POEMS BY MOONPHISH
By moonphish
stuff that leaks from my cranium
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HERE, THERE BE DRAGONS
but are there ?
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"NORMAL" IS A TIGHTROPE
oooooops
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"PROMISE" HAS TWO SYLLABLES
...and 'trust' has only one
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A BURIAL IN STEREO
ZZZZZZ
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A CRHISTMAS SNOG
have yourself a dyslexic little christmas
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A MONUMENT, MARMOREAL
beautiful. but cold
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A NOTE OF MUSIC
give me an A
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A POEM WITHOUT A HOME
lost
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A SIMPLE GIRL
easy as pi
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A WHISPER OF " I LOVE YOU "
online relationships
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A WORLD OF LAUGHTER
a warning
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A YEAR AGO TODAY
for Danny
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ADAM AND MOLLY
the science of love
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AFTER HOURS
love after death ?
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ALL THAT'S MISSING
a love letter
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AMONG THE TREES
actually written among trees
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BABY OIL
sound advice for new mothers
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BABY STEPS
until your heart can run
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BAPTIZED IN LOVE
new beginnings
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BAROMETRIC THERMOMETER
technical terms involving poetry confuse me
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BEAUTIFUL MESS
for her
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BEAUTYRESTS
slumber like lumber
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BEND THE LANGUAGE
just don't break it
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BETWEEN THE LINES
two poems in one
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BETWEEN THE LINES
Happy New Year
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BIBLIOHOLIC
hello...my name is moonphish and i am a biblioholic
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BIBLIOHOLIC
hello, my name is alvin and i am a ...
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BIG BILLS
the rules of attraction
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BIGGER WARMER HEART
hi mom
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BLACK HOLES
now where did i put that ?
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BLESS ME WITH YOUR LAUGHTER
for i need it
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BRIDE OF PINOCCHIO
a sequel of a sort
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BRIDGE OF LOVE
people really do this....A LOT
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BRINGING HOME THE BACON
oink
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BUILDING SCARECROWS
protection from predators
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BURR BENEATH MY SADDLE
a cracked kind of country western lament
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BUTT HURT BLUES
always loved the phrase "butt hurt"
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CAPTURING THE STARS
twinkle twinkle
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CAPTURING THE STARS
gotcha
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CAVE DRAWINGS
for the ages
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CHAINS OF GOLD
gotta keep it simple
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CHAMELEON
changing one's colors
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CHESSBOARD
bear in mind that a child can easily beat me playing checkers
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COMPLAINT DEPARTMENT
be happy with what you have
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CONFESSIONS OF A HOOKER
secrets of the trade
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CONSTELLATION BAR
hang out with the stars
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CORRECTIVE LENSES
worth it ?
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COUNTERFEIT
what is real ?
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CRAB, ICE CREAM AND WINE
dig in
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CREATIVE JUICES
whine making
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CURTAIN CALL
where does magic go when it dies ?
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DANCING ON GOD'S FINGERTIPS
this all could end in a heartbeat
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DANCING ON HIS GRAVE
Sergei Diaghilev
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DEBARKING
one word...two definitions
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FINGERS IN THE AIR
admit it...you've done it
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FLICKERING GHOST
a difference of opinion
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FORGETTING THAT I'M ME
wht if ?
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I'M LIVING IN A TREE
would i ?
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IMPOSSIBLY KEPT PROMISE
overcoming adversity
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LAUGHTER IS LIKE JAZZ
musical
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LIFT YOUR EYES
it's not a crime to grow old
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LOVE DRIVES YOU
sometimes love drives you crazy
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LOVE VERSUS HATE
hate versus love ?
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LOVING YOU'S LIKE BREATHING
i don't even have to think about it
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MAINTENANCE REQUIRED
just a thought
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MIRACLES ANONYMOUS
coincidence ?
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OH
most troublesome word since "if"
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POETRY AND PAINTING
alike but different
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PREACQUAINTED SOULS
continuity
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PROSPECTING
getting to the bottom
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ROMEO AND JULIET : THE SEQUEL
the untold story
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SALT AND PEPPER
togetherness
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SLIPSHOD
Adjective (typically of a person or method of work) Characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization. (of shoes) Worn down at the heel.
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STARS ARE THROWING TANTRUMS
nature angered
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SUNKEN TREASURE
delving
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THE BABY'S RATTLE
the joys of a plaything
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THE FUNCTIONS OF EYES
look at me
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THE GIANT'S SISTER
it's all relative
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THE ONE WHO LOVES THE LEAST
A = B = LOVE
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THE SKUNK AND THE ORCA
an unlikely combo
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THREE FLIGHTS
for Danny...a true story
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TUBA CZAR
upon seeing a license plate that said TUBAZAR
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TUNNEL OF LOVE
the tide turns
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TWO HUMAN HEARTS
two hearts are better than one
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TYING THE KNOT
let's do it
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WE ONLY HAVE FOREVER
time stands still
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WHEN ALL THINGS RHYME WITH LOVE
it becomes easy
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WINKEN BLINKEN AND NOD
triad
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WORDS THAT FLOW
rivers, blood, drool
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YOU'RE MY BIBLE
both testaments, in fact
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DRUMS ON THE BEACH
moving from one realm to another
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LISTEN IN SILENCE
but do we ?
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THE CRIME OF RHYME
what if ?
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DRAGONFLIES IN AMBER
self preservation
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GOD'S GIVEN GRACES
old school
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HISTORY HAS SCISSORS
the hazy past
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HOLLOW DRUM
sometimes less is more
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LEFT, RIGHT ?
leftover writing
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MIRRORS AND GLASS
a comparison
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MY FIRST WINTER
southern california boy in canada
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OLD BOOKS ARE NOT A GRAVEYARD
give them a chance
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ONE THREE BILLIONTH WOMEN
whats the odds, eh
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PENCIL ME
in for the long run
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SO COLD, THE BIRDS WON'T SING
that's pretty cold, eh ?
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SOLITARY CONFINEMENT
"jail time"
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SUE AND CLAIRE
20 / 20 vision
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THE DEVIL HAS A SPYGLASS
good vs evil
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THE LAND OF ALMOST
here in the land of almost you will find that things are quite... well, maybe not that much at all i need to get this right . in almost, things are rather...
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THE SKIES WE SHARE
each time the raindrops fall your face i will recall and the tears that trickled when i had to go but yet i wear a smile for i'll see you in a while
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THE WHISTLING TREE
music in the wind
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INKY INDIGO
into the unknown....
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HER HAND IN MARRIAGE
a bizarre tale of love
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THE ORGAN
inspired by an organ i saw sitting on a curbside
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NINJAS OF HAIKU
be very careful when messing with tradition
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EYES SEE YOU
and you see me
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POPPININ AND APOPPINOUT
a twisted love fable
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I LOVE U
can't spell OUCH without U
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THE LONELINESS OF TIDES
i see the moon....the moon sees me
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ICICLE EYES
mythical and mystical love story
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THE FORGOTTEN POEM
maybe i will remember
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VIOLIN SPIDERS
the eerie world of music part 1
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FIDDLER CRABS
the eerie world of music part 2
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NO AUTUMN IN BETWEEN
a sudden shift
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NEVER WOULD I WEEP
self preservation
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WHEN CATS DELIVER MAIL
i hear that a town in belgium in 1879 actually TRIED mail delivery by cats...didn't work
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STRANGE HUNGER
i know i do, at least
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ISOCELES TRIANGLE
A "PICK YOUR OWN ENDING" POEM
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QUEST SHUNNED
teaser ?....this poem is teaser enought
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THE SINKING LIBRARY
true story ? you decide
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FOUR KINGS
royalty reality checks
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THE GNOMON
alas my garden has no gnomon...alas i have no garden
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THE BENCH
sit down for a moment
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HAIRCUT
something i am not very familiar with
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TATTOO
a mysterious love story with ink
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THE ZOO IN THE SKY
constellations
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PENS FOR POEMS
careful what you wish for
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IF SHE WERE A HYMN
not "if she were a HIM" :)
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INERTIA VERSUS AMNESIA
two concepts colliding
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MUSIC IS MY MEDICINE
my addiction
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INTERMET
the dangers of online relationships
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YOU'D HAVE TO BE MORE NORMAL TO BE STRANGE
we all know someone like this
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LOVE WILL BE THE WIND
faith and devotion
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HELD HOSTAGE BY MY PAST
transition
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JUSTICE STREAMING
word fun
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LOVE FROM O TO Z
perils of love
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MOVIES AND POPCORN
...and love
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MIDGET BAND
utter nonsense
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WEDDING VOWS
don't get carried away
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PHANTOM LIMBS
a poem about not being able to write poems
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ROAM WITHOUT A MAP
no gps for me
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THE GHOSTS OF GREAT COMPOSERS
music never dies
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POETIC LICENSE
cease and desist
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WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE ?
who knows ?
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FAIR EXCHANGE
online relationship goes awry
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WILD FLOWERS
stop and smell
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GOD'S CRAYONS
He doesn't always stay between the lines
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REFRIGERATOR BOX
rich with love
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RAILROADED
past, present and ...
