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“Poetry is
the art of
uniting pleasure
with truth.”
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― Samuel Johnson
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Elfje:
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noise
vulgar speech
display of ignorance
oaths among the stupid
swearing
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Haiku:
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God lives forever
time measured by the light year
man’s life but a blink
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Poem:
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can I tell a lie
grandiose ego I
makes me want to cry
the morals which I defy
Mother taught me right
the church made me fear sin
the commandments I thought were trite
it was always more important to win
t’was instant gratification that I sought
never dreamt of the consequence
tried every sin that could be bought
the highs were far above common sense
struck sober by a God incident
was almost restored to sane thinking
the addiction was false imprisonment
controlled by habits that were stinking
to thine own self be true
a better way of living
a Higher Power to see me through
enjoying a life I thought was missing
I cannot tell a lie
I no longer want to be that bad guy
ME and the Boss
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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com
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“breathe in
experience
breathe out
poetry”
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― Muriel Rukeyser
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Elfje: (Cinquain)
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art
song, dance
whats your choice
hearts beating with joy
pleasure
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Haiku:
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spirit of all things
ethereal nature moves
the sound of silence
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Poem:
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she shouted from the other room
something about a flower in bloom
I turned on my selective hearing
my thoughts turned to disappearing
her insistence sounded like a request
or maybe a very small order at best
obviously my turn, should I answer
I felt I was being treated like a gandy dancer
another yelp and the tone became stern
just go on, do it, her affections to earn
I go before the queen, who gave me audience
years and tears have given me sapience
a man should know that a happy wife
gives him a very happy life . . .
ME and the Boss
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