After The Thunder
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The sky a disruptive horizon
creating havoc in calm of evening
when electric thunder suddenly booms
without notice from neutral evening.
The shrill of invasive pyrotechnics
frighten ani...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, natural disasters,
Form: Light Verse
Emotional Shrapnel
...Pile Up
self-perceived failure, blame
guilt, disappointment, shame
Pressure
unexpressed, unfulfilled needs
expectations nobody heeds
Perilous Pitch
consider this - you are much bigger
som...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, abuse, anger, hurt, pain,
Form: Rhyme
The Curtain Calls
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Rational actors, calm and cool
Emotional thespians, rough-cut jewels
Some uplift our hearts
Others appeal to our minds
Pyrotechnics sparkle and shine
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, appreciation, cool, emotions, film,
Form: Rhyme
Michael Joseph Jackson
...Michael Joseph Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist. Dubbed the "King of Pop", he is regarded as one of t...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, abuse, addiction, america, angel,
Form: Free verse
FOX-MANS REIGN OF TERROR
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The heavens opened wide that night,
Thunder pounded the skies with might,
Lightening, God’s pyrotechnics were in play,
A great delight for the fox to have his way.
Power knocked out, no dou...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, murder,
Form: Free verse
Today's Music
...The art was most masterful on the dark canvas
Or is it still the most wonderful here on Earth?
I sense the art delves out from the ears of Kansas
Providing me reasons for the faults of my birth
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, art, music,
Form: Quatrain
Goodbye and good riddance 2023
...Goodbye and good riddance 2023
Commencement writing this poem
began December 31st: 2:24 PM
ended December 31st: 03:53 PM.
The best geriatric effort I apply
twittering, ushering, and
albeit...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, anniversary, anxiety, celebration, conflict,
Form: Rhyme
Moonlight and Pyrotechnics Maigc 9
...Hanging like a natural backdrop
twilight with a twist of lime;
Colored like a red, white, and blue pop
the sky sparkles uncontrollably;
A brief moment ends with a hard stop
moonlight mixed with ...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, feelings, firework, moon,
Form: Other
Western Springs
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High-ho! High-ho! High-ho!
it’s off to the pub and gig we go
Willy Wonka ticket stubs in our hand
on our way to see the band
Climb the fence, jump the turnstiles
into the crowd do...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, music,
Form: Couplet
Christmas In Cincinnati Zoo
...Fake pyrotechnics bloom inside plastic strips.
The night gets colder
as Christmas carols limp on.
I slip away from the dull concert
into the unlit zoo,
sure that among the sculptured
caves an...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, poetry,
Form: Free verse
It Happened Every Fourth
...it happened every fourth
sitting in the crowd
listening to their escaping excitement
a sky ablaze in pyrotechnics
some Pollock at last set free
from its boring existence
looking at you lost in ...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, devotion, memory, romantic love,
Form: Romanticism
Anticipatory Excitement Awaiting a Thunderstorm
...Anticipatory excitement awaiting a thunderstorm...
Late afternoon April 14th, 2022
meteorologic destiny manifested...
rumbling atmospheric thud,
promised natural exultant
the sky opened up
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
One Wondrous Night
...With his first touch our galaxy became an orchestra,
I quivered as waves of ecstasy took possession of me,
I felt I was no more in control of what was to be,
I heard voices of celestial beings,
G...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, stars,
Form: Narrative
Fake Poetry
...A word, a word,
Another word,
Some syllables,
A metaphor,
A clever turn of phrase,
A spare alliteration,
A savvy observation,
A willing fuse,
A careless spark,
And then bam!
It shoots s...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, allegory, art, beauty, literature,
Form: Verse
The Propagation of Hate
...Malignant gangrenous political cancer
corrupts, festers, and poisons United States,
thus opposition cannot wait,
especially since Gospel in accordance
with feeble minded Donald Trump
implement...
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Categories:
pyrotechnics, america, betrayal, dark, evil,
Form: Rhyme
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