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Newsstand Poems - Poems about Newsstand


Though a Democrat, I play the devil's advocate
...Though a Democrat, I play the devil's advocate... after reading the article (published in the July + August 2024 issue of Mother Jones) titled Raging bull - Donald Trump's pugilistic spokesman......

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Categories: newsstand, america, boxing day , celebrity,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Rapid Urban Belt - Anacreontic Couplets
...Gilt-edged first light visions greet zestful horde in trendy street Luscious coffee bouncing bean set alight a dormant scene Pumpkin seeds dot fresh brown toast eager staff cool vibrant host ......

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Categories: newsstand, art, celebration, character, city,
Form: Couplet



Personal Peace
...Yesterday I stopped by the corner newsstand. “I know full well you can’t afford the Sunday paper, but why are you in the street?” A voice in my head asked. I should be in the subway for my morning......

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Categories: newsstand, peace,
Form: Free verse
Shane
...Shane walks in, hurries to the back of the bar. He finds the door opened to an alley littered with the garbage of the restaurant beside it, the one whose neon sign has two lights blown out. “Sally......

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Categories: newsstand, anxiety, best friend, betrayal,
Form: Prose
Garland
...GARLAND By Kate H. Stark It happened while practicing my violin. I practiced at home on a seat near the door. I suddenly felt a huge urge to explore. The bluebirds were soaring up hig......

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Categories: newsstand, dream, imagination, literature, music,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Super Armand
...Tall and handsome was super Armand Younger days spent in a music boyband Older he graduated to a heavy rock band With the stage name of “Collapsin’ Grandstand” Last summer Armand took a cruise ......

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Categories: newsstand, celebrity, fun, music, passion,
Form: Monorhyme
Highway 85
...I asked my husband what was wrong He didn’t answer He just wiped his eyes and drove away He left his wedding ring on the table I strode out into the misty morning the sun fighting the sky f......

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Categories: newsstand, angel, dark, death,
Form: Free verse
History Is Knocking On the Doors
...How many times have we traveled this road How many times do we have to knock on the doors How many times do you play the same games How many times do you have to hold your head in shame How ma......

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Categories: newsstand, beautiful, career, celebration, community,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Global Warming
...As I wake up to the dawn of another day I wrestle with myself and ask why bother Just another day, without any warmth There is a chill in my heart, sadly this is true The coffee pot sings, an a......

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Categories: newsstand, butterfly, flower, rainforest, wind,
Form: Light Verse
Prose
...Shane walked to the back of the bar and found the door opened to an alley littered with the garbage of the bar and the restaurant beside it, the one whose neon sign has two lights blown out. “Sa......

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Categories: newsstand, brother, dark, money, woman,
Form: Prose
Behind a Coffee Shop With Paper Planes
...There! a newsstand! Inside, where that man stands. Nobody stops for magazines he's owing for your glance. He loves the print on paper, and a craving for it's smell. A broken soul dealt hands ......

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Categories: newsstand, happiness, hope, humanity, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
Contemporary Values Inspire Me:
...To teach some virtue on broadband To spread God's word from a bandstand To require more clothes during a suntan To eliminate lewd dances in lap-land To take lust fanned and begin a ban To fight......

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Categories: newsstand, life, religion, social,
Form: List
Bus Window
...Newsstand vendor Side walk cleaner Early morning commuter Tired truck driver Careful bus driver Carpooling white-collar workers Each day I witness this entourage of sorts, the movement of ......

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Categories: newsstand, life, mystery, day,
Form: Narrative

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