In Days of Yore, He'd Snore
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In days of yore
her husband snored
Her nightly grief
knew no relief
But then by chance
she learned to pole-dance
which promptly cleared his sinus...
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Categories:
plusses, dance, humor, husband, sleep,
Form: Light Verse
Philosophy 101
...In life, we get to pick and choose
And live with each decision.
There’s more to it than win or lose
For what we might envision
Most often won’t exactly match
Reality’s rendition
And even if w...
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Categories:
plusses, life,
Form: Sonnet
Valentine's Day
...Chocolate, flowers, cards with hearts,
And the message each imparts:
“You’re a person I adore;
Who could ask for something more?”
Tell us that today’s the day
We must have something nice to say
To ...
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Categories:
plusses, holiday, love, day, valentines
Form: Rhyme
Ode To Poetry Critics (Co-Written With James Fraser)
...Wipe that silly grin from your face, boy
I am a woman, but certainly not a wimp
Watch me roll with the punches, tough guy
It'll take more than your words my style to crimp
Hey, babe, your...
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Categories:
plusses, on writing and words,
Form: Quatrain
That's What Friends Are Law
...Aristotle, who once said, “A flatterer is a friend,
Who is your inferior, or pretends to be so.”
Magician or not, the appraisal we try to defend,
Veneer covered ready, prepare for the overthrow.
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Categories:
plusses, mystery, trust, perspective,
Form: Epic
Fatherless
...Every time we end a fight
you plead for one last try.
You sit and talk of doing things right
while I just sit and cry.
But where were you when times were tough,
when I felt like giving in,
wh...
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Categories:
plusses, father,
Form: I do not know?