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by Lobelia is truly blessed

Rated: E · Folder · Emotional · #822317

the rest of my poems

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Size: 57 Items

Created: March 2nd, 2004 at 1:29pm

Modified: October 16th, 2013 at 10:25am

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Location: Poetry

Genres: Emotional, Personal, Arts

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The majority of my poetry is free verse, though I actually prefer rhymed verse.

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POETRY

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Never, I Say!

Rated: E · Comedy · #850421

This dates me- I got my degrees on an old Underwood Typewriter, the beast!

Created: May 19th, 2004

Modified: Jan 11th, 2020

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Genres: Comedy, Other, Other

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POETRY

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The Troll

Rated: E · Personal · #801262

I am my own worst obstacle.

Created: Jan 13th, 2004

Modified: Jan 13th, 2004

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Genres: Personal, Philosophy

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Choice

Rated: 13+ · Emotional · #850745

the innocent sacfificed in our age- primarily referring to abortion

Created: May 20th, 2004

Modified: Aug 25th, 2004

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Genres: Emotional, Religious, Philosophy

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What I Have Lost

Rated: E · Personal · #1958341

A feeling of loss comes because we have been blessed in the past. I need to remember.

Created: Oct 16th, 2013

Modified: Oct 16th, 2013

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Genres: Personal, Emotional, Philosophy

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POETRY

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Memories

Rated: E · Other · #1797463

Clearing out a heap of mementos of a past I let go of reluctantly

Created: Jul 29th, 2011

Modified: Jul 29th, 2011

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Genres: Other

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POETRY

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Time Travel

Rated: E · Personal · #1797451

a moment in my day took me back to my teen years with my dear horse, Chance

Created: Jul 29th, 2011

Modified: Jul 29th, 2011

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Genres: Personal, Experience

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POETRY

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I Live in My Head

Rated: E · Personal · #1695226

Autism spectrum communication issues: Trying to express how I think.

Created: Aug 1st, 2010

Modified: Aug 1st, 2010

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Genres: Personal, Emotional, Family

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OTHER

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Companion Fare

Rated: E · Personal · #1666579

metaphor as I ponder on what it costs to get to heaven

Created: Apr 22nd, 2010

Modified: Apr 22nd, 2010

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Genres: Personal, Emotional, Inspirational

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Outside, Looking In

Rated: E · Personal · #1642967

Ever feel like you are from another planet? Asperger's does that to you.

Created: Feb 5th, 2010

Modified: Feb 5th, 2010

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Genres: Personal, Emotional

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Billboards

Rated: E · Personal · #1588388

reflections as I drove past my old childhood haunts.

Created: Aug 5th, 2009

Modified: Aug 5th, 2009

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Genres: Personal, Emotional, Relationship

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Amputee

Rated: E · Personal · #1519585

What's left for me to let go? *note: I wrote this as a metaphor!

Created: Jan 24th, 2009

Modified: Jul 30th, 2011

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Genres: Personal, Emotional, Dark

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Hit and Run

Rated: 13+ · Emotional · #1215434

A hero of mine was sent to prison for crimes against children. Can no one be trusted?

Created: Feb 9th, 2007

Modified: Feb 9th, 2007

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Genres: Emotional, Personal, Relationship

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The Natural State

Rated: 13+ · Family · #1189750

haiku for the married. What could be more natural?

Created: Dec 12th, 2006

Modified: Dec 13th, 2006

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Genres: Family, Comedy

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Empty Skies

Rated: 13+ · Experience · #1156114

9-11 in retrospect.

Created: Sep 12th, 2006

Modified: Sep 12th, 2006

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Genres: Experience, War, Emotional

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Autumn Spirits

Rated: 13+ · Nature · #1145516

autumn is like that...

Created: Aug 17th, 2006

Modified: Aug 22nd, 2006

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Genres: Nature

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ABC of Life (and Death)

Rated: E · Emotional · #1145503

Found this in a folder from my high school years. I like it.

