As a submissive and passive lad
...As a submissive and passive lad...
and boyish looking sexagenarian
with similar disposition,
I revel(ed) reading in general
(and spent carefree idle summer days
squirreled away with tomes
of ...
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Categories:
whiled, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Free verse
In the Land of Doubleyou
...With my wife and kids, passing through
the Republic of W,
armed policemen grabbed me.
A nightmare I would have never dreamed -
my wife's expression, so strange it seemed,
dragged away while my c...
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Categories:
whiled, allegory, humanity,
Form: Rhyme
Lost Sheep
..."Are you lost?" asked the sheep
in the front
(not the one who'd gone to sleep).
I'd gone to get some air and walk...
a strange question -
to hear this stray creature talk!
"I'm a man and kn...
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Categories:
whiled, animal, art,
Form: Rhyme
Thrill to craft poetry with motives simon-pure
...Thrill to craft poetry with motives simon-pure
Analogous to beckoning
think fickle finger of fate doth allure
gussied up with
windswept orange coiffure
tantalizes like a kid
in a candy stor...
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Categories:
whiled, 6th grade, 7th grade,
Form: Free verse
Unorthodox nonestablismentarian epitome
...Unorthodox nonestablismentarian epitome
Describes celibate bent aegis.
Mein kampf illustrates gravitas.
Underdog muted lest intimidation
think bully brandishing fist in my face
threatening t...
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Categories:
whiled, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Free verse
He Has Only Just Begun
...
As long as he was hale and hearty,
has not uttered the name of God.
Until things went well as per his plan,
has not offered prayers to Him.
Taking pride in his youthful vigour,
and very handso...
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Categories:
whiled, god,
Form: Free verse
Where Do They Go
...This poem was inspired by the photograph titled, 'Running Legs,' by Lisette Model.
I was an experienced hiker, who had rambled down many famous trails,
Like earth's charming, 365 day t...
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Categories:
whiled, art, fantasy, mystery, people,
Form: Couplet
Back To You Billy, For Ways I Whiled Away Herding Ennui
...Back to you Billy, for ways I whiled away herding ennui
Ah...a flood of memories wash over
this anointed Goatama Boo Da,
whose respected G.O.A.T status
among generic green acres,
which swathe...
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Categories:
whiled, 12th grade, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme
Warm Wishes - Ah
...
once winter whispered
we whiled away, wished warmer
winds would wend our way
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for the Alliterku Poetry Contest
sponsored by Charles Messina
written o...
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Categories:
whiled, weather, wind, winter,
Form: Haiku
American Tragedy - Warning, a Bit Graphic
...Tina was a prostitute
a lady of the night
By day she whiled the hours away
staying out of sight
Though she had repeat business
she earned no royal...
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Categories:
whiled, abuse, money, sad,
Form: Rhyme
Poem Revised Memorial Day May 30th, 2022 At 1500 Hours
...Poem revised Memorial Day May 30th, 2022 at 1500 hours
Flagrante delict adulterous sordid behavior
automatically linkedin with Lothario;
an unscrupulous seducer of women,
based upon a charact...
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Categories:
whiled, absence, abuse, adventure, anger,
Form: Rhyme
Glory Days of Golden Youth
...Remembering the glory days of golden youth
When love and laughter ruled the day,
Barmy frolicking was ever the gospel truth.
And every boy was a neighborhood sleuth
With nary a mome...
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Categories:
whiled, boy, growing up, youth,
Form: Villanelle
Somnambulant Schlemiel Schleps and Says Shalom
...Somnambulant schlemiel schleps...and says Shalom...
to anonymous readers March 22nd, 2022
(blustery and chilly Tuesday)
reminiscing about mein kampf,
when precious irretrievable youth
frittere...
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Categories:
whiled, absence, adventure, america, angst,
Form: Free verse
A Treasure
...You are a friend indeed
For your deeds I have heard
From others in need
Or is it from your own deeds?
That from your lips I have heard?
In my life you've been for a little while
Though i...
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Categories:
whiled, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
Foggy Day Ways
...Stayed in bed yesterday
Whiled the whole day away
Though idle
My thoughts went astray
Stayed in my head yesterday
Pondering possible pathways
How things may go
How they may stay
Mad...
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Categories:
whiled, age, anxiety, emotions, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
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