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FUZZY DICE
mysteries unsolved
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THE LAST SUPPER RESTAURANT
good food served religiously
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HONEY NEVER SPOILS
so i've heard
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HOME STRETCH
a fairy tale of sorts
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VENUS IS IN TRANSIT
watch the skies
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PLAYING THE JOKER
deal me in
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VENUS WENT TO MARS
astro-illogical
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JUMPING OFF CLIFFS
faith
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I JUST MIGHT WRING YOUR NECK
the yin and yang of love
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UNDISCOVERED PLANET
helloooooooo ?
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ELEMENTARY
questions questions questions questions
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FIX YOUR EYES
is that an E ?
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THE LANGUAGE OF YOUR TOUCH
speaks volumes
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I NAMED A STAR AFTER YOU
what a rip off
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IN THE FUTURE
i like keeping it simple
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KISSES RAINING DOWN
my kind of weather
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JACUZZI FLOOZY
water sports
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FORT KNOCKERS
know anyone like this ?
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SKYWRITING
look...up in the sky...it's a bird...it's a plane....it's ...
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THE QUALITIES OF TIME
tick tock talk
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THE STRUGGLING POET
who knows where one will find inspiration
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ONE MILLION IN MY MIND
or maybe more
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FORTUNE COOKIE
that's how the cookie crumbles
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FOREVER SHALL THAT BE
zyanya
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THE ANGELS AND THE CARDINALS
batter up
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THE BRIDGE TO WHO KNOWS WHERE
see it ?
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TURKEY POP TARTS
happy thanksgiving
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SOLVE THE MATH
x + y = z
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THE GAZE OF THE HAWK
at one with nature
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HANDS OF THE CLOCK
tick tock
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THE CLOUDS CONSUMED THE MOON
sure seemed that way on the night i wrote this
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YOU'RE THE PILOT
yes, time flies
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HYMN AND HURRICANE
a meeting of two forces destined to be
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UGLIFY
not sure that is even a real word
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FLYING SAUCERS
phenomena
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PERRY MASON
what a cool theme song he had
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OFF TO JOIN THE CIRCUS
wheeeeee
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HUNGARIANS WERE HUNGRY
this is just goofy
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THE MANY MOONS OF YOU
discovery
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LYING IN YOUR ARMS
the page turns
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TIME WILL ALWAYS WIN
game...set...match
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I SEE CONSTELLATIONS
...when there isn't any stars
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DREAMS CANNOT BE FORCED
so give in
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DREAMS I HAVE HAD
i write down my dreams when i can remember them...these are actually things i have dreamed....hope they don't scare you too bad
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HAPPY'S JUST A DWARF
what's the use in trying
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DO SAINTS CREATE THE MIRACLES ?
...or miracles, the saints ?
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INVISIBLE IN CLOTHES
disguises
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THE WIND WILL NEVER TELL
will it ?
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WEDDING CUSTOMS
they do ?
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WRITING IS LIKE DRIVING
with no brakes
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SKELETON OF LOVE
only bones
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ORNITHOLOGICAL ORCHESTRA
for the birds
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NATURE HATES A VACUUM
eureka
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FRIDGY THE SNOWMAN
a relative of frosty
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EPHEMERAL AND FLEETING
here today....
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I RECOGNIZE YOU NOW
we're made from different recipes and nature stirs the pot the passion, fire and attitude will serve it nice and hot i felt a tug upon me and i now know what it meant i've never seen your face
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LAMB OF GOD
will faith become so strong that we will finally see his face ? or is he so transparent that we're headed for disgrace is God so high above us that we miss his sly disguise ?
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VIOLET CRIME
heliotropical subject
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INFINITE SKY
the sky is a radio
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MARLEY'S GHOST
a christmas carol ?
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TWENTY - ONE, DECEMBER
my oh my oh mayan
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NATIVITY ACTIVITY
alternative christmas story
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THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
alternative version
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TELEPATHIC ARGUMENTS
what ?
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MINT CONDITION
e pluribus unum
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SOUTHERN SEAS WITH NORTHERN LIGHTS
a union
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NUTS IN YOUR PURSE
rodent love
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RUSTY BUSTY PIPES
sometimes you must change direction
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DISARMING
oh what to do with a foolish tattoo
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WATER CLAIMS THE STARS
a reflection
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IT'S JUST HEAVEN
look...up in the sky ...
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TRUTH AND FALSEHOOD
based on a fable
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THE SLIDE OF TIME
down down down the rabbit hole
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SOULS SHOULD NOT FLY SOLO
finding the other half
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SMART PHONE
the dangers of technology
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HEAVEN FREEZES OVER
a journey, interrupted
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YOU'RE MY UNIVERSE
a probing thought
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GOD'S BLIND DATE
prearranged
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I'M WRITING LOVE SONGS
but to who ?
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I'LL NEVER HEAR YOUR NAME
it's unique
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ENCHANTRESS
met one lately ?
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SMOKE SIGNALS
a little bit of a history lesson
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THE MUSIC OF YOUR SOUL
la la la la la
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PENGUINOSITY
huffin' and puffin'
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PENNIES FROM HEAVEN ?
look out below !
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PENCIL MARKS BENEATH
scribble scribble
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MY FEET DON'T FIT THE FOOTPRINTS
size 10
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THE LOVE THAT YOU DESERVE
don't settle
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LET A WOMAN BE YOUR COMPASS
guys need direction
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THE SOUND OF GREAT SURPRISE
a tribute to jazz
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FEAR OF DARKNESS
versus the fear of leaving the dark
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MY NIGHTS ARE BLACK AND BLUE
dichotomy
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FILIPENDULOUS
hanging by a thread
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TELEPHONE A FRIEND
hello ?
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ORBSESSION
i wanna get this off my chest
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I STAND BENEATH THE RAIN
preservation
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WHEN WE WERE ANIMALS
maybe not that long ago
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THINGS MY FATHER SAID
pearls passed on
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HAPPY JUST BECAUSE
smiling
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THE STORYTELLER
the one who knows
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ONE FOR THE BOOKS
here's the plot
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MY DREAMS ARE LIKE A MOVIE
rating ?
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TOMORROW RHYMES WITH SORROW
can i borrow yesterday ?
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THE JEWELS OF TIME
tick tock
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WHY ? OH, YOU !
happy valentine's day
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PROOFREEDER
gramaticly corect
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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
nothing , really
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THE PROPERTIES OF LOVE
location location location
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WAITING AT THE GOLDEN GATE
seeking heaven
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THE GHOST THAT HAUNTS
a spiritual
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SHE TOOK AWAY THE SUN
blackness
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REFLECTIONS OF MYSTERY
smoke and mirrors
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LOST AT "SEE"
forest ? trees ?
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NOTHING LEFT BUT ME
kinda like a country song
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WHEN BUTTERFLIES COLLIDE
a-quiver
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SEVEN MILES AN HOUR
science lesson
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EXAMINATION
painting and dancing
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LOVE SONGS NOW MAKE SENSE
musical education
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PERSONAL RAINBOW
natural fact
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I'LL BE YOUR APRIL FOOL
can't be your easter bunny, but...
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UNLIKELY YET SO LOVELY
finding the one
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THE BREATH OF GOD
puff
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ON YOUR KNEES
when to stand...when to kneel
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RELIGION IN THE WOMB
never too early, eh ?
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YOU ARE MY BEACH
a sunny beach
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STROKE OF GENIUS
no, i've never had a girlfriend but it's not because i'm gay i've just embraced a single life and wanted it that way . for having my own children...
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IMAGINARY FRIENDS
imaginary friends, i had you probably did as well some folks will proudly say they did and others will not tell . when i was feeling lonely with no...
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BLACK FLOWERS
the sun just seems too hot sometimes the day, so very long i crave the rising of the moon whose rays are not as strong . dispersing jagged shards of...
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FISHING HOLE
i visited a lovely lake located far from town where you could do some fishing if you laid some money down . i asked the man about the fee he told me...
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BORN THIS WAY
when people show up in this world they don't come with a guide nor bear a little tag that lists ingredients inside . though shaped by their...
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SURPRISE PARTY
a party had been planned for me but it was a surprise the people who had schemed it yearned to see my popping eyes . it was a well kept secret i...
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BUILDING PYRAMIDS
at times, we all are liars to think differently, is daft but face it, there are some who are excelling at this craft . yes, lying is an art, you know...
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A WING AND A PRAYER
a bird made circles in the sky and i could see the reason why the bird, in question, sported just one wing . although his bird could elevate he...
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SCALES FELL FROM MY EYES
sometimes one's realm of vision just refuses to suffice the angelic may seem wicked what is hellish, paradise . the skin between is flimsy and it...
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THROUGH ALL OBSTACLES
our lives are long strange journeys many chasms in our path a misstep in the dance can bring a tragic aftermath . but when i hold your hand i'll...
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BIRDS MAKE BETTER MUSIC
we think it's very pleasant when we hear the morning trill of the songbird in the garden that wafts through the window sill . but it's just nervous...
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WHY THE HEART ?
how come when love comes visiting we pin it on the heart ? why does this certain organ always play the leading part ? . our hearts sustain our life...