Created: Aug 17th, 2006

Modified: Aug 17th, 2006

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Genres: Emotional, Young Adult

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Vacation

Rated: E · Family · #1145494

Trochaic Monometer

Created: Aug 17th, 2006

Modified: Sep 18th, 2006

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Genres: Family, Nature

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Night

Rated: E · Children's · #1145464

nightmares...

Created: Aug 17th, 2006

Modified: Aug 17th, 2006

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Genres: Children's

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Indigo Creeping

Rated: E · Nature · #1089323

written for Nature's Beauty contest prompt: dusk over water

Created: Apr 2nd, 2006

Modified: Apr 2nd, 2006

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Genres: Nature

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LYRICS

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The Travails of October

Rated: E · Experience · #1019573

absolutely true & unembellished tale based on events in our family in October, 1987

Created: Oct 7th, 2005

Modified: Oct 7th, 2005

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Genres: Experience, Comedy

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ILLUSTRATION

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Fire In the Pool

Rated: E · Nature · #997007

for Rix's Haiku--Picture Contest

Created: Aug 1st, 2005

Modified: Aug 2nd, 2005

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Genres: Nature

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Futile Pairings

Rated: E · Comedy · #984323

a metaphorical extreme

Created: Jun 25th, 2005

Modified: Jun 26th, 2005

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Genres: Comedy, Personal

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Another Death

Rated: E · Comedy · #979828

This one came to me as I unloaded the dishwasher...

Created: Jun 11th, 2005

Modified: Jun 14th, 2005

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Genres: Comedy, Experience

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Easter Ever After

Rated: E · Emotional · #956109

more meditations on a priest forced from ministry- work in progress

Created: Apr 2nd, 2005

Modified: Jun 11th, 2005

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Genres: Emotional, Personal, Religious

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Starting From Scratch

Rated: E · Emotional · #956107

a priest I love was removed from ministry-I wonder what this first Easter was like for him

Created: Apr 2nd, 2005

Modified: Apr 2nd, 2005

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Genres: Emotional, Personal, Religious

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Traveling Alone

Rated: E · Personal · #945950

I stayed in a hotel alone for the first time in 47 years. I missed home.

Created: Mar 5th, 2005

Modified: Mar 7th, 2005

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Genres: Personal, Emotional

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Old Shoes

Rated: E · Emotional · #939718

I visited a place of old pain. It still hurt. A metaphor.

Created: Feb 15th, 2005

Modified: Feb 15th, 2005

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Genres: Emotional, Personal

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Finding My Place

Rated: E · Personal · #928245

for the WEEKLY Acrostic *Plus Poetry Contest

Created: Jan 15th, 2005

Modified: Jan 15th, 2005

Size: 0.51 KB

Genres: Personal, Writing

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Autumn Eyes

Rated: 13+ · Personal · #907041

for some reason the autumn leaves made me think of eyes in midlife

Created: Nov 10th, 2004

Modified: Jul 12th, 2005

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Genres: Personal

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Morning

Rated: E · Nature · #901078

another poem from a morning person

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Oct 22nd, 2004

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Genres: Nature

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Pastoral

Rated: E · Nature · #901076

visions from a rural life

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Apr 4th, 2005

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Genres: Nature

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Cold Morning

Rated: · Nature · #901074

frost on the window

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Oct 22nd, 2004

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Genres: Nature

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Spark

Rated: E · Experience · #901072

watching the flames is hypnotic

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Oct 22nd, 2004

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Genres: Experience

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Dawn

Rated: E · Nature · #901070

Written by a morning person

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Oct 22nd, 2004

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Genres: Nature

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Love Songs

Rated: E · Nature · #901069

written on hearing frogs after a storm

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Nov 8th, 2006

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Genres: Nature

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High Places

Rated: E · Nature · #901068

I love mountains, even if I'm a flat-lander!

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Oct 22nd, 2004

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Genres: Nature

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Gossip

Rated: E · Community · #901066

my, how those little tales grow...

