Nanking Poems


Reject the Self-Hatred, Part Ii

......They proclaimed that we ‘oppressed women,’
it’s the refrain of loud femenists,
forgetting that before birth control
nature gave us little choice in this.
That before we had technology,
when l...
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Categories: nanking, america, culture, how i
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberA Splendid Spring Fall Day

...Ah, the air - so sweet!
Early Spring essences ...
Pine cones, lilacs and cherry blossoms,
With a wispy and not unpleasant hint of wood smoke,

A waft of campfires being carried up the valley...
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Categories: nanking, appreciation, life, nature, sports,
Form: Free verse


Tormens Humanum

...I established a rapport 
with the Sacred Cow
and it stepped all over my toes
the oil of anointment in my crankcase
I was limping worthy of an asterisk
an army of monks couldn't keep me pure
lau...
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Categories: nanking, how i feel, universe,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberNever Remember

...(Author's note: It has come to my attention that the U.K. has decided to eliminate Holocaust 
education from its curricula, on the grounds it may "offend" some groups)

So, for fear it may offend,...
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Categories: nanking, angst, death, political, truth,
Form: Rhyme
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