness graced the Blue Rock Gang.
As Carleton rascals, David Goss
And Bobby Alexander launched
A secret goal that made...
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Categories:
mobilized, betrayal, fantasy, friendship, horror,
Form: Rhyme
Inertia 2
...On the imaginary side of my brain, there's a picture of a copper coin. One side of this coin is about nothing, does nothing, and will never become anything more than it already is. Even if ...
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Categories:
mobilized, change, people, science,
Form: Verse
After the Genocide
...For years, the ominous signs were palpable
The deep fraternal mistrust festered and discernable
Propagated by colonial masters to divide and make Rwanda malleable
And left lingering became monstro...
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Categories:
mobilized, abuse, anger, conflict, discrimination,
Form: Free verse
Together
...France went into the first world war
because it had no choice
the allies won the war
with a population of thirty-eight million
Eight and a half million were mobilized
five point three million...
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Categories:
mobilized, inspiration, international,
Form: Rhyme
Fixated By a Rose
...Sometimes our attention will turn toward some of God's special creations that may cause our hearts to skip a beat or take one's breath away. Such was the case with me when one of God's choicest rose...
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Categories:
mobilized, flower, rose,
Form: Personification
Mr Violence
..."A use of physical force so as to damage or injure; passion, fury, distortion of meaning, desecration". Such defining words is the meaning of violence. Let's imagine giving the microphone to Mr. Vio...
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Categories:
mobilized, america, fear,
Form: Prose
This Dereliction
...A Nation, wearied, sapped traumatized.
This vast exotic land, fringed by lush emerald jungles
A spark rising from the west, once looked upon by all,
A giant?
No, faded glory.
Vistas of burnin...
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Categories:
mobilized, freedom, heartbroken, hero, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Missionaries
...They heard a voice, they responded
Though indistinctive the call, unclear their destination
Waiting not for a signed correspondence
They mobilized and departed to their destination
Then arr...
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Categories:
mobilized, adventure,
Form: Rhyme
And Who Will Do the Mopping Up
...Vae victis! Her quick eyes spy out the field.
Reconnoitred, the foe's dispositions have been noted,
quantified, assessed. The forces of order
and tidiness, in neat array,
perfect their alignmen...
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Categories:
mobilized, baby, child, violence,
Form: Blank verse
Artistic Arthritis
...Paralyzed in a tranquil trance,
She stared at the white blank page, terrified,
visualizing a perfect storm, robust and rugged
Then her metacarpals mobilized, resulting
in a mortified tableau of ...
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Categories:
mobilized, art,
Form: Free verse
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