Difference is not Abnormality
...I before e, except after c
As in “piece” or “niece”, “belief” or “Brie”,
The rule that school drummed into me
But there’s no such thing as conformity
Albeit that most words comply
Some do not a...
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Categories:
solder, discrimination, extended metaphor, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Light
...Light
I just needed to write, but from the window comes the light like
Getting stronger this fine light, and flying us to; our life, a kinds
I needed to write, to you, you, but you, not my kin...
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Categories:
solder, i love you, life,
Form: Free verse
Inflictions of addiction
...Two Sedoka's on addiction.
I think we all know someone who suffers from addiction, be it alcohol, drugs, pills or gambling.. Sadly too many judge from the action and do not see the reason behind ma...
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Categories:
solder, addiction,
Form: Sedoka
Scrap
...The solder was pointed the wrong way
falling scrap metal through the Scrapyard's chute
"Please, be loved," it said,
"this automaton has nothing left for itself,"
resonating equally 'warm'....
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Categories:
solder, hurt,
Form: Free verse
Stinky Pete Cooper - Poop
...My neighbor, Pete, is very frustrated
For two weeks he has been constipated
Then, in Poetry Soup
I heard him yell, "Whoop Whoop!"
His laxative had been activated!
He eats spicy food an...
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Categories:
solder, humor,
Form: Limerick
Lament
...Lying face down, in snow and mud,
A tragic tale, soaked with blood.
The cost of war, a heavy toll,
Leaving hearts burdened, with sorrow's role.
A thief of hopes, elusive and sly,
Dashing d...
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Categories:
solder, anger, conflict, death, eulogy,
Form: Rhyme
Why Did I Die
...In war, there is no noble death,
Just pain and sorrow with each breath.
I perished in a tragic way,
No bravery or courage on display.
My body, once whole, now torn apart,
A lifeless piece o...
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Categories:
solder, anger, betrayal, conflict, courage,
Form: Rhyme
Strange Things Found In the Lost Tomb of Zarathustra
...It was never exactly pinpointed
for only the African Crowned Eagles knew of the twisting paths
to its misplaced place.
In that crystalline chamber, upon that gold dusted floor
were found much t...
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Categories:
solder, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Memory and Artwork
...Memories are being snipped like flowers.
Putting together shades that scent like oil.
Melt almost like yolks pleading on towers.
The work depicts the many threads of hours.
The solder...
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Categories:
solder, allusion, appreciation, art, memory,
Form: Triolet
Valentines Day Always Found Me Quiver and Bowed Over
...Valentines Day always found me quiver and bowed over
Ring with no feather in my cap only envy
at handsome man drakes with bucks,
who could bank on "hot chicks" willingly
aligned in arrow emitti...
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Categories:
solder, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Heater and Hand and Heros--Oh My
...A new day began, I sprained my right hand!
Then my furnace decided to "give up the ghost"
Neighbor brought friend who would understand;
soon, room became as warm as toast.
then it ...
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Categories:
solder, hero, muse, smile, winter,
Form: Rhyme
Light Verse and Nonsense Verse Iv
...LIGHT VERSE AND NONSENSE VERSE IV
Anti-Vegan Manifesto
by Michael R. Burch
Let us
avoid lettuce,
sincerely,
and also celery!
Rising Fall
by Michael R. Burch
after Keats
Seasons ...
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Categories:
solder, fun, funny, giggle, humor,
Form: Rhyme
Blackened
...Soul stitching,
Where does the needle go?
Heart mending,
Where does the solder flow?
Piece by piece,
The picture is complete,
Line by line,
The book is written.
Step by step,
A mile is c...
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Categories:
solder, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Motivation
...MOTIVATION
He smacked the desk in despair
Writer’s block a permanent feature in his limited world
Just the first sentence, not even a title yet
Words elusive, as if scared to appear on the page...
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Categories:
solder, inspiration, writing,
Form: Narrative
Poetry
...A poem is a conduit,
Like a cable or a wire.
It just provides a pathway
To communicate, inspire.
A way to share our inner self
Our psyche or our soul
Those feelings that we can’t express
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Categories:
solder, emotions, pain, poems, poetess,
Form: Rhyme
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