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“You too?”
She asked Ruth.
“How do your poems
start out?”
“They start as
a lump in the throat,”
she said.
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~ Louise Penny, The Long Way Home
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Elfje: (Cinquain)
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speak
I said
talk to me
please say something nice
kindly
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Haiku:
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creepy crawly worm
fertilizing Mother Earth
Natures give and take
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Poem:
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today is a happy day
why ? ? ?
because my attitude said so
a decision to go with the flow
today is a glorious day
why ? ? ?
because my Higher Power made it that way
it even gets better when I pray
today is a perfect day
why ? ? ?
because my God doesn’t make any junk
even better since I stopped getting drunk
today is a beautiful day
why ? ? ?
beauty is in the eye of the beholder
the Pieta was carved from a marble boulder
today is a magnificent day
why ? ? ?
because the Great Creator gave us words
spectacular, impressive, striking, glorious, superb,
majestic, awesome, breathtaking, splendiferous
today is a wonderful day
why ? ? ?
because it is my day and that’s the way I want it
hope you can do the same for your day
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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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“Poets are
interested primarily
in death and commas. ”
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~ Carolyn Kizer
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Elfje:
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commas
colon, period
grouping words grammatically
sentences, clauses and phrases
punctuation
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Haiku:
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all things diappear
returning to Mother Earth
food for the future
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Poem:
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life and ampersand
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in conjunction , &, but, if
immortalized in a glyph
science defines the living
with just a few links missing
poetry fills in the voids
using words that were Freud’s
ego, superego and id
excluding those living off of the grid
you’re OK, I’m OK
a few civil laws to obey
creating more than death and commas
dreaming of living in the Bahamas
a poem a day keeps the doctor away
keeps the mind from turning gray
smile, life is not all commas and dramas
think cozy, snug in your warm pajamas
it’s always time to enjoy a conjunction
happiness is basking in the realm of dysfunction
and, if, maybe; always get in the last word
but, don’t ever forget that bloomin’ password
poetry is not all death and commas
poetry is paying tribute to our Momma’s
ME and the Boss
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https://michaelerb.wordpress.com
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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com
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