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ORIs it destined OR is it in the palm of our hands
can I ask for a choice OR are my decisions taken
am I capable OR am I just afraid
are my paths designed OR is it...
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Categories:
conflict, confusion, simple,
Form: Free verse
Letter to Oz - A RequestDear Poet Soup..
A request, dare I ask,
Could you withdraw
Mysterious mask?
As if in Oz
I feel I am
But hope your wizardry
No sham
For I request
A feature fair
To pin a poem
In the air..
High up above
As if balloon..
(Your...
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Categories:
sexy, simple, social, society,
Form: Other
SilenceSomehow, silence speaks more than words.
Sometimes it's peaceful, sometimes it's not.
Sometimes, it's the calm before the storm.
And sometimes, it is the answer to the war.
But silence- it speaks the heaviest words of them all....
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Categories:
simple, beauty, deep, peace, silence,
Form: Free verse
FlowerYou see all those flowers in the garden,
You like the rose more than the violets,
Sunflower seems to catch your eyes,
Marigolds never were your types,
Plucking up all those flowers you go home
and put them in...
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Categories:
metaphor, simple,
Form: Free verse
Coin-Operated DespairThe vending machine, though filled to the brim
now stands with a sign, my joy growing dim
out of order it reads, my heart does break
my cravings increase, my tummy it aches
The...
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Categories:
simple, candy, cry, emotions, funny,
Form: Rhyme
Simple WaysI woke one day as I recall,
years back in time but not in mind.
The reason I know not at all,
but felt I there and humbled knew,
for peace distilled as morning dew -
life is a gift...
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Categories:
simple,
Form: Rhyme
Types of JoyThere are 12 types of joy:
simple joy
almost joy
systemic joy
Saturday joy
expressing joy
knowing joy
all joy
max joy
constant inputs of joy
single greatest joy
sacrifice or joy
the face of joy
at the periapsis of earth’s orbit.
...
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Categories:
simple, day, earth, faith, funny,
Form: Free verse
Vacationing RayThere once was a snowman named Ray
Who dreamed of a tropical bay
He packed his sunscreen
And flew to the scene
But melted as soon as he lay
*I wrote this poem on January 19, 2024, as part of...
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Categories:
simple, fun, funny, humor, humorous,
Form: Limerick
The Magical CalendarOnce upon a time in a land of old,
was a magical calendar, amazing to behold.
It sat on a shelf, mysterious and rare,
with the power to gaze into the future's lair.
People from far and...
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Categories:
simple, adventure, fantasy, fate, future,
Form: Rhyme
LoveLove is simple ...
A thing anyone can do,
Love happens only
When a heart is true
We already know
How to love another,
Because of a friend
Or a father or a mother
Trying much too...
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Categories:
simple, heart, inspirational love, love,
Form: Rhyme
I am a poet - part threeAnd I embrace the realm of modern poetry,
Wild and free, its spirit flowing through me.
In a world of ever-changing forms and styles,
I navigate currents with versatile wiles.
No longer bound by rigid rhymes and beats,
I explore...
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Categories:
simple, introspection, poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Rhyme
I am a poet - part twoI am also a prose poet, navigating the realms of expression unencumbered by the shackles of rhyme. In this vast expanse of literary freedom, I find my solace, my sanctuary. My words flow unencumbered, liberated...
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Categories:
simple, introspection, poems, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
All That I needSunsets of ruby and emerald seas
Sapphired moonlight that beckons with ease
Jewels that require no wallet of greed
...
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Categories:
simple, beauty, color, earth, how
Form: Couplet
If January Was a PersonIf January was a person,
they would be a force of nature.
Relentless and unforgiving,
but also, beautiful and full of life.
January would be the type of person
who would wake you up at 5 am
with a cup of...
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Categories:
simple, friend, fun, january, life,
Form: Personification
JanuaryJ is for joy, the feeling of a new year
A is for adventure, the promise of the unknown
N is for nature, the beauty of winter
U is for unity, the bond of family and friends
A is...
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Categories:
simple, beauty, imagery, january, nature,
Form: Acrostic
Specific Types of Simple Poems
Read wonderful simple poetry on the following sub-topics:
kids, life, love, nature, rhyme, slavery, sonnet, valentines
and more.
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