the will to war
...The Will to War.
We are living in a difficult time for European leaders
They are preparing us for a war that will go on forever
beneficial for the manufacturing industry
They don't want a real...
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Categories:
suburb, 2nd grade, age, allusion,
Form: ABC
John Brennan Crutchley the Vampire Rapist
...
they said he drained them —
not with charm
but with a syringe.
office door closed,
fake smile,
real bad smell.
the papers called him a vampire.
he was worse.
blood dripping in tubes,
...
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Categories:
suburb, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Our healthy and fun meal advanture
...Somehow, it was lovely to know about your interest of fruits.
First banana then green apple, eventually avocado.
With all the fruits available, you introduced me the “guacamole”.
When I loved t...
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Categories:
suburb, fate, fruit, july, motivation,
Form: Free verse
Calling
...I hear them calling out my name but I could not tell from were
I heard the chorus from the big orchestra in the open air playing a rendition above the water and the sound of the giant whale splashin...
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Categories:
suburb, america, beauty, business, change,
Form: Narrative
Lake District High
...In my New York suburb, I’m mildly fond
Of Helvellyn Road, and Gracemere pond
But the original Helvellyn called...
Ravenglass too, even the name enthralled.
Of Lake poets, I eagerly read
And I ...
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Categories:
suburb, beauty, mountains, nature,
Form: Lyric
Wake up, Shout for Joy
...
Why is life so hard
when it should be simple
Wake up, shout for joy
whether you be girl or boy
Get ready for the day
It’s well on its way
M...
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Categories:
suburb, city, farm, joy, life,
Form: Couplet
My Bio
...1. Valsa (means in our language 'loved' or 'dear')
2. I rate myself as sincere, humble, compassionate and conscientious
3. I am the proud Mother of two sons-Thomas and George
4. I long for peace...
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Categories:
suburb, character, introspection,
Form: Bio
THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD Part 3, from THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD
...CONT ... from Part 2
THE WOMAN WHO COULD EAT WOOD Part 3
Through frowning ululating flowers
of full colours she waded
for hours.
She sc...
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Categories:
suburb, humor,
Form: Rhyme
The Fog
...In the early suburb mornings,
Out on the county roads
There is heavy fog in view
It should slow traffic down to a roll.
But that's not always the case,
When there is gloom, that comes into pla...
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Categories:
suburb, conflict, confusion, death, death
Form: Prose
Silence of the Soul
...Words,
too many words,
superfluous and useless.
They bind you in a swirling vortex,
drown you in inconsequential thoughtlessness.
Oh for a few moments of supreme silence,
in some secluded sp...
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Categories:
suburb, silence, words,
Form: Free verse
Earthly Thoughts Shimmer
...Jewel layer templates
gilded upstream sigh
winsome eyelet skimmed
scorning dawn orb
Delphic mustard sketch
on sapphire sequins
Appalachian awning
bearing flimsy nuggets
surreal slender st...
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Categories:
suburb, celebration, city, creation, deep,
Form: Free verse
Upbeat Day Ahead
...I hail each bronze, red, and blue coloured dawn,
as pulsing heart mould torch flame of bliss,
to gaze across some awestruck mint sprig lawn,
that golden birthright never goes amiss
Ey...
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Categories:
suburb, birth, blessing, celebration, cheer
Form: Quatrain
GREAT BAVILA TRADITIONAL PRIEST
...Great traditional bavila priest,
When you hear about the great
traditional bavila priest called
" Kasongo Nguni"
from bahinga clan,
Who worked for the bavila kingdom
On the reign ...
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Categories:
suburb, africa, culture, history,
Form: Free verse
Until It Is Not
...
I am sorry
I'm not more
exciting.
I meant to be
for you,
an adventurer
with mountaintop stories,
or someone
with a limp
hinting at a life
starting
with the gift of an early str...
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Categories:
suburb, appreciation, growth, self,
Form: Free verse
Life's Untorn Page
...I moved to San Francisco from across the bay in early 1977. At 19 years old, dad got me a two-bedroom house in the San Francisco suburb known as the Ocean District. It was the type of home that adjoi...
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Categories:
suburb, america, analogy, bereavement, children,
Form: Other
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