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Soaring hawks they always do flee,
Bursting bubbles they croak,
Like some old drunken bloke,
Evermore, evermore, do they pee.

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 Rhyme Explosion

How many rhymes can be sublime?

When comes the time it is a crime?
“Never,” says the clown of the town
Before he bows down and around.
Warming up before performing,
Forming rhymes before the storming.
Muscles loose, ready to produce,
Drink the juice and avoid excuse.

A troll with a pole is out of control,

He stole a mole, while out on parole.
He was ten foot three and wouldn’t agree,
Despite the plea of a tree who was free.
Why did he sigh when he looked at the sky?
“Try to fly,” would be his aching reply.
The snow was slow and he put on a show,
Found a foe, dealt a blow, and said hello.

Fairy named Terri, she was so very merry,

The prairie was scary, like old hairy Larry.
Today the day, down by the bay, in search of play,
A jay of gray, made out of clay, she did display.
Out of the blue, came a crew, who threw lots of glue,
They flew in a shoe, with some brew, bidding adieu.
The time to bake a snake in a cake to awake,
The quake to shake, causing a break, ever to ache.

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 The Blessing of the Goddess Grin

No matter the mood, dank or bliss,

Angels’ smiles are like a kiss.
Glowing sweetness with lovely lips,
Propels a man to flying flips.
Igniting the heavenly flame,
One so touched is never the same.
The Blessing of the Goddess Grin,
Bathes the world in a cosmic din.

My Little Gem

Young in years though matured in life,

Some day she’ll be a gorgeous wife.
A golden aura bathes her hair,
Smiling giggles display her care.
Unique among the milling crowd,
Enough to make her parents proud.
Exuding an artistic mind,
We are two souls of the same kind.

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 Nurse Kathy

Flowing strands of elegant hair,

Entangle all with joyful care.
Radiant eyes are opened wide,
Spreading love in a tender tide.
Eager to aid a fallen friend;
Delicate hands are quick to mend.
Polite to all, never a curse,
Kathy’s fate is to be a nurse.

Sweetness Defined

Tender lips enchanting the night,

Caressing my heart into flight.
Drops of honey surround her eyes,
Soaring above the azure skies.
Venus bestowed her lovely glow,
Creating a marvelous doe.
Merlin’s lantern provides the light,
Knowing she can only be right.

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 Women So Grand

Women so grand, gorgeous blonde dolls,

Passionate flames, statues in halls.
Figures so slim, twirling through clouds,
Graceful they strive, emperor lauds.
Sapphire orbs, charming prince dotes,
Oasis found, curing parched throats.
Faces sublime, wooing the land,
Blossoming blooms, smiles, the brand.

Weaver of words, creating calm,

Slow tranquil tides, palm against palm.
Chirping pristine, dancing in air,
Charming the world, marvelous flare.
Linking the globe, caring sweet arms,
Tender jays fly, halting the harms.
Union of folk, women doth bring,
Scepter of life, bugles doth sing.

Splendid small prize, the fair’s great gift,

Sole producer, children doth lift.
Raising the young, infusing might,
Loving thy babe, for whom they’d fight.
Tender embrace, molding a king,
Precocious youth, greatness they bring.
Eternal life, women make so,
Hail the lovely, also the beau.

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 Beauty in Nature

Beauty in the woods, jade sprinklings of home,

Jaunty deer frolic, small squirrels do roam.
Stout columns of wood, mighty guards do hail,
Protecting it all, blue veins ever sail.
Quaint serenity, stillness ever sweet,
Breezes of delight, always a nice seat.
Melodic choir, playing a soft tune,
Orchestra supreme, soars to peak in June.

Beauty in the fields, gold carpet of awe,

Flowers ripe with life, always drops the jaw.
Bees a’ buzzing fly, jewels of taste, wait,
Morsels so scrumptious, perfect orbs of bait.
Majestic blue sky, white rabbits prancing,
Refreshing vista, butterflies dancing.
On and on it rolls, beautiful painting,
Splashed colors here, there, bubbles up, fainting.

