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PAR (Paulo Acácio Ramos) posted in the group National Poetry Month
April Fools, With Fangs
April shows up
yellow as a banana peel left to rot in the sun,
a warning disguised as a joke,
a joke disguised as mercy.Truth drags itself in after her,
dust‑coated,
half‑asleep,
muttering that honesty is overrated
and timing is everything.The day is a trapdoor:
you step,
it laughs,
you fall,
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Willow posted in the group National Poetry Month
for the first time
words
sworn
never to be spokens
p
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l
lfrom desperate lips
what loss is there?
compared
to freedom
of hope
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Detritus posted in the group National Poetry Month
Inner Shine
All three ponds filled up,
Two ducks wade through the speckled
Buttercup sunshine.
Even as nighttime settles
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Damian DeadLove posted in the group Music is Art
Pound for pound one of my favorite Dylan songs, the storytelling is chef’s kiss.
“The next day was hanging day the sky was overcast and black
Big Jim lay covered up killed by a penknife in the back
And Rosemary on the gallows she didn’t even blink
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Harriet-Jacqui xx posted in the group National Poetry Month
Why, thank you for having me! Harriet-Jacqui xx
Are They Really Me?
Are they really me? Do they look alright?
Should the frames be black? Or should they be white?
Is the glass too dark? Is the glass too bright?
Should I wear them now? Should I wait till night?
Is this really me? Do I feel alright?
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