Your Very Flesh

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“And your

very flesh

shall be

a great poem.”

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~ Walt Whitman

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Elfje:            (Cinquain)

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rhyme

lyric verse

language in cadence

from haiku to prose

poem

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Senryu:      5-7-5 ( Haiku with people and their emotions/feelings as a topic)

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feelings of anguish

lost love leads to a heartbreak

emotional scars

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Poem:

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clear the noisy mind
leave the negative far behind
learn to love the silence
seek emotional balance

enjoy life one day at a time
never average, always the sublime
simply high on life, avoiding the chaos
for others misfortune a real pathos

don’t just practice being kind
share with others your peace of mind
make sure your love is unconditional
never a fake, really, truly convincible

for the ignorant, patience and tolerance
for the stupid a heart felt sufferance
no resentments allowed, know that forgiveness heals
a contrite heart to the world appeals

be the person your God wants you to be
the soul that is happy, joyous and free

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ME and the Boss

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https://meandtheboss.wordpress.com

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Humor Is Truth

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“Humor is something that

thrives between man’s

aspirations and his limitations.

There is more logic in humor

than in anything else.

Because, you see, humor is truth.

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~ Victor Borge

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Elfje:         (Cinquain)

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funny

tickled pink

chuckle, yak, giggle

the jokes on you

laugh

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Haiku:     (5-7-5, nature and seasons the topic)

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butterflies abound

flowers proliferating

beautiful summer

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Poem:

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can’t get the timing, can’t tell a joke
I get to the punch line and I choke
believe me, I do love to laugh
always when I get to see my yearbook photograph

I once told jokes to give my ego a lift
demeaning others was my special gift
ethnic, racial, the meanest jokes around
stupid, ugly, used to tear others down

changed my habits a few decades ago
hanging out with the sickest of the sick, a guy named Joe
we have learned to laugh, not at each other
our stories now make us laugh with one another

we go to meetings to tell  how we have changed
learning how to live with a mind that is deranged
blessed are they who survive the abnormality
those who are born with an addictive personality

knowing that a laugh a day will keep the doctor away
to be happy, joyous and free we pray

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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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