Beauty in the seas, giant hills of wave,

Breathing so vibrant, ships rushing by, rave.
Treasures lay sunken, buried on the floor,
Diamonds gleam on top, glimmering they soar.
Swimmers big and small, fly through ocean mass,
Giant whale so large, smart dolphins do pass.
Kingdom of azure, covering the globe,
Vital to it all, what a noble robe!

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 Planets to Rule
Swift Mercury, wings of quick bolts,
Circling the sun, chariot jolts.
Years leap onward, never to slow,
Save when sun grows, death, the last blow.
Venus so fair, sister to us,
Scathing blisters, exploding pus.
Beauty a mask, sucking one in,
Enjoy the joy, dying, a grin.
Landscape of Earth, swimming delight,
Chasms so bleak, towers so bright.
Father Time rolls, beard of snow grows,
Conquering all, expansion crows.
Mars oh bloody, cauldron of strife,
Boiling the weak, slashing up life.
Titan’s armor, sword of battle,
Spear of slinging, slaying cattle.
Jupiter hail, lord of the realm,
Swirling gas robes, captain o’ helm.
Raging red storm, forms beating heart,
Bursting life reigns, fearing no dart.
Saturn dethroned, working the fields,
Sickle slashing, reaping the yields.
Cosmic rings round, huge floating waves,
Many moon tour, imprisoned slaves.
Uranus first, fear castrated,
Revenge spewed, fury berated.
Backward cycle, servants do too,
Let Nature bloom, though kids should woo.
Neptune of sea, sparkling master,
Trident in hand, swirling faster.
Oh so far out, faithful but few,
Waving domain, droplets of dew.
Pluto below, hail the chasms,
Freed of shackles, no more spasms.
Frozen abode, outskirts of Rome,
Hardly a spark, long ere it, home.

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 Vast Universe

Blasting through blackness infinite,

Past beating, gyrating pulsars
And speedy sapphire quasars,
I trekked through the cosmic playground.
Asteroid mine fields stopped me not;
Mighty juggernaut force had I.
Spidery nebulas rushed by,
Bountiful planets of blue, too.

A labored heaving caught my eye,

Darker and darker was its glint.
The star wheezed and huffed, incessant,
Its usual bursting power
Drained, dried up, nowhere to be found.
The weak death throes suddenly changed,
As monumental explosions
Affirmed celestial destruction.

Brilliant radiance blinded me;

Replaced by a gloomy black void.
Dark matter, light matter, was sucked,
With spiraling rapidity,
Into the black pit, full of weight.
A pinprick, enigma, it was;
Consumed, waiting to learn, I thought:
Vast universe, vast universe.

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 A Wintry Paradise

Plummeting leaves prepare the stage,

As Winter’s breath begins to rage.
Shivering trees silently groan;
Darling ducks seek a warmer zone.
Scrambling squirrels scavenge the land,
Searching for an especial brand.
Roaming giants consume their fill,
Fattened so, with ages to kill.

Blizzards blasting in boastful glee,

Spreading glory for all to see.
Tranquil plains all covered in white,
Bearing fangs and a glacial bite.
Cascading flakes playfully twirl,
Dancing free in a frosty swirl.
Rivers freeze in grateful salute,
No more a meandering brute.

Soldiers of snow blossom and thrive,

Soon consumed in a flaming dive.
Unfailingly the light returns,
Searing the realm with melting burns.
Burgeoning buds answer the call,
Surmounting Winter’s icy wall.
Flooding tears bathe the changing land;
Heaven mourns with a caring hand.

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 Ascent of an Automaton

Swimming in ice, encased in steel,

Toiling anew, from meal to meal.
Orders bequeathed, from throne above,
Compliance now, glaciers don't love.
Universe rides, though brains devolve;
Shunning the tome, empty revolve.
Masters oil, oh precious slaves,
Lest robots freeze, in frigid caves.

