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stinky with tail up
cat marks his territory nature's repellant Alan ·······  ······· |
  
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Aug 14 14, 13:58
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nature's repellant
to rain on the back yard tree: an upturned leaf ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 14 14, 23:23
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a new leaf turned up
growing from a rotten log carpenter ant's farm ······· ·······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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Aug 15 14, 00:22
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,937 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
carpenter's ant farm
beneath a pile of lumber: a nest of termites ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 15 14, 02:17
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a test of termites
how long til house collapses rest in peace, dear ant Alan ······· ······· |
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Aug 15 14, 02:40
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#906
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,937 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
dead ants rest in piece
of plywood that you burned; dreams up in smoke ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 15 14, 07:00
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#907
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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 |
dreams go up in smoke
as does smoke go up, in dreams unless gale does blow Alan ······· ······· |
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Aug 15 14, 14:02
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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. |
gales blow useless dust
water binds soil together growing is a breeze ······· ·······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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Aug 15 14, 18:54
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,937 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
growing from a breeze
a dust storm emerges; destructive dirt cloud ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 16 14, 00:23
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instructive dirt cloud
Mt Helena blows her top remember- hold breath Alan ······· ······· |
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Aug 16 14, 00:35
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#911
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,937 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
December holds
its breath for winter winds; 's no use to avoid ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 16 14, 04:12
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#912
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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. |
no use for a void
nature abhors a vacuum room for everything ······· ·······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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Aug 16 14, 05:52
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,937 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
room for everything
on the redwood forest floor; gigantic silence ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 16 14, 22:49
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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. |
galactic sidereal
rotating millions of stars into entropy ······· ·······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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Aug 17 14, 02:35
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#915
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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 |
nature's entropy
all things decay too damn fast it is permanent Alan ······· ······· |
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Aug 17 14, 08:34
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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. |
it's a poor man ant
living on what the queen leaves following one scent ······· ·······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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Aug 17 14, 12:46
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,937 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
following one cent
rolling down the sidewalk; copperhead snake ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 17 14, 13:11
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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. |
the copperhead snake
names pinned on other reptiles mankind's perspective ······· ·······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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Aug 17 14, 14:12
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Ornate Oracle Posts: 19,937 Joined: 2-August 03 From: Southwest New Jersey, USA Member No.: 6 Real Name: Daniel J Ricketts, Sr. Writer of: Poetry Referred By:Lori |
man's kind perspective
reduced the size of her lie: 'the devil made me' ······· ·······Slow down; things will go faster!
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Aug 17 14, 21:39
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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. |
devils-food made me
angels-food was no better I'll stick to good fudge ······· ·······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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