Short Selected Poems

gorgeous nostalgia
embroidered pillowcase
selected colors...

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If one is not selected on merit,
He never deserves any credit...

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muddy, heavy roads,
     to  self-respecting walker
       no selected route...

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with selected
         distortions
of the truth...
voicing opinions as fact...

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The votes casted
President selected
A lot of angry voters sad
Quarrelsome.

...

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Poem
 is a patchwork quilt
tacked up with emotions
with words, oddments sublimely
selected......

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This is the great world
God selected it greatly
For humanity


-November 04, 2018 Chattogram...

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Projected Was Connected

had been projected
what we know is connected
should be selected

Jim Horn...

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My mom caught chicken
          in the middle of our yard
          as a goalkeeper for the selected ......

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Indifference ineptitude the soul of sorrow
I see here.. In this media led world 
Laughter is bought, sentiment directed
Mankind in limbo with value de-selected....

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I spent a dollar at the kissing booth
My very first kiss to tell you the truth
The one that I selected
Wasn't what I expected
For when she smiled she only had one tooth...

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In my long life I never expected
To be worried bout a deadly virus infected
Millions have been hit
So difficult to outwit
Hope and pray I won't be selected ...

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Well well well how interesting
About to write about things stiffening
Like body parts selected
No body parts rejected
But be careful absolutely no roughening...

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Seems Jacob, a biblical Mendel
Selected for spots, specks and brindle
Nuts, pop’lar with flocks
Produced stronger stocks
But Laban’s herds started to dwindle

(from Genesis 30)...

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asking for a sign
       a wild peculiar joy~
    
      with my name on it




*Irving Layton, A Wild Peculiar Joy
  Selected Poems 1945-89
  Signed by the Author, To Maureen...

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The Party played 'Pin the Tale on the Donkey'
    That's how they came up with a senile honkey


         Reprinted with permission from 
        'Ten Greatest Political Poems Ever'...

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Every summer we go there
So happy calls of memories
Grandmother beautiful valley farm

Saino type of poem. It is not in Poetrysoup list of poems forms, so i selected "I do not know"....

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Godly father hands folded in prayer to our Lord example for all


Written: 3-28-2019
Contest:  Monoku Pick a Picture What Cha See
Sponsor: James Edward Lee Sr.
I selected Picture *2...

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How so lovely to meet him
Elementary school teacher
Same so lovely smile on his nice face

Saino type of poem. It is not in Poetrysoup list of poems forms, so I selected "I do not know"....

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We are selected by a family
we will finally have a home
we tour the place, and it's amazing
tree house, dollhouse, multi acre yard
We'll give you a call said the "parents"
but they never did...

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muted
      subordinate
sardonic,rambling
              recollections
envelop the ill-informed-
mislead,
      with selected
         distortions
of the truth...
voicing opinions
as fact...

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Roots

Unsheathing the bloody sword
Unearthing many sorrows
Gathering countless pains 
unveiling selected illusions
With roots and roots 
of wails and dreads 
devouring guilty minds 
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Detected and Selected

Did understand that an error was detected;
Some other personality should be selected;
Could be at odds;
Created by gods;
Sure hope some day mine can be corrected.

Jim Horn...

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Talent is a seed
Inspiration makes it grow
Turning seed to fruit 

Take selected words
Wrap them up in craftsmanship
Create a poem

Sensuous alive
Feel the power of the words
Teeming on the page
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Selected Area Infected

He had selected an area which was infected;
Contains cancer cells that should be corrected;
Searched around;
Source found;
Is something that does seem so complicated.

Jim Horn...

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