Friendship Warrior Poems

In the end they will win this war
these monsters the world set against me
with their superior strategy and weaponry
wearing me down until I can fight...

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Loose Magic

Pee-a-boo, I see you...
Got your nose, 
and not your toes. 
Skipping rocks, 
and bubbles in the park. 

Eye contact from across the room, 
notes...

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Spaghetti

The meat, 
the cheese,
the sauce.

The smiles,
the laughs,
the wine.

The music, 
the song, 
the moment... 

The vow of forever!

Then...

You and I, 
and the garlic bread!



A. Foster, Ann...

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The Cat

It is late, 
nearly half-past nine. 
You are asleep beside me.
The clock on the wall is too loud. 
I need to buy another. 
This...

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Questions

What defines... success?
Is it how many people you know. 
Is it where you have been, 
or where you will go? 

Is it who you talk...

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U

It is cool here. 
Is it hot there?
You have not written. 
I have not received...
a letter.

Do you think of me?
I remember you. 
I can not...

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Sad news about Winged Warrior


I just received word from the family of John Torchia, better known as Winged Warrior here on the soup, has passed...

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Contest: Warrior Sonnet
Sponsor: John Lawless
September 15, 2020
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Song of the Humble Scythe

My fellow men at arms, today we fight!
Courageous men of fields, that...

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When I think of a warrior,                   ...

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WINGED WARRIOR INDEED

^WW^ is also a jigger
They don't come any better
He jigs from dusk to dawn
He's a real 'go-getter'

His many friends love him dearly
Especially Curtis...

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A genuine soul 
Whose pen is so bright 
A master of words 
Whatever his write 

Always a cool cat 
Always polite 
Cheers! To you brother...

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His armor shines in the sun, 
His eyes glint with ocean blue,
His sword is at his side,
And his shield upon his back,
A tear rolls down...

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Mysteries of the great colorful sky, your body’s aura maybe seeing
Noticing the birds flying above, feeling the earth’s entire being.
Of the warm bodied bright sun,...

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side by side
thick and thin
loquacious verbiage 
spun from within 

fighting a serpent
bastard hearted
mother's shame
venomous cretin

defending honor
battling for all
where are the troops?
why are we alone?

weathering this...

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I see you before me your courage is strong,
The strength for emotion just doesn’t belong.
Weakness comes calling; you see it and choke,
An alien feeling, so...

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