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A Gardeners Invited and Uninvited Guests
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M. L. Kiser
| Free verse |
worm, anxiety, earth, farm, insect,
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Red Ink
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Carol Connell
| Rhyme |
worm, analogy, animal, blessing, death,
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Blitzkrieg : A Kookaburra Laughs
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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
| Free verse |
worm, dark, destiny, dream,
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LUCKY ONE
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Legen Tenni
| Couplet |
worm, appreciation, emotions, feelings, first
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PERPETUAL LOVE
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Beata Agustin
| Rhyme |
worm, appreciation, devotion, faith, god,
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A Can of Worms Bereft of Any Worth
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john sensele
| Free verse |
worm, poems,
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EARTHWORM
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Kim Rodrigues
| Haiku |
worm, boy, nature,
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African Mis-Culture Worm
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john sensele
| Free verse |
worm, poems,
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Ma Little Brown Chickadee
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matthew harris
| Free verse |
worm, 10th grade, 11th grade,
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Forbidden Chocolate
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stark hunter
| Free verse |
worm, music, travel,
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Cycle of Violence
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Violence is a Gaza border constant
Israeli towns receive
heavy rain
of missile shells
Man-made hell, Hezbollah air sent
Meanwhile, Mossad
infiltrate the tunnels,
unpacking C4 bundles to fiery rent
Refugee status
is...
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Categories:
worm, death, truth, violence, wisdom,
For My Children
by Sam Kauffman
When at first I knew you were there
it was with a gentle nudge;
But soon you grew, and so did I,
with only my waistline...
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worm, baby, birth, family, love,
From The Porch At Retreat
by John Floyd
In the morning after the mosquitoes have gone to sleep
And the sun has not yet painted its light on the mountains
And those mountains far away...
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Categories:
worm, animal, appreciation, day, home,
Bored Ring
by colin mitchell williams
Maybe it’s the manifestation of boredome
to repeat habitually
these idiosyncratic escapes
from reality
An addiction of self texting
a selfie
a pornographic predilection
of voyeuristic internalization
of boredoms reality
Repeat, repeat, repeat
a mindless...
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Categories:
worm, repetition,
BROTHER AND THE WOMAN-YAYA NE LIKHASI translated
by MOSES KISIANG'ANI MAKHAKHA
Fattened and fattened,he became gigantic
His nails so sharp,like the rodents
The belly you may think,a full pregnancy
And the coughing,my father’s son difficult
Years haven’t gone much
Before marrying...
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Categories:
worm, abuse, africa, age, betrayal,
Words
by Casarah Nance
Words can hurt and taste like dirt,
but I'm a worm in a polka dot shirt.
Words can be muddy, dirty to feel,
but I swim right...
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worm, funny, words,
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Here’s the thing ...
needful truth of an urgent matter
Humanity has a Rubik Cube ethnic pride problem:
Dark Age Crusaders of Hate
say the right color is...
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worm, conflict, hate, visionary, wisdom,
Avid Bookworms On The Loose
by matthew harris
The American Library Association
implores cognoscenti tubby alert
impersonators, who
call themselves Ernie and Bert
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Categories:
worm, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Howard The Mallard
by Jack Ellison
Howard the mallard
A handsome young duck
Flew into a tree
Got his quacker stuck
Try as he might
He couldn't break free
His quacks for help
Were muffled you see
He flapped...
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Categories:
worm, fantasy,
September Morning
by charles messina
The long hot summer vanishes, the leaves have all fallen. As I sip my coffee on a cool morning on my patio. I watch the...
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Haibun |
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Categories:
worm, nature,
Irony
by Kai Michael Neumann
Tongue in Bloody Cheek
Cheek on tongue he slithers on abundant wilful slime
Checks in with teeth of timeless throaty choking curse
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Categories:
worm, irony,
DIGGING DIRT
by Line Gauthier
digging dirt
knees in garden rows
papa worm wiggles
posted on June 18, 2018...
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Categories:
worm, garden, insect, work,
haiku 71
by Phyllis Babcock
sun rays
peeking from clouds
warm face
golden fields
soaring blackbirds
worm roundup
grey skies
reflection on lake
raindrops...
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worm, summer,
A Birds Share
by charles messina
A Cardinal and a Redbreast
Were sitting in a tree
The Redbreast said " I like your coat
But please don't sit by me"
The...
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Categories:
worm, bird,
Inchworm
by Timothy McGuire
I challenged an inchworm to a race,
It turned out to be a big disgrace,
Because I agreed to run at the worm' s pace,
And I finished...
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Categories:
worm, animal, race,
Clearer Than Water
by JW Earnings
I’ve been programmed to believe in your unstable, callous ways
I’ve been a monarch butterfly, soaring through the fields these days
I want you to release the...
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Categories:
worm, deep, forgiveness, freedom, hurt,
ROBINS NEST
by Line Gauthier
robins nesting
as branches sway
worm excavates
posted on May 21, 2018
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Haiku |
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Categories:
worm, bird, environment, insect, perspective,
THE DELICATE WAIL
by MOSES KISIANG'ANI MAKHAKHA
When I stare at Bomba, coughing aloud outside
When Mwami and family, chewed swallowing thunderously
He glares most in somber, so as to get a guide
How to...
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Categories:
worm, poverty, pride,
still a mystery
by Anil Deo
Still A Mystery
I have not arrived
No one has returned
Faith and Heaven are choices
More real than abortions
I humbly admit, worm and sinner I am,
My repentance is...
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Categories:
worm, 10th grade, abortion, atheist,
Untitled
by Christopher Flaherty
Without
Withheld
Unknown
But you are still asking yourself
Is it meant for me
Or am I just
A circumstance
Of fate
At the right place...
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Categories:
worm, adventure,