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Various attempts at poetry, different types. Practice to improve.
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Limericks
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For contest, wee silly poems
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Mar 6th, 2022
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Absent Love
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Love lasts even in long absences
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Feb 25th, 2022
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The Silver Batchelor
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Contest poem, February, silver is figurative. Facing reality.
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Feb 20th, 2021
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Knowing the Way
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Read the scripture repeatedly. God's laws will be in your heart. You'll figure life out.
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Jan 28th, 2021
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More Earlier Poems
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Rediscovered some of my old stuff, needs refinement or trashing
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Written in my younger adult years
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Seldom
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A broken marriage, sort of a country song
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I Am A Veteran
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A veteran is grateful to have his service remembered and appreciated
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On The Mountain
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A ritual that helps the ongoing grief.
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Sep 20th, 2019
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Puzzled
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A beautiful mystery, 24 line poem for daily contest
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Sep 5th, 2018
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A Stroke, Not A Knock Out
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Round 85 Pond Poetry, Lumps 'n bumps contest with specific rules and quote inspred
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May 15th, 2018
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I Fell In Love With A King
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Biblical character gives her side of things
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Feb 27th, 2018
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The Old Cowboy's Song
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Aging rancher or horseman reflects
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Feb 16th, 2018
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Feb 16th, 2018
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Wild Wednesday
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In response to a prompt. A little too close to the truth for comfort.
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Apr 27th, 2017
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Apr 27th, 2017
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Nature Haiku
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Day turns to night
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Jan 19th, 2017
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Jan 19th, 2017
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My Last Barbecue
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An old man is wistful about a family barbecue
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May 31st, 2016
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Jun 1st, 2016
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Family
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Summer Harvest
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As summer ends and fall begins, the harvest changes. Life follows nature.
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Apr 4th, 2016
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The Anniversary of a Birthday
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1692812
Commemorating a birthday after a friend died
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Jul 23rd, 2010
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May 30th, 2018
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Death, Stay Away
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The nearness of death to us all
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Jun 16th, 2010
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Jun 16th, 2010
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If Children Ran Heaven
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A story for children, describing heaven the way they might want it to be. Just for fun
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Aug 17th, 2009
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Poems
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collection of poems, assorted topics
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Jul 4th, 2009
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Oct 27th, 2009
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Religious
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Dialysis
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Medical
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1578095
Poem.about surviving kidney failure
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Jul 4th, 2009
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Angels
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Angels are not cute, or cherubic. Biblical angels are frightening, powerful.
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Jun 8th, 2009
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Sep 29th, 2009
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Family Reunion
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Family
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1553270
typical extended family gathering/picnic, everybody's been to one
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Apr 24th, 2009
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Feb 5th, 2010
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Family
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Holiday
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Simple Poems
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poems about changing seasons of nature and life, silly thoughts, Christmas, no money,
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May 6th, 2008
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Sep 24th, 2019
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