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Sponge Count
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Wayne Wysocki
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ranted, humor, sympathy,
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The Shame, So Shamelessly Held
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Lawrence Sharp
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ranted, birth,
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A Decision without a Plan B
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Olajide Oribamise
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ranted, encouraging, mentor, poems, poetry,
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Wave After Wave of Reverses
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john sensele
| Free verse |
ranted, poems,
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A Rant
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Heidi Sands
| Verse |
ranted, america, angst, change, health,
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Nothing makes me mutter more than clutter
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Nina Parmenter
| Rhyme |
ranted, children, family, funny, house,
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Better Eyes
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David Welch
| Rhyme |
ranted, betrayal, love, lust, men,
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Can I Lie Here A Little Longer
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Jane Shields
| Verse |
ranted, fantasy,
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Hollywood, What the Hell
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David Welch
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ranted, abuse, anger, celebrity, culture,
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The Rehearsal
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Jon K
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ranted, life,
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THE CHATTER BOX
by Don Pettinelli
Raving, ranting, and babbling on,
He went on in endless chatter,
Screeching words that really didn't matter,
So early in the morning he screeched,
The sound so unpleasant to...
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ranted, bird, nonsense, song, sound,
The Wages Of Sin
by Robert L. Hinshaw
There was once an old parson named Guy Flynn,
Who ranted about the wages of sin.
He scared...
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ranted, humorous, religion, sin,
The Good Horse Fred
by David Welch
The cowboy he rode on out of the hills
Slumped over his good horse Fred.
Covered in dust, the least of his ills,
Both he and the horse...
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ranted, adventure, anger, death of
I Am But Me
by CC Browning
Had an epiphany today, a realization to my dismay
That I was never evil, despite all the words that I say
I've always questioned the planet, trying...
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ranted, change, evil, faith, god,
I am not the famous one A tribute to short story writer Ray Carver
by Gary Zimmer
I am not the famous one. But my pain was equal to his.
He became Chekhov. I became Alfie.
The meanness of the streets that spawned us...
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ranted, allegory, angst, celebrity, inspiration,
listen to this, dad
by Marco Soto
The way he talked about me decided my future.
His method of confrontation in the form of condescending conversation toward the quote unquote habits I had...
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ranted, anger, anxiety, dad, feelings,
I declare the world is done and bust
by Katherine Braithwaite
Anything to declare, they bluntly asked
Gold or silver, drugs stuffed up your ass?
Just war, the shadow answered, that’s my task.
Do you believe a ...
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ranted, analogy, angst, betrayal, imagery,
Spring Is Coming Soon
by Reason A. Poteet
Smelling so fresh, sounding her melody,
Parading herself, floral gallery,
Releasing the strength stored in seeds,
I’m always amazed; Spring’s toil seems carefree.
Nature does her work, so...
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ranted, beauty, bird, earth, flower,
A Danse Macabre
by John Lofquist
Along a winding country road
one autumn’s day of late,
I chanced upon an aged abode,
up a hill beyond a gate.
The house was old and quiet,
not a...
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ranted, allusion, confusion, dark, dream,
Tongue Twister Time
by Sarban Bhattacharya
Tongue twister line:
From the rustic rover to Samuel Sanders, they try to tickle the tongue with tricky tongue twisters.
1. A rustic rover...
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ranted, fantasy,
Murder in the First Degree
by Lu Loo
An innocent miracle abandoned like a mistaken memory,
no saving grace for her who has a heartbeat at only weeks old-
There is no reason to take...
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ranted, abortion,
My Cousin Chaos
by Lu Loo
My Cousin Chaos Contest
Sponsor: Brian Davey
Disorderly conduct in the worst degree,
Ella stood up on that ol’ cherry tree,
Lil’ Joey screaming for her to come down,
But...
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ranted, children, confusion, cousin, silly,
UNION OF DISGUISING FACES
by BL DEVNATH
wow! A sweet couple’s...
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ranted, boyfriend, games, girlfriend, husband,
The Grake - For Dr Seuss Contest
by Becca Teagan
On a warm summer’s day, in the month of July,
in a town that’s as small as a grasshopper’s thigh,
walked a girl...
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ranted, anti bullying, bullying, courage,
New Year 366 Page 22
by Owen Yeates
Messed Up
Meow meow white sheep have you any lamb
Why don't you go ask my friend the ram
Yap yap big cow have you any steak
You could...
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ranted, celebration,
Tattered Thought Of A Wounded Heart
by john chizoba vincent
That year I read Chimamanda Adichie,
I saw the purple Hibiscus in our back yard,
The freedom that blossom through their leaves.
I became Jaja in my lost...
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ranted, africa, art,
Two Trees: Mr Oak And Mr Bamboo
by Walter T. Ashe
"Two Trees: Mr....
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ranted, image, philosophy, storm, tree,
Within Four Walls
by Iris Elizabeth Sankey-Lewis
I remember, I remember
To be displaced in South Beach Psych Isolation room
I, alone
Four empty walls
Gloom
Otherworldly space most crude.
How would I chase woebegone state... seemed...
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ranted, abuse, angst, cheer up,
George Lucas
by James Horn
G ranted there are times when your
E nergy level has become inadequate
O r hind sight lost sight of for sight
R equiring a new regimentation
G ouged...
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ranted, repetition,
Words from a mother
by Anna Hopper
Your hands are so tiny
Your nails a creamy pink
You love to sit beside me
In silence, as I think
You crave more of me
And I yearn for...
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Categories:
ranted, daughter, mother,