Beloved Poet
...My beloved poet - a Victorian bard,
who took my breath away with his fascinating works,
when as a teenager I fell in love with poetry,
romantic and passionate.
a poet from Victorian era
who...
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Categories:
townfolks, love, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Old Tower Clock
...A glint of sunlight from its prismed face
Catches the eye of the weary beholder,
For years occupying a hallowed space
The old tower clock still chimes bolder,
Stolid guardian marking ...
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Categories:
townfolks, death, nostalgia, time,
Form: Rhyme
A June Night In Rotgut Saloon
...A June Night in Rotgut Saloon
In walked Lefty Red behind him lay many dead
into this old dusty town his tired horse had tread
Well known his draw was quick as lightning
his stare deadly cold and s...
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Categories:
townfolks, dance, death, hate, red,
Form: Rhyme
The Greatest Show From Hell
...~The Greatest Show from Hell~
A circus quietly drifted through our town,
causing everyone here to curse the ground–
where they toiled to set~up their ghastl...
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Categories:
townfolks, gothic, horror, sin, symbolism,
Form: Prose Poetry
Morgan Secret Recipe Part 2
...The stranger left town but
return a fortnight with six
more men armed with guns
and blades,
They came face to face with
the townfolks bearing
choppers and chains,
And in their midst was
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Categories:
townfolks, absence
Form: ABC
The Token Hunch-Back
...The Token Hunch-Back
By Elton Camp
Most businesses feel they must have a few token blacks
So it’s reasonable to have equity for all the hunch-backs
Mad scientists require a slavish assistant ...
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Categories:
townfolks, funny
Form: Rhyme