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").

Giving The Sage A Shave And Haircut

It's known far and wideThat the Sage has knowledge on his sideFor his investments are made when heHas determined the weakness of the other party.He..

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Gertrude Stein

Ms. Stein went to FranceWith her sister (lover) , seeking romanceHaving much money to spent,They had no trouble finding a friend.The artist on the..

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Georgia Nut

The Muse dictates that there is much to be said about peanuts of every kind:Green, boiled, nuts in and out of the shell, even peanut butter made..

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Gen Lost - A Response To Mill Field's Poem

Listen and you'll hear themBut they are far away and sight is dim.So go forward toward the soundAnd perhaps they will be found.Look about and perhaps..

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Gasket's Ball - A Christmas Story

Gasket discovered that atStocking Opening TimeAround the Christmas tree,There was something for everyone,Cats and dog included.A special stockingWas..

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Garbage Feast

Buzzards are smart as most birds areFor they know the day’s of the week, as well as the hour.They come just before the the Garbage Collector is dueTo..

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Galapagos: The Garden Before The Fall

Captured by her mind's eyeAs only she can seeAnother world captured against a radiant skyCreatures of land and of the sea.Lives of a distant worldA..

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Fudge And The Leaping Lizard

Found a lizard on the floor,Was creeping toward the door.T'was caught, in hand, cleanAnd after examination, healthy deemed.Though an unlikely..

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Frostproof's Three Hurricanes

There on the map for all to seeIs a place you really didn’t want to be.Nature’s wrath held in storeWind and rain; flooding galore.Formed by three..

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Friends

My friend said,"I get my best thoughtsOn my back in bed."I asked,"Do you wear shoesOr wiggle your toes? "She hit..

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Free Range Chickens

Scratching in the sandHenrietta mused about man.Not any particular oneBut the role of some.Her friend and companionTook time from dusting funShaking..

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Fred Babbin Is Growing Old

So Fred Babbin is growing old,Not much of a story here to be toldBut just recognition that someday soonWe all must dance to our Maker's tune.Yet when..

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Fort Lonesome

At the bar after the shiftAll were covered with the dust of the mineA bit of calcareous cake that clung to the skin like some sort of brineFrom which..

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For Want Of A Loaf Of Bread

For want of a loaf of bread,A child was lost.For want of a child,A family was lost.For want of a family,A community was lost.For want of a..

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For Misha Mary On The Warmth Within

An Irish aireIs there to shareOf winter's soul,A life filled mold revealed.Where underneath the coldLies a resting worldThat come end of solsticeWill..

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Food Fraud

Let me deceive you, let me count the waysBecause food is what we consume all life's daysRecount the contents of the larderThose in which are clearly..

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Flying Ants

Can ants fly?Most certainly,As they reach their passionFor procreating the species, everlasting.Seem to come from you know notWhere, but in the..

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Floppy

Was out checking the cowsThis morning and stoppedTo watch "floppy",The cowWith earsThat seem to be hingedDifferent from the others.She was lying..

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Fire Ants

You'll learn real respect,If you mess with fire ants.They attack in numbers when enragedThe poison injected results in a blisterSoon the skin in the..

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Feeling

Lie quietlyImagine your hand moving slowlyPalm up, open, fingers extendedCan you sense the pleasure of touchAn embrace that causes a quickening of..

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Fat Jacks

Sitting in a booth at Fat JacksThe morning crowd of regularsWere there and a few strangersThat happened upon the place.In the booth next to the..

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Farther Vs. Further

A rule of thumb comes in handy hereThe difference between the two is quite clear.Further is what you say when in proper formAnd Farther is when you..

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Eugene's Old Grey Mule

Mostly he just stood thereNext to the fenceLooking at what,We knew notEyes were closedAs he dosed.Sometimes he shiftedHis weight from three legsTo..

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Energy Independence

Nancy P.And Harry ReidHave a record to defendAs they ascendTo joining with ObamaIn a troikaWhere they controlAll the levers new and old.Smashing the..

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Emoticons Are Nothing New

While much is made of the shorthand expressionWhich can be had with few stroke impressionsThe history of the art goes far beyondThe simple computer..

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