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happy miss sometimes
he was a just man who played cowboy riding from prairies to towns while fighting crime, yearning to sing with Dale in a duet. Most wondered “where’s the band?” but I insist that it came from some place else where she was. ·······  ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner       |
  
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Nov 20 17, 23:22
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
sophistry escapes me
some place other than this people want a critic helping them in each area, inculcating knowledge that one can keep so that they are able to write the prosaic verse or poems rewritten from some place ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Nov 26 17, 09:36
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WISDOM NOW; NOT SO THEN
written in his memo some things don't exhibit daily intelligence that shines or hardly even meager wisdom to most of his 13 children, but now some of us will wish our Dad's words be written ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Nov 27 17, 22:57
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
daily told stab tales
dad’s words about his stint in southern Korea left ideas hard to absorb yet my understanding grew as I kept thinking about the area on his side when he fell lightly on the dead’s swords ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Dec 6 17, 12:08
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
labor on as years go by
lightly and on tip-toe, before the aroma of coffee comes anywhere near relatives sleeping in the spare room’s beds; our presents, which we are giving, need to be wrapped and so a box we’ll grab slightly ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Dec 28 17, 22:20
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
what is new became mob
we’ll grab hold of a sale and try any antic to obtain with force or a plea, insisting that we saw and have first claim so as to dissuade some people needing the same gift from every store so we’ll grab ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Feb 3 18, 23:13
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
sit on this or starved
stored so it stays fresher to feed you in hard times or if you happen to drop it no harm; keep the lighter stuff like pasta. Then you can clean it up after her time watching T.V.. If canned, you’ll be sore toed. ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Mar 2 18, 11:31
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,548 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
It's scanned onto your screen so you can read it well and pretend that it's off the cuff and everyone will be greatly impressed, but the ones who are observant will see you read the words and will know that it's canned ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 5 18, 15:14
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
keeping up the façade
know that everyone with egos being their issue place all the importance of self in their home or car and persona; needing to prove every civic gage for success is a upscale house and phat nose ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Dec 15 18, 14:19
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,548 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
painting a picture
house scale needs to be scraped before painting your place or it will just push the new paint and expose your house to the rain or ice that swells the boards to create some even more damaging and un-subtle house scale ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Dec 17 18, 16:10
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
no acrostic
subtle are sounds you hear when you are infested with a warren of rats and mice and there aren’t enough traps or cats around to catch every little critter so you must fumigate and hear them all scuttle ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Dec 17 18, 23:42
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,548 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
No! Acrostics! hear them starting each line and finishing them too; drive yourself crazy writing them: old man Larry's acrostics dominate every darned piece of poetry 'til you're afraid to write since your muse now hears them ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Dec 19 18, 10:58
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
yesterday escapes me
your muse enlists your brains since it’s problematic thinking I will end an era expressing things on an acrostic trip, rictameters can be simple despite having nine lines and so please calm your muse ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Dec 22 18, 21:39
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,548 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
POOR MUSIC, MESSAGE ME
please calm our cell message over the ether waves rippling over multiple miles making even those with an agenda utter songs while they are humming since they're unaware I plead, Esteem calm please ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Dec 24 18, 23:28
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
educate me means harm
esteem deserved by those unschooled in each era cannot be contingent upon all of their many small accomplishments that may impact each person’s path. explore how their aura merits all your esteem ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Jan 11 19, 15:57
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
magic form so it frees
merits are given to guys with no alibi incarcerated for a fight causing bruises, black eyes and other stuff for fighting with an attacker, objecting that he’ll be requiring some mere writs ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Jan 12 19, 21:04
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 18,548 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
REQUIRE ME EVERY TIME
require every rev quiet be, and we usually will recover in getting up speed eventually rollicking too much may slow it ever so slightly, meaning I miss what the team require ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Jan 14 19, 16:00
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
require (mr)? every time
my guess is typo class missed what you had to say gazing up at the top unless a finger caused you to errantly hit the wrong key and panic since their proximity and all, side by side, made a impact which was; swat… miss… ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Mar 28 19, 14:39
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
impact
in the forest when I accidently slipped into a fairy circus so I gently sat down and watched the show which became very impressive but what I loved the most had to be the imp act ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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Apr 11 19, 22:06
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,363 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
thrown out – escapes me
to be having my thoughts reminds me, the critic, observing each large area without posts or even the smallest quip needing to be read; I’ll concede our penned admonishments useless as seem to be ······· ·······When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the areas of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of his existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Kindness is a seed sown by the gentlest hand, growing care's flowers. Larry D. Jennings MM Award Winner |
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