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PANDICULATION
the starry blanket falling as the sun begins its quest the tip of golden crown above the mountaintop will crest . the whip-poor-wills and...
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YOUR FAVORITE BLANKET
you have a favorite blanket and it helps to keep you warm but it soon gets discarded when the days of summer swarm . your blanket isn't pretty and...
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HAPPY EVER AFTER
poor cinderella lost her shoe as she fled the fancy ball the slipper, glass, lay on the grass unbroken by the fall . the handsome prince, though...
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THE SMALL PICTURE
you must keep your perspective when you go about a task to take the whole job in at once is way too much to ask . so slice your daily burdens into...
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A POEM BY MOONLIGHT
i turned the lights off at the wall but all did not grow dim the moon called from the window shining bright from rim to rim . although the night was...
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WASHED UP LOVE
you told me it was over but you didn't realize before i heard it from your lips i saw it in your eyes . my mind became quite fuzzy i just turned and...
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CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
let's talk about the universe it's such a massive place we contain such little matter that we all have lots of space . the center of the cosmos is...
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DOLLHOUSE
it only took a little spark that turned into a flame then flame turned to inferno no one knew just what to blame . the house, once wood and shingles...
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YOU'VE ONLY MET THE ONE
autistic persons aren't alike though some may group them so they're patterned like the snowflakes that the winter winds may blow . their minds made...
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A "LEVEL OF A MULTI-TIERED BUILDING"
it was "to put on clothing" the "male heir" "scarlet flower" "sight organ" had "continuing story" "golf cry" "fracture-rapid" suddenly, it started "...
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IMPORTANT CIRCLES
there's influential people who will bluster and expound and there's important circles that they're said to run around . it's more like influenza what...
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IMPOSSIBLE
tomorrow is impossible but do not let it prey if you dwell on it constantly it only wrecks today . just do what you find possible in each and every...
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AIR CONDITIONING
otto had a problem his old car had bit the dust that stately beast of gloss and chrome was spiderwebs and rust . he went down to the dealership to...
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GAMES OF CHANCE
it started out with catching fish or sometimes warlike games collecting treasure troves of eights avoiding maiden dames . but when the games involved...
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DREAMS OF SOMEONE NEW
when first we spent our nights in bed our dozing frames would touch but as the days turned into weeks it wasn't near as much . your muscles, nerves...
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HOLES IN THE SKY
the universe is so immense we have such tiny eyes there's more out there than you may think i hope you realize . i've done extensive research just to...
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PLURALS
we have a frisky octopus then baby octopi a reproductive stimulus done twice, a stimuli . add in a hippopotamus then hippopotami in time, you'd need...
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THE LAND OF DENIAL
a man lived in a village on an isolated isle he really didn't talk much and you never saw him smile . the town's name was DENIAL full of people out...
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ADAM WAS THE FIRST TO SING THE BLUES
don't think you are the first to have complaints about your life existence is in essence a continuance of strife . we all bow down to God and knees...
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NIGHTCAP
i had a dream, in which i drank hot coffee from a cup with every mouthful i consumed the more i wakened up . i tried to put the coffee down this...
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SMARTER MISTAKES
history repeats itself we've all found this is true if you forget the punchline then i guess the joke's on you . it's like the strip of mobius with...
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I ENTER YOUR MOODS
i enter your moods like i enter a room i frown if the wallpaper fills me with gloom i smile if there's roses that on the wall, bloom i enter your...
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IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT
it was a dark and stormy night the stars were shivering, all frozen the moon a ghastly sight as if a casket had arosen . it was a dark and stormy...
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PIGEONHOLES
just pigeons should have pigeonholes i've often heard it said a toast to people who will strive to be more than white bread . a person, fourth...
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WET CEMENT
in childhood, what could ever be more grand and heaven scent than to come across the unexpected beauty of an unprotected slab of wet cement ? . with...
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BOY OF FIRE
men formed the constellations as if stars, wild, could be tamed they had sketched out gods and animals then the shapes were aptly named . but some...
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THE KNOB CAME OFF THE RADIO
the knob came off the radio forever, it will haunt it's not a station i would choose require, or even want . the tones are much too brassy and the...
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TWO DOZEN PLUS TWO
the alphabet has letters from these letters we make words then toss them up into the sky to fly like flocks of birds . we've given names to...
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WHEN I COULD STAND NO MORE
i traveled northward many miles but romance soon went south soon i won't see your lying eyes or kiss your twisted mouth . i'm going back where i...
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- 630 reads
SHE'D DO IT FOR A QUARTER
love is like a circle with two people, half and half till one of them is slaughtered like a sacrificial calf . a half a million dollars a half a...
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HATE COULD HELP US HEAL
our time together's dwindling like stars near dawn of day we find our spirits drifting as our hearts begin to stray . we wasted precious moments...
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SOMETIMES I WISH
memories cling like the dew in the flowers no matter if joyous or sad and as i look back at our deepest dark hours a difficult path we have had . the...
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OEDIPUS READIPUS
oedipus readipus it's time for bedipus dad isn't here so i guess i'll ask mom oedipis readipus like her insteadipus maybe i'll ask her to go to the...
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APART, YET TOGETHER
let my words be soft caresses let my rhymes become your smiles let me warm you like a blanket that both comforts and beguiles . let my cadence be...
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- 284 reads
STILL HOLDING HANDS
its true i cannot touch your face i only touch your mind in photographs, i see you now in real life, i am blind . around a single sun we spin in two...
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- 280 reads
FLAWS IN THE DIAMOND
we all are little gemstones that are precious to behold with many different layers that will open and unfold . so deeply look at what's inside to...
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I NEVER HEARD HER CRY
i don't know why i left her for she wasn't all that bad in retrospect, she may have been the best girl that i've had . we drifted down a river like...
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CHAPTERS LEFT TO READ
our love has played out like a book with chapters in a row a roller coaster of a ride with rhythms, fast and slow . at times, we thought our book of...
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SILENT LETTERS
i love those silent letters and i don't think them absurd i wish i could combine them all to make a silent word . a word expressing feelings of a...
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THE PERFECT CHOICE
we contemplate quite often on the day that we will die and if we'll be united with our loved ones in the sky . of course, we'll see our relatives for...
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THIRTY SEVEN CELSIUS
it's thirty seven celsius and yes, that may sound cold if you are used to fahrenheit as many are, i'm told . i grew up in america and when i was in...
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HALF THE TIME
it's hard to say where she fits in yes, i'll admit to that so hard to pin her down when i am not sure where she's at . momentum like a pendulum with...
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- 402 reads
SEASIDE DREAM
i dreamt i was at seaside as the sun was sinking low spinning soft on the horizon like it had nowhere to go . i slipped into the water heading off to...
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VULNERABLE
i found you once susceptible to thoughts of dread of fear and that it when i loved you most and held you oh so near . for that it when you let me in...
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- 543 reads
SLEEPWRITING
some people walk when they're asleep sometimes they even run but very few in history have done what i have done . i found i'd often go to bed and...
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A TALE OF TWO
a pair grows old together and it does no good to lie there is a thought, unspoken which will be the first to die . it doesn't seem surprising each...
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BRIGHTER THAN THE FLAME
i'd always had a fear of fire i'd always turn and run but you eased my anxiety and showed me how's it done . we're brighter than the fire that would...
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LOOKING STRAIGHT INTO YOUR EYES
i've seen a lot of paintings and i just can't comprehend how a mix of hue and parchment sends my mind around the bend . but i've never seen a...
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ARROWS IN OUR QUIVER
a parent never learns to take a parent is a giver our children are like arrows that we stuff inside our quiver . a quiver keeps them safe from harm a...
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- 347 reads
I CHASED YOU TILL YOU CAUGHT ME
the first time that i saw you i could tell that you were smart the brain, to me, the quickest way to worm inside my heart . you danced in circles '...
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- 330 reads
TERRIBLY TRAGIC AND MERRILY MAGIC
terribly tragic and merrily magic were lovers who dwelt on this earth a victim of drama met riotous mama a-blazing for all she was worth . this...
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FOR LOVE CANNOT TELL TIME
love cannot distinguish what is dusk and what is dawn it only sees the beauty that its eyes have perched upon . love knows not, the seasons in a...
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- 330 reads
EYES IN THE MIRROR
we never see our eyes without a mirror a backwards point of view is all we catch we see each other straight and contemplate the fate about the union'...
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- 262 reads
BIRTHMARKS
we all are graced by birthmarks often called an angel's kiss sometimes they are quite subtle other times, they're hard to miss . a nibble from a...
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SHOULD GOD HAVE FAITH IN US ?
we're often urged to "keep the faith" but yet i'm filled with doubt should faith exist to keep it in or should we let it out . we bite the hand that...
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SWEET AS FROSTED FLAKES
i often call you "sugar" for i like the way you taste but if you were real sugar you would go straight to my waist i look into your eyes...and my...
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WHEN BODIES MISBEHAVE
one wonders what's occurring when two persons lay in bed with flesh that's still awake while drowsing soundly, are their heads . flesh might demand...
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OVER THINKING
i think i'm over thinking logic's winking like a fool my energy is sinking like an unplugged power tool . the more a concept's growing i am throwing...
