The Cashier
...The bridge above her nose was pierced,
Her nostrils were, as well,
With several silver bars laced through,
As far as I could tell.
Her upper ears both sported studs
And wrapped around her neck...
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Categories:
sported, today,
Form: Rhyme
Love and its victims
...The silence that envelops,
Only when peaceful,
When my heart is full enough to sleep,
Filled with the newest memories.
They are sported like new technology,
Not so limited, but loved and investe...
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Categories:
sported, appreciation, best friend, crush,
Form: Free verse
endless leisure hours as distorted time stretch before me
...endless leisure hours as distorted time stretch before me...
like the infinite vista
upon the midwestern plain
farther than the eyes of mine
(an ascetic and copacetic
shortsighted father of tw...
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Categories:
sported, absence, adventure, allusion, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Just Think of It
...I only ride the subway
To a doctor or a show.
When teaching, that was not the way
To work I used to go.
Today, though, in the morning rush
I had to take a train
And I expected all the usuals
...
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Categories:
sported, appreciation, new york, today,
Form: Rhyme
Brainstorming until figuratively blue in the gills
...Brainstorming until figuratively blue in the gills...,
and finally gung-ho with a poem title
important to yours truly
not disappointing his Facebook fan base,
which electronic affirmation,
and c...
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Categories:
sported, absence, africa, animal, baby,
Form: Free verse
I paid no heed to the call of the sirenS
...I paid no heed to the call of the siren(s)
where amble lances
hurled with the might
of off fish hull seductress dances
setting figurative stage to take a bite
from canoodling beastie boy bes...
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Categories:
sported, abuse, adventure, allegory, allusion,
Form: Free verse
THREE ROCKS
...THREE ROCKS
Written for Competition : A Magical Journey
Sponsor : Constance La France
[ Prompt : I hold three magic rocks in my hand
Rolling them over and over and over
Leaving this ...
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Categories:
sported, adventure, allegory, extended metaphor,
Form: Alliteration
Wretched emasculated celibate anchorite
...Wretched emasculated celibate anchorite
(any relationship between the following poem and living persons -
namely the writer of these words ranks as purely coincidental and fictitious).
neverth...
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Categories:
sported, adventure, allegory, animal, atheist,
Form: Free verse
The following fictitious scenario I evoke
...The following fictitious scenario I evoke
Analogous to fire breathing
puffed up imaginary dragon
(in a land called Honah Lee)
ye might rightly think
what the deuce
haunting spectre ace of sp...
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Categories:
sported, adventure, age, america, angel,
Form: Rhyme
I’LL NEVER NOT LOVE YOU
...
The air was filled with expectancy, my mood mellow and sultry, The sun had just sunk Into a golden horizon, and a shy full moon, was rising into the twilight. I skipped on and over the stepping...
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Categories:
sported, love,
Form: Narrative
Paterson, New Jersey December 1, 1957
...Paterson, New Jersey December 1, 1957
Amidst the *****sapien species
one anonymous baby birthed:
I recount one little known piece of news
which one young married couple did enthuse,
profusely...
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Categories:
sported, adventure, age, anniversary, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Happiness is a new wireless mouse
...Happiness is a new wireless mouse
I bought from Staples earlier today
November 18th, 2024
cuz the the older one malfunctioned.
Said older generation mouse sported
a rather extensive "mouse c...
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Categories:
sported, 1st grade, 6th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Whispers of Autumn
...The rush of wind c h u r n s sported leaves of fall,
charming the r u s t i c path so warm and cold.
A u t u m n a l gal whispers in brief e n t h r a l.
S e v e r i t y of chill is c r o ...
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Categories:
sported, age, autumn, halloween, tree,
Form: Sonnet
Eye cannot envision not wearing glasses
...Eye cannot envision not wearing glasses
Ever since second grade
an ever stronger prescription
for nearsightedness donned my countenance,
cuz myopia (inherited courtesy
both parents) rendered m...
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Categories:
sported, 12th grade, adventure, age,
Form: Free verse
is she the faerie of the prophecy
...The platinum gray blonde fairy sported dainty wings
Her gown of turquoise matched them perfectly,
Both were enhanced by golden brocade trims
She rode her snail toward the marsh, sitting erect
I...
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Categories:
sported, fairy,
Form: Free verse
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