There was a gambler from the Andes who was fond of upping the antes, but he got in deep debt and started to bet: "beachfront property here in the Andes!"
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Category Archives: Poetry
Smells Like Musk [Clerihew]
Elon Musk has been accused of being brusque. It's not that he's bitter -- just character-constrained by Twitter.
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Heard is the Word [Clerihew]
The actress Amber Heard claimed to have been beaten & slurred. The case hinged on profound factors, like the likableness of actors.
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Pale Orange [Haiku]
the tallest peak catches the rising sun, & glows pale orange
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Noble Orchids [Senryū]
clustered orchids each look the same, yet different: floral "Where's Waldo?"
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Shades of Green [Haiku]
The Sleeping Cat [Tanka]
the sleeping cat yanks its head up to see what fell & why, and then goes back to sleep -- master slumberer at work
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Field of Flames [Haiku]
row on row of flames lick and shimmer, as minds attempt stillness
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Sunrise Over the Mountain [Free Verse]
sunlight pours over the mountain, cascading into the valley, drawing all eyes into its blinding whiteness too much light enters my eye just as too much information, sometimes, enters my mind and, yet, i peer through the searing pain - just for the view
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Fungi Propinquity [Free Verse]
two tender, little mushrooms stand amid a mossy expanse i'm moved by their intimate proximity though i don't know it to be anything other than a random molecular fact, and yet it speaks to me, and i feel proximity & distance all the more intensely
Tiger Riding for Beginners 