Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Critic Gina

There once was a poet named Ginathough she wasn't from Argentina,but she didn't acceptthat the future is keptby the creatures that have a small..

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Crème De La Crème (Poem By Rachel)

Crème de la CrèmeDevonshire, double, heavy cream -My hair is wet, my eyelids closed,Covered, coated, spared, my nose.My lips are rich, my mouth white..

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Creation's Creatures (By Rachel, My Kindred Spirit)

When the Creative God,And mayhap Mother Nature,Began to shape the animalsThat populate the Earth,They found extremes on either endOf what would..

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Creation Science - An Oxymoron

Perhaps you ask yourself at timeswhat drives us humans to succeed.Do you recall the March of Dimes,an effort born from human greed?They say it's..

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Crash Of United Flight 811

There suddenly, a great big gapthe fuselage flew off the mapthe captain fought to keep controlflight engineer had just one roleto go assess the..

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Crash

....and bathed in beads of fearful perspiration,our pilot tried to re-start one more time.He had exhausted all his skills, and navigationof empty air..

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Cra Lives Here

I have met so many in my days,who would demand admission to the place.Clean-shaven and surrounded by the fragrance of Cardinyou'd carry your..

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Cra - Years Cannot Erase

I see you still, just standing, in the shadesoft shoulders, slightly drooped, it wasn't fair.It was a day it seemed like any they had madethe memory..

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Cow Eyes

And who I ask you academic mindswould find the eyes of cows attractivemost humans would consider putting blindsto cover bovine faces, though they are..

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Cover-Up

When God created woman he did planto give her various, attractive, useful features.And when compared with the appendages of manit's obvious that of..

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Courage

When first I jumped it did not take persuasion,much stronger forces needed fighting 'til they quit.One trusts a parachute on only one occasionuntil..

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Cotton Candy

She meant to write it down,that vivid dream, so strangebut pleasant, warm and weird.But then it slipped awaythrough gaps while brushingwith Oral-B..

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Correction (Haiku)

I do not live inthe continent of blackies,but I am driven.The sun is strong here,it shines on friendly people,and you are wrong, dear.

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Corporate Success

As you're walkin' down the streetdreaming of a better dayplease look down, close to your feetfloats a shadow, and it maylook familiar to your eyesit..

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Corn And Celery

Young Celery said to the Corn'you were so small when you were born,why is it that you grew so bigand on your ears you wear a wig? 'And Corn looked..

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Cork Bits

Put the cork back,there is a draft,on its merry wayto dive, head over heelsinto the bottle.Pop. It goes down smoothly.And finds youthere, and..

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Cork

I saw you, naked one,inside the Beaujolais,you swam,came to the topto see who'd comeand that is whenI got a glimpseand fell, I thoughtinto a fiery..

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Coprophagic

A rabbit is a coprophagicwhich is not really sad or tragic,so raise your rabbits in a cage,they will not reach a normal ageB 12, it is a vitamin,will..

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Cookies

Are the cookies like rookiesor what is the reasonthey inhabit my driveand come out in the seasonwhen they're least expectedand so misdirectedthat..

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Convoitise

Of all you innocent naivesI wonder is there even onewho sees the grand new planof modern genocide?There are so many eaters,use up our food supply,let..

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Conversion Dilemma

He always had us droppour fancy Lederhosen.It seemed that fate,as he interpretedit, and those other,less important matters,was just sooo fickle,and..

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Conversations

Ach sie sind wohl noch verreist,oder trinken Himbeergeist,Kochs die riefen gestern an,er ist ein gesunder Mann,will noch vierunddreissig Jahrleben..

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Contempt

Let us enjoy our poetrya given in a land that's free.Though politics may bother someignoring it will keep us dumb.A limerick overshadows timethe..

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Consequences Of An Unkind Cut

There was a young fellow from Tutwhose behind was an elephant's butt.Though considered a hunkhe was carrying no trunk,just a stubby the doctor had..

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Confusion

The wolf asked li'l Red Riding Hoodif with a wolf she ever wouldand seeing shock on her small facehe did not mount a full-blown chase.Red Riding Hood..

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