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Best Poetry (page 1)
The best poetry as noted by fans, readers, and yes, me too.
Rated:
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Avg Rating: (7)
The best.

Selected after input from a combination of fans, readers, reviewers, friends, and my choice.

Some of it is NEW and I'm still figuring out if it is good enough to be here or not.

Please read, enjoy, and give well thought through and considerate reviews.
Portfolio -> Poetry -> Best Poetry (page 1)

Parade of the Enlightened  [13+]   0.9 KB
We watch and smile.

Misery  [13+]   0.5 KB
Misery loves company. Does she?

Meaningful Things  [18+]   1.7 KB
Breaking free of the corporate pie in the sky attitude.

Each Other  [13+]   1.2 KB
Can we learn to tolerate and respect each other?

Not Unlike A Dream  [13+]   0.9 KB
Was it or was it not a dream?

When the Harpy Killed a Witch  [13+]   4.3 KB
Rich with mythological allusions, a tragedy of epic proportions.

City Ekers  [13+]   1.0 KB
A Terza Rima (three line iambic pentameter).

stone path... (and other Zen Haikus)  [13+]   2.6 KB
Some beautiful short Zen Haikus (content not syllables).

Birds Sing Go Away  [18+]   1.1 KB
Tricked by desire.

Beauty Is Itself  [13+]   1.6 KB
Some models are so overdone they hide their true beauty.

A Vale Near El Dorado (Poe Tribute)  [13+]   2.5 KB
A tribute to Edgar Allen Poe - please read his poem, Eldorado, also included here.

Dropped Remnants of Sanity  [E]   1.3 KB
The lost thoughts gather to make some new sense of life.

Such Are the Poems  [E]   1.1 KB
I like the poems of yesteryear, the poems of ‘twas, and yon, and ere.

Elation's Eager Anticipation  [E]   1.1 KB
The spider anticipates its meal, and having captured it, must wait again.

The Winds of Celebration  [E]   0.9 KB
A transformation from desperation to celebration, using comparisons to air and weather.

Deception's Shroud  [13+]   1.3 KB
There is a real deception in life that allures and blinds.

Flowers and Governments  [13+]   0.8 KB
A poem comparing the preservation of our freedoms with gardening.

J.C. Gunz  [E]   1.6 KB
A positive rap about speaking out for good.

Who Dares To Soar  [E]   0.9 KB
An uplifting poem of wonder beyond the daily routine.

Vestiges  [13+]   1.1 KB
A commentary on the failure of modern progress to really change things.

They Were Me  [13+]   1.0 KB
Memories of being a young child in the burly inner city of Chicago.

Poised to Propel  [E]   0.8 KB
The expectation of pure discovery-- that which is new, not just a mixture of the old.

Oceanic  [E]   0.8 KB
A poem about how the waves of the ocean at night wash away the stress of the day.

Executivism  [18+]   0.6 KB
A poem exploring the tragic sacrifice of a work-a-holic executive who has it all.

Fossil Fashions  [E]   0.6 KB
Who am I, who I wear or who I am? Or both? And to what effect?