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weight till you gain wait
doctors will crucify you on a bed of pills Alan ·······  ······· |
  
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Feb 15 15, 16:32
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in a bitters pail
you can find a lot of pints but not your way home ······· ·······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 16 15, 18:23
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
you've lost your way home
and are twisting and turning every which way Alan ······· ······· |
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Feb 17 15, 15:32
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
witch aviary
is limited in colors familiar to crows ······· ·······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 18 15, 03:55
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#825
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
familiar to crows
is the dark witch's black cat but toads are quite yeuch Alan ······· ······· |
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Feb 19 15, 15:30
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
yak buttocks are quiet
because air escapes slowly through a fur muffler ······· ·······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 22 15, 04:02
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
Brilliant !
through a fur muffler quietly for decency and what a surprise ! Alan ······· ······· |
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Feb 25 15, 00:40
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
white syrup rises
maples will give their life's blood sweet nature on tap ······· ·······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 25 15, 13:36
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
sweet nature on tap
wasps overindulge apples typsy, but still sting Alan ······· ······· |
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Feb 27 15, 12:51
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typist can still sing
during his composition; he won't decompose ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Feb 27 15, 12:53
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
poets decompose
as fast as anyone else leave one in hot sun Alan ······· ······· |
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Feb 27 15, 13:01
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#832
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
leaf turned in hot sun
fills the page with glowing light; hard on the pupils ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Feb 27 15, 13:35
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#833
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
hard on the pupils
but much worse on the master leaves school exhausted Alan ······· ······· |
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Feb 27 15, 13:55
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
scholars exhausted
in motor vehicle class; garage door was closed ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Feb 28 15, 12:52
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
garage door was closed
and his mind even more so car was not running Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 2 15, 00:00
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Creative Chieftain Posts: 11,722 Joined: 15-June 07 From: Springfield, Louisiana Member No.: 446 Real Name: Larry D. Jennings Writer of: Poetry & Prose Referred By:Just wondered in. |
car lot was running
a sale on used vehicles; most of them didn’t ······· ·······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 15, 01:15
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
most of them didn’t
know what time of day it was and most did not care Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 2 15, 04:13
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#838
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
the mist does not care
that it distorts your thinking; is it a real tear? ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Mar 2 15, 04:48
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Laureate Legionnaire Posts: 3,446 Joined: 16-October 06 From: UK Member No.: 298 Real Name: Alan McAlpine Douglas Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori/Eisa/loads of old friends |
is that a real tear
in your baggy brown trousers best mend as soon as Alan ······· ······· |
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Mar 2 15, 09:43
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#840
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,956 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
best minds will sooner
or later demonstrate cracks; none lasts forever ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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