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LAST NIGHT HERE ON EARTH
our time is so expensive just a sampling, we own with so much time, just spent, confused and so much more, just blown . we've eaten time like candy...
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WHO COULD HAVE PENNED A BETTER SCRIPT ?
i'd ask, "who dealt this mess" when i let the deal go down i left my mind at home while my body went to town . i was the star that shone while the...
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LUCK LEAKS THROUGH YOUR FINGERS
it seems that life's a juggle you have plates up in the air when things start getting dizzy it can leave you in despair . the monsters that have only...
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- 323 reads
EXTINCT ANIMALS
a trio of strange animals you'd miss them if you blinked in older days, quite plentiful but now they are extinct . the first was the dilemma never...
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SOUND OF THE SUN
i met a boy who knew no sound exempt for all his life and one day he explained to me a thing that caused him strife . he gazed upon the burning sun...
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A BLIND DATE WITH A BOOK
distrustful of new authors i will kick them to the curb but sometimes i'm intrigued by what is laid out in a blurb . the story may sound interesting...
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- 345 reads
SEREIN
have you ever felt a raindrop falling down upon your head while underneath a sky of blue where clouds of rain have fled ? . that raindrop is a...
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EMOTIONAL MACHINES
there's a reason that emotion has a "motion" as its tail it's said that we are "moved" when we're inclined to laugh or wail . pretending to be...
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BRAVERY OR FOOLISHNESS ?
there is a line, so skeletal when weighing certain traits and mankind's argued up a storm in furious debates . take genius and insanity it's such a...
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DWELL
sometimes we ride up on the crest sometimes there's undertows but when the path of one might slip the other always goes . embracing joys of heaven...
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THE NUDIST CAMP
quite long ago, a couple met with not a shred of etiquette for when they met, they had no shred of clothes . but it was at a colony that advocated...
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IF I WERE
if i were mute, with language lost i would not vegetate i'd let my heart rise up in song and quickly escalate . but i'm not mute, no language lost i...
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FRIEND OR FOE ?
water's an elixir its denial would bring death but fluid in your lungs could kill by robbing us of breath . as embryos. we float along in seas within...
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- 562 reads
SLEEPS
i measure out my life in sleeps the laws of man, i'm banning for letting nature run its course creates the dreams i'm planning . the time when all...
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WE WALK IN SHOES OF ANGELS
every person has a sibling even if an only child a tapestry of chromosomes unchecked and running wild . a villain who intimidates a monster, dressed...
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MY LAPTOP WAS AN ETCH-A-SKETCH
looking back on childhood days it really makes me laugh my most sophisticated toy ? a simple phonograph . a needle placed into a groove and when it...
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I OFTEN STARE AT ARTWORK
i often stare at artwork like a lot of people do but i am staring with my mind until i'm passing through . within them, i've seen glory in a godly...
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A SINGLE STAR
how fabulous are galaxies a gem filled swirling field a postcard from the dawn of time infinity, revealed . but i don't need a galaxy of spheroids...
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YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT
you don't have to say it it's revealed in your eyes your lips don't have to form the words for i realize . the beauty of our love needs neither...
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- 362 reads
A DIAMOND IN A CRAYON BOX
a meeting in strange circumstance defenses unaware eruption of recognizance a sharp but pleasant scare . your features brought to focus and your...
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- 330 reads
LIGHTHOUSE
the fish that tumble through the sea use their vision as their guide they dart and curve and deftly swerve to navigate the tide . the cave fish have...
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CLUBHOUSE
in a pleasant little township on a zigzag of a street stood a lovely little domicile where we would go to meet . where the atmosphere was cozy and...
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PERIPHERY
we dance in your periphery you doubt that we exist but what do you think happens when you sense your aura's kissed . you sense we're standing by your...
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SEEING GUMBY
i watched some gumby late last night i'd missed it quite a while it was a favorite as a child it always made me smile . but now that i am older...
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YOU'LL HAVE TO SAVE THE REST
we had a feast in front of us we settled in to dine we ended up with water which, just yesterday, was wine . the banquet, once so bountiful now...
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STALACTITES AND STALAGMITES
i've seen the wonders of the caves cathedrals made of lime beheld the hallowed features of the slow parade of time . stalactites are the ones that...
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DARK WITHOUT DIMENSIONS
it's dark without dimensions but i do not find it stark a script with no pretensions never fails to hit the mark . a life with no sensations is a...
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AWED
i have a little something that i must get off my chest you may take what parts you like and disregard the rest . when someone utters "awesome" when...
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THE WORLD OF FOUND
life is but a journey that begins when we are small near motionless when we begin we soon begin to crawl . then crawling turns to walking then at...
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CEMETERY MUSIC
at night, out in the cemetery occupants will sing at first a softly purring voice then others start to ring . not every person does it just the ones...
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EARTHWORMS
let's talk about the earthworms they're an oddity to me i guess we call them earthworms cause they don't live in the sea . but why the name of "...
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LIBRARY
we met down at the library in arts and recreation we knew that we were similar by meeting at this station . we both had the philosophy that loving...
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GRAVITY
the qualities of gravity are often found in love all safe and sound upon the ground yet floating up above . for love ensures security but also lets...
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CINNAMON FRECKLES
how delightful were the freckles that adorned her skin, so fair like stars up in the heavens they were scattered everywhere . she always smelled like...
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MOUNTAINS AND VALLEYS
when you're traversing mountains there is just one reason why to make it to the summit for a clear view of the sky . it's like achieving happiness...
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UNSUNG
there's always been a thread of thought that ambled through my head in days, gone by, i'd keep it trapped in doubt, it should be said . but you have...
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- 333 reads
SINGING HEARTS
a heart beats out percussion like a drummer in a band but needs a bit of melody to lend a guiding hand . the music of the heart is pure as flawless...
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- 381 reads
PHOENIX
the phoenix is a creature that will suddenly expire to find itself reborn in full from ashes of a fire . their feathers then will sprout anew from...
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RINGS UPON THE WATER
we bought a pair of matching rings both silvery and black so often circles curve apart then there's no turning back . rings upon the water rings...
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- 300 reads
EPICENTER
in january , ninety four when most were not awake the city where the angels dwelt was given quite a shake . a little baby girl was born among the...
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THE LAST SUPPER
they gathered all together as they often had before for a melancholy supper that would rock them to the core . for they knew he was the chosen in...
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INCHES FROM MY HEART
i've always been a solo act so low i'd often cry it seemed i shed more teardrops than were raindrops in the sky . like flowers that embrace the sun...
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- 331 reads
LOOK INSIDE
we come in varied packaging each different from the rest and some will make distinctions using vision as their test you must look beneath the surface...
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YOUR LAUGHTER'S LIKE A RIVER
your laughter sometimes ripples like the backspin of a river as it tumbles down the valley to the sea a song that only beauty found in nature should...
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CIVIL WAR
let's talk about the civil war the grey against the blue please tell me what these colors mean the themes behind the hues . the grey would seem so...
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YOU LOVE ME
we've often said that group of words the trio, "i love you" we know we love each other and so now here's what we do . instead of saying "i love you"...
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THE BIRD BEGINS TO SING
when a guitar that was played with love has no semblance of a chord when a guitar that once roared with life is a simple slab of board . then that...
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WATER FROM YOUR WELL
although we live in different states our mental state is one we'll rearrange out tangled streams till victory is won . we are about to meet at last...
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I KNEW YOU
i knew you twenty years ago we never had a clue that some day in the future there'd be plans for me and you . when souls are so in touch they feel...
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BLESSED ARE THE POWERS
the hurricane, in passing leaves the lives beneath disturbed with the fervor of a demon with an appetite, uncurbed . damaged is the flower that is...
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NOT EXACTLY LOST
we're children of the water with the ocean in our eyes we're windblown, wet and barefoot we hear joy in seagull's cries . we're lost without the...
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YOU FOUND YOU'D NEVER LEFT
you always were an L.A. girl the desert called to thee but sand could never keep you trapped for all eternity . your spirit always was too strong to...
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LOVELY DREAM
our love is like a pallet with the hues of flowers, wild the wisdom of experience the wonder of a child . the rainbows of our auras playful colors in...
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THREESOME
we thought we'd have a threesome it's a thing we've done before expanding our horizons we shall waltz off to explore . upon the sands of gold, are we...
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MOODS OF THE SUN
the sun, like us, has many moods and those who live on earth can tell when that ol' sun is sad and when she's full of mirth . we all have somber...
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TWO ODDS MAKE AN EVEN
we've always been a little odd a fact we can't deny it's never been too hard for us we barely had to try . we've had some fingers wagged at us what...
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SEASONED SAILORS
we ride the peaks and valleys of the life that God has brought though low points are unpleasant there's a lesson to be taught . you can't be filled...
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ICE CREAM HEARTACHES
we've all had ice cream headaches what a special brand of pain your brain feels like it might explode you can barely stand the strain . you pray to...
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MY WANTING HEART
i make myself agendas to maintain my mental health the cost is not a factor here despite my lack of wealth . it's such a risky gamble that i'd better...
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SUNLIGHT ON YOUR FACE
some women drape their forms in silk a costume, meant to please with lines and curves to misdirect to titillate and tease . the fabric of your smile...
