non-mechanical
...Love is non-mechanical
it doesn’t crank, pinion
or always work dependably.
In cavalier moments, I thought I knew
something of how it all works—
it’s apertures and shafts—
its grinds and recip...
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Categories:
pinion, analogy, god, love, work,
Form: Free verse
Spool of Wisdom Thread
...
Fear of the unknown
shouldn't pinion your wings;
forge ahead!
Remember this incontrovertible truism:
you're always stronger
than you give yourself credit for!
It never matters
what people...
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Categories:
pinion, how i feel, inspirational,
Form: Verse
Rustle of the Mind's Eye
...Step softly into the chamber of dreams,
Where reality unravels at the seams.
Close your eyes, let your senses unfurl,
As imagination begins to whirl.
Can you taste the colour of midnight blue?
...
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Categories:
pinion, appreciation, beauty, imagination, psychological,
Form: Rhyme
Spore your appreciation, edification, information
...Spore your appreciation, edification, information...,
orchestration, and utilization,
a moss fungi (fun guy) attests his marriage
synonymous with symbiotic relationship.
Nostalgic acquiescence ...
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Categories:
pinion, adventure, age, anxiety, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Plagued with lifelong lower gastrointestinal Sturm und Drang
...Plagued with lifelong lower gastrointestinal Sturm und Drang
Ever since a young lad
irritable bowel syndrome
in my humble pinion wracked
lower abdominal area
gurgled and ballooned gastrointes...
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Categories:
pinion, 9th grade, angst, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme
NIGERIA AND BAD BELLY
...Nigerian people let us embrace the truth,
Bad Belly is Bad Belly
It is Bad Belly when your Father beats his chest,
And declares that "he is the giant of Africa,"
But he cannot boast of ordinary ...
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Categories:
pinion, africa, betrayal, corruption, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Forgiveness
...Written 22 December 2023
Forgiveness Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Robert James Langouri
Forgiveness
Many a time I`ve been hurled down a ditch
...
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Categories:
pinion, emotions, feelings, god,
Form: Rhyme
Covenant
...* For my poetry sister CONSTANCE LA FRANCE, and all those who battle grief daily as we do. *
~
you …
are no god …
but even were you such
you would not be safe from my wrath
no amount o...
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Categories:
pinion, analogy, dark, death, deep,
Form: Free verse
Fretfully Aching To Feel Fit As a Fiddle
...Fretfully aching to feel fit as a fiddle
After experiencing a severe,
albeit violent near lethal bout
of irritable bowel syndrome
(yesterday night August 30th, 2023)
triggered courtesy dulcola...
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Categories:
pinion, abuse, angst, anxiety, dad,
Form: Rhyme
Fork Git About Spooner Hiz Ham
...Fork git about spooner hiz ham
And join (singing the words
in the next paragraph) whether alone
in a traffic jam
basting, cooking, then eating a lamb
prepared by thee missus
a superb culinar...
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Categories:
pinion, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
All His Demands Are Foreign
...The way Mark does his Campaign,
The way he drinks his champagne,
Manner of smiling at Pain
And what he says after Gain:
Nothing Black: all through ''White''!
Mark's smacked lips he would leave t...
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Categories:
pinion, age, betrayal, character, places,
Form: Rhyme
Punishing a Defaulting Unionist
...Loosen now his tight valves.
You do nothing by halves
Not like you've bruised his calves
While he's not got what salves...
His tube deflate through valve:
With six-inch nail hit valve,
The a...
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Categories:
pinion, allusion, betrayal, conflict, people,
Form: Rhyme
A Story Told
...Dawn shyly appears above the sea's horizon.
She's wearing several subtle shades of pink.
Much softer hues than that of rainbow red,
a bold color that inspires poets to spill ink.
A pair o...
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Categories:
pinion, color, rainbow, sky,
Form: Rhyme
Bully Me You, I Exemplified Archetypal Scapegoat
...Bully me you, I exemplified archetypal scapegoat
Even as an old curmudgeon, aye pucker
and raspily suction, albeit toothless mouth
drawing reminiscent guffaws affecting
(think feeble attempt
...
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Categories:
pinion, anger, angst, anniversary, anti
Form: Rhyme
Problem With Cultist Emblem
...Eagle-Rare is The Union,
All her members’ arms pinion,
Not with a from-behind arm twist
But thrills that can dare a long list …
You join her you pray to not leave,
You indiscreetly go ahead...
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Categories:
pinion, corruption, evil, image, people,
Form: Rhyme
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