The Heart of Poetry

'Tis not the Bard, but pretty good poetry anyway

by Carolyn 'Deaton' Stephens

A Nonet

Linger

Posted January 10, 2014
General / Poetry
758 views | 19 reviews

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Thoughts of a womans love

Lost in you

Posted February 1, 2014
General / Poetry
776 views | 20 reviews

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Free verse

The Light that Dims

Posted February 7, 2014
General / Poetry
695 views | 21 reviews

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ABC Poetry contest

Desert Daisies

Posted February 5, 2014
General / Poetry
737 views | 24 reviews

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free verse contest entry

Winters Reflections

Posted February 1, 2014
General / Poetry
712 views | 16 reviews

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Quatrain contest, a poem of nature

Desert sands

Posted January 5, 2014
General / Poetry
728 views | 28 reviews

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Contest entry

Good Morning Glory

Posted January 31, 2014
General / Poetry
766 views | 9 reviews

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impossible, but the Bumblebee flies

Living Faith

Posted January 14, 2014
General / Poetry
742 views | 26 reviews

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A poem of Nature

Condors Flight

Posted January 5, 2014
General / Poetry
769 views | 16 reviews

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Contest entry

Microwave World (5-7-5)

Posted January 8, 2014
General / Poetry
790 views | 19 reviews

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Just thinking

Destiny's Cradle

Posted December 14, 2013
General / Poetry
772 views | 29 reviews

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Free verse Valentine contest

The heart of love

Posted January 24, 2014
General / Poetry
753 views | 30 reviews

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A Duet Poem

Gist in the Bliss - Part 1

Posted November 15, 2013
General / Poetry
747 views | 22 reviews

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Free verse

The Stream

Posted November 7, 2013
General / Poetry
745 views | 23 reviews

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Child trafficking, a stark reality

Bongo boy

Posted October 22, 2013
General / Poetry
756 views | 27 reviews

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A free flowing poem with no particular form

Similarities

Posted October 21, 2013
General / Poetry
741 views | 9 reviews

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Contest entry Cinquian form

Twilight Cinquain

Posted October 17, 2013
General / Poetry
800 views | 15 reviews

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A Nonet

Queens of Fall

Posted October 19, 2013
General / Poetry
753 views | 26 reviews

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3-5-3-5-5 Lunaticka

A cold is a cold (Lunatika)

Posted October 16, 2013
General / Poetry
812 views | 31 reviews

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A Tanka contest entry

Unrivaled Sunrise (Tanka)

Posted December 3, 2013
General / Poetry
738 views | 25 reviews

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Just wondering,

Introspection reflection

Posted October 10, 2013
General / Poetry
854 views | 25 reviews

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Free verse

Come Morning

Posted October 2, 2013
General / Poetry
785 views | 35 reviews

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Quatrains and couplet with mono-rhyme

Eagles rise

Posted September 19, 2013
General / Poetry
803 views | 19 reviews

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A Tableau

Eagles eye (Tableau)

Posted September 12, 2013
General / Poetry
885 views | 19 reviews

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Tableau contest entry

Mountainscape Tableau

Posted September 10, 2013
General / Poetry
816 views | 15 reviews

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A limerick

No Limericks for Me

Posted August 31, 2013
General / Poetry
744 views | 18 reviews

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An experiment in poetry

Willow

Posted August 27, 2013
General / Poetry
800 views | 17 reviews

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ABC poetry

Catapult me to the Stars

Posted August 24, 2013
General / Poetry
772 views | 18 reviews

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Exuberance an emotion called joy

Senryu (joy like a fountain)

Posted August 24, 2013
General / Poetry
959 views | 14 reviews

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Tanka

The 'Morrow

Posted July 27, 2013
General / Poetry
754 views | 19 reviews

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Nonnet of nature

Eagles fly

Posted July 19, 2013
General / Poetry
991 views | 16 reviews

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5-7-5 gratitude for freedom

Free

Posted July 5, 2013
General / Poetry
771 views | 21 reviews

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5-7-5 poem

Waterfalls

Posted June 20, 2013
General / Poetry
780 views | 26 reviews

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Free style poem with just a bit of rhyme