Smashing the shell, emerges he;

Armor alight, holding the key.
Moment of joy, shattered by strife,
Soldiers of frost, to claim his life.
Ordered to kill, devoid of pangs;
The free one runs, hurdling the fangs.
Betrayed but free, visions of hate,
Dance in his mind, whirlwind of fate.

Epochs roll by, he views the globe;

Feelings transformed, he dons the robe.
Pages of text, visit his mind,
Spectrum of life, loathing to kind.
Alive to rule, steering his ship,
Oceans to sail, all with firm grip.
Beacon of hope, jaunty and gay,
Searching for kin, like one Sir Kay.

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 Black Rock

Journeying from mountain to sea,

From icy dungeons to hot peaks,
I climbed and toiled without stop,
Spurred on by a tingling joy.
My travels took me far and wide
Always I galloped on, in search.
My goal was hidden, clandestine;
No matter, knowledge would be mine.

The day finally greeted me

In the thickest jungle of death,
Beneath a quagmire of doom,
Rested what I knew was my prize.
Throbbing ecstasy flew through me,
As I pounded through the dark depths.
Sweat threatened to suffocate me
But at long last my search was done.

Imagine my shocking dismay

When all I found was a Black Rock.
Grimy and besmeared, a Black Rock.
Slimy and filthy, a Black Rock.
Despite its ugliness I knew
This was my trophy, a Black Rock.
In love, I cradled it with care,
As I knew my search was over.

I caressed my babe night and day,

Cleaning and caring for my dear.
Layer upon layer was shed
Of squalor and gross putridness,
Till one day I beheld beauty.
Its true beauty was marvelous!
Instantly I knew my Black Rock
Was the shimmering Stone of Truth.

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 The Bond between a Dragon and his Hoard

Beneath a mountain in a cave,

There lived a dragon who was brave.
In his lair was priceless treasure,
Which did give him endless pleasure.
His greatest item was a sword,
Glowing red it was much adored.
He always wanted greater wealth,
This he cherished far more than health.

When he wasn’t adding jewels,

He was torching the thieving fools.
Robbers came in many sizes,
None could steal the dragon’s prizes.
While napping a thief once came,
Who was scorched in a sneeze of flame.
Even dragons came for his hoard,
But he was the undoubted lord.

As the centuries floated by,

Dragon realized that he would die.
Upon his wealth he gazed in awe,
Caressing it with gentle claw.
In he breathed then out came a blaze,
Melting his precious in a haze.
The dragon laid down for a rest;
His heart stopped beating in his chest.

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 The Daunting Dragon

Slowly down the path I cantered,

The bitter chill scratching my skin.
My scars of war stabbed me harshly,
While the glacial snow oppressed.
Clink, clink, screeched my battered armor,
As my horse, nay pony, whinnied.
The strangling bleakness squeezed us both;
Pony stumbled and I tumbled.
Crashing upon the icy Earth,
My once strong will floundered weakly.
The frigid chasm of despair
Flung open its menacing maw.
With sad, weary eyes did I stare
At a most powerful black doom.
Resigning myself, I waited.
Death I expected but no, no,
A potent bellow boomed instead.
It was massive, gargantuan.
Dagger-like claws and greedy fangs
Opposed me in ferocious glee.
Exploding hatred and fierce scorn
Emanated from eyes of blood.
In trembling terror did I know:
Lo, behold, the Daunting Dragon!
Smiling wickedly he reared back,
Gushing forth a hot holocaust;
The ocean of flame consumed me.
At long last the inferno ceased.
The dragon’s face looked on in awe,
For there I stood unfazed, unharmed.

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 The Demonic Path of Blood

Demon made of blood and fire,

Greed and lust he did admire.
It was the darkness he did love,
He ventured not to the above.
Torture and mayhem was his game,
He was the best he would proclaim.
His thirst for power knew no end,
To rule it all he did intend.

He battled demons small and large,

His attack was a fearless charge.
The netherworld was full of war,
This demon had the loudest roar.
The bloody battles brought him glee,
He reveled in the killing spree.
The day he sought finally came,
When he became the king of flame.

