CSP: A Collection of Poems
A collection of poetry
by Sixteezkid
Haiku on Constellations
Chapter 1
Skyscape
Posted September 17, 2016General / Poetry
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...strength, will and high morale
Chapter 2
Battle Cry
Posted July 7, 2009General / Poetry
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...on giving in to love
Chapter 3
We Fall
Posted April 26, 2009General / Poetry
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...for our nation's sake
Chapter 4
A Plea
Posted April 10, 2009Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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...on needing strength
Chapter 5
The Source
Posted April 7, 2009General / Poetry
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...a gift from birth
Chapter 6
Free Will
Posted April 5, 2009General / Poetry
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...Fed is selling us out
Chapter 7
For Sale
Posted April 4, 2009General / Poetry
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...of our universe
Chapter 8
Birth
Posted April 2, 2009General / Poetry
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...on feeling invincible
Chapter 9
Another Statistic
Posted April 1, 2009General / Poetry
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...just for fun
Chapter 10
Inked
Posted March 31, 2009General / Poetry
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...on jealousy
Chapter 11
Want
Posted March 31, 2009General / Poetry
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...life experienced on the way
Chapter 12
Time Runs
Posted March 29, 2009General / Poetry
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...on autumn
Chapter 13
Quilt of Nature
Posted March 27, 2009General / Poetry
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...when you both know it's over
Chapter 14
The Train
Posted March 26, 2009General / Poetry
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...an ultimate pain
Chapter 15
Betrayal
Posted March 26, 2009General / Poetry
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...on living with regrets
Chapter 16
The Liar
Posted March 25, 2009General / Poetry
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...an ode to Miles Davis
Chapter 17
Magic of Miles
Posted March 24, 2009General / Poetry
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...on emotional maintenance
Chapter 18
Bearing Witness
Posted March 24, 2009General / Poetry
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...the gift of an artist gives back
Chapter 19
Gifts from the Gifted
Posted March 21, 2009General / Poetry
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...on faith in others
Chapter 20
Trust
Posted March 20, 2009General / Poetry
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...a splintered family
Chapter 21
Denial
Posted March 19, 2009General / Poetry
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...ode to the Old Masters
Chapter 22
Galleries of Treasure
Posted March 18, 2009General / Poetry
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...on my Dad's passing
Chapter 23
March 18th
Posted March 18, 2009General / Poetry
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...nature unleased
Chapter 24
Red River
Posted March 16, 2009General / Poetry
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...on hope
Chapter 25
The Bridge
Posted March 16, 2009General / Poetry
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...life's ongoing mysteries
Chapter 26
Fate
Posted March 14, 2009General / Poetry
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...an afternoon journey
Chapter 27
Daydreaming
Posted March 13, 2009General / Poetry
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...on loss
Chapter 28
Divided, We Fell
Posted March 12, 2009General / Poetry
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...on Big Government
Chapter 29
Manna from Uncle Sam
Posted March 10, 2009Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
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...on the miracle of the tilt
Chapter 30
Universal Interest
Posted March 9, 2009General / Poetry
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...on our needs to feel and create
Chapter 31
The Arts
Posted March 9, 2009General / Poetry
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...a rictameter
Chapter 32
Cruel
Posted March 8, 2009General / Poetry
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...a letter to my sister
Chapter 33
Dear Debbie...
Posted March 8, 2009General / Poetry
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...tribute to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Chapter 34
Mozart
Posted March 6, 2009General / Poetry
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...on self-doubt
Chapter 35
A New Weight
Posted March 5, 2009General / Poetry
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Personification of Winter - I missed the deadline!
