A Set Of Flowering Tankas
...Tidal connection,
wild flowers woo a Clownfish;
Anemone bond,
give in give up a little;
Flourish and flow together.
Seeds of ambrosia,
birds fight over leftovers;
Mammals with munchies
pass...
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Categories:
pass around, emotions, feelings, flower, nature,
Form: Tanka
The Yearning Soul
...Regardless of my mother's death,
One hope, obduracy, and words otiose breath
The wheels of progress never stop turning
The times shift, and my sad heart is yearning
The world cont...
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Categories:
pass around, appreciation, death,
Form: Couplet
Man Date Mania
...we pressed our noses ‘gainst the restaurant glass
for we were just tossed out upon our ass
cuz we forgot our Covid vaccine pass
becoming citizens - now second class
a passerby informed us that ...
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Categories:
pass around, humor, irony, satire,
Form: Rhyme
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 84
...“Look,” Lumi shouted over the wind, and pointing off to their right. Jutting above the clouds was the peak of a large mountain. He shifted the team in that direction. As the sleigh grew close he d...
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Categories:
pass around, christmas, fairy,
Form: Epic
Being Human
...I will probably be late to my own funeral.
The day before I was born
I was clinging to my tree
like a sleeping monkey.
Being human is to shed skins
each day. Being human
is to know that you a...
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Categories:
pass around, poetry,
Form: Free verse
All Dreams Deferred
...All Dreams Deferred
By Sy Roth
Bilious, they lay there in a somnolent heap
Dreams imprisoned.
Langston toed them, and lethargically they wiggled
But could not rise from the ashes of their sad...
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Categories:
pass around, age, dark, depression,
Form: Free verse
The Evil Twin, Part Iii
...III.
It was the next day the sheriff rode out,
three bodies had been found in a dry gulch.
The sheriff saw Paul meet him at the door,
heard raves from the back, where his brother sulked.
The s...
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Categories:
pass around, brother, corruption, drink, family,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Tyranny of Temper
...It was the first time in years the four of them had been all together.
“Hey, do ya’ll know the riddle of the sphinx?” “This should be our family version.”
“What pouts in the morning, laughs at noon...
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Categories:
pass around, abuse, addiction, family, growing
Form: Narrative
A Cup Filled To the Brim
...My heart's full
It overflows
with love.
It's a cauldron
boiling over with
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Categories:
pass around, heart, love, metaphor, symbolism,
Form: Verse
A None Existing Father
...You can't miss what never exist
From time of birth you were never around.
Once you do come around.
Your treatment become a pass around
From one chick to another like a harlot house of practice.
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Categories:
pass around, truth,
Form: Free verse
1960's Memories Still Alive and Happy Dh
...yellow daisy chain
Birkenstocks sandals
ukuleles play
peace sign happy face
a hippie child
1960’s
Woodstock music
pass around bong
free love flowing
bell bottoms
hip-huggers
lava lamp
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Categories:
pass around, nostalgia,
Form: Diminished Hexaverse
The Words We Speak
...A pen may be mighty, and the tongue may be strong
But the brain is the most powerful -
For everything else that follows, simply tags along
It thinks all of your thoughts, and tells you what to...
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Categories:
pass around, words,
Form: Free verse
One of Lifes Pleasures
...Pick a coffee mug
From the glass case. They come in all colors,
Shapes, and designs from all over the place.
I am glad family and friends feel safe and
Snug
As we pull the rush plug
And escape...
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Categories:
pass around, adventure, appreciation, blessing, drink,
Form: Villanelle
Grandma's Kitchen
...Yellow cabinets, like sunflowers are planted on top of floral walls,
the sink is clean; the lemon scent still lingering in the corners,
the cooker whistles, and the sound echoes excitedly, bringin...
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Categories:
pass around, childhood, family, grandmother, joy,
Form: I do not know?
Guns Or Prayer
...Guns are a problem, although you say they're not,
Without a gun please tell me how many kids were shot?
Another senseless shooting, and when these things go down
People get to talking-there's ...
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Categories:
pass around, poetry, youth,
Form: ABC
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