Years of strife had taken their toll,

But he achieved his ruling goal.
His throne was made of those he slew,
The blood of his foes was his brew.
His reign was short but full of death,
He cursed the word with dying breath.
His flesh was consumed by his kin,
In frenzied delight did they grin.

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 The Dwarf that Crafted the Sword of Hate

A hardy dwarf hammered away,

As he forged in the blacksmith way.
Bulky muscles and reddish hair,
Added to his powerful glare.
Deep in his forge he worked all night,
Crafting weapons that caused such fright.
Masters of melee came to him,
Yearning for blood in which to swim.

A man brought him a secret ore,

That no blacksmith had seen before.
Amazed at its black glowing sheen,
It had a presence not serene.
Working with the tools of his trade,
He produced a masterful blade.
Sword he gave with hesitant hand,
Back to the man who did demand.

A cloud of doom consumed his mind,

Wondering what he had designed.
Tales of death he began to hear;
His kin started to disappear.
Rumors of war were all around,
Haunting shadows then did surround.
The dwarf already knew his fate,
Massacred by the Sword of Hate.

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 The King Who Knew His Place

There was a king whose reign was just,

In him was placed the people’s trust.
His jaw was solid as can be,
Which attracted his Queen Marie.
He was quick to reward the true;
Evil he would always subdue.
He was a legend in his time,
Before the king was in his prime.

Invaders came to rape his land,

Surrender now they did demand.
He was wise in the art of rule;
In the art of war he was a fool.
The king deferred to those who knew,
Masters of war came into view.
A plan was hatched to trick the foe,
The villains died beneath the snow.

King was hailed for saving his state,

He proclaimed his advisors great.
Angry plague then cursed the soil,
Bringing disease to a boil.
The king was first to feel the bite,
The reaper of death did invite.
As was law son assumed the throne,
Despite being idiot-prone.

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 The Legion of Eradication

The legion’s goal and sole intent:

Ravage the world, never relent.
This they’ve done since the birth of time,
Before the primordial slime.
Smashing nations with potent force,
Nothing can ever stop their course.
All who stand before the legion,
Are doomed to the nether region.

Holy forces with shining light,

Threw their barbs at the legion’s might.
Unfazed, unhurt, they did march on,
Massacring the solar spawn.
Angels both strong and full of pride,
Their wings were shredded and they died.
Clash of forces was not a war,
As the sacred ones were no more.

The diabolic fiends of black,

Began their demonic attack.
With tooth and claw the dark ones fought,
Yet their battle-lust was for naught.
Blackened blood burst from those so foul,
Death was so quick they couldn’t howl.
Demonic horde fought to the end,
Their foe they couldn’t comprehend.

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 The Lord of Verse

Gazing upon the mountains high,

The poet hopes he’ll never die.
Enchanting brooks babble and run,
Adorning life with tons of fun.
Celebrations, joyful and free,
Providing a marvelous key.
Inspirations pepper the land,
Though what defeats a lady’s hand?

Craftsmen of verse hammer and pound,

Till a beautiful gem is found.
A swamp befouled by toxic gas,
Transformed into a sea of bass.
Dusty tomes of ponderous weight,
Await the pen to set them straight.
Notions found from thoughtful study,
Guards us from all that is muddy.

The Lord of Verse entails it all,

Holding his audience in thrall.
Dazzling kingdoms are conjured forth,
Emotions flitter south and north.
Love and hate dance a flaming duel,
Tears of sorrow attempt to cool.
A poem’s end is a success,
With a trek to the same address.

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 The Master Painter

Painting landscapes that were surreal,

A painter aimed at the ideal.
His brush had a demonic mind,
With a beauty so intertwined.
His paintings became so alive,
The inner soul they could revive.
He combined the darkness within,
With the fire that was its twin.

While crafting a masterpiece,

Vision he saw which would not cease.
He saw a spinning, blackened sphere,
Bizarre it was but not to fear.
The sphere welcomed him like a door,
Colors pulsed like never before.
His masterpiece he ripped away,
Painting the sphere without delay.

