More Useful

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“The poet

must be

more useful

than any

other member

of his tribe.”

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~ Comte de Lautréamont

Elfje: (Cinquain)

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tribe
his kin
your own folk
our band with pride
clan

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Tanka: 5,7,5 7,7 syllables

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scent was in the air
met a pie man goin’ where
to the county fair

one a penny hot crossed bun
a pun can be so much fun

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Poem:

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it was a full moon, what a scare
heard noises but nothing was there
men in wolves clothing were howling
the old wives faces were scowling

the shining brought out the lunatic
tricks to be played on the local dipstick
lore propagated by the areas monsters
what evils lurk in the deep ponds waters

souls revisiting on all hallows eve
reminders for those left to greave
could the cow jump over the moon
lovers taking the time to spoon

the moon is such a wonderful topic
except for those who are totally myopic

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ME and the Boss

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If finely-wrought talents

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Elfje:       (Cinquain)

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form

verses function

prose and rhymes

written from the heart

poetry

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Haiku:

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written words of praise

cannot explain the seasons

nature or reasons

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Poem

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maybe I am just a lunatic
the moon looming as a subject
the witch crossing its face on a broomstick
my feeble mind in a total disconnect

waiting for the cow to cross over
saw the fork elope with the spoon
rover, rover cross through the clover
if it were June would I swoon or croon

childhood memories in a scramble
events twisted by the fragile ego
emotional harms overshadow the gambol
fantasies to celebrate the grandiose libido

a dark stormy cloud obscures the man
guess I’ll return to believing I’m Peter Pan

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ME and the Boss

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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com

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https://michaelerb.wordpress.com

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