Short Rankings Poems

World Happiness rankings are down
More Americans wear a frown
At Number Eighteen
The whole world has seen
What happens when led by a clown!...

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She is faithful to poetry
( Yours and mine)
In the rankings
She has not sold her mind
When readers disappear
As I get near
Or their comments do
Year after year
Valsa George is there
Reading, encouraging
Not fretting, fearing
Ranking in a universe
Of billions of suns
Like our little star, so strong...

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No - I won't write for rankings or show
 No - this doesn't have an eloquent flow
 No - I don't like your pale, shoddy poetry
 No - thanks, it's like cheap dime store toiletry

 No - I won't play this sad, lame game
 No - It's not a colossal pity or shame
 No - Please don't cast your vote for me
 No - This is not grand - I'm sure you'll agree...

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When you’re being celebrated 
you are being hated 
someone who believes their better 
stood there devastated 
when you are the champion 
all you see’s the challenge come 
everybody wants a piece 
they want to bury you beneath 
they all want to get the better 
now the rankings say their lesser 
it’s a lonely place to hate 
not the glory dreams create...

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Dear Poetry Soup: I was wondering what formula you use to choose Best Poets
Here, including Best New Poets and Best Poets in last 2 weeks. In other words what
is the criteria you use that determines these rankings? I'm sure that many new members
who post here would also like to know what procedure is used for their knowledge so they
can proceed accordingly.

Thank you in advance for your answer.

Robert William Gruhn...

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