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It Is To Be
..."It is to be..." A bold statement! Demonstrative for it's not preceded with "If." That would leave room for a way of escapement. More of a command as if delivered by the Word of God, or the prom......
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Lin Lane
Categories:
preceded,
how i feel,
Form:
Free verse
The Slave Chains of History
...Chains never fall completely. Scars embed themselves like burns under the skin, And even though the skin is a body, it cannot hide the shadow of the irons. History screams, but its lips are sealed......
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Auguste Romain Nyecki
Categories:
preceded,
culture,
Form:
Free verse
OF AN OXYMORONIC OLIGARCHY
...An immigrant nation Imprisoning immigrants Not equally born or not born Of its natives and considered Criminals is indeed oxymoronic In a country founded by immigrants Thru usurping and upro......
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Millard Lowe
Categories:
preceded,
allegory, political,
Form:
Prose
OF OXYMORONIC OLIGARCHY
...OF AN OXYMORONIC OLIGAR An immigrant nation Imprisoning immigrants Not equally born or not born Of its natives and considered Criminals is indeed oxymoronic In a country founded by immigra......
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Millard Lowe
Categories:
preceded,
allegory,
Form:
Free verse
contemplating poetic mission
...like the full moon seeking fulfillment there i hung dangling in space— half empty—half full… gradually the tell-tale linking of the gibbous moment of truth’s awareness came in the still o......
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Millard Lowe
Categories:
preceded,
allegory,
Form:
Free verse
Preceded By Thunder
... Neon days are preceded by thunder. Neon days didn’t warn me about success, neon days are built from the struggle; Neon days do not show your sacrifice, neon days attract flies to your light......
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Melani Udaeta
Categories:
preceded,
emotions, feelings, introspection,
Form:
List
Preceding Ice-T
... The very first rapper preceded Ice-T by aeons and eons Though his rap-a-tap-tap never earned him lights in neon Humbly plying his trade in forests far ......
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Gershon Wolf
Categories:
preceded,
bird, celebrity, rap, time,
Form:
Rhyme
True Christmas Miracle
...True Christmas Miracle Huddled in muddy trenches, the soldiers heard an eerie sound. Troops were English, French & Belgians, and as they looked around, The sound was coming from the German enem......
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Speaks Volumes
Categories:
preceded,
miracle,
Form:
Rhyme
February 27th, 2018 literary tinkering rejiggered October 11th, 2024
...February 27th, 2018 literary tinkering rejiggered October 11th, 2024 I believed fortune cookie maxim cryptic message couched Apple Macbook Pro update process alternately titled “markedly a L......
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Matthew Harris
Categories:
preceded,
absence, abuse, adventure, allegory,
Form:
Free verse
HIDE AND SHRIEK
...A whispered shhh hung in the air Tall grass rustled nearby A slight sniffy, snorty snout sound Preceded the crinkly crunch of dry grass Sweat slithered across my brow A large head appeared Vio......
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John Lawless
Categories:
preceded,
fun, imagination, onomatopoeia,
Form:
Free verse
I Want To Make This Perfectly Clear: Contrast Contest
...Firstly, having realized that PS Soupers cross the International Line, aspects of politics should be addressed. Clarity of 'Crossing the Aisles'. An American phrase references Congress and seldom els......
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Hilo Poet
Categories:
preceded,
analogy,
Form:
Carpe Diem
Confidence
...A sly inflection shifts the paradigm. Rambling renaissance men without a clue. Notable declensions; mismanaged time. Skewing the truth and balance of value. When paying mind to another's succes......
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Dill Dennison
Categories:
preceded,
analogy, art, character, confidence,
Form:
Sonnet
Sunday Afternoons
...Monday blues are preceded by Sunday yellows And I have always hated these Sunday afternoons To me, they feel so lazy I watch as the world turns silent and still No noise except for the cr......
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Vedangee Kadam
Categories:
preceded,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Leisure
...When one is free from drudgery, Liberated from tiresome toil, In that little space of time, Leisure sows its seed in the soil. A minute to relax, Preceded by an hour of travail, A m......
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Vedangee Kadam
Categories:
preceded,
10th grade, 11th grade,
Form:
Free verse
Whynehouse
...Sadness was silly when I was twenty-three Masked with a drink whenever it bothered me When my head hits the pillow, it won’t leave me be Curious what keeps it alive inside me A lifetime of f......
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Mark Descant
Categories:
preceded,
angst, anxiety, devotion, growth,
Form:
Rhyme
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