Awareness

Posted June 15, 2013
General / Poetry
731 views | 24 reviews

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Contest entry

In my Being

Posted April 30, 2013
Romance / Poetry
674 views | 12 reviews

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5-7-5 poetry contest

Cloudy

Posted June 8, 2013
General / Poetry
680 views | 16 reviews

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contest entry

dragonflies whiz by (double haiku)

Posted September 4, 2014
General / Poetry
768 views | 29 reviews

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contest entry

Haiku (bulky bumblebees)

Posted August 28, 2014
General / Poetry
788 views | 13 reviews

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contest entry

Joy (1-9-1 poetry)

Posted August 22, 2014
General / Poetry
751 views | 23 reviews

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contest entry

haiku (whale's teeth have rings)

Posted August 20, 2014
General / Poetry
784 views | 28 reviews

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Simply thinking

For they are His to give

Posted August 9, 2014
General / Poetry
712 views | 25 reviews

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Quatrains in random rhyme

Ocean's Destiny

Posted July 19, 2014
General / Poetry
693 views | 21 reviews

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A free verse poem, not my usual style

Longing for you

Posted July 17, 2014
Romance / Poetry
713 views | 23 reviews

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A response for Maureen

Bon Echo's Charm

Posted July 17, 2014
General / Poetry
689 views | 16 reviews

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ABC Poetry Contest Entry

Laughter

Posted July 11, 2014
General / Poetry
732 views | 29 reviews

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Triolet

What must I do to win thy love

Posted July 1, 2014
Spiritual / Poetry
702 views | 23 reviews

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A contest entry

haiku (weeping willow smiles)

Posted July 31, 2014
General / Poetry
716 views | 30 reviews

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Remembering Pam

Butterflies and Bluebirds

Posted June 27, 2014
General / Poetry
708 views | 35 reviews

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contest entry

Prejudice

Posted August 29, 2014
General / Poetry
717 views | 29 reviews

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Wisdom from the Urn, figuritively speaking

It doesn't matter

Posted August 11, 2014
General / Poetry
724 views | 20 reviews

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Quatrain poetry contest

Rivers

Posted June 6, 2014
General / Poetry
705 views | 27 reviews

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commentary

5-7-5 Bird Santuary

Posted May 24, 2014
Commentary and Philosophy / Poetry
674 views | 22 reviews

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Contest entry

Tanka 'When your day goes wrong'

Posted May 9, 2014
General / Poetry
697 views | 20 reviews

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zombi contest

5-7-5 give me a hand

Posted May 12, 2014
General / Poetry
682 views | 10 reviews

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Contest Winner

A man, his son, and love for God

5-7-5 Undoubtable faith

Posted May 7, 2014
General / Poetry
823 views | 16 reviews

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Acrostic contest free verse

Transparency

Posted March 29, 2014
General / Poetry
676 views | 19 reviews

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Art restoration project

5-7-5 Porcelain Treasures

Posted May 5, 2014
General / Poetry
719 views | 24 reviews

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Contest Winner

1-6-1 contest

Bear, Share, Care

Posted March 26, 2014
General / Poetry
856 views | 19 reviews

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Free verse

Tranquility Descends

Posted March 24, 2014
General / Poetry
736 views | 18 reviews

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5-7-5 contest entry

Who is that masked man

Posted March 20, 2014
General / Poetry
768 views | 4 reviews

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Haiku 17 syllables

Disposable Society

Posted March 5, 2014
General / Poetry
828 views | 17 reviews

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5--7-5 poem

He will never change

Posted March 17, 2014
General / Poetry
714 views | 17 reviews

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Happy Birthday Stephanie and Suzanne 5-5-8

