Haiku in Motion
...The speaker of the poetry verse…
tra-la-la happy
or spinning on bicycle
endlessly seething
the poet’s plotting
the speaker’s demise or life
without permission
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Categories:
tra la la, humor, muse, poetry,
Form: Verse
Woven Worlds
...Buoyant orange flames leap like a leopard stalking the sun. Posthumously, the mountain of smoke and ash collapsing on itself, selfishly stomping out joy, but for the Aurora Borealis, the joykill of s...
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Categories:
tra la la, nature,
Form: Other
Spring Sonata
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Only in my dreams do flowers sing
while petals reach out for the sun
and Oh I love the way they gleam at night
with colors rich and bright
Only in my dreams do flowers hum
like cherry...
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Categories:
tra la la, appreciation, flower, music,
Form: Free verse
- Money, money - DoDo -
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the poor man's bank account blocked
begging for financial aid
short of cash, tra la la - la
wo...
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Categories:
tra la la, dance, humorous, money, song,
Form: Dodoitsu
A Dedication To Cherish
...Read, (pronounced RED
I Read, (pronounced Reed)
Follow's me, As I read;
I see, I see, I saw, something real;
No one knows but me and me;
He's is me and ...
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Categories:
tra la la, analogy, appreciation, birthday, celebration,
Form: Bio
Rescue Me From Boughs of Folly - a Parody
...Rescue me from boughs of folly
Tra la la la la, such misery
‘Tis the time to make most jolly
Tra la la la, la, it’s blizzardly.
Heavy coats and boots we’re wearin’
Tra la la la la...
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Categories:
tra la la, christmas, december, humorous, parody,
Form: Rhyme
Outrageous Show Off
...Click a tee, click a tee, click a tee click,
Flick a dee, fick a dee, fick a dee, flick,
I do all of this to attract you my dear,
To lose you is my only fear,
I’ll sing you my song, tra la la, tr...
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Categories:
tra la la, bird,
Form: Free verse
One Last Ode - Parody of a Song
...A parody of “The Last Waltz” song written by: Barry Mason and Les Reed
One Last Ode
I wondered if I’d write ever again
Inklings of my hear...
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Categories:
tra la la, parody, sad love, song,
Form: Lyric
A Villanelle Tra La La -
...A Villanelle Tra La La
Tra la la-I couldn't stop thinking bout this song
Twas just so minuscule and kind
This I could never forget this verse twangs bings-bongs
That morn, hearing this new ...
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Categories:
tra la la, analogy, metaphor, song, word
Form: Villanelle
A Rattling Rhyme
...A RATTLING RHYME
Hannah McCustopha, married to Mustapha,
Couldn’t stop chattering, just like her dear Mama.
Yat ta ta Ya ta ta, Na ta ta Na ta ta.
That was the cause of Ma’s pa...
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Categories:
tra la la, mother,
Form: Rhyme
Sin Awe Tra La La La La La
...i'm
a drink
on the rocks
straight
no chaser
with wax in
my ears
no siren song
karioki to take me
with
strangers
in the night...
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Categories:
tra la la, muse,
Form: I do not know?
Come Away With Me--
...Come away with me, come away with me
Let’s tra la la, la la la come away together
Come away with me, come away with me
Let’s tra la la, la la la come away together
Let’s take a journey forth, t...
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Categories:
tra la la, analogy, appreciation, endurance, for
Form: Lyric
My Rhyming's Inane
...Ho-hum, another poem
Need a rhyme -- Carpe diem
Some ask why...tra-la-la
Ordered pizza cooked by Lisa
I was a poet, but then I blew it
Cursed my editor; it didn't matter
'Cos now I'm ...
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Categories:
tra la la, nonsense, silly, word play,
Form: Light Verse
Voices of Love-
...VOICES OF LOVE-
So many voices, herald above;
So much love, in hearts of the young;
Many sing pretty but their voices are dirty;
Those the songs they sing aren’t worthy;
Mouthing out heavenly ...
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Categories:
tra la la, allegory, analogy, appreciation, song,
Form: Lyric
Crescendo
...Placid winter cuddles close, lacing exotic spring.
Tapestry of flowers, birds in heavenly wings.
Wakes up a green canopy, exalted in chirpy trill
Peeps, cheeps in rhythm, clatter in medley thrill....
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Categories:
tra la la, beautiful, bird, dance, flower,
Form: Rhyme
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