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Keep It Real
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Joe DiMino
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wisdom, analogy, imagery, introspection, poems,
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Dont Pass The Buck
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M. L. Kiser
| Dodoitsu |
wisdom, how i feel, metaphor,
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You Could Be The King Of Kindle
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Nick Trim
| Rhyme |
wisdom, character, desire, destiny, endurance,
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On searching for a vocation in the Universe
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Quoth TheRaven
| Narrative |
wisdom, conflict, men, music, power,
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Second Chance First
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Christopher Flaherty
| Free verse |
wisdom,
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Wanderlust
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Rhona McFerran
| Free verse |
wisdom, character, identity, life, people,
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Hand-Me-Downs
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Rhona McFerran
| Free verse |
wisdom, character, family, growing up,
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Hateful Exit
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Freddie Robinson Jr.
| Light Verse |
humorous, parody, racism, wisdom,
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Ego is the anesthesia that deadens the pain of stupidity
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Mark Frank
| Didactic |
inspiration, lost love, wisdom,
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Snakes want to lay down with me
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Mark Frank
| Didactic |
education, wisdom,
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The Oath'Resurrection of a sinner's rebirth to a positive path
by Michael Thomas
In this life we learn to walk, we learn right from wrong, still we all stumble and sometimes fall. At times knowing what's right we...
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wisdom, allah, change, deep, faith,
Goebbel Voices
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
In the lush beer gardens of New Berlin,
fräulein Democracy dalmatian died
giving birth to a litter of surrogate lies
Fourth Reich Vandals with mongrel desires,
now on a...
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Tristich |
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evil, history, holocaust, wisdom,
False Wisdom
by Todd Aguilar Jr.
People full of wisdom
fools rather talk than listen
point of view depends on your position
the way you look at life its a mission
people talk to...
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wisdom, conflict, freedom, how i
Waiting for the Ferry to Passage East
by John Blake
It seemed in the manner and easy pace
of Ireland that no ferry would be over
for another hour or maybe three and so,
things being as they...
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wisdom, confusion, ireland, journey, people,
Minimums
by Bernard Chan
“Minimums”,
the onboard computer announces.
A couple of hundred feet of air left between
runway and plane.
For pilots, decision time.
Land,
or abort, go around.
Commit,
or not.
Kudos to...
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wisdom, analogy, confusion, flying, future,
A pragmatic VP
by Gershon Wolf
A pragmatic VP named Mike Pence
Exhibits uncommon common sense--
Stays out of Trump's way
Lives another day--
Careful not to give or...
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Limerick |
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political, psychological, wisdom,
DESERVE
by Lifes Tapestry
DESERVE
Deserve- that in which we use to critique our life's ways
a way to hold back our existence
to project a negative
and cease the positive intake
Deserve...
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wisdom,
Men are not dogs
by JP Thomas
Life is not as cryptic as it sometimes seems
I watched a dog the other day sniffing around the garden
Sniffing here sniffing there
Redundance I figured
But then...
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wisdom, animal, character, dog, future,
Old Man
by Wren Rushing
You are an old soul in a fast paced world,
as time goes on your wisdom unfurls.
Each line on your face marks experiences gleaned,...
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grandparents, wisdom,
Under the surface
by bella Holt
I am sitting on my couch
Dreaming of the outside
To others an ordinary slouch
To me an indescribable ride
I see colors and sights
Nature and magic and hope
I...
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Rhyme |
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wisdom, dream, how i feel,
Preacher E Lye
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Preacher E. Lye
He wears his white collar backwards
Piggy attenuated pagan wives’ tale
say the trigger Finger Man
has snake eyes in the back of his head
Got a...
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evil, violence, wisdom, word
a human time machine
by cs parker
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I have become
A human
Time machine
Whatever
Happened to
Things as
They seem
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america, wisdom,
Time Outside The Bottle
by Joe DiMino
I think more of Time
Outside The Bottle:
Oh, I know the song,
and the natural impulse
to capture joy
for eternity,
but more I sense
a greater loss
without the freedom…
For joy...
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wisdom, abuse, addiction, desire, devotion,
Truth Is
by Eric Nelson Manley Shelman
Truth Is...
Truth is whatever you want it to be!
Truth can be both or neither conceptual and perceptual!
Truth can be both or neither objective and subjective!
Truth...
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List |
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wisdom, allusion, analogy, deep, humorous,
Sons of Nimrod
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Mount the dead animal head
above your mantle stone fireplace
Lay your nude body upon
the grizzly rug of this death skin
Likewise, with safari determination,
you hunt the...
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imagery, slam, truth, wisdom,
Exhumed
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Digging up buried bones of the past,
formaldehyde memories ... crypt debris
Re-examining works long dead,
suspicions placed once again
under the microscope
Detect an exhumed lie,
skeletal remains
of a...
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allusion, longing, truth, wisdom,
Rooms to Grow
by Colette Dright
There are rooms in my home where I seek Your inner peace
There are rooms in my home where my worries I release
There is something about...
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Narrative |
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change, growth, wisdom,
Rooster Socks Parental Prayer
by Carol Connell
Uncomfortable conversations
like putting socks
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Free verse |
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wisdom, child, growing up, parents,
The Wise Cheese
by Barry Stebbings
The Wise Cheese
An old and mature cheese of very great age,
Considered among cheeses...
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Rhyme |
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nonsense, silly, wisdom,
the now of ZEN
by John lawless
the now of Zen
enlightenments surprise
embrace the chaos
©10/16/2018
for - ZEN Poetry Contest
sponsor – Line Gauthier
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Haiku |
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wisdom,