Our Time Together
...Our Time Together
hand in hand we stroll
window shopping our wishes
together on the couch trading laughs
as we guess the Jeopardy questions
making small talk over a dinner
we prepared togethe...
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Categories:
talk over, love,
Form: Ekphrasis
This generation
...How, could I compare this generation,
whom have been given access to reap,
what they have not sown for.
To think in church in this time ,
one could play audio Bible to learn,
from the Ones w...
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Categories:
talk over, faith,
Form: Free verse
in defense of Donald Trump
...in defense of Donald Trump
What is enduring is Trump's popularity
of the working class, who live on truncated
income and has not reserved cash
at the end of the week
Is it because he speaks t...
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Categories:
talk over, absence, abuse, america, bullying,
Form: Blank verse
Roadway Moments
...On a cold day
a little love-talk over coffee,
a cup to warm hands,
in a café or diner.
A truth spoken,
a kindness that listens,
those are the moments
worth a lifetime
of reflection.
We a...
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Categories:
talk over, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Why?
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Why do we not listen? Why do we not hear the sound in the distance? Why do we feel we have to talk over a whisper? Why can't we hear a voice a little more crisper? Why do we doubt? Why do we feel w...
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Categories:
talk over, earth, identity, insect, irony,
Form: Sapphic stanza
SEEING FROM THE OTHER SIDE
...SEEING FROM THE OTHER SIDE
For years, one has entertained the notion
That nations and cultures can always mix
There are customs and appearances, true
Some might close their eyes, as many do
Al...
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Categories:
talk over, character, international, perspective,
Form: Rhyme
Why Was This Student So Annoying
...The teacher was trying to figure it out
She was brand new, and optimistic
Fresh and ready to educate her first graders.
She had prepared all summer and was organized.
They came in and sat down,...
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Categories:
talk over, teacher,
Form: Prose Poetry
Dad Did Not Quit
...Can we talk over dinner?
I’ll be composed,
Salad a middleman
On orange china.
I won’t stare daggers
I’ll only look gently
You won’t upset me
You won’t cry
Tablecloth a barrier
Of polite norm...
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Categories:
talk over, 12th grade, america, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Those Where the Good Ole Days
...loves interlude
The story of love
it's why I ask myself
we are best together
seems i don't want no one else
people see things differently
it's different in every eye
we say hello just to say
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Categories:
talk over, film, jobs, love, motivation,
Form: Ballade
Deaf Friends
...Whenever if you should ever find
yourself in desperate need of a
2nd parties independent council
or friendly ear
And when you are willing to lay your
soul bare place your woes at their feet
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Categories:
talk over, slam,
Form: Free verse
I Think
...I think you learn from a
Bridge when you see it
Burning when you are on it
I think you experience the burns
From the sun when you hug
It like a little baby in your hands
I think money is ...
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Categories:
talk over, art, deep, depression,
Form: Lyric
Bliss Beats Beckon
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To walk the talk over burning hot coal
Tests the mettle of God-bestowed free will
Debate ensues between ego and soul
By hammer and tongs, shaped on the anvil
Hesitation signals we...
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Categories:
talk over, love, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet
Taking My Time
...Tomorrow I will talk over future.
I now just intend to live what happens....
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Categories:
talk over, adventure, allegory, allusion, analogy,
Form: Epigram
A Date With Me
...Do you want to try something new?
Let’s talk over a cup of cold brew;
Brimming with determination
I won’t stop I’m incredibly driven;
Getting it done alone for so long
there’s no way...
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Categories:
talk over, confidence, emotions, feelings, romance,
Form: Couplet
Look For a Compromise
...Trying to get one's point across...
With a raised voice,
Or when two parties
Talk over each other
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Categories:
talk over, conflict, encouraging, wisdom,
Form: Didactic
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