Short Word Meaning Poems

Eyes, lashes, lips, met
What flaming trap did you set
Agape,Kismet




April 7, 2023

*Agape….Greek word, meaning here, unconditional love.
It has other meanings,as well.*


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bloodshed of the kings
until Christ arrives
with mournival of aces
a double-edged sword “The Word”
creates; and obliterates evil

8/19/2022

*mournival - set of 4, comes from the French word meaning a “slap in face.”...

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~ like bird poop, drops unexpectedly on my poem page with kind words ~




Tease A Friend Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Bobby May
Date written: 01/09/2021

Note:"Zindabad" is a Urdu word meaning "Long Live", right Vijay?:-) I hope so, lol....

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*Quinzaine* French word meaning fifteen, rhyme scheme 7,5,3 




                                   poetry, biographies
                                     are you a poet?
                                      can you write?


Jared Pickett
9/7/09
Asavvy1...

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velutinous purple petals a simple pleasure~
                                                         lost in life's haste   

Picture # 3
Contest: "Monoku Pick A Picture What Cha See #3"
Sponsor: James Edward Lee, Sr. 
Written: 03-31-2019
Word meaning: velutinous, soft velvety as in a plant...

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14   May   1940




Rotterdam  was  brung
Gotterdammerung  




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Note
(a )  In 1940 the Germans bombed  most of the city 
centre of Rotterdam,   killing thousands  of civilians 
and destroying  the city centre.
(b )   “Gotterdammerung”  is a German word meaning total 
destruction. The word is also the title of an opera....

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There's a cow pie in the yard.
So what do you think?
Is it bull?

(Cow pie is American slang for cow dung & "bull" is the
abbreviated form of a vulgar word meaning something foolish
or useless. Anyway, it's a play on words that I hope translates
ok for the non native English speakers here)

For Dr. Ram Mehta's Contest on Quinzaine Poems
and now for PD's "any poem under 5 lines #1" - Poetry Contest...

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Mr. Emmanuel Cleaver has an old Testament name
It means 'God is with us;' of that he's not ashamed

   But 'Amen' is sexist, or so he's decided
   On that, Mr. Cleaver is sorely misguided




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'Emmanuel' is a name derived from the Hebrew
words 'El,' God, and 'Imanu,' with us.

'Amen' is a Hebrew word meaning 'belief.'  It has 
nothing to do with men or women whatsoever....

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