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My Poems - my best		Rated: ASR
As chosen by the folks at WDC. Need to look no further than this folder, unless new.
by: Kåre Enga, Marooned in Montana	This item does not allow ratings.

Best poems inluded in this folder received at least a 4.5 average based on ten ratings or more:

"Zmitri"

13+: A surrealistic poem of longing, of loss found once again.
"'heart's home'"

ASR: A prose poem lament in letter form to a friend from New York praising Oklahoma and Kansas.
"Koan on an October sky"

ASR: Based on the prompt: like an image tattooed on the sky.
"Clematis on the flagpole"

E: Very vigorous vines vanguish ... a salute to the letter v.
"At three"

E: After watching kids at the playground, trying to remember me as a child of three.
"Speak soft my name"

13+: Can Earth be given a voice? Not a children's poem.
"Of mice, owls and moonflowers"

ASR: A light view of natural processes of life, death, life. Response to a challenge.
"Starbeams on Tulsa"

ASR: A fantasy of what stays and goes in Tornado Alley. Nature versus the follies on Man.
"For Jeanette ... when she grows old"

E: About Kansas and diamond slippers. Jeanette is a hoot, in spite of her knees and sugar.
"A radiant moon has set"

ASR: Homeless, black-eyed, had young children, 34 and found dead in the park last winter.

Good poems that received at least a 4.4. They are filed elsewhere:

"'we are like trees'"

E: A prose poem letter for a friend, using the metaphor of humanity as trees of one forest.
"At two"

E: Just a wistful afternoon with the two year old, quiet, of course :)
"Yes, redbuds sing"

E: Do we hear the melodies around us? Do we ignore the harmonics in our hearts.
"The silk shrouded Rose"

13+: A prose poem vignette written in 20 minutes with a prompt: a bench and a found object ...
"I, Katrina"

13+: In the spirit of I, Claudius, the empress arrives with a case of bad-breeze.
"Boise City"

13+: Can you feel emptiness? Boise City is in the panhandle of OK where it touches 4 states.
"Snow goose in flight"

13+: What can be made of a poet's life? / Two pillows: one for sleeping, one for napping.
"Byron Lynn"

ASR: This is an short elegy for Byron Lynn, who died of cancer November 23, 2004 in Kansas.
"Mission girl"

13+: We are becoming a class stratified society. Not all of us are ab-fab. Sarcastic?
"Kipuka"

E: Just imagine crossing miles of lava fields to reach a green oasis on the slopes of Hawaii
"On the Illinois"

E: The Illinois is an incredibly beautiful river in North-East Oklahoma.
"Summer in Sabetha"

E: This is based on a very beautiful summer in Sabetha, Kansas ... a long time ago.
"First drum set"

E: My friend gave his 2 year old a drum set! Can you hear him play?
"Lament of the bottle"

13+: Supposed to be witty or humorous. PG rated.
"Earth groaned"