Chapter 36
Cold Relationship
Posted March 5, 2009General / Poetry
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...on family
Chapter 37
Consanguinity
Posted March 3, 2009General / Poetry
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...the need to feel
Chapter 38
Break This Heart
Posted February 28, 2009General / Poetry
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...the fundamental human desire
Chapter 39
Our Common Thread
Posted February 24, 2009General / Poetry
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...the arts are so personal
Chapter 40
Transcended
Posted February 24, 2009General / Poetry
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..Sermon on the Mount
Chapter 41
The Beatitudes
Posted February 23, 2009Spiritual / Poetry
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...on the power of love
Chapter 42
Tangible Hope
Posted February 23, 2009General / Poetry
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...on depression
Chapter 43
Melancholy Way
Posted February 22, 2009General / Poetry
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...love's sharp pain
Chapter 44
Pierced
Posted February 18, 2009General / Poetry
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In short...kindness
Chapter 45
The Golden Rule
Posted February 17, 2009General / Poetry
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...saying 'yes' to love again
Chapter 46
An Unexpected Smile
Posted February 17, 2009Romance / Poetry
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...For Mike
Chapter 47
A New Valentine
Posted February 15, 2009General / Poetry
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...none of us are exempt from plight
Chapter 48
Victim to Vagrant
Posted February 14, 2009General / Poetry
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...trying to reconcile the past
Chapter 49
A Past Revisited
Posted February 14, 2009General / Poetry
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On perseverance...
Chapter 50
Opportunities
Posted February 13, 2009General / Poetry
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thinking of the war's wounded
Chapter 51
A Casualty
Posted February 13, 2009General / Poetry
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fleeing from bad examples...
Chapter 52
Embracing the Light
Posted February 12, 2009General / Poetry
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...necessity - the mother of invention
Chapter 53
Clever Cleavage
Posted February 11, 2009General / Non-Fiction
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our great universe...
Chapter 54
Our Cosmic Home
Posted February 11, 2009General / Poetry
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...desire
Chapter 55
Making Love
Posted February 10, 2009General / Poetry
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...claiming victory over challenges
Chapter 56
Freedom Realized
Posted February 9, 2009General / Poetry
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...keeping the blooms of love alive
Chapter 57
In Our Garden
Posted February 9, 2009General / Poetry
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...missing my kids
Chapter 58
Mom's Memories
Posted February 8, 2009General / Poetry
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...sometimes we resist change
Chapter 59
Open to Change
Posted February 6, 2009General / Poetry
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...keep your dream
Chapter 60
Faith in Oneself
Posted February 6, 2009General / Poetry
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...the Big Red kangaroo
Chapter 61
Boxing Kangaroo
Posted February 5, 2009General / Poetry
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...a peacock's mating dance
Chapter 62
A Summer Fling
Posted February 5, 2009General / Poetry
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...loving a good laugh
Chapter 63
A Knee-Slapper
Posted February 3, 2009General / Poetry
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cynicism now a part of my life
Chapter 64
In My Closet
Posted February 3, 2009General / Poetry
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...while so trusting
Chapter 65
VIOLATED
Posted February 2, 2009General / Poetry
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...staying the course
Chapter 66
I Soldier On
Posted February 2, 2009General / Poetry
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A new love: No questions, no promises
Chapter 67
A Lovers Vow
Posted December 20, 2008General / Poetry
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...sense of superiority
Chapter 68
High and Mighty
Posted February 1, 2009General / Poetry
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the cardinal bird's mating game...
Chapter 69
Dressed for Love
Posted February 1, 2009General / Poetry
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...devotion
Chapter 70
Jackie
Posted January 31, 2009General / Poetry
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a nightmare to not sleep...
Chapter 71
Insomnia
Posted January 31, 2009General / Poetry
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humility comes to fruition...
Chapter 72
Penance
Posted January 30, 2009General / Poetry
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These tough times...
Chapter 73
Blue-Collar Man
Posted January 29, 2009General / Poetry
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a house; not quite a home
Chapter 74
Something is Missing...
Posted January 29, 2009General / Poetry
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life without music is unthinkable...
Chapter 75
Music
Posted January 28, 2009General / Poetry
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Integrity...
Chapter 76
A Man's Word
Posted January 28, 2009General / Poetry
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throughout the years...
Chapter 77
Our Flame
Posted January 27, 2009General / Poetry
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happy times when I was 5 years old
Chapter 78
I'm 5 and a half
Posted January 27, 2009General / Poetry
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a call in the night...
