In Honor of International Women's Day - Maya Angelou
...“A wise woman wishes to be no one’s enemy; a wise woman refuses to be anyone’s victim.” - Maya Angelou
The infamous feminist and activist Maya Angelou
She was a powerful force to recon with and...
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Categories:
recon, anti bullying, appreciation, history,
Form: Clerihew
A movement all by ourselfs
...You're loyal too a fault
Like the cracks in the depths of California's core
And stronger than any earthquake Above a 10 point 10 on the sizematic score board
The magnitude of your love has never b...
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Categories:
recon, allusion, america, courage, deep,
Form: Free verse
In The Shadow Of Sunlight
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In the shadow of sunlight, I stand.
Though it's only a sliver of hope,
when life's darker days get out of hand,
I must recon for somehow to cope.
Like a lone beam that shines on t...
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Categories:
recon, inspirational,
Form: Quatern
Twin
...Twins
40 years ago I let go of the twin that lived inside of me
My twin was a nice person and feared upsetting anyone
hence he had no opinion relying on me being called
unpleasant names.
He wa...
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Categories:
recon, absence, beautiful, break up,
Form: Blank verse
When We Ride
...Written By: D. Collins 8/18/23
You know what happens when we ride.
The n...
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Categories:
recon, hip hop,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
From the Front
...The recon doesn't take long.
Halfway down the street will do it
before hell opens up and leaves you
shuffling along a narrow ledge overlooking
the drop. It takes all your strength
to stay uprigh...
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Categories:
recon, anxiety, psychological,
Form: Free verse
Planets Aligned
...Planets Aligned
Planted on a planet
of alien aims
The planters plan as parents
Aliens of alien names
And so goes
The planters woes
The Earth shows
In biopic frames
The day that...
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Categories:
recon, allegory,
Form: Rhyme
Tapora
...Like Hannibal we crossed the pass and crossed
the Alps (okay, the Brynderwyn Hills)
and a bridge too far on north-west passage.
From out of the Valley of Mizpah
to the fires of perdi...
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Categories:
recon, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Recon Reaffirmation
...Thank God for the power to kill
For the power to kill I'm still alive today
Thank God for the power to heal
For the power to heal my friends are still alive today...
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Categories:
recon, anti bullying,
Form: Free verse
Delete That Shortcut
...Welcome to hell Silent Professionals
Welcome to hell
It's where freedom don't ring her bells
It's where the Seals don't ring the bell
It's where we kill everything and send it to hell
Welcome t...
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Categories:
recon, celebration, cheer up,
Form: Free verse
Dawn Demure
...Dawn Demure
Dawn December day.
Machine peacefully sleeps.
Slumber banished.
RAF pilot.
Spitfire!
Kept warm, mission time, Norway bound.
Snow, fjords, mountains.
Cockpit, aboard, checks,
rise...
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Categories:
recon, art, flying, military, sky,
Form: Free verse
My Fighter
...My fighter, my rib, you are my soul. You are so strong. When no one new you were coming, you came with no name. Silent in the night, A two pound force to be recon with. You are so strong. Unplanned b...
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Categories:
recon, age, baby, daughter, innocence,
Form: I do not know?
Recon
...RECON
We push noisily through the brush
and then hear the challenging voices;
two grenades should pave our way
to make a charge while firing rifles.
Dusk preludes and we see the strobe
flas...
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Categories:
recon, anger, confusion, desire, fate,
Form: Free verse
The Warlord Wars No More -4
...We've been taught the terror of triumph from where the heart looks...
General Caesar Sir, 9th Recon reports that Pompeius Magnus has fled by sea to Egypt,
also, the body of Captain Crastinus has be...
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Categories:
recon, history,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Paper Preparer
...Paper preparer please find cherry terror jackfrreeze frost frozen ice cycle are called and not chosen God fearing beware betrayal falls to all chosen green guys small my Homeys disaster only falls on...
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Categories:
recon, conflict,
Form: Epic
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