Oddest Poems

The Old Foot-In-The-Mouth Syndrome

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People say the oddest things
not realizing their faux pas

Given the chance to self correct
they usually fail miserably

Is it malice or stupidity
~ unlikely we'll ever know



AP: 3rd p...

Part 2 Or In Other Words A Final Copy

...Salt a gin and tonic,
It’s too dry. 
Assault my temple with sin, 
Be honest, 
You like the rye. 
Look me in my honest eye, 
Conversations with myself are the fondest, 
Because no one understan...

Rye Flower Dance

...Seclusion forms into a mountain, 
Practice acceptance of my reflection, 
Eye contact with the water of a fountain. 
Time refuses to push forward if you stop counting, 
Acting seconds out loud, 
...

River's Beauty

...The river bends, and the river breaks.
The mind, so pliable, so fragile.
In relation in the oddest ways.
The river effortlessly wanders through the landscape,
The mind effortlessly travels throug...

Tyche upon the Stone

...The Concernment of Peoples
he stood before all of the world
to speak his concern
for the future
he marveled at mans achievements
he spoke of mans ability to create
and recreate to survive the h...

Furry Ones with Sprinkles

...They said this strange man ate his squirrel:
such a lovely arboreal rodent, a creature that nibbles.
First he eats its legs, then its body,
but omits the heart. That is precious.

What? We do no...

still the Julie Show

...Marquetta’s funeral
it is the oddest I have seen
held not in her hometown, but several hours away
in a place she has not lived for fifty years

most of her friends are in their nineties
they do...

Oddest Little Bird

...It arrived yesterday, manifested gradual and absurd,
started with the surrounding area dying first,
then the original picture of a missing itty bitty bird,
levitating and unmovable.

More people...

What do they know

...None are perfect…we all fall short. With this in mind, let us be mindful of ‘how’ we ‘correct’ a fellow pilgrim as we journey home. Remember, every individual’s walk with God is different. No two are...

Crucifixion

...They say that the truth is a hard thing to take,
but maybe it’s time that we see
that we as a people are nothing but fake, 
ensuring that’s how it will be. 

We stand up demanding there’s tolera...

The Subtle Sounds Of Love

...The Subtle Sounds Of Love
By David N. DOnihue

I have heard the subtle sounds of love
harmonizing just beneath the walla of the subway.

As if the souls of the passengers had crawled 
collecti...

Unexpectedly

...Unexpectedly I grew old.
Yesterday I was seventeen
With all my hopes and silly dreams.
I was often told,
Do not grow old,
Old age is for the very brave.

But I didn’t listen, hadn’t a care,
C...

Carrying His Steed to Derby Town

...Hidden Face Man of Des Moines was carrying his steed to Derby Town.
It’s the oddest sight, agreed a jokester, a monkey, a duck and a clown.
Onlookers wanted to take a peek, for it is not a matter o...

Oddest Cats In Church

...They are the oddest cats in church the toms agree
We secretly nicknamed them the fluffy high-haired three 
Their hair is odd, cotton-candy fluffy, colored like spun sugar too
They stand around giv...

I Dream Poetry

...I sit here with a half bottle of

19 Crimes, red

sipping with an agenda

trying to decipher my 

dream

from last night

it was the oddest thing

I dreamt in poetry

metapho...

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