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WORDS OF LOVE
there's love songs on the radio we hear them every day i've heard a million in my life but never did they sway . i could not grasp the meaning though...
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EOLIAN
eolian, our lives are formed produced by ancient winds in times of doubt sometimes without protection from our skins . sometimes the wind is warm and...
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- 337 reads
HOP, SKIP AND A JUMP
i think about your banquet and my hunger will not stop we are perfect mates but in different states not a skip and jump and hop . instead of walking...
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PILES OF LEAVES
the winter brings on changes which, at times, resembles death it's just a short hiatus till the springtime draws new breath . a tree may lose its...
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MEMORIES OF CIRCUMSTANCE
we fell in love in winter and throughout this quarter year we've doubled up our happiness and halved our doubt and fear . we're filled with...
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RECOLLECTIONS
i love how we communicate no filters in the way we never have to worry we just open up and say . sometimes a gentle whisper other times, a merry roar...
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TELL THE BEES
it started back in england why it started, no one's said but members of the household told the bees when one was dead . they carried out this custom...
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THE NATURE OF OUR LOVE
the sun provides the gift of life the warmth that we all crave without the sun to light the way i never would be brave . the stars will take the...
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LOVE IS LIKE CLOTHING
although it's taken several years i've come to realize that love is like a suit of clothes that comes in just one size . when one attempts to wear...
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ONE AGAINST THE STORM
i was used to leaning backward so i'd bend but never break i fell along the way, but never made the same mistake . i was faced with fierce resistance...
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TWO BOATS LASHED TOGETHER
(FOR AUDRA) we started up a kinship soon embarking on a trip we lashed our boats together to ensure we'd never tip . we set sail on the ocean to a...
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ORCHESTRA OF CRICKETS
i'd rather have friends, taciturn with mouths all tightly zipped than noisy interlopers who would circumvent my script . these would be sons-of-...
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THE LAST THING SHE'D FORGET
they were an awkward couple pair of peas without a pod whenever she was even you could bet he'd end up odd . he'd always miss her birthday not one...
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BEES AND GHOSTS AND KITTENS
you must be made of flowers for the bees fly down to smell the sweetness of your nectar and they like it very well . they relish your aroma on your...
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LOVEBIRDS
lovebirds have no arms to hug but baby, they can wing it a love song nestled in their throats and when it's time, they sing it a lovebird always...
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LAZY CIRCLES
i used to be a dancer with a rhythm, tried and true but lost the thread of music's path till things became askew . i had no partner in my arms alone...
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GLIMPSES OF HEAVEN
our bodies long for sustenance until we leave this earth be it flavorful or bitter every tidbit has it's worth . we're crying out for honey when our...
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FLASHY COLORS
you'd think a tree would don its clothes when autumn claimed its ground but gusts of air undresses them and scatters leaves around . the winds tear...
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THE KING'S PANTALOONS
there's chaos in the kingdom bold rebellion in the realm a personal attack upon the one who mans the helm . the king was growing frenzied with his...
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STAINED GLASS
we all face disappointments how we handle them, depends some people face their ghosts alone while others lean on friends . to guide them through the...
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A LITTLE NICHE
between a king's vast riches and a poor man's empty pot between a verdant garden and a dry infertile plot between a raging river and the fortress of...
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ARMOR
a knight, engaged in battle was protected, head to toe in sheets of heavy metal that conformed to him, just so . but if that man was jostled and he...
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TOGETHER, WE'RE ASSEMBLED
together, were assembled in the womb, all safe and warm but all too quickly, find ourselves in life's insurgent storm . the winds may tear us limb...
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LOVE WOULD PASS AWAY
too often in this game of life one seems to find a mate that seems to be that special one but then they hesitate . forever's such a long long time so...
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YOU'LL NEVER SING THE BLUES
you love to sing and when you do your mind is blending hues i'll weave my song around yours so you'll never sing the blues . your voice grows red...
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REMEMBERING THE MOMENTS
remembering the moments while forgetting all the years this swirling panorama will confuse the eyes and ears . your mind is more selective searches...
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WRAPPED UP IN A DREAM
your dreams tell you a story sometimes modern, sometimes old you cannot force these tales of course they simply must unfold . the plots may be...
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I HAVE YOU
i have you in my life at last a vision stolen from the past i had you on my mind from time to time . but we were always kept apart and never knew...
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MINDS IN LOVE
whenever bodies fall in love in fact, it's only lust although, there's tons of passion there is not a shred of trust . when bodies covet bodies it's...
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MY SISTER WORKS FOR DISNEY
my sister works for disney joining mickey mouse and walt so much for her retirement that came to a screeching halt . she learned the rules of conduct...
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LOOKING THROUGH GLASS
what happens to our vision ? loss of clarity occurs what once was sharp and vivid now just convoluted blurs . you go to see the oculist when eye...
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REFLECTIONS ON THE MOON
i wonder what the moon must think when looking down from high upon her bright blue neighbor who is hanging in the sky . i wonder if the moon could...
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FIRE AND WINGS
you hear some music in your mind you want to give it breath if there's no notes on paper it will die a lonely death . a tune relies on instruments...
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MARBLES
in youth, i carried marbles in a little yellow bag i'd challenge other children and their marbles i would snag . i thought i'd lose my marbles when i...
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GHOST OF LOVE
the morn is an amazing time unveiling is the sun to spread good cheer to earthlings, dear embracing everyone . it's time for new beginnings and a...
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RADIO DRIVING
i'm driving to the radio it's sometimes fast and sometimes slow i tend to let its tempo set my pace . sometimes i'll hear my favorite song and i'll...
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TIME AND DISTANCE
let's fine dine, sweet love of mine let's make the moment last when hand in hand, it's wonderland and time unwinds too fast . for me and you, the...
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FLESH OR MIND
in the end, what will betray you ? will it be your flesh or mind ? the answer looms much clearer as the passing years unwind . is it best to die in...
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THE AWFUL TRUTH
they say a lump of sugar makes the medicine go down but i would rather take my lumps then in my sorrow, drown . for when it's time for answers it is...
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OCEANS LAST FOREVER
your teardrops are cascading like a cruel torrential rain your rainbows, lost in shadows so they cannot ease your pain . at last, the dawn is...
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THE ARTIST'S SOUL
the painter died at seventy he never was well known but since the day he last drew air his prominence has grown . for when the grinning reaper felt...
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THE ONE THAT GOT AWAY
is there a sadder feeling than those thoughts of "might have been" ? if it were in your power would you go back there again ? . back to that crucial...
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INVISIBLE PAINT
invisible paint what a hoot that would be for i could see you but you couldn't see me i'd take off my clothes and then hang from a tree invisible...
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OVERDIZZED
she truly loved her disneyland and claimed it as her own she found she spent a lot more time in there, instead of home . the castle was her palace...
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THE BEGINNING OF TIME
if you should ask a christian when the start of time began they'd say "in the beginning" when God had this six day plan . the greeks say there was...
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SIREN
i dreamed i was a sailor in the restless days of yore defiant, in my mighty ship across the sea, i tore . i heard a woman whisper calling from a...
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MISHEARD LYRICS
we've all caught misheard lyrics be it "bathroom on the right" or "wrapped up like a douche a nutter butter in the night" . lennon mentioned girls...
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EIGHTEEN INCHES
it's only eighteen inches from the mind down to the heart but sometimes those two cities seem eight hundred miles apart . the hearts go running...
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DIPPING OARS
you hunger for adventure chasing memories to save it's not the destination it's the journey that you crave . there are no signs or road maps just a...
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REVELATION
the canvas blank and lacking rank yet dreams will soon run free just turn the little crank that will invent the scenery . the banners curled and then...
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CANDLES
how sad to be in darkness and just sitting up on shelves we'd like to be discovered but we just can't help ourselves . one candle lights another...
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BETWIXT
it all begins with silence like a sky that's clear and blue then notes like little raindrops fill the air with something new . these notes create a...
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DAVID BOWIE
i miss you, david bowie ground control seeks major tom dear aladdin sane i hope that life on mars is calm . you are among my heroes all the madmen...
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LIFE, PREVIOUS
i thought i heard in stereo mistakenly, not true i only heard a single track while swearing there were two . twas half deaf in life, previous my ears...
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JAKE THE JAILBIRD
a hood named jake the jailbird lived upon the jersey shore a rap sheet longer than your arm offenses by the score . by chance, he found employment in...
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RAINBOWS AT MIDNIGHT
we all wander, lost in darkness with our fingers grasping blind when all we need to do is let the light shine from our minds . there's rainbows...
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CHANGE IN THE WEATHER
we miss those days of summer and its warm and friendly breeze the branches lost their blossoms and the leaves have left the trees . those lofty...
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OVATION
back when she learned to walk it seemed more often she would dance receiving smiles from visitors as through the house, she'd prance . her mother...
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BEND A LITTLE
sometimes there's controversy when we bring our minds to meet we cross at intersections but can't find a one-way street . on horns of a dilemma...
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THE MIRACLE OF LOVE
a few believe in miracles perhaps one part of thirds and fewer still have felt them so they were much more than words . our loving is a miracle it...
