a matched set
He is boorish, churlish, an overbearing lout
my old maiden aunt introduced him all about
he’s my man, she announced, with a giddy shout
they are a matched set, I have no doubt
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Categories:
set out, marriage,
Form: Rhyme
a smelly muddy matched set
the dog is muddier than I feel
we are both grimy
gritty
ridiculously filthy
the dog and I
He’s been mudding
I am super casual
in my pajamas for the sixth day
we are a smelly matched set
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Categories:
set out, dog,
Form: Free verse
One set of footprints
There are times in my grieving journey
that I am reminded of the love of God
as he holds me close and carries me
through this very hard journey
He puts people in my path specifically to
help me, I wholeheartedly believe
He prompts people to check on me,
when I am not ok, so I have a friend to lean on
He
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Categories:
set out, faith, grief,
Form: Free verse
Cruel fate nixed our sites set for buying a hoagie
Cruel fate nixed our sites set for buying a hoagie
Yours truly and the wife
tended to some errands,
which included going
to the Limerick,
Pennsylvania Citizens Bank
for me to rectify
an erroneous address
indicating I Matthew Harris
purportedly and presently domiciled at:
96 West Miner Street
(and whereinthehellis)
Coaldale, Pennsylvania
18218-1017
which address listed after viewing
online banking screen
indicating Good morning,
afternoon or evening,
then scrolling down
to sought after preference
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Categories:
set out, adventure, america, car, humorous,
Form: Free verse
May Hope and Faith set you free
Inspired by Jodi Ann Bickley
IG: jodiannbickley
Blessings, Hugs, Love and Light.
May Hope and Faith set you free
By Michelle Morris
29/06/2025
You read a poem about the Good Bones
And I could feel your sadness
Those words about unkind people
How the World was filled with madness
But even if there's just one
One little Light in the Dark
It can create a ripple
Ignite
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Categories:
set out, encouraging, faith, hope, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
Playful Scene
Act one had just begun
on the day we met
how was I to know the die was cast
and the stage was set
Act two what was I to do
when you stole my soul
who'd have guessed the part was mine
and I would play a leading role
Act three now you're with me
I put my heart into all I do
should
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Categories:
set out, fun, romance, word play,
Form: Rhyme
Set Me Free
Set me free to love again—
You’re holding me much too tight.
And if you won’t turn me loose,
I think I’ll lose my mind.
Because you don’t really love me,
But you hold me anyway.
You refuse to set me free—
Just something that you own.
I’ll try again later.
Some other day, perhaps.
Right now I’m much too tired,
And don’t feel all that
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Categories:
set out, betrayal, break up, emotions,
Form: Free verse
my wild west came in on a tv set
Marshall Dillon in Gunsmoke
Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates in Rawhide
Paladin Have Gun will Travel
John Wayne in bunches of westerns
the pattern was easy....
The cowboys always win
Hero wears a light hat
Villain is stuck with black hat
Indians never win
TV in the 60’s gave me new terms
Dance hall girl, sage brush, wagon train
I reminisce about the wild west I
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Categories:
set out, technology,
Form: Free verse
The Parrot got loose during the cooking
.of lateritic soils
---------------------------------
steamed bread
4 cups of cooked rice
white rice
cooled
put into a food processer and blend smooth
add 2-21/2 cup of sifted flour
11/2 cups to21/2 cups of milk
1 egg 2 Tablespoons of sugar
3talbespoons of shortening
1 package of quick rising yeast
blend to create a ball in processor.
remove place in a bowl with a towel
let proof for about
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Categories:
set out, character, food, music,
Form: Ballad
Excellent marksmen women set his her sites
Excellent marksmen/women set his/her sites...
I can hold out for upcoming mental health therapy until Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
Yes, and you (like I) will probably presume me deservedly cursed for flagrante delicto years ago.
After I experienced the following catastrophe (written in my freestyle poetry), you won't be surprised that taking an overdose of one or more
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Categories:
set out, absence, abuse, anger, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
To speak the truth in a world woven with lies is to set yourself on fire like a torch
To speak the truth in a world woven with lies is to set yourself on fire like a torch,
Just to prove you were never made of wax melted under absent gazes,
They praise polite silence, mute nods, and false smiles that hide the void,
But they tremble when your words come unfiltered, sharp, soaked in everything they
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Categories:
set out, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
SET BACK TO GET BACK 2025
**"Set Back to the Get Back"**
Some people agree, while others disagree; it’s hard to please everyone I see. Do you disagree? Some want me to feel their pain, demanding sympathy without offering any in return. How can they prevail? It’s hard to believe I was once just like them. It’s called “The Set Back to
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Categories:
set out, goodbye, sound,
Form: Verse
Just set me free
All I have to do
to keep loving you
is to play that game
like you always do.
You hide your love
cause you were hurt before,
so you measure our love
like a game to score.
You stood by my side
till you took me for a ride
I couldn't have imagined it so,
You told me that
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Categories:
set out, heartbreak, love hurts,
Form: Free verse
table set for two
table set for two
sitting waiting by the phone
endless night
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
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Categories:
set out, lonely, relationship, time,
Form: Senryu
One day, love will set, suffocated by the hatred that begs for mercy
One day, love will set, suffocated by the hatred that begs for mercy,
Drops of tears of regret will flow, guilty it will forever remain,
Because it was alive, because it was always there,
Because it held hearts in its palms with the utmost care,
Its whole life was a silent service, a dance of conquered freedoms,
Battles fought with
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Categories:
set out, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
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