The Reality Of Your Life

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“What’s writing

really about?

It’s about trying to

take fuller possession

of the reality

of your life.”

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~  Ted Hughes

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Elfje:            (Cinquain)

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real

true facts

cannot be denied

never confused with fiction

actual

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Senryu:      5-7-5 ( Haiku with people and their emotions/feelings as a topic)

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alligator tears

looking for more sympathy

loves the attention

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Poem:

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it is raining, God’s most precious gift
the tonic that gives everyone a lift
animal and vegetable alike
even the little boy whose name is Mike

except when it was time to clean behind his ears
Mother only laughed at his crocodile tears
an Aquarius, he took to water like a fish
his favorite snack was Mother’s knish

he was a sneak and from the truth he fled
his whole world existed inside his head
a loner by nature, he never had a friend
never someone on whom you could depend

drinking too much never helped his disposition
that and his total lack of any ambition
too many jobs to count, many marriages failed
could never remember how many times he was jailed

a devine miracle, God struck him sober
he became a human instead of an ogre
he found his soul, a smile gave him a facelift
behind the rain he is now God’s next best gift

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ME and the Boss

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https://michaelerb.wordpress.com

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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com

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With A Dash

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“Poetry is a

deal of joy

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pain and wonder,

with a dash

of the dictionary.”

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~Khalil Gibran

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Elfje:

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words

serious, humorous

chosen at random

a message comes alive

writing

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Haiku:

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jasmine blooms and blooms

aroma intoxicates

birds, bees, fine dining

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Poem:

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looking for the inane and silly
tired of being stodgy serious
bored with making sense really
my sign obviously is in Aquarius

always ready for a good belly laugh
I am definitely not the worlds critic
trying to crop life like a photograph
bored to death by the pure analytic

found the humor in some good friends
choosing only the ones who express joy
discovering that there are other dividends
people who are just the real mccoy

laugh with me, do not laugh  at me
I promise to do the same for you
let us share nothing but ecstatic glee
may we always remain tried and true.

Want to be my friend, make me laugh.

ME and the Boss

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