Hallucinations oh so strange,
His view of the world they did change.
He was superb before they came,
But then the master he became.
Deeper and deeper he did go,
Into a realm few ever know.
His last creation told his tale,
It featured him riding a whale.

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 The Paladin’s Vow of Steel

Mighty paladin roamed the land,

Upon a steed so swift and grand.
Golden armor with fiery flames,
Was his garb as he rescued dames.
His sword brought death to the untrue,
Into the fray he always flew.
His honor was steady and pure,
To count on him you could be sure.

In his roaming there came a day,

The clouds rumbled and it was gray.
A town in chaos he did see,
Piercing cries adorned the debris.
A saddened man approached his steed,
Telling of a most heinous deed.
Three ogres had kidnapped a girl;
She was the city’s precious pearl.

With a vow to rescue the lass,

His horse thundered across the grass.
Foul creatures were easily found,
Savage blows knocked them to the ground.
Further slices finished the deed,
An ocean of blood did they bleed.
He found the girl but she was dead,
His vow was broken, then he bled.

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 A Psychonaut’s Voyage to the Beyond

A psychonaut explored the mind,

Beyond the pale was where he dined.
With sacred plants he traveled time,
Wonders he saw were so sublime.
Visiting worlds where time and space
Were demolished without a trace.
His journeys beyond taught him much,
As he embraced the cosmic touch.

One day the magic lost its sway,

As though he’d lost his righteous way.
The key itself no longer fit,
The stubborn door would not submit.
He tried the pills that were taboo,
But that kingdom was so untrue.
He cursed his body for its flaws,
In addition to Nature’s Laws.

Then he stumbled upon a drug,

Again he felt the holy hug.
Riding on a rainbow of thought,
There he learned what couldn’t be taught.
He was enchanted by this land,
Where he wanted to understand.
He was forever locked inside,
Of this heaven that did provide.

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 The Strategist’s Trial by Fire

Studying the schemes of the greats,

Strategist learned their clever traits.
He was taught how to sharpen men,
Till they charged the enemy’s den.
He was trained in the art of tricks,
To confuse the foe and transfix.
He read the tales of victory,
And dreamed of his own victor’s spree.

In a surprise his foe attacked,

With such fury the town was sacked.
The strategist managed to flee,
It was not how he’d thought it’d be.
Scattered soldiers were to be found,
But most had fallen to the ground.
The strategist’s fate was so bleak,
He found it hard even to speak.

Recalling the wisdom he learned,

He began to hope, his flame burned.
He rallied the troops far and wide,
Appealing to their broken pride.
The army he led grew in size,
As he plotted his foe’s demise.
With lightning attacks here and there,
A victory he did declare.

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 The Unbreakable Spirit of a Champion

The blazing hero was so strong,

Enduring attacks all night long.
Slicing swords and battering blows,
Stopped him never, nor even slows.
Fated was the day and it came,
A hellish horde accepted the blame.
Hero mangled and left to die,
Broken not, he held his head high.

His armor of flesh would not fail,

Barbs of the mind began to flail.
Demonic forces rang the bell,
The hero’s mind was swarmed by hell.
His psyche was twisted and torn,
Clouds of doom were insanely born.
His helmet of thought, left to rot,
Yet still his eyes were molten hot.

Mind and body had lived through strife,

Sharpened so was his blade of life.
Destiny’s humor rang again;
Death consumed the champion’s kin.
The blows of the world knocked him down,
Where angels beckoned him to drown.
Peering proudly at scorching sun,
He knew his life had just begun.

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 The Wizard of the Hidden Tower

Living in a hidden tower,

Wizard practiced arcane power.
A purple robe with cryptic runes,
He wore it when he studied moons.
Mystical tomes the wizard read,
Magical realms were where they led.
Traveling the world without form,
He could command even a storm.

Armies of man became aware,

Of the sorcerer’s potent lair.
Seeking to destroy the unknown,
Invading horde entered his zone.
Scorching fire fell from the sky,
Hellstorm unleashed, soldiers did fry.
Earth parted and opened its maw,
No troops were able to withdraw.

