Stages Of Life
...We as human beings are characterized by different stages or periods across our lifespan, and while individuals experience these stages in their unique ways, there are some commonly recognized pattern...
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prescribe, baptism, beauty, bible, birth,
Form: Pastoral
When Leadership Forgot Her Name
...Leadership once stood so tall,
But lost her spine along the hall.
No knocks, no words, just silent calls—
She wiped away the names on walls.
Silence sits—a secret scribe,
Whispers soft, comman...
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prescribe, education, integrity, leadership, pride,
Form: Rhyme
Ambrosia Upon the Tongue
...Love has no other desire but to fulfil itself."
~ Khalil Gibran
If words of my fortune cookie were by Confucius written,
he must have...
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Categories:
prescribe, love,
Form: Rhyme
filled by complaint
...the home was taught
in form as passing custom
to hide is freedom
from a sight not allowed to begin
protected from cinders town
escaped to preserve brown
a coastal expanse
blinding beauty
re...
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Categories:
prescribe, angst,
Form: Free verse
physician
...Dressed up like a physicians..
Full of doubt and suspicions..
Heart harder than stone ..
Don't care if you die sick and alone..
They treat all ..
Cancer or headache with Panadol..
Don't know...
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Categories:
prescribe, confusion,
Form: Rhyme
Mr ADHD
...Mr ADHD....
I'm Mr. ADHD,
it's plain to see,
Just to be my friend,
you must be crazy.
Let alone my partner,
that's my forever Be,
I love my girl,
as she's crazy like me.
My mind's a roll...
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Categories:
prescribe, character, conflict, drug, feelings,
Form: Free verse
603712 Sporatic Moratic
...Ask your doctor about 603712 Sporatic Moratic the TV ad man says.
It might be the only way to reduce your pneumonia.
Possible side effects include
Itching
Hives
Canker sores
Cancer
Swollen lim...
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Categories:
prescribe, humor,
Form: Free verse
outside my window
...Outside my window are voices that speak in the direction I am looking. They are trying to convince me of something. They argue and cajole, they laugh and admonish. Sometimes they threaten. They tell ...
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Categories:
prescribe, 9th grade, angst, anti
Form: Narrative
Recurrent Ruse
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They come to her hungry - hopeful
To be fed facile fantasy, a script he held
Stowed in boyhood through decades
Recessed where sweating shame dwelled
Invisible while he achieved accolades
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Categories:
prescribe, allusion, beautiful, desire,
Form: Rhyme
Never Took
...Never took illegal drugs but now I am loaded with prescriptions
Did eat a mountain of sugary sweets and gulped an ocean of soda
Never used tobacco or liked the smell and taste of alcohol
Don't kno...
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prescribe, life,
Form: Free verse
time to see an expert
...my husband asked if I was going on a date
Because I am not wearing a nightie or pajamas
I am going to Urgent Care, remember? I say in a snotty voice.
His brilliant idea of asking a pharmacist to p...
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Categories:
prescribe, me,
Form: Free verse
Love
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"One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life.
The word is love.”Sophocles, Greek Poet
Love’s a feeling difficult to describe
It’s th...
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Categories:
prescribe, life, love,
Form: Sonnet
Labour Day
...Written 28 April 2024
“Genius begins great works. Labour alone finishes them.”
Joseph Joubert
Labour Day
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Categories:
prescribe, appreciation, inspirational, jobs, rights,
Form: Rhyme
When Papoose Shot Cat
...When Papoose Shot Cat Horn Haiku
when problem with papoose
from neck have to remove noose
had to declare truce
when tired while shot
temptation off will have fought
killing cat had not
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Categories:
prescribe, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
Describe What They Will Prescribe Horn Haiku
...what they will prescribe
we had wanted to describe
trying to imbibe...
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Categories:
prescribe, allegory, analogy,
Form: Haiku
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