No Fear

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“Don’t

be afraid

of poetry.”

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~ Clifton Fadiman

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Elfje: (Cinquain)

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poet

who writ

don’t know it

but it does rhyme

verse

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Senryu: 5 , 7 , 5 syllables with people and their emotions as a subject.

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anger starts with fear

we didn’t get what we wanted

you took advantage

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Poem:

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gentle waves of warm water cover the feet
the sun providing a glorious bone warming heat
any day at the beach will soothe the soul
nature reinforcing that God is in control

evolution is such a marvelous thing
only the crazy to the past want to cling
revolution is not necessarily evolution
anarchy is never a very good solution

peace, make love not war
use science to give everyone more
think of the consequences, not just the profits
believe that the Creator knows more than the prophets

predicting the future we all must agree
it is as easy as following the greed
why listen to entertainers and TV show host
their agenda is not as friendly as Casper the Ghost

today, be kind, be loving and watch what you say
and when all else fails, take the time to pray
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ME and the Boss

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A Passionate Pursuit

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“I have

defined poetry

as a ‘passionate

pursuit of

the Real.”

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~ Czeslaw Milosz

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Elfje: (Cinquain)

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real
as pure
just as is
not at all false
true

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Lune: 3,5,3 syllables ( In Reverse, Lune should be 5,3,5 )

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passionate
most intense feeling
heart ablaze

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Poem:

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mystical, magical, an awesome miracle
for those in recovery it is empirical
in life there are no mere coincidences
there are only fortuitous God incidents

born with a brain on backwards
most grew up to become bad actors
the on / off switch definitely broken
surely quite unique but still a token

for those who never quite fit in
keep coming back was a good place to begin
a warm welcome which gave many goose bumps
a fellowship using a Good Orderly Direction

a Higher Power by any name is acceptable
most of the miracles are barely perceptible
a backward brain does not mean that they are insane
the road to recovery is becoming humane

miracles are most often a change in attitude
many learn the joy of having gratitude
abstinence gives one a new life to be what you want to be
a soul who is happy, joyous and free

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ME and the Boss

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https://michaelerb.wordpress.com/

https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com/

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