Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
The Mallard Hen's Virgil
How she came to beNesting along the highway, busy?But there in the plantingOut of usual sightingA clutch of eggsAmongst the twigsMaybe three or..
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The Lotus
Poems you writeWhile others seekTo with words inditeA spirit that is weak.Yours is a messageFrom the heartWith words that wageAn image, to..
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The Lost Hat
The ArgumentHow the lawyer (student) ,not accompanied by Don Quixote,by his squire, Sancho,or the barber,found himself in a circumstanceof great..
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The Losr Maji
In a small town in the MidwestWhere everyone knew everyone’s business,Before morning lightThe story got around.Jesse Schmidt had been in a fightAt..
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The Litany
You've heard it all beforeWhen called to justiceHis (or her) suffering you can't ignoreAs the 'victim' pleads innocence.He said in a tearful..
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The Lion Never Sleeps
The Lion watches its preyIt's the pursued and the pursuedBut which is whichAs Nature playsThe gameSometimes the hunterBecomes the preyNot knowing..
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The Legacy
On her dying bed, mother dearestDrew a pledge from the nearest(A daughter who sought for her, peaceful rest)That she would fulfill this last..
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The King Is Dead
The King is deadSo they said,As they gathered roundThe effigy King on the ground.That had fallen under relentless assaultOf words, sticks and stones..
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The Keystone
The Aztecs never conquered the keystoneRather than the lintelTo bridge a gap to ensure that the loadWould be borne by two supporting sides.And their..
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The Jumping Bean
All have seen the bean in actionTrying to get attentionJumping from spot to spotWhen circumstances get too hot.The most amazing featIs that this..
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The Hornet And The Bittle
A harnet set in a hollur tree –a proper spiteful twoad was he:And a merrily sung while he did setHis tinge as shearp as a bagganet:Oh, whoso vine and..
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The Hog (Garbage Disposer To City Folks)
Dick Philips called it the hogCause it et everythingBones and allOr jus a flush off the plates.Course if yo had a real hogIt'd be more better..
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The Halloween Party
It was a dark and stormy nightOne by the devil design'd to fright.When came a sight most blearyOne not design'd for being cheery.Black was the out'r..
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The Green Alligator
There's a green alligator.Lying on the bank out of the water,His (or her) hide, a bilious greenAnd as it dries has a certain sheen.Some would say..
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The Girl With A Pimple On Her Nose
Sitting at her deskTrying not to showConcern for what, you ask?The pimple on her nose.Glowing red like a lightAmongst the beauty to beholdSomething..
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The First Snow
Slowly, softly the crystals formEach on a small nucleus, a particleBuilt onto until the naked eyeSees the multifaceted formTaking a shape.Then it..
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The Fable Of The 'Factologist'
Once in a forest deepLay one who was asleepDreaming of a place to beWhere 'equality' was the only way.For in his slumbersHe imagined free from that..
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The Fable Of 'Belling The Cat', Modern Version
Five judges at a cat showwere in a conference roomwhen the lights went out.The cat being judgedwas coal black andonly could be seenwhen it opened its..
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The Evolution Of Gabby Gail
The Evolution of Gabby GaiilRemember the doll with the string sticking outPull it and you’d hear her say (or shout)“I’m pretty tricky”.She’d say it..
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The Epiphany
Sitting at a lightSix cars aroundFive of six,Foreign made.Drivers of the carsAll women,Age of allUnder thirty.What's wrongWith this picture?s
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The Cutting Horse Contest
Old Dan and Ralph had been there beforeThey and the crowd knew what was in store.When the announcer gave their nameThe applause acknowledged their..
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The Curious Skunk
Nosie is his nameWhen he got his shot at Fame.Visiting in the even’n hoursWhen others were in their unawares.Made his roundsAlong the waySurveying..
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The Culture Media-An Eulogy
The three dark horsemen of the press do damage not with swords but with well chosen words. On the passing of; Dan Rather, Tom Brokaw, and Peter..
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The Cricket (In The Fashion Of Robert Burns)
T’was the early days of AutumAn frost lay heavy on the fieldsWhile in th’ house t’was snug an’ warmWith th’ smell of the blazn’ fire fillin’ us with..
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The Cows Know
When the cow egrets no longer flyBut seek a fence post nearbyWatching and waitingNot seeking out the hoppers in the grassOr waiting for them to take..
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