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Power, Greed, Arrogance
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Gershon Wolf
| Choka |
character, humanity, power, pride,
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Pride
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Wren Rushing
| Choka |
pride, sin,
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Pride
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Dedu Son
| Choka |
pride,
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The Young and the Anxious
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Colleen Kithcart
| Free verse |
pride, age, anxiety, culture, depression,
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Pen Paper Couple- 4th Anniversary Special Poem
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PYG's Whisper
| Prose Poetry |
pride, art, career, dream, poetry,
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Blinded Pride
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Kurt Philip Behm
| Rhyme |
jealousy, pride,
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Patience
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JP Thomas
| Verse |
pride, cheer up, earth, family,
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Pride
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Carol Connell
| Choka |
pride, bible, god, judgement, people,
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INVICTUS
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Abdul Malik
| Free verse |
pride, uplifting,
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LIAR LAIR
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Trudy Schrader
| Free verse |
pride,
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Clog-Brawl
by David Welch
I was working my way north through Kansas,
selling hot dogs at a traveling fair,
the pay wasn’t great, but it was still a job,
and I met...
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Narrative |
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Categories:
pride, adventure, conflict, drink, forgiveness,
Acknowledge love
by deepak srivastava
regardless of any fear ,
we each other are dear....
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Couplet |
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Categories:
pride, 11th grade, 8th grade,
How Precious Life Is
by Curtis Moorman
HOW PRECIOUS LIFE IS
From first cry to final breath
Life is a great commodity
A gift of God from Heaven above
Not to be treated shoddily
Yet there are...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
pride, blessing, christian, inspirational, life,
The Violence in being Silenced
by Vegter Papyrus
with Kavanaugh and Thomas perched
on their limbs of Justice overlooking the
Dow Jones #MeToo, the rapist stock rises
and split with revictimization!
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Verse |
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Categories:
pride, passion, patriotic, perspective, pollution,
Horsey-People
by Rhona McFerran
Sorry honey, BettyeJean can't come over and play
with you- she's got a show today
my mother said, patting me on the head
as my father muttered something
barely...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
pride, animal, humor, humorous, imagery,
DETERMINED
by Line Gauthier
determined look
fighting to conceal
the tears
posted on October 7, 2018...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
pride, angst, anxiety, emotions, grief,
YOUNGSTERS
by Line Gauthier
youngsters in aprons
swishing vivid colors for
finger paints gallery
submitted on October 5, 2018, for contest THE PAINT MOVER(S) sponsored by ANTHONY SLAUSEN...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
pride, child, color, confidence, creation,
BAKER BAKING
by Line Gauthier
baker's white apron
rising yeast
kneading fluffy buns
Submitted on October 3, 2018, for contest BAKER'S DOZEN sponsored by MAUREEN MCGREAVY - RANKED 2ND...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
food, pride,
My Dad
by Jack Ellison
My dad was really ahead of his time
Thought of as strange, a real scary kind
When people are different
They cause bewilderment
To be feared if they can't...
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Limerick |
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Categories:
pride,
Possums
by Matthew Morton
Two possums fight in the middle of a road
Their pain and fear do not show
Ferociously they fight for the prize
Pushing them to tear at each...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
conflict, fate, pride, society,
THE PROMISE
by Jim Yerman
30 years ago she was 21 years olds… and therein begins her tale…
for it was then her dream began…to hike the Appalachian Trail.
As a young...
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hope, pride,
THE FOOL AND THE WISE
by Demetrios Trifiatis
The heart of the fool
is filled only with pride for his achievements
while
mostly with gratitude is filled the heart of the
wise!
© Demetrios Trifiatis
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Monoku |
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pride, thanksgiving, wisdom,
Stand Up
by Yolanda Scott
A distressed world, slated, disconnected
innocent dying, leaders fighting
we the people undecided
on politicians whose lost our vision
the constitution that does't fix it
centuries of war never ending
lives...
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pride, community, dedication, devotion, encouraging,
The Way I Am
by Nick Trim
A casualty of a personality similarity, apparently,
though it's not apparent to me,
maybe in a parallel reality with unparalleled insanity.
My motto is true individuality breeds...
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Categories:
pride, change, character, courage, desire,
Humility and pride
by John Hamilton
Humility and pride
1. Humility is the portal to spiritual understanding.
2. Pride is the principal obstruction to spiritual perception.
Intellect should direct us to a higher Being....
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Monoku |
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Categories:
creation, god, introspection, pride,
Mountain
by Kay Roberts
It isn't the height of the mountain,
It's the climb you choose,
A journey worth each step,
As your burdens, you lose.
It isn't the height of the mountain,
It's...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
pride, confidence, confusion, courage, encouraging,
An Incentive to Excel
by Tom Wright
An Incentive to Excel
Written: by Tom Wright
6/24/2018
Employee compensation should be based on merit,
But the slackers among us never want to hear it.
For each has a...
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pride, change, dedication, endurance, how
I Never Accept Defeat
by Matt Forshay
The pain I feel it,
Every day,
But bit by bit,
I let it fade away,
Smiles and tears,
Love and hate,
Either Far or near,
Past, future, and fate,
I feel so alive,
I...
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Rhyme |
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deep, encouraging, endurance, pride,
How Dare They
by Sandra Haight
How Dare They
How dare they think to diss our Flag
and disregard our Anthem song,
when this great country gave the chance
for them to move and rise...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
lost, pride, usa,
Dr Walter Frieze
by Sandison Jumbo
Dr. Walter Frieze
Here, arrogant Dr. Walter Frieze
Who in idle boast, cured every disease;
From illness, could never go blue
Lies cold, felled by common flu!
Sept. 16, 2018
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Epitaph |
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Categories:
death, pride,