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").
A Word About Vermillion
A Word about Vermillion*The Sioux Falls (SD) Argus LeaderOften presents our fair cityWith a large and elaborate editorial bouquet,Albeit one not..
© Sidi Mahtrow
A Tribute To Mike Royko - The Empty Stool
It's hot in the city this time of year.The pavement and buildingsSeem to join togetherTo capture each and every photon of energyFrom the sun and..
© Sidi Mahtrow
A Tribute To Loyd C. Talyor
Reclamation is the word today,As the conservation movementComes into sway,Permitting reuse of the essential elements.So, when it comes to passThat..
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A Tribute To Edward Moore
Once was a Moore.Some eleven scoreHas passedSince we saw the lastOf EdwardWho, some thought untowardWith his way with wordsAs one of the bardsWho..
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A Tribute To Dr. John Fenn *
The very worst invention isOne that isn't a whizAt balancing the booksOr even giving them second looks.No this invention of manDoes all that it..
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A Short Poem For Joe Fazio
'The old shoebox'A touching reminder of whenLife had greater meaning thenFor sharing pain and joy togetherMeant that they would be 'one' forever.s
© Sidi Mahtrow
A Reply To Wilson's Illusions
Easy to criticizeTill you realizeThat those who are so smartHave no answers for a start!Just trust us they sayThings will be better in our day.(And..
© Sidi Mahtrow
A Rational Anthem
My country, tis of thee,Sweet land of felony,Of thee I sing, -Land where my fathers friedYoung witches and appliedWhips to the Quaker's hideAnd made..
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A Rare Bit By L. Frank Baum
(from the book, by the Candelabra's Glare by Baum)(Writ dejectedly at early dawn.)The rarebit is an elfish impThat wields a deadly power,Though..
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A Pome On Feathers
words in language to be heardare like feathers on a birdthey cover the carcassprettying it up more or lessas birds of featherflock togetherso does..
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A Poet's Commentary On John Updike's Writing
Style has its rules, but notions change the mood.We speak or write in prose or poetry,Are eloquent or vulgar as we mean:In verses or in song..
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A Poem To Vidi Writes
Sometimes one writesFor their own pleasures,Or delightsIn other measures.So it is that VidiTakes the time to writeLike the cicadaThat fills the air..
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A Mullet Is Not A Fish? ?
So said the smart talk back in 1916.For an out-of-work lawyer pickings were lean.For clients; some local fishermenHad their day in court, once..
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'A Modern Mazeppa —
A Nebraska Cattle Owner Lashed to a Wild Broncho -For a Week He isCarried About the Plains,Without Food or Water. -...When discoveredThe modern..
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A Heavenly Chorus Of One
Silence.The BeginningCommemoratingThe passing.The MockingBirdBegins his preludeJoining the wordsOf solace.M-I rifles, shoulderedThree rounds ring..
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A Ghostly Air
Was that a breath of cold airI felt as I drove about in my car,Or was it just the end of summer heatThat soon would be in full retreat?Maybe, just..
© Sidi Mahtrow
A Dream Within A Dream
In Poe's dark forbidding nightWhen there can be no sightOf the dangers lurking nearOf which there is much to fear.But in the inner peace of PoeWith..
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A Cowboy’s Tale
When you’re riding the range for hours without endIt’s time to reflect of how life does beginAnd how it will end, nobody knowsBut you live each day..
© Sidi Mahtrow
A Chicken Is Not A Bird
A chkn na be a byrdAcord'n folk lvn in flori daKep'n and own'n be diferntIf be a tigr or sknk keptAn' a' th hair cutn shp r paloor for trmWord is..
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A Special Christmas Gift
Most gifts come wrapped or maybeToo awkward to be,Are left standing in the corner or lying unwrapped under the treeBut this special gift was..
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thoughts On Rm.Shanmugam Chettiar's 'Half-Done' Poem
Rare is the wordThat is used to describe'Half-cooked'But you decideWhat's on your plate.Is it ready for the palateOr needs another roundIn life's..
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reiterative Poetry
Reiterative poetry it seems proper to sayHas seen little sunlight in present day.Yet it represents in all regard,The beginning as English language..
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A30 Where Was Bernadette?
The whole Lourdes Town,Rose up in a violent agitation,To demonstrate their feelingsAgainst the police atrocities.They shouted, “A poor girl,Harassed..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A29 The Enquiry Commission
The Dean’s heart, once stone,Turned itself to a soft tone,What was its hidden reason?Perhaps, it was known to one.The Lady might be the one,To make..
© Rajaram Ramachandran
A27 A Set Back To Her Health
When Bernadette fell unconscious,People thought she was in trance,But when she opened her eyes,She had lost color in her face.The asthma attack was..
© Rajaram Ramachandran