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WITHOUT A STRING
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Line Gauthier
| Free verse |
rhyme or reason, fate, freedom, future, heart,
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Short Ribs W: Common Denominators
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Jim Slaughter
| Light Verse |
rhyme or reason, animal, humor,
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Nine Lives Removed From Royal Dig Nitty
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matthew harris
| Free verse |
rhyme or reason, 11th grade, 12th grade,
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Destruction
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judith kerttula
| Rhyme |
rhyme or reason, emotions, family, pain,
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Cleaning windows by the Bored Bard
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The Bored Bard
| Rhyme |
rhyme or reason, imagination, sun, work,
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When Death Calls
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Natasha Prins
| I do not know? |
rhyme or reason, suicide,
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Smile At Your Brother
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Jack Ellison
| Limerick |
rhyme or reason, joy,
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My Modus Operandi
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Jack Ellison
| Rhyme |
rhyme or reason, philosophy,
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Blessed Stars
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curtis johnson
| Free verse |
rhyme or reason, abuse, children, earth, emotions,
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Bedeviled By Fatigue
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matthew harris
| Imagism |
rhyme or reason, 10th grade, 11th grade,
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Tommy Wagers Who Ever Dares
by matthew harris
Nascent thought provoking
threads flit to and fro
unseen solitary pinball wizard
cavalierly fiddles indiscriminately
leveraging outcome
silently holistic thought fragments
strewn staccoto scattershot
attenuated blitzkrieg
brain storm saturates,
par for course sandtrap engulfs,
chaos...
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rhyme or reason, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Every Laugh and Tear
by DM Babbit
A pen that drips upon hesitating featherless wings
holds vented words that bleed of the music it sings,
longing for escape or some sense of...
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rhyme or reason, poems, writing,
Comfy Clothes
by Mark Toney
Woke up Sunday morning
Put on my Sunday best,
'Cause I didn’t want to go
And look different from the rest.
When the meeting was over
Was among the...
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rhyme or reason, clothes, fun, happy,
circadian rhythm flux shoe waits
by matthew harris
(alter knit lee titled: vita in oculis nudato)
goo goo gaga I wanna yell
cuz, synonymous
with other wordsmiths,
...
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rhyme or reason, 12th grade, adventure, fairy,
Harpoon Loouey Pseudonym Pen Bukowski dorsel
by matthew harris
master bait catching fear
some skipper known in whirled wide webbed
under water world,
...
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rhyme or reason, 10th grade, 11th grade,
WITHOUT HER
by Line Gauthier
First holidays without her
Nothing but meaningless music and lights
Pointless fuss and chaos
Echoes resonating where his heart once beat
Ricocheting with no rhyme or reason
Chiming in the...
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rhyme or reason, christmas, cry, death, heartbroken,
SPRING IS IN THE AIR
by Alexis Y.
Such beautiful colors are everywhere
Precious flowers odor fill the air
Roses sway to nature’s beat
I love to feel the grass under my feet
Nature just comes alive...
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rhyme or reason, spring,
MY Daughter Breezy Baby
by amber smith
My Daughter Breezy Baby
Breezy baby your my little girl
Your my best friend and my whole world
You are my oldest my first born child
Your spirit...
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rhyme or reason, my child,
title would give away
by cecil hickman
upon the fall evening of Novembers moon.
there is the call that makes a small tune.
some may guess it is a familiar sound.
others may find it...
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rhyme or reason, animal, farm, mystery, night,
Aye
by Diana Bosa
I've seen the stones;
the sphinx's heart,
the tears of the sand,
the touch of the wind,
the taste of the silence,
the plenty of the vastness
- all, though, existed...
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rhyme or reason, history, love, sky, time,
For no Rhyme or Reason
by Suzette Richards
There was a green Public Protector
who fancied herself as prospector.
'Digging for diamonds'
and Reserve Bank bonds...
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Limerick |
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rhyme or reason, satire,
The Postseason
by Jack Ellison
This place is weird, there's no rhyme or reason
We exist for what purpose, to enjoy each season
To life, love and die
Confused am I
Guess we go...
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Limerick |
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rhyme or reason, life,
BIGFOOT THE LEGEND
by Michael E. Harris
I once spent the winter
Near the town willow creek.
It wasn't adventure
I attempted to seek.
The cabin elevation
Was 5000 foot.
My goal that winter
Was...
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rhyme or reason, fun, humor, humorous, imagery,
Remember us
by Melissa Tracy
We sit at our booths outside businesses looking for donations
We could use a little help from our beautiful nation
Don't be discouraged if you haven't ...
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rhyme or reason, military, tribute, veterans day,
If I Could Rewind
by Jane Shields
If only I could rewind and go back in my mind
Seek it out then destroy would I truly enjoy
Would my life now be good like...
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rhyme or reason,
Secrets Never Told
by Jillian Schmidt
Act like you don't know me
Yet you say that I'm so cold
Sense you might be holding back
Secrets never told
Why'd it have to be like that?
I...
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rhyme or reason, betrayal, poetry, pride,
The summer thieves
by Bobb Marly
23 July 2017 8:12 pm
The summer thieves
Hark! hark the dogs do bark!
What lingers out there in the shadows so dark?
A pixie a demon some...
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rhyme or reason, animal, nature,
A Threesome
by Jack Ellison
Had a crappy day, no rhyme or reason
Same stuff as previous but today was uneven
A real bumpy journey
It started very early
As I peed on the...
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Limerick |
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rhyme or reason, dream,
A therapists dream
by Alex Duffy
I'm a dream for a therapist
Except I'm unable to express my pain in person, But on paper I have no issue with sharing it
I've battled...
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Categories:
rhyme or reason, anger, anxiety, dark, deep,
My Heart Gave Out
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
This love affair of ours
has reached the freshness limit
Love stamped with an expiration date
Manufactured intimacy rejects,
congealed feelings been sitting too long on the shelf
Not attended,
no...
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Categories:
rhyme or reason, angst, heartbreak, love hurts,