Spider and Fly Communicate Respectfully
A friendly spider addressed a fly,
"I'm glad you could drop by".
"Thanks", said the fly, "for sharing your thought.
You're glad, but I wonder why".
The spider replied, "Why not?"
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Categories:
respectfully, insect, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
Respectfully
At the end of this message to you I shall write respectfully a word that shows that you’re being polite, but really, does it matter? I’m not truly feeling contrite
See respect is something earned and if I know anything, respect isn’t a gift that you hand out, at least not to those that you (love)
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Categories:
respectfully, anger,
Form: Rhyme
Ler her know, about spell, Gospell! Respectfully, to get her, let her go!
Ler her know, about spell, Gospell!
A Poem of Jibonananda Das
Intertwined light, through the lighted and the half lit dimmed
Not about a dream perhaps, perhaps among a tedious may
Not about dream - not about peace - not about love
A blossoming may for an unspoken, perhaps, also an
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Categories:
respectfully, anti bullying, appreciation, deep,
Form: Free verse
Respectfully Preferring the High Road
i run in a field full of dandelions
i almost zoom into a tree
all to see a great pair of legs
i search the sun teased woods
i inspect the cool spring waters of the lake
all to see some wonderfully perky hips
i smile at the neverending song of the cardinals
i am astounded by the backup vocals of
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Categories:
respectfully, appreciation, friendship,
Form: Free verse
I Respectfully Nod
Our Lord love applauds
Father God all Mighty
Destroyer of envy
As the speaker of the room
Our Savior love has bloomed
My faith has always felt
The need to help
Holy Spirit
Will be the one to win it
Kept peace with unbelievers
To make of them believers
Time to fish
God insists
Seek our people
Treat them as equals
All in one are never apart
Jesus the centre of
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Categories:
respectfully, blessing, celebration, change, faith,
Form: Free verse
Respectfully
4/10/17
Presently
You all stay in my memories
I wonder if my family and friends will remember me
And if not, then I'll just let it be
Respectfully
To you all I'm sending out positive vibes and energy
For the span of the century
Bless you all and may you remain heavenly
Hold on steadily
Think cleverly
While using every sensory
Especially when in times of jeopardy
After
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Categories:
respectfully, poetry, rap, word play,
Form: Rhyme
I Respectfully Decline
To be what you think I should be
Your definition of poetry
I’m sorry
But I respectfully decline
Write like Shakespeare, Frost or Angelou
Emulate what all other poets do
I’m sorry
But I respectfully decline
Copy, pretend or try to be
Anything other than Kimberly
I’m sorry
But I respectfully decline
Live my life by what others say
Change any part of me today
I’m sorry
But
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Categories:
respectfully, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Respectfully Me
I would seduce you if I was "that guy,"
Who did not care that you had a boyfriend.
So, since I am "not him," I will not try
To treat your emotions like a toy, then.
Though I would have enjoyed pursuing you,
I refuse to take those steps down that road,
Trying as hard as I can to stay true
To
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Categories:
respectfully, people
Form: Sonnet
Respectfully, Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin: (I Hated You Twice-For Breaking My Heart Twice)
I hated you twice: that second hate has yet
To lie down a much longer within my heart;
Sure it will bother you not for awhile,
For I’ve wished to give you all the sorrow.
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Categories:
respectfully, lost love
Form: Lyric
Respectfully, Emily Dickinson
I’m somebody! Who are you?
Are you somebody too?
Then there’s a pair of us – do tell!
We must advertise – you know!
How dreary to be nobody!
More worthless than a frog
Who without a name - croaks all day
To be a bump on a log!
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Categories:
respectfully, introspection,
Form: Lyric
Respectfully, Joyce Kilmer...
I think that I have never known
a tree as lovely as a poem.
A poem that in a single breath
infuses life, defying death
with words that move in stylish grace
and give emotion resting place.
A poem reflecting life and love
and faith, perhaps, in He above
who gave the world the lovely tree
and the gift of rhyme to fools like
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Categories:
respectfully, on writing and words
Form: Couplet