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TELLING TIME
time moves on eternally you cannot click on pause no referee to stop the clock regardless of your cause . your time is surely limited and when your...
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ANCHOR
we're tossed into the chaos and the currents run so swift so easy to just give up hope and give in to its drift . temptation leans on doorbells...
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THE HYPNOTIST
the hypnotist stands on the stage the audience is rapt the hypnotized stay in their seats among the others, trapped. . the hypnotist says, "bow your...
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FULL MOON
at first, nobody noticed then some eyebrows slowly raised it seems our faithful satellite forgot she should be phased . the laws we knew had vanished...
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KINGS AND PRINCES
the king is the authority but he must have an heir to sit upon the throne the day his father isn't there . the child, full of security the father,...
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SIFTING
in youth, we all are ignorant but some find out in time the things of greatest value will not set us back a dime . its wise to build a bank account...
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WE ARE ONE
our souls and minds are intertwined we wear each other's flesh a suit of loving armor with a strong but pliant mesh . our moods will mix to quickly...
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JACARANDAS
in april, without warning you may spy a tiny sprig a little cluster peeking out in hopes of growing big . a vision so magnificent enough to make one...
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THE DATE
what would you do if told that you could know the day you'd die ? . would you say yes or rather guess about the by and by ? . if you could know just...
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FEEDING TIME
the day can test our tempers till we're crippled by the storm but often just a little smile will make things safe and warm . the lilting trill of...
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I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING
it's been a wondrous journey but the route was badly planned and how i made it up to here i still don't understand . although, i lost my footing...
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SUMMER RAIN
the sun is shining brightly but a cloud moves overhead till shadows fill the borders with a sense of pending dread . a shifting of the patterns where...
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TAKE A SOLO
it seems that you are doubtful oh so hesitant to speak you're unsure of your thoughts you fear that some may find them weak . get ready for adventure...
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WANT SOME DRAMA ?
i had great expectations but alas, there was a twist our house became so bleak now in two cities, we exist . you want to pick a fight with me ? well...
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SLEEPING IN A CAR
when i was just a baby i am told i often cried and the only way to stop it was to take me for a ride . they'd toss me in the back seat and before we'...
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MY BOW UPON YOUR VIOLIN STRINGS
let's recreate a symphony that we've rehearsed before a piece of music meant for two so better shut the door . meandering through merry lands...
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ANXIOUS FINGERS
i like to be creative but so frantic, is my life how can one spark a candle when the winds are full of strife ? . i thought i'd reached a moment...
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LET'S REINVENT THE OCEAN
the love between the moon and sea is strongest of them all and when their lust is fit to burst then nature takes its call . the stars look on in...
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AMUSEMENT PARK IN HEAVEN
in a corner up in heaven there's a lush amusement park where you can sail the ocean as you pilot noah's ark . you can lounge away in eden take a nap...
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WIND CHIMES
i have a pair of wind chimes one of wood and one of glass hanging near my window where the summer breezes pass . the wood provides percussion as it...
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ADVICE
at times, folks asked me for advice i wonder why they would do i seem like the kind of guy who knows what's bad or good ? . i'll give you all some...
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THE FIRST THING
i feel her hand upon my hand although too far to touch when one hand senses danger then the other hand will clutch . our love sprang up like flowers...
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A YOUNG MUSICIAN AND HIS WIFE
a young musician and his wife would always spend the day by making music side by side to while away the day . he figured out the music while his wife...
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GEE, SIS
Jesus had disciples and they questioned not, his word he was their mighty shepherd and he comforted his herd . my childhood would have not been...
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VERMILION BORDER
vermilion border how lovely to meet i know a nice diner that's right down the street everyone knows it's a great place to eat vermilion border i'll...
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A PAIR OF NEEDLES
there was a little needle who had found he'd gone astray he'd lost the field, magnetic where he'd pointed everyday . he had no recollection of the...
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SURF'S UP
a strange disturbance in the sea the tide has grown excessively as if the moon will claim it as her own . the ocean gave the moon her birth you'd...
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TIME GETS ANXIOUS
we live in different time zones well, at least for half the year although we live in different states our own state's always clear . the minutes seem...
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SIX SECOND MOVIES
a movie of six seconds a play upon a stage a person acting crazy or at least, not of their age . if you had looked the other way you may have missed...
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TWO BELLS
you hear a bell at dawning sending love notes to the sun the sound of it enchanting but alas, it's only one . let's sing a song together chase away...
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NEW ROSES
she told me she got flowers all the time from her last guy but then one day discovered that the whole act was a lie . she plucked a little banner...
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COMPOSITION
ever since i was an infant i sought music as a friend oasis from the frantic world a place where i'd transcend . i hope this lasts forever but if...
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ALMOST FORTY FIVE
he asked about her history what men had come before she said, "i'll tell you honestly twas only forty four" . the horror on his bug-eyed face just...
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MYSTERIES
the authors of the mysteries weave plots, quite serpentine that leaves the jumbled reader to perceive the lines, between . there's always someone...
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STRONG COFFEE
maybe you're a carrot quite unyielding to the max how does a carrot face a situation that may tax . inside a pot of water that is boiling at its peak...
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MOUSE EARS
she spent her time in disneyland much more than in her home and even in her dreams at night through disneyland, she'd roam . one day, when combing...
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HI
i said HI she said HI so twice was uttered HI and this device brought paradise for we were twice as HI . i said HA she, HA HA together, HA HA HA and...
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INCIDENTAL MUSIC
a bit of idle murmuring a tune, devoid of form a soundtrack to a little scene inside your brain, so warm . you're marching to a different drum a...
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MODERATION
the sun is like a hot balloon the scent of summer, sweet the girls glide by like little floats parading down the street . the earth beats like a...
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OUT OF OUR HANDS
it's out of our hands you understand and into the hands of love the powers that be must greater than we have lifted us higher above . how precious,...
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THE LAST STAR
when young, i'd gaze up to the skies and see a million stars a necklace full of diamonds like the beams of motorcars . this vast parade of spheroids...
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SNAKES
snakes have a dry skin how cold to the touch we recoil when seeing a creature as such we shake cause we're sickened we shake cause we're scared while...
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TWIN FLAMES
their bodies are electric when engaged in acts of love these two halves of a soul were born in heaven, high above . a deep incessant throbbing richly...
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BARBIE DOLLS AND PETS
i wish i was in showbiz drinking wine and eating quiche where barbie dolls did cattle calls and pets were on a leash . i wish i was in dixie just a-...
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A SIX YEAR OLD AT SIXTY
a six year old at sixty how did i reach this age ? it seemed like only yesterday i was in pupal stage . i got free rent and groceries i did not have...
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START ANEW
a forest lives forever in the hearts of seeds they spread from embers of the timberland a host of life is fed . the earth adopts the orphans and...
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LARRY THE LOBSTER
larry was a lobster and he wasn't very large he always had been bullied by the bigger ones in charge . he never knew the reason why his growth began...
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SANDMAN
his head shaped like a crescent moon his eyes, a starry black he has a cache of secret sand he carries in a sack . he sprinkles it upon you as you...
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SEEING THE LIGHT
sometimes, the senses we possess fade out as years climb on the stars that once shone brightly bow their heads when shown the dawn . for me, alas, it...
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HORNS HOLD UP MY HALO
horns hold up my halo and my pitchfork tail behind is hidden underneath a robe that's splendidly divine . i've never played a harp before but i've...
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FLIP THE HOURGLASS
life is like a poem sometimes a stream of thought so pure but nature can go haywire and malfunctions may occur . instead of flowing couplets there's...
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- 266 reads
EIGHT SECONDS
a man considered suicide to gain eternal sleep to reach this lofty goal from a tall building, he would leap . he made the calculations and concluded...
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DRINKING TO REMEMBER
she sure could hold her liquor and i sure could handle mine that's when we'd hold each other while our blood turned into wine . it seems that we were...
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BORN SMART
the moment we arrive we are confused as we can be we hear sounds that hurt our eardrums only blurry lights we see . how pathetic an existence when we...
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WATUSI
watusi was the shyest boy that dwelt within the tribe and all the other children there would always taunt and gibe . each night, the young would...
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HELLWARD BOUND
i'll have a little home there with a front yard all a-flame a smoking red brick chimney blackened mailbox with my name i've lost my teeth already...
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PLUTO'S HEART
few times in my life can i recall a sadder fate than when our solar system was reduced from nine to eight . my sadly distant pluto was erased right...
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- 279 reads
BUT ME ?
some people fish for hammerhead some people fish for trout but most will fish for anything their little poles pull out . some people fish for halibut...
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PLAYING TRICKS
a day in deep october in a field of flowers, wild eyes closed in meditation like the daydreams of a child . a zephyr whistled in my ear a song that...
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TENTH LIFE OF A CAT
a marquee on a theater my name was ten feet tall the multitudes explored my moods an idol, loved by all a stratopsheric rocket with an afterburner,...
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- 255 reads
DANISH LOVER, ROAM POETIC
danish lover, roam poetic world's for you to see you take the pastry in your hand and wax, poetically . you like things sweet inside your mouth and...
