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Rated: 18+ · Book · Philosophy · #2227028

Entries to The Daily Poem Contest.

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February 12, 2026 at 10:38am
February 12, 2026 at 10:38am
#1108184
Remainder

You ask me how
in the here and now
(written in the sand)
I fare in life and
so, at the risk of being gory,
I mention the short story
and its desertion
(this comes at some coercion)
of myself, thus leaving
me with my remainder, cleaving
only to versifying
and sighing if not crying.



Line count: 12
Rhymed aabb
For The Daily Poem, 02.12.26
Prompt: Remainder - use enjambment at least once.
February 12, 2026 at 8:51am
February 12, 2026 at 8:51am
#1108177
A Lost World

Between the wars,
the nineteen-twenties,
always outdoors
parties attendees,
when Charleston reigned
and cool maintained,
grandparents met
while youthful yet;
she wore a cloche,
in jewels awash,
a string of pearls,
and trendy curls,
between the lake
and bougainvillea,
the would-be rake -
his name was Dennis
and hers just Sylvia.

Oh, do not ask me why
I hear the cry,
“Anyone for tennis?”



Line count: 20
Form: A chaotic rhyme scheme
For The Daily Poem, 02.11.26
Prompt: Photo of couple on a bench.


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