Singsong of Spring-modern sijo
...Hate is a feast for crows. Feast your eyes, instead, on love.
—by poet
Singsong of Spring
Caw of unseen crow and chorus
of potentially pretty wings.
Singsong may have inter...
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Categories:
unflappable, bird,
Form: Sijo
Nellie is Miminy Piminy
...She is so miminy-piminy she never gets mad
Nellie is too persnickety to ever act bad
We try to rile her, hoping to make her cry
Why? She asks us with concern, why cousin, why?
Because you are u...
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Categories:
unflappable, women,
Form: Rhyme
Anywhere but here
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I am empty of empathy
come sympathise with me
Cue the violins,
or just fiddle
like a bad-tempered Roman
Offer me hope:
bring flamboyant symbols,
cheap gold pendants with wings
Maybe a b...
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Categories:
unflappable, how i feel, mental
Form: Free verse
gin joint ginger
...gin joint ginger
I had heard of her of course
we all had
but we thought she was fictitious
when we saw the barkeep’s face we knew better
He is usually unflappable
tonight he could barely sp...
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Categories:
unflappable, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
A Morning Score of Freedom
...robust lyrics
winged-voices blest without angst
no pressers
pleasure and glory of God
winged-voices soar without war
a morning score
no bombs, no television
unflappable peace
no rep...
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Categories:
unflappable, angst, bird, freedom, peace,
Form: Verse
Seijaku
...Despite the pulsing pirouette of urban thresholds,
coruscating catalyst amid detachment,
of golden spoke carousel magnetism,
circle-shape swivel platform roundabout,
that spreads incipient wish f...
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Categories:
unflappable, appreciation, beautiful, care, character,
Form: Free verse
Let Me Go
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I hugged her lightly.
Never having a sister before,
I was scared I’d break her.
Turtle, the best name I decided.
A shelter from harm always near her.
She grew to be my best friend,
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Categories:
unflappable, death, emotions, heartbroken, sister,
Form: Free verse
The Heart of the Philippines
...In the heart of the Philippine’s embrace
Is a metropolis pulsating with life
Concrete veins coursing with stories
Unfolding each day within the urban tapestry
Tall buildings stretch towards the...
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Categories:
unflappable, hope, life, pride, strength,
Form: Free verse
My Stoic Enduring Existence
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"The story of our life is like a leaf-
Bring beauty to this world, however brief."
Quote by _Daniel Turner, Poet
I live my lif...
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Categories:
unflappable, how i feel, life,
Form: Haibun
Unflappable
...to remain unflappable,
neither turn your face
to the left nor right...
H/T to John Lawless, A Foul Wind...
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Categories:
unflappable, jesus,
Form: Monoku
My Focus
...It's all in my eyes
What you see is no disguise
My intent is so sincere
I'm aiming and shooting without fear
My energy is indefatigable
I can meet night with day and still be excitable
In...
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Categories:
unflappable, confidence, courage, devotion, growth,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Strange News From Florida
...The alligators will not stay in the water,
they head for strip malls, for chicken noodle joints
or sports bars for fish taco or spicy wings.
They get their nails done in a Korean salon
paying in ...
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Categories:
unflappable, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Looking At Sheep
...Black sheep, white sheep,
Unflappable sheep,
They graze the high grass,
And appease all my demons.
Black sheep, white sheep,
Countless sheep,
They graze the grass divinely
And appease all ...
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Categories:
unflappable, appreciation, environment, nature,
Form: Free verse
In My Heart a Rose
...My mind and body thrive on the gentle rose.
My passion for you is a tornado, as a sage knows.
I'm frail and filled with a verve I didn't realize I had.
The rose inside my heart has lef...
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Categories:
unflappable, analogy, appreciation, best friend,
Form: Rhyme
Rudiments of Wings
...“As I watched the seagulls, I thought, That’s the road to take; find the absolute rhythm and follow it with absolute trust.” ~ Nikos Kazantzakis
RUDIMENTS OF WINGS
O child, your seablown...
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Categories:
unflappable, child, poetry,
Form: Verse
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