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- 274 reads
STRANGELY DIM
when faced with nasty weather that could tear my world apart i think about your kindness and your essence fills my heart when forces rage around me...
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AMONG THE TREES
there's many trees inhabiting the ranches and the farms with branches reaching out just like a lover's caring arms in forests, they're in aggregate...
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- 280 reads
TWO LOVELY ANGELS
there were two lovely ladies born in nineteen-twenty-one you were one lady's granddaughter i was one lady's son . though both departed from the earth...
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- 279 reads
TWO STARS
in the deepest folds of twilight nestled high up in the sky lie a twinkling stellar duo and those stars are you an i . ablaze in luminescence loving...
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RAINBOWS ON THE MOON
my show was interrupted by a sudden sharp retort they broke into my program for a special news report . it seems a group of scientists who keep an...
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RELIGION
the prayers we lift each morning will be warming as the sun the day ahead we're smoothing soft and soothing, fears undone . our hands we'll clutch...
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BOATS ARE SAFER IN THE HARBOR
we're a pair of sea bound vessels we're inclined to dare the tide we are bored by shallow waters through the foaming waves, we glide . cruising...
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MERCATOR CITY
we see in three dimensions and we live in three as well how odd to be suspended in a world that wouldn't swell . most people crave a landscape that...
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MELTING INTO ONE
the moon cannot escape the dancing fingers of the dawn the sun absorbs the moonbeams till all consciousness is gone . i am the moon in gray you are...
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- 357 reads
CATERPILLARS
i opened up my window just to take a look outside imagine my confusion at the vision that i spied . a million caterpillars were parading through the...
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- 240 reads
FLIRTING FOR INFINITY
we're flirting for infinity i love your femininity you make my masculinity go wild . indulging in forever-play you take me places, far away i knew it...
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I FOUND YOU IN THE MYSTERY
life is full of pathways, strange where light is rather dim your joy gets quickly snatched from you depending on fate's whim . then eyes behold a...
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I KISS YOU IN OUR DREAMS
each night, when we're about to sleep sweet kisses are applied they seep into both me and you and slink their way inside . they make a little journey...
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POSTCARDS
they didn't have much money and they didn't have much time they never took vacations only up the ladder, climbed . but they shared a sense of humor...
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DIVE INTO A BOOK
let me tell you, people every time i read a book i dive right down inside it just to get a better look . i'm leaping through the pages take the...
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AS YOU PLEASE
if you do not know the question then the answer never comes if you do not write the lyrics you are left with only hums when there's difficulty...
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WRYTER
could i be called a writer just because i own a pen ? is it enough to scrawl some junk and post it now and then ? . yes, ink is cheap to purchase it'...
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CAROUSEL
she'd reached the age of thirty but if you must know the truth she still maintained the innocence she fancied in her youth . she often looked back...
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TIME WILL ALWAYS WIN
now, time has been our master since the moment we were born each day it picks off some of us while some are left to mourn the mourners soon are...
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LARCENY
i've always been quite honest mr. lincoln's biggest fan no trickery or balderdash a conscientious man . my eyes, when they beheld you saw the road to...
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NECKLACE AND A SMILE
we grew up in a nudist camp a hippie type commune where social standards took a seat while nature called the tune . we both derived from families...
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PERPETUAL EMOTION
i find that i'm bamboozled by mechanical design the clockwork of machinery escapes my feeble mind . for years, the greatest scientists all put...
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SMILES, BOTH SHY AND SLY
you are my mona lisa and i'll state the reason why your eyes are so enticing while your smile is oh so shy . your face is so expressive it's so...
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CRYING AND SMILING
when babies come into this world they often wonder why they had to leave their cozy home so they begin to cry . the people who attend the birth are...
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WITHOUT A SINGLE SOUND
when a tree falls in the forest where no wildlife is around does it dent the earth substantially without a single sound ? . when the night falls in...
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ELECTRIC SPARKS
we linger in the distance for we're forced to bide our time the poem, though now completed still must wait to hear its rhyme . the rain falls down...
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THE NIGHT BEFORE
the things we think are set in stone may change before our eyes each day on earth, we live and learn and strive to grow more wise . sometimes this...
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ANIMATED TATTOOS
it seems art eloped with science in a powerful alliance for a futuristic genre has been shaped . for the tattoos, once so quiet will now gallivant...
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TERRIBLY TRAGIC AND MERRILY MAGIC
terribly tragic and merrily magic were lovers who dwelt on this earth a victim of drama met riotous mama a-blazing for all she was worth . this...
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CIRCUMLOCUTION
we only end up beaten when we beat around the bush when pulled by curiosity why do we tend to push ? . we use equivocation and then quiver at the...
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SEA SHELLS
you take a sea shell from its home you figure there's no harm but taking sea shells from the sea is cause for great alarm . you hold the shell up to...
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EXTRA BUTTON ON YOUR SHIRT
i think of you as treasure but you think of me as dirt and if i were a mineral i know it wouldn't hurt . you never bow to anyone i know i must abide...
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BORN IN A PLANE
twas born on a plane i know that's insane imagine my mother in flight . in clouds, high above when a push came to shove i arrived on that curious...
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SIGN LANGUAGE
when one is born in silence with no language to enhance they pantomime in splendid rhyme their fingers in a dance . when people do the hula it is...
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BOOKS ARE MADE OF PAPER
books are made from paper and this paper comes from wood the wood comes from the forest but i doubt it's understood . that trees have different...
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OUR SUN WILL PAINT THE SKIES
some artists portray people such as man and loving wife while others are more comfortable with something more still life . perhaps a shred of fiction...
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POETIC WHISPERS
a person pens a pretty poem accepts the accolades a rabid roaring audience wild ticker tape parades . sometimes this lucky person writes a piece that...
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GLAD TO BE YOUR GLUE
it's easy to just fall apart from webs of spreading cracks there is a sense of urgency yet no time to relax . sometimes one's self is not enough you...
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MAY WE ?
may you always be lighthearted may you chase the shadows, dark may you never make appointments only do things on a lark . may you laugh, sincere and...
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BABY SECRETS
not everyone has seen a birth deliverance, full blown but each of us has made the scene on birthdays of our own . surrounded by the darkness then...
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THE MADDENING MOON
there have been superstitions that the full moon drives one mad it might cause rage or laughter or to make one deeply sad . but is it purely folklore...
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A SKY OF LAVENDER
the heavens are the ceilings of cathedrals in the wild the jewels of starry regions with their apparitions, styled . the wind, a breathy furor with...
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NOTHING IS BETTER THAN THIS
a sharp little cry a mischievous yelp a miniscule stranger in need of your help . a baby when laughing, will always bring bliss and nothing is better...
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PRIORITIES
we've all had an occasion where we were quite overloaded a bag was ripped, the contents tipped a jelly jar exploded . and yet you saved a loaf of...
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YOUR VOICE
a cool drink in the desert a slice of shade, so rare a quick refreshing wave of breezy coolness in the air . a star that wanders slyly dares to peek...
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TRAFFIC LIGHT ELVES
while sitting at a traffic light a little girl of five asked her mom, behind the wheel when she could learn to drive . her mother said, "you have a...
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SINLESS IN SIN CITY
i'm sinless in sin city what a horrid place to be a soul so pure and innocent amidst debauchery . to some, the holy trio is to gamble, smoke and...
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STRENGTHENED
strengthened by joy to get over the strain of constant upheaval bombarding the brain thank God, you're normal or i'd be insane strengthened by joy...
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LOGOPHOBIA
i've gotten logophobia i can't believe my luck i'm feeling weak, i'd love to speak but do not have the pluck . i want to spin out poetry dramatic and...
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THE GRAY BERET
i went down to the thrift store as i do on my off day i bought a shirt, a pair of pants two CDs, i would play . i bought two ties, a single book some...
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SIDESWIPED
this morning, i was sideswiped thought i'd nearly die of fright reclining in my leather till a jolt brought me upright . i found myself pulled...
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TOTEMS
a multitude of totems spaced out even in a row with new ones still created as the need for them would grow . the people in the village in the county...
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JANUARY
janus is a two-faced god with powers to transcend for he prepares beginnings and he cleans up at the end . he holds in hand, the gate key that...
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WHEN LOVE TURNS
when love is white it's innocent a baby in the wild a slice of territory unfamiliar to a child one night the stars winked at the earth the earth...
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LOOK AT THE LOVEBIRDS
look at the lovebirds they cuddle and coo they look at us for we're so in love too they call us lovepeople and watch what we do look at the lovebirds...
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WEIGHTLESS
people like to argue they go at it, tooth and nail they seem to think the maddest not the fittest, will prevail . but we're not up in arms we're in...
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TREASURES
we call some people, pennywise yet foolish by the pound but nowhere in this realm is any pleasure to be found . enhance your life with laughter...
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RAINBOW
happiness is fleeting like rainbow that will bow between the acts of raging skies to give us hope somehow . storms will keep on haunting mother...
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A STAR IS BORN
a cloud of dust in nebula with turbulence within will weave enormous knots until their gravity caves in . but as the cloud collapses there's no...
