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Saudade
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Edward Ibeh
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notwithstanding, emotions, fate, longing, metaphor,
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The Accidental Spouse
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Abdul Malik
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notwithstanding, conflict,
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I LOVE MYSTERY and share Godward Meditation
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Anil Deo
| Haiku |
notwithstanding, 12th grade, adventure, allegory,
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For Maya Angelou: Like A Cherished Effigy
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Chime Justice Ndubuisi
| Epitaph |
notwithstanding, bereavement, death, heartbroken, memorial,
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Affluenza
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Narrative |
notwithstanding, anger, dark, psychological, society,
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When My All Isn't Enough
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Roof Missing
| Rhyme |
notwithstanding, anxiety, life,
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For Maya Angelou: Like A Cherished Effigy
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Chime Justice Ndubuisi
| Epitaph |
notwithstanding, anger, black african american,
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YOU ARE SO GOOD TO ME, MY GOD
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Beata Agustin
| Rhyme |
notwithstanding, appreciation, blessing, faith, god,
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At a Distance
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Dramatic Verse |
notwithstanding, discrimination, hate, society, truth,
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Easter 2018
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curtis johnson
| Narrative |
notwithstanding, christian, easter, family,
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AS YOU RESUME
by Oluwasola Abiola
Congratulations
On your admission
I am sure you are eager about resumption
And some of you already dreaming about matriculation
Keep it up for it is the season of...
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notwithstanding, adventure, celebration,
Song From Beyond The Stars part 2 Earthside Gathering
by Ian Love
from the extremely large to the very small, rocks have been game changers
planet-sized melters, moon-makers
asteroids with cataclysmic impact, dinosaur...
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notwithstanding, adventure, destiny, humanity, science
Dented Cans, Dented Lives
by curtis johnson
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Personification |
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notwithstanding, anxiety, community, endurance, family,
They don't know me
by Alison Wimmer
I lived out loud, so they must have seen,
But they don’t know me, no one does.
The few I let in, must not have been
The ones...
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notwithstanding, anti bullying, courage, emotions,
Seeking Exculpation
by Lodigiana Poetess
To wake each morning and begrudge
the daylight intruding into that life..again.
To feel desolate that once more no prayers were answered,
despite frantic, blind...
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notwithstanding, death, feelings, grief, prayer,
Unlike Thee Athenian
by john fleming
Those rarer men I once fondly
knew... ...
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notwithstanding, philosophy,
The Silhouette
by Probir Gupta
You ask the evening sun to wait a second in the background
While you stand in the crescent boat with the infatuated sun behind
A black...
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notwithstanding, beauty, boat, creation, goodbye,
Angels
by curtis johnson
If ever I have seen angels, it would have been 'the unawares kind'. The kind when angels appear as humans, and I did not know...
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notwithstanding, angel, bible, god,
Atmospheric Pressure
by curtis johnson
I love science and everything that it entails, from gills to lungs. ...
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notwithstanding, science, space,
Rubbish
by Ram R. V.
I thought that I should say what I mean
On the subject of ‘shit’ and its synonyms—
Derrida’s caveat notwithstanding.
We alternatively dub it turd, crap, poop, etc....
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notwithstanding, funny, language,
Common Cold
by Ram R. V.
Achooo!
It begins, almost always, with a sneeze,
Which, in some cultures,
Invites blessings,
But, in some others, a curse,
As it’s held to be ominous!
Blessing or...
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notwithstanding, funny, irony, philosophy, psychological,
Becoming Queen
by Geraldine Taylor
https://soundcloud.com/user-921599710/becoming-queen
Eminent city of Persia, long live the King
A youthful Jewess, of parents passed
Resettled in her cousin’s home, under Mordecai’s care, as his own
To womanhood, the...
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notwithstanding, inspiration,
Acute advice to those who would be King from the THIRUK-KURAL: Valiarithal K475
by T Wignesan
Acute advice for those* who would be King from the THIRUK-KURAL: Valiarithal - K475
[*like presidents, prime and chief ministers, dictators or even modern-day "emperors" under...
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notwithstanding, abuse, political, power, tamil,
Couplet |
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notwithstanding, change, christian, death, earth,
Artemisia, Part 9 of 12
by Michael Coy
Artemide Cacciatrice (2)
The carriage trip – who’d like the factual version?
That whole idea was Tuzia’s, never mine.
“Let’s take a carriage for a day excursion,
and have...
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Ottava rima |
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notwithstanding,
Archaic Bloom
by Jared Wain Copold
(for International Women's day)
Shall I compare thee to a dew-kissed Rose?
Or a Rafflesia stench’d with decay
Beautifully corrupted by life’s throes,
Or maybe fragrant Jasmine...
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notwithstanding, best friend, daughter, granddaughter,
Strangers in Peoria
by Donal Mahoney
I met a proper woman in a proper pub on a Monday in Peoria. It was noon, time for lunch, and we were sitting stool...
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notwithstanding, break up,
Tainted Prayers
by curtis johnson
...
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notwithstanding, christian, prayer,
Fear
by alyssa ramos
What has no hands but grip
Tight and squeezes out your courage?
What whispers warnings in your Ear and makes you lose all sanity?
What has no...
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notwithstanding, fear,
ROOTING FOR 8 TO 5
by Ir0nic ZiNk
Darkness shrouds shrubbery compacted soil underneath branched umbrella.
Harmonious hums sweep away winded time, exposing base.
Planted within earth, treble tones influence fantastic alteration.
Turbulent environmental extremes inflict...
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Categories:
notwithstanding, deep, imagery, metaphor,