The Poem Ends

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“I loved my friend

He went away from me

There’s nothing more to say

The poem ends,

Soft as it began-

I loved my friend.”

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~ Langston Hughes

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Elfje:            (Cinquain)

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friend

bosom buddy

someone who cares

someone to rely upon

pal

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Tanka:             5-7-5, 7-7

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a complete story

penned by the fake journalist

publicizing hate

swayed the public opinion

the publishers agenda

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Poem:

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the haves , a few, the have nots, many
in the middle there are not any
discrimination really does exist
sadly, a lot are content to subsist

the house and a couple of cars
life’s path determined by the stars
burdened with a ton of debt
paid by yesterdays blood and sweat

the rich are above the law oblivious
even those who are lascivious
the bottom hooked on a bad drug
are just being swept under the rug

promises, promises, can we afford to keep them
while fake news adds to the invisible mayhem
created by politicians seeking re-election
motives subject to critical circumspection

prognostications made to influence the vote
did I say that, it had to be a CNN mis-quote
Soros spending billions to wreck the nation
the ACLU puppets his favorite donation

come on America, let us make a stand
let’s vote God back into our land

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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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What Am I Saying

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“I am so clever

that sometimes

I don’t understand

a single word

of what I am saying.”

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~  Oscar Wilde

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Elfje:         (Cinquain)

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clever

so smart

mentally quick, resourceful

showing inventiveness and skill

ingenious

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Lune:    5 / 3 / 5

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it has stopped raining

sunny skies

humidity builds

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Poem:

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ha, ha, ha
laughing is a positive
wa, wa, wa
crying is a negative

most souls live somewhere in the middle
no crying, no laughing, no playing the fiddle
the fortunate live life on the positive side
never forgetting when they have cried

shed a crocodile tear for the ignorant
guard your ego with motivations innocent
laugh at the pompous clowns know as politicians
sympathize with the many who suffer untreated addictions

the world will go on with or without us
even the best are just another bozo on the bus
laughing with but not at others
we are all siblings from different mothers

ha, ha, ha
laughing is contagious
wa, wa, wa
crying is courageous

 

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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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