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piper and rats
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cs parker
| Free verse |
rats, abuse, addiction, america, death,
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Happy Halloween
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Eric Nelson Manley Shelman
| Free verse |
rats, appreciation, art, autumn, birthday,
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A haunted house
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S.zaynab Kamoonpuri
| Rhyme |
rats, halloween,
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Double, double, toil and trouble
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Jim Slaughter
| Light Verse |
rats, halloween, humor,
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Round 1 New York won
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Brett Somers
| Free verse |
rats, appreciation, art, city, money,
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Olive and Pickle
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Jaye McCallum
| Ballad |
rats, best friend,
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incubate us
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colin heavingham
| ABC |
rats, innocence,
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In the White House
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Maurice Rigoler
| Light Verse |
rats, humor,
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How Sweet It Is
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Caren Krutsinger
| Free verse |
rats, star,
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The Stench
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Christine Phillips
| Narrative |
rats, america, courage, destiny, encouraging,
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Slithering Meat
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Reptile meat got a foul swallow
The creeping things they eat
emit putrid vapors ...
vocal odors lemmings do follow
Falling off the cliff
into the mouth ...
Bask in the...
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Categories:
rats, corruption, dark, truth, wisdom,
The Modern Baal
by liam mcdaid
There is a war on earth against God
attacking the very corner stones within pillars of belief
Shepherd when the stars of doom eclipse red...
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Categories:
rats, abortion, abuse, atheist, dark,
The Dilettante Diaries: Avian Notes on the Sensate Slip Stream : The Silent War in 3 Acts: Pt2
by Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
The Dilettante Diaries: Avian Notes on the Sensate Slip...
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Categories:
rats, bible, bird, evil, god,
Corn Kerneled Poo
by Jessica Amanda Salmonson
I hate corn kerneled poo
Dogs in a zoo
Horse resourced glue
I do.
And I hate you.
I hate piss from a jar
Crashing my car
A stinky cigar
It's true.
And I...
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Categories:
rats, car, cat, dog, hate,
The Cat Who Feared Rats
by M. L. Kiser
There once was a cat that feared rats;
When he saw them, he hid under mats;
One day a rat, spied him and
Came up behind him;
Now he...
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Categories:
rats, animal, cat, funny, humor,
This Is Where The Money Is
by Christine Phillips
I circled around the park three times and continue journeying towards the west
On my first cycle I met a couple sitting on the corner watching...
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rats, betrayal, corruption, education, endurance,
Gamut Of History Spans Everyday Life
by matthew harris
Analogous, how said month name
September under went
ramifications throughout millennium
steeped in blood thirsty antiquity,
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rats, 12th grade, 7th grade,
Again a big mistake
by Supraja Kannan
Trapped in the midst of a murky forest
traipsed across the length and breadth of jungle
None to speak of, heart turned sick and sorest
I was alone...
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Categories:
rats, nature,
five-thirty am cityscape
by Gershon Wolf
Lights dawning
Sleepyheads yawning
Babies crying
Mothers sighing
Coffee pouring
Busses roaring
Winds shifting
Debris drifting
Laborers hurrying
Rats scurrying
Teen-agers snoring
Alarm clocks ignoring
Stoplights blinking
Drivers unthinking
Airplanes arriving
Passengers surviving
Tender hearts
Works of art
Lovers part
A...
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Categories:
rats, city, life, love, morning,
The Haunted House
by Eve Roper
While out driving, I couldn’t help, but stop and explore an old Victorian manor on a knoll. The unkempt courtyard was barred by a rusty...
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Categories:
rats, cat, house, imagination, voice,
After Shocks
by Roof Missing
It's after the 'landslide!' Thieves stole the election!
This traitorous scum bag's a Russian invention,
But 'Charmin' for Putin (that's on a good day!)
For the dark side...
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Categories:
rats, life, political,
The Darkness of Cold Oceans Dwelling Deepest
by Gary Bateman
The Darkness of Cold Oceans Dwelling Deepest
Into the utter darkness of cold oceans dwelling deepest,
there is far beyond any glimmer of hope an outer limit
that...
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Quatrain |
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Categories:
rats, allegory, death, evil, fantasy,
Abode
by Esther Yau
Abode
Partitioned flat
Hiding, humbling, losing
Rats and cockroaches keep giggling
Same mould
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Cinquain |
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Categories:
rats, freedom,
Apoleia Phobia
by Kai Michael Neumann
Apoleia-Phobia
Insects walk on six legs but some can fly unless
Insecticides take over
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Categories:
rats, people,
Bubonic Cleansing
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
When the Black Death started spreading,
panic commodity
was fear available readily
Corpse collector became a bane occupation,
bubonic cleansing a despised,
dirty vermin job
Long...
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Categories:
rats, death, fear, history, perspective,
PUSSYCAT THE PILFERING PIRATE
by Darryl Ashton
I once owned a cat
called Barnacle
And he came with
me to sea.
With four sea legs
and better armed
than Hook
There was no finer
cat than he.
We travelled the
globe...
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Categories:
rats, humorous,
Catch a Weasel Asleep
by Kevin Shaw
Catch a Weasel Asleep
Upon my word It all came true,
Sky turned Green and Earth was blue,
Fish didn’t swim but they could walk,
Sheep wore hats and...
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Categories:
rats, drug, surreal, symbolism,
PALINDROME POEM
by Leon Enriquez
(A Palindrome poem is unique.
You can read the verse line
from left to right. You can also
read the verse line backwards
from right to...
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Categories:
rats, allegory,
Keeping Freedom Alive
by Kurt Philip Behm
It’s a comedy of errors…
the clowns and actors inside
When for two millennia,
they served to amuse and abide
The patriots and righteous
...
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Categories:
rats, freedom,
Haibun 2017 - Images Me Feeding The Ducks Winter 2010-11
by Mick Talbot
Haibun 2017 - Me Feeding The Ducks Winter 2010/11
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Feeding the hungry, ducks, geese, swans, moorhen, coot, and gulls. The image depicts me in the winter...
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Haibun |
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Categories:
rats, nature,