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finding Bobby Mcgee
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old man emu
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over the top, adventure, age, nostalgia,
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The Crack Of Dawn
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Jack Ellison
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over the top, philosophy,
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OTT
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David Willey
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over the top, desire, rude, sexy,
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A Rattling Rhyme
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Nick Trim
| Rhyme |
over the top, nonsense,
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Life or death
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Michael Robinson
| Couplet |
over the top, analogy, death, humor, humorous,
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Voice
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Okunsebor Williams
| Rhyme |
over the top, allegory, identity, metaphor,
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little engine like me
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doug pederson
| Rhyme |
over the top, age, endurance,
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Over the Top
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Roof Missing
| Rhyme |
over the top, life, poetry, writing,
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A LETTER TO MOTHER 1918
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John Arribas
| Rhyme |
over the top, corruption, grief, horror, leadership,
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In Unspeakable States
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Gary Smith
| Rhyme |
over the top, death, soldier, world war
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Pressure's on
by Alex Duffy
I used to be nervous but i no longer feel anything when the pressure's on
I have a heart the size of Brock Lesnar's arms
They try...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
over the top, character, deep, desire, inspiration,
Gun Shy
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
You don’t have to say
one spherical metallic word
I know with GSW empathy credulity
just how you feel ... I bequeath kindred sympathy
Taking one lead body blow...
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Dramatic monologue |
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Categories:
over the top, death, society, truth, violence,
Between two lines
by Lewis Raynes
Between two lines we walk each day,
Between two lines of fate,
Between these two eternal walls,
Until we graduate,
And some lines shiver blissful music,...
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Quatrain |
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Categories:
over the top, fate, happy, introspection, life,
Love Is Life Itself
by Jack Ellison
Love is in the air
One can tell by the fields of clover
That adorns the hillside
The scent of jasmine, the taste of honey
We only need stop...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
over the top, passion,
PANCAKES WITH SYRUP
by Kim Rodrigues
PANCAKES WITH SYRUP
Apparition of the past
Tending to the future
Future is soaked
Soaked with sorrow
Sorrow tastes blood
Blood of wrathful grapes
Grapes plucked one by
One, tightly squeezed
Squeezed with dry...
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Verse |
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Categories:
over the top, future,
Her Name Was Tamar
by curtis johnson
...
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Prose |
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Categories:
over the top, bible, christian, christmas, marriage,
When the Bugle's Called
by Seren Roberts
One by one they fall
Answering the bugle’s call
Died by the bullet and the blade….when
"Over the top", the officers said
Bodies of men from battles long ago
Lie...
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Verse |
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over the top, remember,
Red and TrueBlue Family--2
by Gerald Dillenbeck
My dear Siblings,
I voted for Hillary.
I would have preferred Bernie,
but she agreed to much of his platform-especially universal health care and education and...
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Prose Poetry |
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over the top, america, caregiving, health, humanity,
My story
by Alex Duffy
It all started with a dad who didn't love him
a mum who wouldn't hug him
a sister and brother who are addicted to smack
This isn't even...
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Free verse |
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over the top, childhood, deep, depression, emotions,
The Carpenters
by Gary Smith
We thought we were invincible,
Fearless, there we stood.
But somewhere to the rear
We heard someone sawing wood.
It was over the top for us,
A fight was...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
over the top, death, soldier, war, world
None The Less
by Richard Craig
She sits half-dressed next to the nightstand trembling… a constant reality once the night is ready to put her to bed...She shuffles her fingers over...
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Free verse |
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over the top, anger, anxiety, confusion, gender,
Scotland Be Brave
by Damian Cranney
Scotland oh! Scotland,
What have we done to thee,
That thou should'st want to part
When brothers both are we.
Have we not fought for freedoms sake,
side by bloody...
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Political Verse |
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over the top, friendship, political,
Paul Dice
by MATTHEW harris
Ameliorate the sensation sans being caught
between the devil and the dark blue sea,
This tethered to the oblate spheroid earthling
...
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Ode |
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Categories:
over the top, angel, appreciation, blessing, character,
Jan And The Sheriff - Collaboration
by Joseph May
The new sheriff of Poetry Soup
Rode into town on a horse named Snoop
Jan was on his wanted list
And the gang she...
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Limerick |
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over the top, fun, poetry,
Survived
by Kenny Gwena
I’m looking straight ahead
And I see you up ahead
Looking good
Like a winking sprite
With a winning smile
Acting as if everything is alright
While spinning yarn to...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
over the top, allegory, conflict, courage, cry,
Mad world
by Roy Pett
Shoulder to shoulder, stand rifle in hand
wait in anticipation, wait to die
for someone, something we don't understand
a war without reason, they can't deny,
Natures beauty...
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Sonnet |
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Categories:
over the top, soldier, war,
A Real Big Flop
by Jack Ellison
Holy cadoodle, when will it stop
Rain up our ying yangs, even over the top
Back teeth are floating
Better start boating
What's goin' on, spring's been a real...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
over the top, spring,
A Poem For Everyone
by Mike Hauser
I decided today when I woke up
To write a poem for everyone
I'd start off with the very old
And end up with the young
In between...
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Light Verse |
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Categories:
over the top, fun, poetry,
World War 1
by Gordon Alexander
When they joined sone were sixteen
In the war of 1914 to 18
They were young and gave their life
Some not even able to get a wife
They...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
over the top, appreciation, education, humanity, military,
WORLD WAR I REVISITED
by John Arribas
WORLD WAR 1 ONE HUNDRED YEARS LATER
(AMERICAN VERSION)
by
JOHN M. ARRIBAS
Patriotic songs give us reason to cheer
Except when “over there” is over here
Living underground is...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
over the top, conflict, horror, military, patriotic,