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Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #2316158

The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."

As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
September 7, 2025 at 11:27am
September 7, 2025 at 11:27am
#1096859
The Illustrious and Universal Order of Vegans United

Cabbage and Cauliflower
High up they tower
Emblems of Greenery
Above the scenery
Veggie power unleashed
The house of the priest
In proud display
But answers? No way!



Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Small Talk, 09.07.25
Prompt: Picture of large vegetables on the roof of a house.
September 7, 2025 at 11:04am
September 7, 2025 at 11:04am
#1096858
Encapsulated

In stone enshrined
my captured mind
to chip away
free hands today.

The past released
my fortunes eased
freedom foretold
escape I hold.



Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb, four syllables per line
For Get The Picture? 09.07.25
Prompt: As per illustration (figure in concrete, only head and hands free).


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