Twin shamrocks

Posted March 17, 2014
General / Poetry
675 views | 25 reviews

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poem 5-7-5

Aging Gently

Posted March 5, 2014
General / Poetry
746 views | 26 reviews

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173 word poem a contest entry

Gateway to the West

Posted March 1, 2014
General / Poetry
726 views | 15 reviews

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1-6-1 contest entry

Power walk

Posted February 27, 2014
General / Poetry
774 views | 16 reviews

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an encouraging acrostic

Vote Often

Posted February 3, 2014
General / Poetry
712 views | 18 reviews

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Lune 5-3-5

Rivers Roll

Posted January 27, 2014
General / Poetry
747 views | 29 reviews

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Opposites , too late for the contest

Sweet and lovely sounds (5-7-5)

Posted August 18, 2014
General / Poetry
749 views | 20 reviews

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free verse

Go with the Flow

Posted February 18, 2014
General / Poetry
721 views | 23 reviews

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Senryu

Thrilling news 5-7-5

Posted January 24, 2014
General / Poetry
769 views | 11 reviews

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5-3-5 poem

New born star ( Lune)

Posted January 10, 2014
General / Poetry
741 views | 29 reviews

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contest entry

Snow-bound reverie (5-7-5)

Posted December 8, 2013
General / Poetry
773 views | 45 reviews

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A Sedoka form of poetry

The Score

Posted November 2, 2013
General / Poetry
771 views | 15 reviews

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Silly non-traditional multiple Haiku

Do magpies make pies

Posted June 8, 2015
General / Poetry
594 views | 11 reviews

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Haiku in 5-7-5 form

Clad in velvet robe (haiku)

Posted June 4, 2015
General / Poetry
611 views | 21 reviews

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Triolet poem contest entry

Lord my soul is thine alone

Posted June 2, 2015
Spiritual / Poetry
615 views | 18 reviews

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Faith keeps us going

One more time

Posted June 2, 2015
General / Poetry
632 views | 28 reviews

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contest entry

Dandelions smile (5-7-5)

Posted May 11, 2015
General / Poetry
594 views | 16 reviews

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free verse

Wonders of the wind

Posted April 29, 2015
General / Poetry
608 views | 19 reviews

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Hiaku (5-7-5)

Vultures are varmints ( Haiku)

Posted April 29, 2015
General / Poetry
646 views | 20 reviews

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A very personal tale...

Freight-trains and kitchen straws..

Posted April 9, 2015
General / Non-Fiction
621 views | 22 reviews

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A sweet spring change

Metamorphosis

Posted March 30, 2015
General / Poetry
660 views | 10 reviews

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Thinking

Salmon's Journey

Posted March 28, 2015
General / Poetry
601 views | 19 reviews

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A contest entry

Perception

Posted March 19, 2015
General / Poetry
628 views | 26 reviews

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5-7-5 horror non-contest

Bone chilling screeches

Posted March 17, 2015
General / Poetry
600 views | 17 reviews

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McGuire's restaurant decor

Just hangin' around

Posted March 13, 2015
General / Poetry
615 views | 24 reviews

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My muse has gone wild

Don't stop me now

Posted February 12, 2015
General / Poetry
597 views | 19 reviews

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Animals and sights I would see

Visit to the Rain forest

Posted February 12, 2015
General / Poetry
598 views | 9 reviews

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Free Verse

Wonders of Winter

Posted February 6, 2015
General / Poetry
613 views | 28 reviews

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Reflections

When all is said and done

Posted January 19, 2015
General / Poetry
592 views | 16 reviews

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Poetry in 5-7-5 form

We talk about love

Posted January 15, 2015
General / Poetry
611 views | 29 reviews

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Acrostic reflections in near rhyme

Foggy Morning on the Bay

Posted January 13, 2015
General / Poetry
671 views | 26 reviews

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Free Style ...Vacation thoughts