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EVIL QUEEN
i shiver as the sun comes up the shadows fade to white why must the dawn occur at all ? there's comfort in the night . the sun's an evil queen that...
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THE RAILROAD MAN
he worked hard for the railroad no, he never missed a day but he never really liked the job although he made good pay . he did enjoy the rhythms as...
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FULL MOONS
the wolf moon will come howling on a night of icy light the snow moon haunts the hunting brilliant walls so tall in height . the worm moon will come...
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SAD EYE JOE
sad eye joe was not an outlaw he was quite the honest man not prone was he to larceny that never was his plan . but one night in november joe had...
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HEADY
you and i are heady we never think we only feel when two hearts beat as one there are no secrets to reveal . there's never any questions for the...
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FEBRUARY
behold, the month of solmonath which celebrated mud the winter, jeweled in ice soon leaking out it's milky blood . behold the month of helmkuu snowy...
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UMBRA
i follow in the umbra of the poets, long ago who shared the thoughts inside their heads so other minds might grow . these fables grew like forests...
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ONCE UPON A TIME
once upon a time there was a couple so in love they intertwined their colors like the rainbows up above . their love began in summer and their...
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AMBIVERT
i guess i am an ambivert you ask me, what is that ? sometimes i am a roaring beast sometimes, a pussy cat . i'll settle in the middle just as long to...
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COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO
once there was a rooster known as cock-a-doodle-doo he always had a job so he'd have bread to see him through . he was a bantam fighter and he got so...
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CARRIED TO THE PEAK
CARRIED TO THE PEAK we mostly live in valleys on a stable plot of ground and whisper to the mountains that have gathered all around . our voices full...
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THINKING AND HOPING
she left me wrapped in wonder with my tongue too stunned to speak my eyes in starlit magic till it made my knees go weak . this crazy hypnotism left...
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MATCHES MADE IN HEAVEN
some duos made in heaven start to solo quick as hell but our sweet song of love will always weave a magic spell . new verses added daily to our...
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COLORS
before we were together my poor blood would just run red but now it runs in scarlet or a crimson hue instead . the sky that loomed above me was a...
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MARCH
march evolved from martius the first month that appeared and martius, homage to mars the god of war, revered . a town sprung up on seven hills became...
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KISS THE STARS
you hear a little whistle that is dancing in the air a lilt that is infectious with an essence, very rare . the breezes go unnoticed unless flurries...
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RAIN GEAR
when wild and windy weather add some moisture to the mix there isn't any downpour your umbrella cannot fix . by keeping us protected they will take...
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FIELD TRIP
embarking on a field trip was my junior high school class a jaunt to an amusement park we had an all day pass . tremendously excited with our hearts...
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UNDISCOVERED BLISS
we boiled beneath the blazing sun and shivered in the night alone, afraid a dark parade with no strength left to fight . when down to our last shred...
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KNOWLEDGE
i ain't gettin' any younger one cannot reverse the tide i ain't feelin' any older life is short, but oh so wide . i peeled back all the layers to...
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YOU'RE MY REASON
my life revolves around you like a planet 'round a sun you give me light and comfort when i haven't either one . without you, there's no sunshine...
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APRIL
aphrodite, smiling when the springtime came along her flowers rising up in bloom to sing a joyous song . her world was waking up again the winter...
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I LOVE YOU, RIGHT ?
i'm at the age when things regress i've pulled back in my head and tend to think of days of yore than yesterday, instead . sometimes my recollections...
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MAY
we now give thanks to maia who bestowed fertility to not just plants, but children too into infinity . a time for all to blossom with a nurturing,...
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I'LL BRING YOU SUMMER
our love is nicely seasoned by the mingling of our skin sometimes it's hard to tell where i fade out and you fade in . when balanced by our natures...
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CREPUSCULAR
you and i, crepuscular it's twilight that we crave the moment at its melting point the region of the brave . we like to live our lives on edge yet...
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GHOSTIES IN THE CROSSWALKS
there's ghosties in the crosswalks and tomatoes on the vine and everyone in hollywood has turned to frankenstein . i can't remember flowers that was...
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JUNE
juno, queen of goddesses replenishes the earth she eases the deliveries of mothers giving birth . a guardian of soldiers as they travel off to war...
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WE CANNOT STOP THE WIND
we cannot stop the wind, my love the violent gusts will blow so we must learn to bend a bit as not to be laid low . the storm won't last forever it...
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JULY
the emperor of rome way back in 46 bc revised his empire's calendar to what we all now see . the dates of all their festivals had gotten out of whack...
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AUGUST
we praise augustus caesar with this end of summer name this month was once sextillis till the emperor found fame . but what was he to julius ? a...
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THE POEM I HAVE NOT WRITTEN
my muse is growing restless from her failure to inspire she hasn't sparked the embers that would resurrect the fire . hell hath seen no fury like a...
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SHINING SOMEWHERE ELSE
the sun's a happy traveler never ruminates too long it lingers for a moment when you turn your back, it's gone . it travels off to places where you...
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STRENGTH OF THE SUN
our sun's so very heavy yet seems weightless in design as she rises very slowly till she fills the sky with wine . if she ever chose to leave us or...
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SEPTEMBER
septum birthed september latin seven, born and bred but there's another meaning that is something else instead . a partition twixt two chambers be it...
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OCTOBER
it once was known as winterfylled the filling of the moon the shadows ever deepening the chilling seasons soon . the nights are getting darker...
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NOVEMBER
november is penultimate a month for giving thanks to all our country's servicemen who moved on up the ranks . we gather for the eucharist a feast...
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DECEMBER
the ending of the novel the last page drawing near the cherry that's upon the top of each and every year . the winter's chill may threaten but our...
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BROKEN RECORD
like a record that's broken she would constantly say i love you i love you i love you all day . i certainly knew that how not, when she'd say i love...
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PHASES OF THE MOON
some say my mind is in the clouds that might be true, i say i'm often not inside my head but somewhere far away i know i need some tethering or else...
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SONG OF JOY
light flies through the window and slips out the other side leaving just the darkness which prefers to stay and hide . there must be kaleidoscopes...
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BLONDE AND GRAY
life's made up of patches like a crazy quilt parade there's often great decisions and some others, best not made . sometimes our minds are brilliant...
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TITANIC
a couple saw "titanic" in a theater one night expectancy, gigantic as they held each other tight . and when the film was over they retired to a cafe...
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STANDING ON THE CORNER
i'm standing on the corner with my mommy close at hand i can barely walk although she thinks my strut is grand . my knees are rather shaky but...
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HISTORY
i never played much poker but i know how to poke . i've seldom been a joker that's the butt of my joke . i might have been a smoker but i no longer...
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MOONCALF
look at that poor mooncalf it's so different from the rest that little quiver in its eye will tell the story best it's only when the moon grows dim...
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I DON'T LIKE AIRPORTS
i don't like airports half the time the other half, i do for when you left, it was a crime but great, when in you flew . sometimes the airport's full...
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KILLING TIME
time begins when you are born at least it does for you for months, you've been developing and then you're pushing through . for a while, you're...
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HOT AND BOTHERED
Time has been our master and it will be evermore seems every year gets faster than the year that came before An obvious conclusion but we give it our...
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SLEEPING THROUGH THE SEASONS
when spring is finally springing i embrace the warmth, its bringing soon be choosing for my snoozing lighter blankets than before in summer, i will...
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THREE SISTERS
there were three sisters in my town Helena, Eartha, Luna they had a house down by the beach a few blocks from Laguna they each acquired a nickname...
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MIND YOUR Ps AND Qs
Let me bring up something That is certain to confuse We've all heard the expression We must mind our Ps and Qs It means to watch your manners But...
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ORDEAL
you're not a heel you treat for meal your chance to steal perhaps a feel her clothes may peel perhaps she'll kneel and do the deal until you reel...
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FATHER TIME
A couple had a baby Born on January first Right at the stroke of midnight Though that hadn't been rehearsed He grew up rather quickly And in his...
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BLOW ME
i think about you all the time you are the reason to my rhyme precision clocks with double chime you know me . i'll be beside you when you wake you'...
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SAINT NICK
There was a lad named Nicholas Who lived up in the north His parents thought him special From the day that he came forth He loved his fellow children...
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HANDICAPPED
Alas, some folks are handicapped Some, capable and handy Now I've conceived a notion And I think that it is dandy We see these special plates on cars...
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SOCKS
I love my socks Each day attach All made of silk So they don't scratch I do not fret If they don't match And if they tear I'll add a patch If I run...
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THE MIRACLE
I asked for just one miracle My eyes were raised above I asked if it was possible To find someone to love I promised to be patient Promised not to...
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SNORE
I love to hear my sweetheart snore This may sound odd to you But as my baby saws away I'll tell you what I do I'll regulate my rhythm Till our...
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I READ THE BABBLE
my occupation ? minister many weddings I have led "I now pronounce you, man and wife" so many times I've said but late in life, I must confess...
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SHOES
SHOES it was one day back in autumn when i needed shoes and bought 'em and it felt so good as they caressed my feet now, its been another autumn...
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THE COLLAR
i bought my cat a collar i hung it on her neck now others know she is a pet if they decide to check it has a bell that jingles each time she walks...
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