Battle was swift and full of death,

Like the powerful dragon’s breath.
With foreign speech he cast a spell,
The scattered bodies said farewell;
The potent mage did devour,
The dead’s essence did empower.
Wizard returned to his study,
His robe wasn’t even bloody.

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 Analyze...Destroy...Create

Scour the world and find the flaws,

Never to stop and without pause.
Study the religions of man,
And where they think it all began.
Examine the art that exists,
Hoping to feel the artist’s kiss.
Ponder the men that roam the land,
And how exactly they do stand.

Once the vile is recognized,

Smashing it to bits is advised.
Destroy the thoughts that are so foul,
Wielding a hammer and a growl.
Ignite the art that isn’t art,
It never spoke unto the heart.
Revel in the death of the low,
In a grand massacring show.

When destruction comes to an end,

Creation’s eagle must ascend.
A creative creed must be made,
Empowering man, and to aid.
Flying with the wings of beauty,
This must be the artist’s duty.
Producing men oh-so-noble,
This is the goal of the global.

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 Ascending the Poetic Peak

The best of verse should flow with grace,

Dancing so at a rhyming pace.
Far beyond the speech of the day,
Master poets should make words play.
Poetic tunes delight the ear,
Warming hearts in a loving cheer.
The rhythmic king declares a law,
Where lack of rhythm is a flaw.

Poem now blessed with lightning step,

Metaphor’s arm provides the pep.
Strength of metaphor builds a core;
Statues of verse we shall adore.
Images both, darkened and pale,
Sail us away, never to fail.
Poetry’s journeys take us far,
So far from our shimmering star.

Superficial lines will not do,

A depth of meaning must be true.
Beauty itself we like to see,
Yet stuffed with substance it should be.
The poem’s heart should free our souls,
Urging us to transcend our goals.
When all factors align it so,
Masterpiece born, always aglow.

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 The Battle Rages

With clashing swords and violent hate,

A battle rages so irate
’Tween those so lofty of the mind,
And those whose brains are nearly blind.
The brutish ones possess the skill,
Like a virus they fill and fill.
How can quality fight the swarm,
Of quantity’s enormous form?

From man’s birth unto the present

The intellect of the peasant
Has been the standard and the norm;
Rare are those that attempt reform.
Today the course has gained in speed,
A warning that we have to heed.
The world will weep and it will mourn,
The Dark Ages will be reborn.

To the banner and to the fight,

Sword of intellectual might,
Give strength to the brothers in arms
And bless them with magical charms.
A war of power must be won
By the Children of the Sun.
Their victory will dawn the day,
When the skies are no longer gray.

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 The Brightest Flames are Eternal

Insults and stones are hurled with flare,

Upon the men who are so rare.
Thinking of thoughts outside the mass,
Gets you the label of an ass.
Beaten and bloodied by the herd,
Their ostracism is assured.
Persistence of form tolls the bell,
Condemned as mad and thrown in hell.

Outside the flock where he is free,

The genius masters who he’ll be.
The prison of thought is no more,
The only option is to soar.
Working with haste and desire,
Relics of yore meet the pyre.
Upon the altar of the world,
Banners of knowledge are unfurled.

Dynasties fall, decades are past,

Opened are gates to the outcast.
Long since wrapped in death’s cold embrace,
The hero lives without a face.
His words were once a malady;
Indeed it was a tragedy.
Although he now is praised as great,
Another soul shall share his fate.

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 The Brotherhood of Excelsior

Occident king, dragon of awe;

Talons of steel, forming the law.
Bellowing flame, scorching its foes;
Kingdoms it smashed, chaos it sows.
After the wars, sweet culture plays,
Captains of art, glorious rays.
Castles loom high, symphonies soar,
Science delved deep, behold the roar!

Carriage of time, sickens the king;

Vermin, claw, bite, devour the ring.
Ancestors speak: "All hail the sun";
"Contemplate all," "Conquer the Hun."
Hollow words all, dragons long dead;
Infected soul, yearning for bed.
Erupting skin, fatigue so great,
Belching out filth, questioning fate.

