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A Modest Proposal For People Wanting Free-Choice

A Modest Proposal For People Wanting Free-Choice

Can’t Afford, A Baby? Baby, That’s TOO Bad
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Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Roe — Roe — No! Sings SCOTUS

Roe — Roe — No! Sings SCOTUS

Limericks, my choice — reacting to women losing their voice!
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Harper Thorpe
How He Lost in the Game of Life

How He Lost in the Game of Life

A Poem—with wishful thinking about the January 6th hearings
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Shereen Bingham
Sonnet to Highway Lines

Sonnet to Highway Lines

The battery of broken, shock-white bars, stenciled on asphalt, where bald rubber rolls; stunned tired eyeballs ogle near and far, blinking…
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sappgregg
To All Craftsmen — Near And Far

To All Craftsmen — Near And Far

May those who need you know just who you are
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Speaking Fiction To Power
When You Know The Facts You’re Wrong

When You Know The Facts You’re Wrong

A simple ditty about how we can’t handle the truth
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Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus

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Namit Shah
Sonnet to Less Effective Gods

Sonnet to Less Effective Gods

When charmed hosannas fail and prayers falter, flickering immortal spirits expire, into whispered psalms at shattered altars; fallen gods…
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sappgregg
Two Girls, Ankles to Knees

Two Girls, Ankles to Knees

a 1930s verse translation
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Joe Váradi
That Time Our Nation Took A Dump

That Time Our Nation Took A Dump

“Is this just the flu? Because people die of the flu.”
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Christyl Rivers, Phd.
Romeo and Juliet Revisited

Romeo and Juliet Revisited

Be Careful What Thou Wisheth For (a double sonnet)
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Craig Richards
Sonnet to Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Sonnet to Grilled Cheese Sandwiches

Smear oleo on Wonder bread snow white, place sliced and processed sun-colored cheese, press betwixt slices, frizzle ’til done right, golden…
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sappgregg
Camisado

Camisado

The Unseen Enemy
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Craig Richards
Foul Ball!

Foul Ball!

Cricket can be a dangerous game
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Craig Richards
My Grandmother

My Grandmother

a verse translation
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Joe Váradi
A “Brief” Encounter

A “Brief” Encounter

An old shaggy dog story put into verse
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Craig Richards
Pedro the Pirate

Pedro the Pirate

featuring annoyingly abundant alliteration
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Craig Richards
A Poem, a Verse, a Rhyme: Tribute to a Wordsmith

A Poem, a Verse, a Rhyme: Tribute to a Wordsmith

One hundred and seventy long years ago, a momentous occasion transpired. “What kind of event could cause such a fuss?”
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Craig Richards
Sonnet to Lawn Sculptures

Sonnet to Lawn Sculptures

See custom suburban ecosystems of verdant front yards with uniform lawns, amid mulched and landscaped gardens — listen: sculpted idols…
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sappgregg
In My Day

In My Day

I don’t have time for subtitles, dangit!
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Rob Dods
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