Carnival Edge Epiphany
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Written: July 30, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori
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The carnival dazzles—
mirific mosaics of midway magic
woven with whimsical c...
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Categories:
paucity, appreciation, childhood,
Form: Free verse
Ductile Grace
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Written: July 26, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Kai Michael Neumann
Quote: "Be still, for the silence of God is the language of the soul." by Rumi
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Categories:
paucity, appreciation, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
The Art of Poetry
...poets practicing paucity
fillet frivolous phrases...
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Categories:
paucity, language, poets, writing,
Form: Alliteration
Percipital Fallout
...Raindrops are not tear drops this should be fun Falling drops of rain are like a hamburger bun
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Categories:
paucity, humorous, irony, joy, rain,
Form: Couplet
The faint smile
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Thoughtful but seldom happy
Feigned by concerns and craving
Reigned by dishonor and shame
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Categories:
paucity, poverty,
Form: Free verse
A Monstrosity Of A Poem
...What is this atrocity,
What is this uniquely unparalleled monstrosity,
What is this element with undefined velocity,
What is this singular, peerless challenger of viscosity!
What is this impl...
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Categories:
paucity, change, conflict, confusion, deep,
Form: Free verse
More n nine months on
...More'n nine months on...
and still I feel infuriated at myself
concerning squandered funds
passively, senselessly, and willingly
surrendered nest egg
to computer hackers
(imposters, jackknifi...
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Categories:
paucity, abuse, anger, angst, bereavement,
Form: Free verse
Kissed by the Son
...Sunlight screams,
When the peace is broken
By dark, dreary things,
Like doubt and despair, poverty
Of the heart and soul,
Paucity who can never know…
Just how far you’ve had to go,
How very fa...
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Categories:
paucity, appreciation, blessing, christian, inspirational
Form: Free verse
Cruciality of Now
..."Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need."
Quote_ Mother Teresa
Practice ...
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Categories:
paucity, analogy, appreciation, character, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
Reaping Short Terms Benefits
...Reaping short terms benefits...
before marital savings bond matured
as a then quinquagenarian.
Courtesy gerontologists medical practitioners
allowing, enabling, and providing
the elderly pop...
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Categories:
paucity, absence, abuse, adventure, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme
Quest
...I began with questions that seemed ordinary,
Were they, but, simple? The self within was wary;
Started with small matters of curiosity,
Birth and death causes and effects seemed paucity...!
I s...
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Categories:
paucity, angst, anxiety, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Poverty
...The poor are lazy, languid, and loafing – the rich rut,
Is this why many people of my nation have no hut?
Isn't the concept: every rich is industrious, a myth?
Isn't there a great gulf betwixt a b...
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Categories:
paucity, poverty,
Form: Rhyme
Musical Chairs
...What I appreciate about playing musical chairs
This game is less about sitting around in chairs
and more about the traumatic absence
of safe secure chairs
And these chairs are silent as a co...
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Categories:
paucity, dance, happiness, health, humor,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
Pious Goes Davos
...It’s perhaps accident, chaos
Happens to rhyme well with Davos—
A talk shop of the world
Where bales of wisdom’s heard,
A shop known for big talk
Nonstop and round the clock,
Where every voice...
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Categories:
paucity, humor, world,
Form: Limerick
Moments For Philanthropy
...One day, we will organize things by priority
Emphasize your health over your bounty
Favoring lenient prophylaxis above authority
In favor of people, rather than oil paucity
Up to this...
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Categories:
paucity, appreciation, caregiving, forgiveness,
Form: Monorhyme
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