Tattoo
...We spent 15 years together and,
All I have is this stupid tattoo
Wrecking balm can’t remove it
'Cause you inked me thoroughly
We didn’t know it’d go there
Capturing magic out of thin air
I ...
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Categories:
unceremonious, betrayal, goodbye, hurt, missing,
Form: Free verse
Unceremonious Ceremony
...UNCEREMONIOUS CEREMONY
Will weaponized with wounded words,
Purpose unbound against all odds.
She shades shame showing sheer strength
in the face of a situation of "Life & Death".
Eyes heated ...
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Categories:
unceremonious, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme
Required No More
...Do you know what it’s like
To be required no more,
To be put out to grass,
To be kicked out the door,
To know your work’s ended,
No more will be done,
To be slung on the tip,
Pushed aside by t...
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Categories:
unceremonious, analogy, confusion, depression, drink,
Form: Rhyme
The Grime Reaper
...
The Grim Reaper, stirs from another well earned day of heavenly sleep
From within the bowels of this cavernous earth, from his cave so deep
His cloak and scythe, been cast to one side in an unc...
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Categories:
unceremonious, humorous, inspirational, write,
Form: Narrative
Ship's Suicide
...In the shadow of the Second World War,
Fuehrer wanted to augment maritime power
and control the waters of the northern oceans.
In the North Sea he proudly set sail Bismarck,
the largest German ...
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Categories:
unceremonious, analogy, sea, world war
Form: Free verse
Unfairness
...Ultra-conservative
undertaker umpires
upperclassmen unit;
Unique undergrads used
Unceremonious
Underhanded unions--
Uncooperative!
THIRD PLACE WINNER
Written April 30, 2021...
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Categories:
unceremonious, humor, word play,
Form: Verse
An Unceremonious Finale
...An unceremonious finale
Where humbled, clean beginnings
Awaken as I continue my sleepwalk
Through it all
Evidence collected
Self-worth resurrected
Dusty pasts remain infected
Careful to traver...
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Categories:
unceremonious, addiction, anxiety, appreciation, dark,
Form: Free verse
The Deserted Sea Has Lost Its Harmony
...How pretty this placid sea
appears to everyone's eyes
in the quietest morning,
not a single sail challenging
the surf of waves rambling;
do I hear a scream
of desperation arising
from the bl...
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Categories:
unceremonious, anxiety, fate, fishing, men,
Form: Narrative
Naked To Nurture Naked, To Nurture
...Naked to Nurture. Naked, to Nurture.
Why not naked into woods?
We yank up gumboots.
Enshroud our piggies in wicking and itching sockbags.
Hoping to holdfast against the forfeiture o...
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Categories:
unceremonious, art, philosophy, tree,
Form: Free verse
Under Starry Skies
...Luscious night overseen by crescent moon
Playful ludic breeze toys with miles of sand
A zillion stars out in full bloom this June
T'was yesteryear nervous you took my hand
The charming way you ...
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Categories:
unceremonious, destiny, june, love, night,
Form: Sonnet
A First Date
...‘Twas a mellow evening overseen by a crescent moon
A ludic breeze playfully lurking above miles of glittery sand
A zillion stars out in full bloom commemorating a late June
I remember as if yester...
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Categories:
unceremonious, cute love, relationship, remember,
Form: Sonnet
New Year Wishes
...unabashed anticipation
unblemished appreciation
unbridled exhilaration
uncensored imagination
unceremonious recreation
unchartered exploration
uncomplicated communication
uncon...
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Categories:
unceremonious, encouraging, hope, inspiration, motivation,
Form: Rhyme
I Am a Man
...I am a man
I am the bearer of our name
I am in part the maker of my fam
I lead by behaviour and stature
I lead with and not by fame
I am a man
Not by my stance to a toilet
Not to the ...
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Categories:
unceremonious, africa, dad, family, men,
Form: Lyric
Stentorian Stillness
...Here comes the silence.
Shoving its way through the crowd to greet me.
Like a tsunami would greet a stony cliff.
What an impetuous, impertinent lull...
Settling itself on my head like a heavy bla...
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Categories:
unceremonious, anxiety, crazy, grief, hyperbole,
Form: Free verse
Zephyrs
...Cool breezy swirl
Pregnant with rain;
Abrupt metaphor
Man walking dog
Faces so alike;
Harmonic motion
News flash
Warring fractions;
Lose-lose situation
Grass verge flowers
Uncer...
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Categories:
unceremonious, blessing,
Form: Haiku
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