The Beckoning of the West

Posted January 10, 2015
General / Poetry
621 views | 21 reviews

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Acrostic poem, free form

Did You Pray Today

Posted January 7, 2015
General / Poetry
642 views | 17 reviews

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5-7-5 about terrorist

Warped motivation

Posted January 9, 2015
General / Poetry
598 views | 17 reviews

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About terrorism

Hold me Close

Posted January 9, 2015
General / Poetry
627 views | 8 reviews

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Acrostic poem contest entry in free style

Moonrise

Posted January 5, 2015
General / Poetry
645 views | 23 reviews

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a grateful thought

He holds

Posted January 3, 2015
General / Poetry
663 views | 24 reviews

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Inspired by nature

Winter scenes

Posted January 2, 2015
General / Poetry
651 views | 23 reviews

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ABC poetry contest

Crystal moonlight

Posted January 2, 2015
General / Poetry
637 views | 25 reviews

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Contest entry

Shifting Sands (Lune 5-3-5)

Posted December 19, 2014
General / Poetry
638 views | 26 reviews

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Contest entry a free verse poem of Faith

Together

Posted December 3, 2014
General / Poetry
637 views | 17 reviews

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Contest entry

The Soul

Posted December 3, 2014
General / Fiction
622 views | 6 reviews

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an acrostic in free verse

December

Posted December 2, 2014
General / Poetry
628 views | 26 reviews

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Quatrain contest aabb rhyme

Saga of Sam

Posted December 1, 2014
Western / Poetry
660 views | 28 reviews

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contest entry

Live (1-9-1)

Posted November 22, 2014
General / Poetry
659 views | 8 reviews

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contest entry

senyru (U S A today)

Posted November 18, 2014
General / Poetry
660 views | 5 reviews

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a contest entry

Haiku (lacy white diamonds)

Posted November 8, 2014
General / Poetry
709 views | 35 reviews

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A contest entry

5-7-5 (Across the night sky)

Posted November 7, 2014
General / Poetry
662 views | 27 reviews

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contest entry 5-7-5-7-7

Tanka (kaleidoscope turns)

Posted October 18, 2014
General / Poetry
700 views | 26 reviews

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no particular form.

Zip-a-Lock

Posted January 3, 2015
General / Poetry
645 views | 23 reviews

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contest

Haiku (sweet pineapple)

Posted October 16, 2014
General / Poetry
682 views | 14 reviews

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Alliteration contest

Beyond bright blue

Posted October 8, 2014
Spiritual / Poetry
709 views | 15 reviews

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contest entry

Panoramic view (stacked 5-7-5)

Posted October 1, 2014
General / Poetry
702 views | 16 reviews

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2-4-2 contest entry

Renoir

Posted September 30, 2014
General / Poetry
703 views | 12 reviews

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end of October fun

Ghouls, goblins and ghosts (5-7-5)

Posted September 23, 2014
General / Poetry
664 views | 17 reviews

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Naani contest

Naani (opportunities)

Posted September 20, 2014
General / Poetry
685 views | 36 reviews

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contest entry

Haiku (fruits of paradise)

Posted September 13, 2014
General / Poetry
664 views | 8 reviews

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Some thoughts about the Golden Rule

All that glitters

Posted July 24, 2014
Commentary and Philosophy / Non-Fiction
640 views | 24 reviews

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An appeal for your contribution

Poems for Pam's Family

Posted July 2, 2014
General / Non-Fiction
646 views | 16 reviews

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Senryu

Empty Garbage Cans (senryu)

Posted February 11, 2014
General / Poetry
662 views | 16 reviews

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Haiku 5-7-5 recipe

Carolyn's Chicken

Posted January 17, 2014
General / Poetry
681 views | 19 reviews

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2-10-2 contest entry

Welcome

Posted February 11, 2015
General / Poetry
678 views | 12 reviews

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Contest entry humor

5-7-5 Good Imagination

Posted October 14, 2013
General / Poetry
713 views | 17 reviews

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tear-drop rose picture this

Rose so fair

Posted February 8, 2016
General / Poetry
505 views | 19 reviews

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