Short Lauded Poems

U.K. Tom picked a nasty grudge fight
About his much over-lauded Marmite
He got testy and bossy
Toward Deb, the kind Aussie
As he envied her fine Vegemite

1/4/22...

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I'm sure it's my imagination
 that absolute ludicrous, convoluted
 nonsensical, useless, illogical, even
 comically forced rhyme is applauded,
 lauded, praised and commended
 as splendid...

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If elephants ruled the world, it's a fact
They wouldn't make us a circus act
Their hearts big and caring
Know not greed, only sharing
Golden Rule notions we've lauded but lacked

12/20/22...

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Kill one man
and you go
to the gallows
Kill one hundred
and you’re lauded
a hero
Intention like rain
falls on
mountain and plain
The one
flowing downward
—the other to drain

(Dreamsleep: November, 2023)
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What makes a savant?

Is there something behind those numbers that emerge effortlessly?

Is there some pain that cannot be calculated?

Is the only thing keeping me away from being extraordinary-

These wounds that are shaped like a maze?

Why must all my struggles be infamous?

As much as their skills are lauded?

What makes a savant-

Is not within me....

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Glorified and sanctified 
by all these tomes, 
blessed and praised, exalted, 
extolled and honored, 
adored and lauded 
in the name of these wondrous vintage books,
acclaimed 
in the name of poetry and science fiction 
and lost race adventures, 
sorrows and consolations, 
abundance and peace, 
dreams and losses 
and dreaming still in celestial libraries, 
Amen....

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Love and laughter lifted the lukewarm and lethargic lad. He loathed school and took with levity its lessons. Lady Latoya let him understand that formal tutelage keeps life buoyant. She helped lessen his livid nature. She made him know that leeway is not a license for laziness. Everyone lauded Lady Latoya.




September 2, 2022.
Alliteration - Old or New Poetry Contest,
Joseph May....

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Idyllic
Tranquil aura,

Mystique
Glinting romance,

Allure of beauty
And glamour,

Lauded
Verse of love,

Smiling
Tease of dawn,

Charmingly
You illuminate
Flame of my fervid heart;

My
Flirting Morning Star.

June 3, 2020
Placed 2nd: Pick-A-Title, Vol 18 – Yalto 2 – Poetry Contest
Lines 1 to 15: 3,4,2,4,5,3,2,3,2,3,3,5,6,1,5
Sponsor: Edward Ibeh
HM: Brian's Select Seven Contest
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Where does one find True Extinction
Long gone into sad extinction?

Know I some doubly soiled magistrates
Clean for their mansions with balustrades,
A wife-beater philanthropist
Who would not pay for bandaged wrist,
A lauded sharp shooter commando
Who fired and missed stalked Fernando 
And doctor who called colleague 'Dummy'
But swab forgot in patient's tummy...
And it's second missionary journey
Prompting a bribing of Attorney....

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Our lauded poet’s PD
With a soul sovereign and free
She knows what to write
It’s sheer dynamite
And her posts fill you with glee

Her work just drips with honey
As cute as she is funny
She’s one of the best
And this is no jest
Her words are oh so yummy

PD, our hats off to you
In this site, you are the glue
Your poems rank high
And that is just why
Our praise is honored and true.

In Honor of PD
NOT for A.O’s Contest- I didn't read the rules before I wrote this! :(
May 23, 2013...

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