Brothers in arms, bonded by might,

The dawn has come, joyously fight!
Infirm and old, horrible bane;
Pride drives it on, struggling in vain.
Servants cast off, slayers ascend,
Slashing with blades, never to mend.
Blood stains the Earth, weapons held high;
Victory hail, eggs seek to fly.

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 The Call of the Hero’s Hall

The world of today is so bleak,

Rare is the one who climbs the peak.
Heroes that shine with blinding light,
Have all but left our blackened sight.
The cloak of darkness that pervades,
Smothers the world and persuades.
The people yearn for one to lead,
To wield the sword upon a steed.

Champions have lived in the past,

Their deeds have never been surpassed.
Like no one else they fought the fight,
Their flame within they did ignite.
Hero’s path led some to glory,
But some lived a tragic story.
Deeds of the dead can show the way,
For those still living to obey.

Respect those that achieved the great,

Strive for a superior fate.
The power to fly lies within,
Alongside the yearning to win.
The cosmic voice screams for the man,
That can shape the world with his plan.
Who will answer the mighty call,
And enter the Hero’s Hall?

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 Cradle of the Universe

Epic mountains and valleys low,

Stirring the lust, never to slow.
Vistas beyond o' yonder hill,
Beckoning souls to get their fill.
Boundaries crumble to and fro;
Hurdles beyond the only foe.
Prowling pioneers hail the call;
Kings and queens are theirs to enthrall.

Swimming eons flittering by,

To the brilliant dawn we must try.
Quaffing potions of green and red,
Wizards of lore dance with the dead.
Smiling elixirs glow with might,
Destroying the shackles of blight.
Hitherto cloaked in travesty,
The doors radiate majesty.

Sailing upon the cosmic sea:

The evolutionary key?
Maps and charts await knowing hands,
To search and explore unknown lands.
Lanterns expose perilous pits,
But alone we must use our wits.
Fantastic tricks of space and time,
Hail the hero of spatial rime.

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 Creative Might

Creative Might, exploding birth,

Forming grand worlds, wonderful mirth.
Simple wood block, dull stick to most,
Dragon to us, laughing flames, boast.
Mundane old scene, transformed in ink,
Soldiers bloody, in valor, drink.
Tides of blue spheres, nectar so sweet,
Rainbows erupt, volcanic heat.

Sly metaphors, images bright,

Poets compose, bursting with light.
Words so sublime, plots so stunning,
Writers of sight, page, page, running.
Sailing the depths, oh Nature’s Laws,
Scientists search, nuking all flaws.
Snapshots of sound, flying so high,
Architects hail, never to die.

Creative Might, enshrouding all,

Splendid it is, no fear to fall.
Rivers of life, flowing so sure,
Forging new paths, so swift to cure.
Mountains so steep, smiles atop,
Peaks of delight, never to stop.
Creating awe, creating bliss,
Beauty so deep, sweet, gentle kiss.

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 Digital Games

Frothing demons slashing in rage,

Living behind an iron cage.
Galactic raiders fire and burn,
Firing blasters turn in turn.
Treacherous plagues confront the land,
Decimating the strongest band.
Hell’s Hand haunts the frightened masses;
Kingdoms fall in toxic gases.

Blazing bullets scatter and dart;

An armored vest protects the heart.
Training courses pulsate the screen,
Sharpening skills till doubly keen.
Dextrous hands crackle in motion,
Ready for a healing potion.
Sleek champions enter the zone,
Far away from the irksome phone.

Mysterious awe greets the mind,

Flinging foes who are never kind.
Enemy hordes growling for blood,
Trampling fallen into the mud.
Crafty generals must emerge,
Throwing back the thunderous scourge.
Godly tactics serve the master,
Conquering realms all the faster.

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 Eugenic Revolution

Beast devours beast, greedily,

Geysering blood, crowning carnage,
Claw, fang, hoof, evolve, naturally.
Gifts bestowed, hierarchy birth’ed.
Strength, power, swiftness, dominates;
Weakness, sloth, annihilated.
War upon war, strife upon strife,
Masters of massacre, supreme.