Chapter 79
Phone-y Sex
Posted January 26, 2009General / Poetry
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A masterpiece at the National Gallery of London
Chapter 80
The Arnolfini Portrait
Posted January 26, 2009General / Poetry
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...for an hour of peace
Chapter 81
These Rare Gems
Posted January 25, 2009General / Poetry
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The end of our marriage...
Chapter 82
March 2002
Posted January 24, 2009Biographical / Poetry
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fear for no reason
Chapter 83
Panic Attack
Posted January 23, 2009General / Poetry
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Their wedding day
Chapter 84
With This Ring...
Posted January 22, 2009General / Poetry
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White House family tour...
Chapter 85
Security Risk!
Posted January 21, 2009General / Non-Fiction
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Near or far...he speaks to me
Chapter 86
In Song or Silence
Posted January 21, 2009General / Poetry
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Our privilege - transition without bloodshed
Chapter 87
Democracy at Work
Posted January 20, 2009General / Poetry
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That's car racing...you never know
Chapter 88
Pit Stop
Posted January 20, 2009General / Poetry
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The destruction of a family...
Chapter 89
Family Matters
Posted January 19, 2009General / Fiction
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heroin's delusion of heaven
Chapter 90
Addiction
Posted January 19, 2009General / Poetry
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Love At First Sight - (an acrostic)
Chapter 91
That First Kiss
Posted January 18, 2009General / Poetry
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A walk through Paris
Chapter 92
Paris
Posted January 17, 2009General / Poetry
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A gambling fever...
Chapter 93
Blackjack Blues
Posted January 16, 2009General / Poetry
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Winter's extremes...
Chapter 94
Harsh
Posted January 16, 2009General / Poetry
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Confessions of an internet junkie...
Chapter 95
Dig My Gigabytes!
Posted January 15, 2009General / Poetry
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Forever... a legend
Chapter 96
John Wayne
Posted January 15, 2009General / Poetry
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Not a pretty picture...
Chapter 97
On the Nile
Posted January 14, 2009General / Poetry
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It's in my blood...
Chapter 98
The Southern Way
Posted January 14, 2009General / Poetry
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They're all full of it...
Chapter 99
Just Bitchin'
Posted January 13, 2009General / Poetry
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A metaphor on love...
Chapter 100
Our Song
Posted January 13, 2009General / Poetry
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Where I belong...
Chapter 101
Ocean Dreams
Posted January 12, 2009General / Poetry
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They eat anything!!
Chapter 102
Jaws
Posted January 12, 2009General / Poetry
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Spring calf branding...
Chapter 103
Reggie's Ranch
Posted January 11, 2009General / Poetry
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Unexpected magnificence!
Chapter 104
Majestic
Posted January 11, 2009General / Poetry
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A snow blizzard...
Chapter 105
Morning Glory
Posted January 10, 2009General / Poetry
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They're ALL my #1
Chapter 106
Hey Kids, You're the Best!
Posted January 10, 2009General / Poetry
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Curiosity is not killing the cat!
Chapter 107
Analyze This
Posted January 9, 2009General / Poetry
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The love of sharing books...
Chapter 108
Special Edition
Posted January 8, 2009General / Poetry
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5-7-5 Haiku
Chapter 109
Cloud of Sand
Posted January 7, 2009General / Poetry
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Vietnam - Was too young to understand...
Chapter 110
Those Lost Years
Posted January 6, 2009General / Poetry
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In honor of our Founding Fathers
Chapter 111
The Great Experiment
Posted January 5, 2009General / Poetry
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Mom always warned me!
Chapter 112
Nine/One/One
Posted January 5, 2009General / Poetry
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Love & Lust at first sight
Chapter 113
At First Sight
Posted January 4, 2009General / Poetry
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War in Israel/Gaza
Chapter 114
Gaza
Posted January 3, 2009War and History / Poetry
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Learning my bookkeeper's lingo!
