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").

Saba

Who, Who, Who?Who set the stageFor pulling the plugOn Lehman Brothers,Denying them bailout?Who knew that BadoffWas on the wireAnd betting bigThat the..

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Rozinante

Of spavined bonesRemembering master's errant windmill questSeeks refuge alone.s

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Rosalind Franklin

Rosalind Franklin. Ever heard of her?The un-famous chemist that caused quite a stir.'Twas the discovery of DNA's helical structureThat Watson and..

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Robbie Burns’ Cow

The seven acre farm permitted only just soMany things to be or goOne was the keeping of a cowNor more could be allow’dFor grass and forage was always..

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Rip The Wayward Rabbit

Along side the road not far from townIs a modest home known all around.Here lives a solitary one whose name is Robert Ingram PerrRIP or by some the..

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Riddle - What Has Two Heads And Twelve Feet?

Love bug, love bug - flying freeMating in pairs - more soon to beLove bug, love bug - destiny callsOn the windscreen life ends for all!Love bug, love..

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Rhymes Have I (From Robert Wright, Songs)

(He)Rhymes fine rhymesRhymes fine rhymes have IRhymes fine rhymes sweet rhymes have IRhymes fine rhymes sweet rhymes have ISly rhymes wry rhymes meet..

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Response To Tia Maria's Yesterday

Rearview mirrors showWhat has gone beforeBut not what's in store.And looking aboutOnly reveals what is,Which flows quickly past.The future isAs the..

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Response To Surendra Kushwaha's Going Against The Grain

Take that one errant grainPut it on the boardWith a sharp knifeCut it into thin slicesLine them up side by sideThen carefully,Eat them every..

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Reply To Jack Russell's Lament

Lies are misshappened truthsIntended to convert others to their view.The prize be to destroy factsAs they shed false teardrops, anew.Their lament is..

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Regulate, Regulate, Regulate

Regulate, Regulate, RegulateLet no action pass free the gate.First comes election of graft ladened polsInfluenced by tears and woes of well meaning..

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Rattlesnake!

See the bulbous bodySlither through the rocksOn the desert floor.This is one of God's creatures to be avoided.He has just devoured the hopesOf a..

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Rape On The High Seas

The deck runs red with bloodOf those that moments before were freeNow lying there, struggling in the graspOf one who will take by forceLife's..

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Rain

A chill’s in the airCows at break of dawnGo their own way, not wanting to shareBits of green amongst the brown.Clouds form on the horizonA “Blue..

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Rabbit Scribbler

Sitting at the table, quite proper,Wearing his baseball cap as a topper,The Rabbit Scribbler began his journalOf mundane events and all.Yesterday it..

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Queen Nancy's Idiot Savant

Now comes forth the princeOf wordsSpreading thoughts not so clearAs he ejaculates to the gathered herds.Speaking rapidly in his rushTo..

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Queen Mum

Past this way she came and went,Her bodily remains to crypt were sent,But the memory of her and the earth she trod.Remains with us by grace of..

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Puffer Fish

If you finda conch shell,Discarded by the hostand others as well.It can be usedto make musicIf you knowthe tricks.Just place your lipsnear the edge..

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Procrustes’s Alive

Procrustes knew well what he thought and didMade a bed, “one size fits all” it’s said.Little did he know that his philosophy would be embracedBy..

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Preying Mantis

The say that the praying mantis femaleEats the male after mating.Don't know if it's a true taleBut perhaps one should be cautious of the inviting(?)

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Preying (Praying) Mantis

The say that the praying mantis femaleEats the male after mating.Don't know if it's a true taleBut perhaps one should be cautious of the inviting(?)s

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Possum At The Door

There was a possum at the doorFeasting on mole-crickets by the score.In truth, he could barely seeThe bounty provided there for he (or she.)With the..

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Poor Misbegotten Soul

Poor Misbegotten SoulSee him standing thereBalanced on two legsOthers, dangling in the air.He cannot runNor can he jump.Nature imposed on such as..

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Pondering

reading the obits in the journali see life's not eternalbut goes on for all of those(i don't know) but supposethey nev'r knew which path to chooseso..

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Poets - Morbid And Morose

With pen in handThey take to paperExpressing feelings to fellow manThat at first seem most proper.But as is quickly seenThey have an insightThat is..

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