I Couldn't Talk about it, So I Wrote a Poem
...I'm proud of you,
And I love you.
You are:
Calm,
Confident,
Kind
Well-reasoned,
Reserved,
Gentle,
Humble,
Thoughtful,
Intelligent,
Insightful,
Observant,
And
Articulate.
You exercis...
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Categories:
sound judgment, love, pride, son, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Uncommon Sense
...It's no longer common
unlike years ago
What once was sound judgment
today no one knows
Selfish and addled
and atrophied minds
are prone to suggestions
with evil designs
And scarce is disc...
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Categories:
sound judgment, change, dark, evil, world,
Form: Rhyme
Bitterness
...A sagebrush is a subshrub with bitter juice.
A sage is a mature or venerable person of sound judgment.
BITTERNESS
O bother and surrender!
Bitterness, I tell to hush.
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Categories:
sound judgment, wisdom,
Form: Verse
Parachutist
...Once upon a time but not right now or ever
A parachutist climbed the short oak tree
On private property not yours or mine
The sign read, “Trespassers will be shot
on sight” (sight unseen)
Our...
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Categories:
sound judgment, conflict, confusion, image, leaving,
Form: Free verse
Pet Rocks Fall
...Pet rocks fall on hard times
They don't commit crimes or suicide
Stones never come back once thrown
Never talk again once insulted
(Rocks hate being called stones)
Never refer to them as ore or ...
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Categories:
sound judgment, appreciation, pets, silly,
Form: Free verse
Miscommunication
...Rabbits at junctions are often akin to moons at traffic lights. A light lunch is preferable to a whisky scone when taking a picnic to a lake. But playlists can play so font argue with a flamed fortre...
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Categories:
sound judgment, arabic,
Form: I do not know?
Ignorance
...In darkness, the mind comes short
Gullible to any item offered, and
Not an excuse for self underdevelopment
Obnoxious in the gathering of knowledge
Rationality ...
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Categories:
sound judgment, education, people,
Form: Acrostic
In Silence
...in silence I wait
in silence I break
in silence I seek
for your love,
in silence I weep
in silence I adored you
in silence I averted my heart from you
in silence I come with a renowned adoration
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Categories:
sound judgment, beauty, betrayal, longing, loss,
Form: Lyric
Noticeably Narcissistic
...Audacious individuals lack sound judgment
Blow-hard opinions vastly inflates ego
Confidence is exceedingly overwhelming
Delusions of grandeur are clearly evident
Engaged in destructive selfish behavi...
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Categories:
sound judgment, lonely, people,
Form: ABC
On Political Might
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Lock out straight mad Doctrine based on
reality disappear long long ago, so
be it to seeth Actions in beast not altered
magazines strewn about fault of incompetence
driven gloom in overcast...
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Categories:
sound judgment, political, war,
Form: I do not know?
In the Name of God
...IN THE NAME OF GOD
So much is said and done
In the name of God
For good, for evil
To give credit or blame
Who are we to use
The name of the Holy One
God Most High
To explain our own acti...
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Categories:
sound judgment, faith, introspection, life, people,
Form: Free verse