Tag: poem
member name: poetrandy R.
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August 24, 2008 05:24 AM EDT --
each day opens another page.
the leaves of the old book disappear.
those who loved another read each page.
those who have known passion wrote the book.
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August 05, 2008 02:24 AM EDT --
wisdom comes only
after living many years
observing nature
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June 17, 2008 10:59 PM EDT --
Grandpa Joe had eighteen cats,
kept in a dark never ending
cavernous place he called the barn.
These feline fiends ran like race horses
when approached.
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August 24, 2008 04:38 AM EDT --
the corporal spilled coffee on the way to me
he will most certainly pay for this insult today!
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June 06, 2008 03:53 PM EDT --
The US Constitution gives Americans free speech.
Does that imply that we can freely exercise the power of dissent?
Yes, in some cases it does -- in other cases, maybe not.
Try going to a presidential . . .
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June 08, 2008 06:01 PM EDT --
Senryu 1
those girls talk too much
when they gather together
excluding all boys
Senryu 2
time has come to stop
complaining . . .
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June 13, 2008 03:28 PM EDT --
summer's solstice starts
desires sexual, physical,
emotional attractions
pleasant longer days
shorter nights filled with
lust, desire, temptation
summertime . . .
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June 05, 2008 01:51 AM EDT --
Images,
feelings,
pictures
thoughts,
visions,
intuitions,
sights,
music,
itunes,
ipods,
as well as song and dance
are supremely human things.
such endeavors as . . .
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June 05, 2008 01:55 AM EDT --
Terror,
Look in the mirror,
Look at TV,
Look at the Movies,
Look at the papers.
Read the statistics
Dead Soldiers.
Maimed and mutilated
Men, Women, Children. . . .
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June 06, 2008 01:56 AM EDT --
P oetry
S O fine,
Se E ms like a game,
Bea T it's got,
Yeah, R hythm, too!
A bit of Y oung, it's got.
A good thing
a N d fun it is.
Sa . . .
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June 04, 2008 04:44 PM EDT --
I grow old
oak trees of 150 years
come back to life
new green leaves
spreading out branches
I simply decay
just a bit at a time
new buds into . . .
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July 15, 2008 01:50 PM EDT --
young velvety bucks
prance around the verdant yard
eating new green shoots
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August 24, 2008 05:12 AM EDT --
to impugn an officer of the Royal Hussars
is a direct insult to the Queen of England
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June 11, 2008 12:46 PM EDT --
Here are a few terms serious poets should use and understand:
abstract/concrete
alliteration
allusion
anaphora
anecdote
aphorism
assonance
blank verse
cadence
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June 11, 2008 01:48 AM EDT --
Coyotes, bobcats, owls inhabit our minds and acres.
Who would ever think that oak and pine trees hide
wildlife and fulfill our dreams? A house of a single
story . . .
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June 11, 2008 04:41 PM EDT --
Here's a few I gleamed from Ted Kooser and several other noted poets, as I understand them:
DO'S & DON'TS OF CONTEMPORARY POETRY
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June 21, 2008 04:15 PM EDT --
Like an infant wanting her food,
I'm not really in a great mood.
Being held here against my will,
they may come and get me still.
Like a starving mongrel, I'm ready, . . .
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June 10, 2008 02:10 AM EDT --
Taken from: http://www.twodragonflies.com/about.html - THANKS!
What is Haiku?
Haiku – a form of Japanese poetry, the late 19th century revision by Masaoka . . .
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June 12, 2008 05:01 PM EDT --
astrology, alchemy, atheism
none a true science
so many endeavors
directed away from
reality, truth and beauty
so much wasted time
. . .
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July 05, 2008 05:25 PM EDT --
love can give warmth
sorrow, devotion, worry,
a headache or great joy
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