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Larry
post Feb 10 17, 11:26
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beautified

your will
to improve
certain aspects
of form,

meter, rhythm
and rhyme
may progress


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post Feb 10 17, 19:31
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end result

progress
toward death
takes no effort
when age

takes over
nearly all
your actions


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post Feb 13 17, 00:24
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peripheral results

actions
are derived
from reactions
to external stimuli

causing internal
corollaries which
become physical


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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.
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post Feb 15 17, 07:46
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the kick

physical
allowed boy
to play football
at school

Mom worried
that play's too
physical


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post Feb 15 17, 12:46
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co-sign

physics will
enable
boy to play
football

words to mother
won’t help;
physique will


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post Feb 15 17, 13:07
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iron will grid

will left
entire estate
to son
with conditions:

no gridiron
or other contact
sports



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post Feb 17 17, 13:37
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view pints

sports bars
are for watching
various
venues

to the end
until they
can’t see


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John Fitzgerald Kennedy



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post Feb 18 17, 06:27
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audio no

See TV
at restaurant?
Why's it there?

None
can hear
a sentence
that's spoken.


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post Feb 19 17, 00:19
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sounding off

spoken languages
are learned
when one
listens

repeating them
is always
word of mouth


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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



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post Feb 19 17, 07:36
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dumpings

mouth
of the river
swallows horizon

forming landforms
like deltas
sand bars
and spits


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post Feb 20 17, 09:33
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probe limns

ant spits
out chemical
messages
to others;

its directions
are not
tongue in cheek


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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



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post Feb 20 17, 11:34
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response sieve

cheeky sonnets
are likely
to be
ignored

serious writers
better off
to walk on


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post Feb 21 17, 10:56
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am you late?

to walk
one learns
to crawl
first,

to run means
you’re up to
something


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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



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post Feb 21 17, 13:26
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un-response sieve

something
tells me
you didn't
get it;

I was hinting
about my
sonnet response.


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post Feb 22 17, 14:47
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simple fie

response
to your post
is forthcoming
soon;

I’ll try
to use some
small words


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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



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post Feb 22 17, 16:53
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nor reason

words
confuse me
so perhaps
just a letter

correspondence
does not have
to rhyme


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post Feb 24 17, 00:30
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in cry mental

to rhyme is
my forte
when answering
posts;

short words
aren’t my
strong suit


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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



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post Feb 24 17, 04:11
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in stitches

suture self
is my suggestion
for do-it-yourself
minor surgery kit

think it
would
sell?



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post Feb 25 17, 09:51
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plug din

cell
phones are
no longer
for talking

they’re computers
full of bull
for charging


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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



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post Feb 26 17, 06:23
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behind times?

charging
my cell phone
but I prefer
cash

seems like
I always
run out


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