Tag: poems
member name: poetrandy R.
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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 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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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 12, 2008 06:23 PM EDT --
the sky is filled with so many visible objects,
many can be seen with the naked eye,
others require binoculars or a telescope,
with help the heavens open up to a . . .
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June 12, 2008 03:32 PM EDT --
Summer Days Haiku
on warm summer days
it seems we are at peace
then the TV comes on
Vibrations Haiku
vibrations . . .
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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 07:24 PM EDT --
Grandpa Joe's favorite possession
his filly "Goldie" a beautiful palomino horse
sired by Roy Rogers' famous "Trigger"
Goldie's dam (or mother) . . .
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June 06, 2008 04:01 PM EDT --
That pooch and her stuffed toy puppy,
she confronts, attacks, tries to destroy it.
I suppose confronts is a bit of over simplification,
she does chew it, bite it, throw it, and jump on . . .
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July 18, 2008 06:30 AM EDT --
owl ukiah
an owl on a silent flight,
night becomes a hunt,
where bird or prey must survive
war ukiah
war becomes ghastly hatred, . . .
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June 05, 2008 01:47 AM EDT --
witch's strange poisoned brew
what a horrible black broth of evil
gruel with bubbles of hate, malevolence
our long terrible war
victims scream a tragic song . . .
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June 30, 2008 01:47 AM EDT --
high cost for elimination
of weapons of mass destruction
out of control DOD reconstruction
almost lost Iraqi oil production
we'll never stop the insurgency . . .
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June 05, 2008 01:49 AM EDT --
Wisdom,
Knowledge,
Know how,
Crafty,
Creative,
Intuitive,
Trained,
Awakened,
Aware,
At attention,
Tuned in,
Where it's at,
Grown up,
Smart,
Savey, . . .
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June 05, 2008 02:50 AM EDT --
Scotch Whiskey is fine,
yet I really prefer mine.
One malt or faithfully blended,
corn mash is what God intended
In Kentucky or Tennessee, my ancestors
found a way to escape revenuers.
Corn . . .
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June 06, 2008 01:59 AM EDT --
Did Carl Sandburg ever sing?
He played guitar, he could dance,
he could hum, but, I really don't think he could sing
the wonderful songs and poems that he wrote!
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June 06, 2008 03:00 AM EDT --
Greed, Corruption and Incompetence are what's doing in Iraq.
All Iraq's people and leaders are filled with greed.
The Iraq government is completely corrupt.
Incompetence, rampant throughout . . .
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June 05, 2008 05:13 PM EDT --
Buzz, buzz going out on a nectar hunt,
what a life -- I can smell those blooms.
I must not lose my friend in front . . .
The queen is so nervous now --
is she ready to move? Oh, what . . .
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