War Ode Poems

May I reverse the gnaiwu let say 
    of a vile so far sinistered. 
  You see what is wonderful 
...

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And if people will ask me why 
    are you so worried about 
     peace and yet most...

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What if the heart of man 
     admitts only something 
     inherent like light like logic or...

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An Ode to Love

(A lone voice whispers) 

Is Love
Like one

Finding a South Philippine Dwarf Kingfisher

One of the World's 
Rarest birds 

A much-welcome visitor 
To see...

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Birthday Wishes: Horatian Ode

Sweet sixteen with no happy birthday cake.
Oh, Mother, you're missed but I am bitter.
How many hundreds did your calloused hands make?
So steady,...

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It was a time that I will never forget,
a time of grunge, flannel, and war;

A War on authority, a war on what we knew;
Electric colors...

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Steeped in mysterious magic
fearlessly they go
an eerily mischievous bird
you’re never far from a crow

Mystical messenger of the occult
blackest black obsidian plume
baneful omen of death they...

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I come from afar,
Leaving my loved ones at large
I am a Housekeeper, I am here to serve!

I was here during lockdown,
Never did I bog down
Preparing...

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I love Korean food
K food

Ever since I first 
Encountered it in 1979
When I joined the Peace Corps

Korean food is somewhat like
Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Thai
With...

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Steven a wonder cursed to be a man,
The world made to his plan,
He works towards valiancy and tranquility,
Steven a victim of crime and pain,
A warrior...

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I look up to someone who
Doesn't know the things they do
Keeps me safe from harm each day
Every time they go away
And do a job without...

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Hair gets grey, withers he but seldom wise 
To know why nothing thrills him more than lies, 
Why man’s pen portrays obscure truths in grey,...

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O Thou the beauteous lofty fort! 
O ancient manse O royal court! 
O land of beauteous holy dream! 
Thou art a shield of mortal mort

Thou...

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Sharpened pens were brutal swords; a war was forged
Blow after blow was struck, with blood rage engorged
Not one single word between them had been spoken
No...

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The concept of emptiness 
The vanity of vanity 
What is enjoyment in you 
The opaque that walks in the night 
Like a strange soul upon...

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