What Does It Mean

“all they want to do is tie

the poem to a chair with rope

and

torture a confession out of it.

They begin beating it with a hose

to find out what it really means.”

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― Billy Collins

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Elfje:

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possibly

the truth

the whole truth

lying cops a plea

confession

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Haiku:

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no silence in spring

natures chorus seeking mates

music to God’s ear

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Poem:

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motives; body, mind and soul
as mysterious as a black hole
our wants and needs mostly ego driven
justification by purposeful commission

deep inside is it nurture or nature
character or appearance a portraiture
the sickest act like a magic chameleon
memory and events destined for oblivion

those who can’t, teach or become a politician
common sense does in no way improve cognition
the unethical shrink seeks a plausible explanation
the healthy see only the mentally deranged aberration

the simple mind deduces that there is no rhyme or reason
so sad that politically incorrect can’t be construed as treason
history repeats and human nature again is wrong
what remains will be left to the elements, the strong.

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ME and the Boss

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Dictionary

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“Poetry is a

deal of joy

and pain

and wonder,

with a dash

of the dictionary.”

Khalil Gibran

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Haiku :

the English language

more than a quarter million

words that sometimes rhyme

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Elfje :

words

mental images

beliefs, cognition, judgement

thoughts that are conveyed

language

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Poem :  abab, cdcd, efef, gg      (sonnet)

there are people who can talk forever
and never say a thing
they think they are so clever
like a yo-yo on a string

up and down, up and down
the same thing over and over
around and around and around
never ending like a field of clover

the dictionary they believe
is only for the teacher
it is only lies that they know how to weave
maybe they should be a preacher

no dictionary needed, love knows how to melt
when the language of the heart can always be felt

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ME and the Boss

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