Chapter 115
Liquidity
Posted January 3, 2009General / Poetry
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Rock Concert!
Chapter 116
Front Row, Center
Posted January 2, 2009General / Poetry
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A comforting sound...
Chapter 117
My Grandfather Clock
Posted December 30, 2008General / Poetry
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Off to the Movies!
Chapter 118
And the Winner Is...
Posted December 28, 2008General / Poetry
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An ice-cold haiku
Chapter 119
A Winter's Reprieve
Posted December 28, 2008General / Poetry
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Our one constant...
Chapter 120
The Quest
Posted December 26, 2008General / Poetry
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A wee bit of fun about aging...
Chapter 121
Been There, Done That!
Posted December 24, 2008General / Poetry
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Living someone else's life for them and the toll..
Chapter 122
Catharsis; a beginning
Posted December 22, 2008General / Poetry
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A short, yet longing prayer
Chapter 123
Her Needs, My Prayer
Posted December 17, 2008General / Poetry
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A Triolet of Hope
Chapter 124
A Promise
Posted December 16, 2008General / Poetry
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Modified Cinquain (see below)
Chapter 125
Doubt
Posted December 15, 2008General / Poetry
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Time Square New Year's Eve
Chapter 126
Three, Two, One...
Posted December 14, 2008General / Poetry
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A perfect, unexpected encounter...
Chapter 127
Not One Word
Posted December 13, 2008General / Poetry
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Women/Venus - Men/Mars
Chapter 128
Was It Good For You?
Posted December 11, 2008Mature / Poetry
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My first Free Verse - See comments below
Chapter 129
Is it Possible
Posted December 11, 2008General / Poetry
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poetry addiction
Chapter 130
Confessions of a Fanstory Junkie
Posted December 10, 2008General / Poetry
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What kids get up to when parents aren't looking...
Chapter 131
Poker Nights
Posted December 9, 2008General / Poetry
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5-7-5 For Fun
Chapter 132
Cigarette But
Posted December 8, 2008General / Poetry
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Modified Cinquain (see below)
Chapter 133
Telemarketer
Posted December 8, 2008General / Poetry
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Vers Beaucoup
Chapter 134
He's For Me
Posted December 7, 2008General / Poetry
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A long wait...and then, the heart forgives
Chapter 135
No Regret
Posted December 6, 2008General / Poetry
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Letting love back in...
Chapter 136
An Opening
Posted December 6, 2008General / Poetry
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Fun at the beach!
Chapter 137
Surf's Up!
Posted December 3, 2008General / Poetry
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as the artist would love to accommodate!
Chapter 138
The feeling's mutual...
Posted December 2, 2008General / Poetry
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An old acquaintance renewed
Chapter 139
Revisited
Posted December 2, 2008General / Poetry
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Saying goodbye after Thanksgiving
Chapter 140
My Son Left Today
Posted November 30, 2008General / Poetry
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An acrostic to the vicious circle
Chapter 141
Depression
Posted November 30, 2008General / Poetry
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A Mirrored Tetractys Poem
Chapter 142
In Shatters
Posted November 25, 2008General / Poetry
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I've always loved words!
Chapter 143
Bilingual
Posted November 27, 2008General / Poetry
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A tetractys
Chapter 144
An Enigma
Posted November 24, 2008General / Poetry
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Dad loved his banjo and we loved hearing him play.
Chapter 145
Daddy's Banjo
Posted November 24, 2008General / Poetry
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A Haiku - Turns of the Seasons
Chapter 146
Warmth Lies Dormant
Posted November 23, 2008General / Poetry
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Divorce: From impact to healing
Chapter 147
Nuclear Family and the Divorce
Posted November 20, 2008General / Poetry
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An embrace needed - Just for a moment
Chapter 148
Solace
Posted November 18, 2008General / Poetry
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Conquering fear of a new path
Chapter 149
New Steps
Posted November 17, 2008General / Poetry
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A beautiful, short break from life's hectic ways
Chapter 150
Peace, Sweet Peace
Posted November 17, 2008General / Poetry
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