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Poetry Day: The Feast of Princess Nadia Bocaj

(Another silly poem about food?  Guess I was hungry a lot when I was in my big poetry phase.  Although, this seems to deal more with sleeping than eating.  Doesn’t feel like I hit the mark as far as title … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Emerald Standard

(Not a subtle one here.  The desire for money really can be found at the core of many horrible, cruel actions.  This is really true when you look at how certain parts of our society operate.) The putrid blood Of … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Curse of Poetry 101

(A poem about poetry and the fighting over norms.  Kind of makes me glad I don’t get into those arguments any more.  It’s also why I didn’t try to make any type of pattern for this one.) I hear it … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Challenge of the First Step

(This one stems from a time when I had trouble getting out of bed in the morning.  I had a job that was soul-crushing and amped up my anxiety issues to the point where I would cry in the car.  … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Burning Lamb

(Not 100% certain where the title came from.  The poem is about people who live entirely for others.  Not the sacrificial types who help those in need.  It’s about those who are raised to put themselves second and never attempt … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Banshee Bash

(Just a fun poem about spooky stuff.  A wave of creative inspiration.) Shadows stir Among the blackened trees As the sun is suffocated And buried By her pale-faced brother   A ghoulish howl Cuts wind and nerve A sign That … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: The Audience

(This was inspired by seeing authors saying they only write for themselves.  They would say that they didn’t care if anyone read their books.  It struck me as odd because a published author needs an audience.  Hence the poem.) We … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: That The Best You Can Do?

(A poem about bullying.) Tubby and four-eyes Beanpole and shrimp So many insults From our battered youth Taken from the obvious Before we grew our sass And learned to sling true barbs   Yet many stay behind Retaining lamest arrows … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Test of Man

(Wow.  Almost forgot about this one.  Surprising since I still think about this possibility at least once a week.) I hear them all Damning fellow beings To endless suffering As if they are the judges The final word on morality … Continue reading

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Poetry Day: Telling With No Scheme

(Anyone ever try to go so far off the norms that they get stuck?) I wish to tell a story For all the world to hear Using neither prose Or poem form I do not want a dialog Or meters … Continue reading

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