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Jul 4th, 2005

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Genres: Community, Experience

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Change

Rated: E · Nature · #901065

another poem about autumn

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: May 28th, 2005

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Genres: Nature

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Proposal

Rated: E · Romance/Love · #901062

...'til death do us part

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Oct 22nd, 2004

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Genres: Romance/Love, Emotional

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Lovers

Rated: 13+ · Romance/Love · #901060

haiku isn't just for nature poems, you know

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Sep 15th, 2012

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Genres: Romance/Love, Emotional

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Left Out

Rated: E · Animal · #901057

watching my cat watching me

Created: Oct 22nd, 2004

Modified: Jul 4th, 2005

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Genres: Animal

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Grey

Rated: E · Emotional · #893107

when even breathing is a burden

Created: Sep 28th, 2004

Modified: Sep 29th, 2004

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Genres: Emotional

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Night Thoughts

Rated: E · Personal · #877827

anticipation's wakefulness

Created: Aug 12th, 2004

Modified: Aug 13th, 2004

Size: 0.26 KB

Genres: Personal, Emotional

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Ode to a Preschooler

Rated: E · Children's · #868659

If you have a four year old, you'll recognize this one...

Created: Jul 17th, 2004

Modified: Aug 26th, 2006

Size: 1.15 KB

Genres: Children's, Family, Comedy

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Busy

Rated: E · Biographical · #864122

Wrote this in my college years. It's a lesson I need to relearn!

Created: Jul 3rd, 2004

Modified: Jun 22nd, 2014

Size: 1.11 KB

Genres: Biographical, Personal, Philosophy

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Watchworks

Rated: E · Relationship · #864118

Ever meet a gossip?

Created: Jul 3rd, 2004

Modified: Jul 3rd, 2004

Size: 0.14 KB

Genres: Relationship, Community

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This Day

Rated: E · Personal · #850422

the power of the past

Created: May 19th, 2004

Modified: May 19th, 2004

Size: 0.46 KB

Genres: Personal, Philosophy

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Revelation

Rated: E · Experience · #850420

a sonnet from my college days!

Created: May 19th, 2004

Modified: May 19th, 2004

Size: 0.70 KB

Genres: Experience, Philosophy

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Ordinary Time

Rated: E · Philosophy · #836065

Ordinary time in Catholicism means numbered (ordinal) days

Created: Apr 4th, 2004

Modified: Apr 4th, 2004

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Genres: Philosophy

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Day to day

Rated: E · Personal · #825815

written when I lived alone

Created: Mar 10th, 2004

Modified: Mar 10th, 2004

Size: 0.60 KB

Genres: Personal, Experience

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Rambling

Rated: E · Emotional · #825622

in need of a human voice

Created: Mar 10th, 2004

Modified: Mar 10th, 2004

Size: 0.48 KB

Genres: Emotional

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Familiar Roads

Rated: E · Emotional · #825621

trying to reconnect with a dead past

Created: Mar 10th, 2004

Modified: Mar 10th, 2004

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Genres: Emotional, Experience

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Retrospect

Rated: E · Emotional · #825613

dreams are short-lived sometimes

Created: Mar 10th, 2004

Modified: Mar 10th, 2004

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Genres: Emotional, Personal

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Alone

Rated: E · Emotional · #822624

even the rocks feel like crumbling sometimes

Created: Mar 3rd, 2004

Modified: Mar 3rd, 2004

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Genres: Emotional

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Time

Rated: E · Philosophy · #822615

time as a trinket worn by our immortal souls

Created: Mar 3rd, 2004

Modified: Mar 5th, 2004

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Genres: Philosophy

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Thin Thoughts

Rated: E · Emotional · #801281

writing doesn't substitute for people

Created: Jan 13th, 2004

Modified: Jan 13th, 2004

Size: 0.14 KB

Genres: Emotional

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Postal Haiku

Rated: E · Emotional · #801274

Ever wonder what that mailman's smiling about?

Created: Jan 13th, 2004

Modified: Oct 22nd, 2004

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Genres: Emotional

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