Short Semantic Poems

O, to write verse steamy and romantic
      I perceived as a treat semantic
 
   Alas and alack, 'twas an anvil's press
      A sea-wreck, I, of a murderess...

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New*
forms-
with old
rhythms in
a precise image.**

*hiku-tanka-American cinquain/cinqku/crystalline-lanterne-
** NOTABLY direct - few ( if any)adjectives -semantic exactness...

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simultaneous 
            visions,
mutli-layered
         inspiration:
innovative
coherence
   now apparent,
broken
syntax
      in semantic
      ambiguity...
unresolved...

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Under a chandelier of crystal
   Two lovers kissed 'til
Their bottle of champagne
   Entirely drained

You may deem this romantic
   Or enchantment bacchantic ~
Though I am no mantic
   The distinction's strictly semantic...

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In caves prehistoric
Static from minds ecstatic
Lively from minds elastic
Passion from minds romantic
Impression from minds pedantic
Bizarre from minds frantic
From Cro-Magnon to Warhol’s antics
Art pleas images and not semantics.
...

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Characteristics
Just a few..

Analytic

Artistic

Authentic

Capitalistic

Domestic

Energetic

Puristic

Sarcastic

Scientific

Semantic

Simplistic

Socialistic

Stylistic..

Can you choose..

Ask yourself..

Which of these
Are you..


06/01/15
D.C....

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The past tense of 
        the new verb, 'you-tube'*
           when it's all gone ~ 'used tube?'**



               July 17, 2020
          ~ Gary Grammarian




*As in, "Hey! Do you ever you-tube those 
            cool clips I always tell you about?"

** ... Years later: "I used-tube, man."...

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Political correctness prevails
words dissemble & dissimulate,then
lose their meaning in semantic sounds.
Decadent hedonism,attired in faded
blue jeans,with fundamentalist fury
points its finger here,there everywhere
and for the past apologises yet…. fails,
Alice in Wonderland has
come to pass, but can never last....

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One glass of Merlot makes my innards tingle

Dry wine has a way of making me romantic

Two glasses blur my vision, but I'm eager to mingle

Half a carafe finds my language less than pedantic

No misinterpretation, dwell not on meanings semantic 



*Entry for Francine’s “Pick a Beverage, Any Beverage” contest
October 23, 2011 by Carolyn Devonshire...

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Little do I care if bleach is generic
Or if fabric softener or detergent
Some bad personality flaws become chronic
Little do I care, if well you really meant

What brings me care is negative remarks spoken_
Harsh words pour forth like rain released kinetic
Energy, power released never to be unbroken
Words that leave my heart's state of being semantic

Semantic=Affected role...

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Lead By Example Horn Haiku

Lead by example
Which will be purpose driven
And meeting an end.

Being pragmatic
Should be part of semantic
And an open mind.

Being flamboyant
Always does seem self-serving
True Trump self-ethic.

Sad when defiled self
Took advantage of others
And self did proclaim.

Gift is from the source
Unless now unrecognized
Disappeared in space.

Jim Horn...

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I remember this word, when it was a veritable curse;
It spoke of  actions, beliefs, feelings and ideas that were
reprehensible and indefensible, only worthy of our condemnation

I remember when it was a vile and shameful descriptor; 
It was synonymous for ignorance, hate, injustice, inhumanity
It was abhorrent, it was unforgivable, it was.....intolerable

Intolerance..... what has become of you?...

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