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Featured Poems


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a kyrielle poem
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bagpipes
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Hot Dawg
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from 28 reviews.

For Nomi 338
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No Fooling for Nomi's Birthday
by Debi Pick Marquette

from 4 reviews.

A free verse love poem
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To the Moon and Back
by Mrs Anna Howard

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a 10 word poem
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Liar, Liar
A contest entry

from 7 reviews.

Sad Girl
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Childhood Memories
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Don't even try to fight it; just embrace your inner beast!
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Leopard Lust
by Rachelle Allen

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Free verse
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The Driveway Drop Off
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Blue.
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Four Paws, No Pause
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by Harry Craft

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from 9 reviews.

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Bob goes to space
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from 25 reviews.

Scooby Doo and Steven.
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Dialogue Only
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Going across the pond
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Fear, financial hardship, and resilience
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Well Received Poems


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A philosophical love poem
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Abundant Love
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from 19 reviews.

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Napowrimo #2
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from 21 reviews.

A Sonnet
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from 24 reviews.

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Leopard Lust
by Rachelle Allen

from 16 reviews.

Free verse
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from 19 reviews.

A Pantoum poem
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from 18 reviews.

a limerick
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Sister Harmony
by Marilyn Hamilton

from 10 reviews.

A pi poem.
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Well Received Stories


from 6 reviews.

a rant about a local pharmacy's travel clinic
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Travel Hassle
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from 12 reviews.

No Rules for Noah
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Music Magic
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from 5 reviews.

I woke up this mornin' feelin' fine...
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Is this, too, a thing of the past?
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Earnest Effort
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Well Received Books


from 12 reviews.

Consequences
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