ASR: Written as I was thinking of the homeless caught in a rainstorm

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981541 Poetry	Speak soft my name >> 13+ by 114 members.	1.35 KB	6/16/05 8:36pm 8/17/09 1:03pm
	Can Earth be given a voice? Not a children's poem. Genres: Environment :: Emotional :: Death
1008516 Poetry	I, Katrina >> 13+ This item requires reviews with ratings.	1.57 KB	9/6/05 7:19pm 8/17/09 12:42pm
	In the spirit of I, Claudius, the empress arrives with a case of bad-breeze. Genres: Nature :: Environment :: Death
1059117 Poetry	At three >> E by 14 members.	0.80 KB	1/16/06 7:04pm 8/3/06 8:29pm
	After watching kids at the playground, trying to remember me as a child of three. Genres: Children's :: Experience :: Biographical
992784 Poetry	For Jeanette ... when she grows old >> E by 18 members.	1.23 KB	7/20/05 11:51am 1/31/06 8:32pm
	About Kansas and diamond slippers. Jeanette is a hoot, in spite of her knees and sugar. Genres: Tribute :: Personal :: Biographical
1002015 Poetry	Kipuka >> E by 19 members.	1.46 KB	8/16/05 2:57pm 4/7/07 1:18am
	Just imagine crossing miles of lava fields to reach a green oasis on the slopes of Hawaii Genres: Nature :: Environment :: Animal
983025 Poetry	Boise City >> 13+ by 26 members.	1.20 KB	6/21/05 6:05pm 4/7/07 1:14am
	Can you feel emptiness? Boise City is in the panhandle of OK where it touches 4 states. Genres: Regional :: Nature :: Travel
988297 Poetry	Of mice, owls and moonflowers >> ASR This item requires reviews with ratings.	1.30 KB	7/7/05 1:39pm 8/19/07 5:41pm
	A light view of natural processes of life, death, life. Response to a challenge. Genres: Animal :: Nature :: Death
983494 Poetry	'heart's home' >> ASR by 16 members.	3.34 KB	6/22/05 7:59pm 5/3/06 7:19pm
	A prose poem lament in letter form to a friend from New York praising Oklahoma and Kansas. Genres: Experience :: Friendship :: Biographical
982292 Poetry	A radiant moon has set >> ASR by 21 members.	1.08 KB	6/19/05 4:04pm 8/10/06 11:50am
	Homeless, black-eyed, had young children, 34 and found dead in the park last winter. Genres: Death :: Nature :: Friendship
983702 Poetry	'we are like trees' >> E by 12 members.	2.58 KB	6/23/05 12:06pm 4/7/07 1:20am
	A prose poem letter for a friend, using the metaphor of humanity as trees of one forest. Genres: Nature :: Friendship :: Emotional
990746 Poetry	The silk shrouded Rose >> 13+ by 14 members.	2.70 KB	7/14/05 11:41am 4/7/07 1:19am
	A prose poem vignette written in 20 minutes with a prompt: a bench and a found object ... Genres: Romance/Love :: Melodrama :: Horror/Scary
1330910 Poetry	La Bella Vita >> E This item requires reviews with ratings.	0.63 KB	10/10/07 12:59pm 11/29/07 7:24pm
	Toot the flute / and flutter the hands. // All fingers fly / to the tune of her band. Genres: Children's :: Family
1316705 Poetry	Advice for an electrician >> 18+ This item requires reviews with ratings.	0.68 KB	9/9/07 3:53pm 11/29/07 7:33pm
	One line cut and the connection's gone. / Two lines crossed and both are gone. Genres: Romance/Love :: Relationship :: Nature
1244336 Poetry	Alps >> 18+ by 15 members.	2.01 KB	4/7/07 4:23pm 4/17/08 4:04pm
	zones of bend and thrust / where we've created havens for the clouds, Genres: Scientific :: Nature :: Erotica
1244319 Poetry	Wheat penny >> E by 14 members.	1.44 KB	4/7/07 3:54pm 8/16/07 9:09pm
	your wheat hair/blowing in the wind;/no government/can devalue/you;/but this/paltry cent Genres: Family :: Children's
1238827 Poetry	Violets >> E by 13 members.	0.73 KB	3/26/07 9:30pm 8/16/07 9:04pm
	The fragrance of modesty, / shy beneath green hearts Genre: Nature
1233829 Poetry	Plain cover jacket >> E This item requires reviews with ratings.	0.74 KB	3/16/07 10:55pm 4/29/07 2:10am
	"Let me write un-noticed / as a shaft of winter wheat ... in the Central Kansas heat" Genres: Writing :: Relationship
1233286 Poetry	In search of Iris >> ASR This item requires reviews with ratings.	0.81 KB	3/15/07 8:23pm 4/29/07 2:09am
	"And golden-eyed in a dark blue dress,/she squats on the lawn to rest." Genre: Nature
1142647 Poetry	Qadr >> E by 11 members.	1.31 KB	8/10/06 4:45pm 4/7/07 1:21am
	A lament based on Surih 97 from the Qur'an. (Koran). Genres: Spiritual :: Emotional
1128539 Poetry	Zmitri >> 13+ by 18 members.	0.74 KB	7/7/06 11:40am 8/1/07 4:42pm
	A surrealistic poem of longing, of loss found once again. Genre: Emotional
1099226 Poetry	Clematis on the flagpole >> E by 14 members.	0.71 KB	4/27/06 1:56pm 8/3/06 8:28pm
	Very vigorous vines vanguish ... a salute to the letter v. Genres: Nature :: Contest
1044847 Poetry	Snow goose in flight >> 13+ by 14 members.	1.12 KB	12/12/05 2:36pm 4/7/07 1:17am
	What can be made of a poet's life? / Two pillows: one for sleeping, one for napping. Genres: Writing :: Nature :: Women's
1026468 Poetry	Koan on an October sky >> ASR by 14 members.	0.97 KB	10/26/05 8:18pm 5/3/06 7:20pm
	Based on the prompt: like an image tattooed on the sky. Genre: Philosophy
1002349 Poetry	Mission girl >> 13+ by 17 members.	1.20 KB	8/17/05 3:17pm 8/16/07 9:00pm
	We are becoming a class stratified society. Not all of us are ab-fab. Sarcastic? Genres: Community :: Comedy
983014 Poetry	Starbeams on Tulsa >> ASR by 12 members.	1.01 KB	6/21/05 5:35pm 1/21/06 7:05pm
	A fantasy of what stays and goes in Tornado Alley. Nature versus the follies on Man. Genres: Regional :: Fantasy :: Environment

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