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Jesta Parch Swangin
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word owl
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allusion, funny,
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Earth Day
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word owl
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abuse, allusion, america, earth
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Stolen Rainbow
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Josephine Brennand
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write, writing,
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BLACK POWDER
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Anisha Dutta
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black love, heartbroken,
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Cat Nap
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Heidi Sands
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cat, sleep, sun,
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La verdad se muere de hambre Truth Starves
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Word Hobo
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betrayal, humanity, immigration,
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Introspection
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Anisha Dutta
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appreciation, beauty, emotions, introspection,
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Woods Soul Released
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M. L. Kiser
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appreciation, art, beautiful, earth,
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Bear in the woods
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W.A. CHOLT
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fear,
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Deliverance
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W.A. CHOLT
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faith, forgiveness, jesus,
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SH UP
by Kim Rodrigues
Sh up before dawn —
darkness permeates my bed
where I cannot sleep
inbreathe the static of night
change of time trammels my dreams
11/5/2018
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sleep,
autumn's end
by Sara Kendrick
gold autumn leaves cling
to blackened skeletal trees
winter’s first snow melts
poet walks away with suitcase
red umbrella’s protection
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Categories:
life,
Luciferin Flies
by Gary Bateman
Luciferin Flies
Swarms of them form now—
An evil portent for sure!
Shades of illusion . . .
An evil that’s palpable . . .
Now’s your last...
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dark, death, evil, fantasy,
Megalodon
by W.A. CHOLT
In the Mariana trench
Surrounded by holothurians
Jellyfish and white octopuses
We plumb the Challenger deep
In search of Megalodon.
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fish, mystery, nature,
Polonious
by W.A. CHOLT
Polonious
Interfering old fool
Hiding behind the arras
Pointing the finger
Died for a king's ransom.
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character, literature,
Hamlet
by W.A. CHOLT
In the Dane's
Tormented soul
Expectation waited for nightfall
And nightfall for the apparition
Of a noble ghost.
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character, literature,
Different Paths
by W.A. CHOLT
Despite your best efforts
To dissuade me
From the solitary life
Our friendship still remains,
Though we travel different paths.
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friendship, journey, life,
Butterfly
by W.A. CHOLT
Still forming, growing, changing
Inside the protective pupa
Till one day the chrysalis is broken
And a beautiful butterfly emerges
Into the wide open world....
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beauty, butterfly, nature,
Woman's First Kiss
by Dedu Son
The mouth goes really dry,
The chest feels stimulated,
The nipples get hard,
The mind becomes light-headed,
Then the arms and legs go numb....
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Categories:
kiss,
Rain and More Rain
by M. L. Kiser
It’s raining again;
It seemingly never ends;
Tomorrow is wet,
As sky overflows upon
The planet Earth’s toughened skin....
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earth, environment, imagery, nature,
Broken shell
by Kilalo Mwashighadi
We combed bushes
for dirge singing birds
foliage crackled
crickets feigned death
retired broken shell
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Categories:
11th grade, blue,
Intruder
by Dedu Son
silence is broken
a sound of a door creaking
whispering voices
footsteps coming from the room
the dwarf hid in a cupboard...
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Categories:
dark,
The Moon
by W.A. CHOLT
The same moon
In the sky tonight
That long ago
Inspired poets and lovers,
Enchanted by its celestial light.
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inspiration, moon,
Digging Up Surprises
by M. L. Kiser
For years my father
Dug up his buddy, tilling
His garden for spring.
Never using his Roto
But, shoveling so slowly.
Dad was afraid that
His garden friend, might be hurt
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animal, best friend, cute,
Rediscovering
by M. L. Kiser
Sweeping out corners
Of memory’s attic, I
Rediscovered self;
Scrap-booked heaps of my life-tales;
Age has stolen so many....
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adventure, introspection, life, meaningful,
a blue moon shining light in heaven my new babe our cat now with her kits
by Charles Henderson
a blue moon
shining light in heaven
my new babe
our cat now
with her kits
Charles G Henderson, Oct. 23, 2018
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appreciation,
Tanka 1
by Warren Doll
cold and snow arrives
young praying mantes last bow
staring at the trees
content to see the egg sacs
holding their spring progeny
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animal, hope, insect, seasons,
THE EMANCIPATION OF DAVID
by Richard Ramette
THE EMANCIPATION OF DAVID
for millions of years
he slept in marble prison.
Michelangelo
chiseled his naked freedom,
revealing timeless beauty
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Categories:
culture, freedom, mythology, tribute,
Spring
by W.A. CHOLT
Patiently waiting
For the spring,
Soon these withered flowers
Will burst and bloom
With life.
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Categories:
nature, seasons, spring,
TINA and DOLL
by Anisha Dutta
TINA and DOLL ...
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Categories:
child, childhood,