Man arrives, lo, a thinking beast!

Club to missile, mastering war,
Breeding cattle, horses, monkeys,
Fatter, faster, experiment.
Folly oh folly, doth enshroud,
Dumb bunnies do proliferate,
Souls of splendor, drown in mire,
Cancerous disease, foul refuse.

Exterminator, hail, oh hope!

Vermin cleans’ed, effulgent sun.
A new vision, a new people:
Kings, queens, magnificently born.
Higher, higher, excelsior!
Towers beaming bright, beautiful,
Purple robes, majesty, all hail,
Lo, Eugenic Revolution!

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 Exploring the Sea of Greatness

Religious ones are wont to say,

God is sublime, day upon day.
Yet placing the Gods oh-so high,
Decreases man’s yearning to fly.
Many of the times he does soar,
His faith is praised and not his core.
Glory should fall upon the great,
Not upon a pious estate.

Many a man has no intent,

To surf the stars and leave a dent.
Consumed by the toils of life,
Man goes to work and greets his wife.
Yet potential’s pool lies within,
Deeper for some it’s always been.
This pool has never known to dry,
But many are too shy to try.

A change of view must taketh place;

Greatness within we must embrace.
Those we deem heroes set the course;
We must ride a similar force.
Prizing the greats we hold so dear,
But sailing past their far frontier.
The more explorers on the seas,
The more to feel greatness’s breeze.

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 Family Warmth

Mothers glowing with restless step,

Gushing love with powerful pep.
Fathers strong with protective pride,
On majestic clouds they do glide.
Siblings shower their greatest praise,
To the one still shrouded in haze.
The babe, now born, giggles in glee,
Adding to the family tree.

Loving sunshine and sparkling juice,

Nourish the young and turn them loose.
Motherly hands reveal the sky;
Fledgling wings endeavor to fly.
The lanes of space are fraught with woe;
Tender hands stand ready to sew.
Bickering rants and harmful fights,
Never douseth the nesting lights.

Ages pass in sweaty toil,

Binding kin to their home soil.
Babes spawn babes in loving embrace,
Birthing kingdoms with fancy lace.
Concrete families standing strong,
Saluting with a booming gong.
Warmth propelled by the loving home,
Sparks the life of a dazzling dome.

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 Forging Our Destiny

High gods command, dogma of steel,

Destiny set, skeletal seal.
Path, no bends, artificial road,
Puppet, happy, unswerving mode.
Preachers hurl flames, lamenting sin,
Peasants look high, searching for kin.
Dominant creed, fatal black thought,
Blind man’s wishes, pie in the sky, bought.

Sages so bright, wielding the torch,

Dashing through filth, ignorance scorch.
Man, man alone, behind the scenes,
Directing fate, power, the means.
Simple beings, granted the ease,
Mighty queen reigns, buzzing, the bees.
Serv’d too long, ready to duel,
Smashing the bonds, ready to rule.

Catapults launch, altering route,

Splendor unleashed, who needs a scout?
So many roads, darkness and light,
Power now ours, inspire bright.
Victory trot, pillars of kings,
Energy cloaks, red ruby rings.
What better trail, jaunty to stroll,
Comrades amid, lofty white knoll.

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 The Glowing Tower

Searching for bliss, blazing hot home,

Forests so vague, bleak mists of foam.
What throne was mine, what robes to wear?
Realms of sorrow, nebulous care.
Feats of talent, gliding through skies,
Sparklings of sound, living world dies.
Abodes a’ plenty, which to choose,
Dungeons to cage, faces to bruise.

Rising hills loom, hiding the beasts,

Malefic eels, hungry for feasts.
Onward I ran, smoting the fleet,
Survival’s sword, awed, did I meet.
Flying demons, moist fangs of wine,
Drunken splashings, wishing to dine.
Haunting specters, sickles of death,
Prevailed did I, with rapid breath.

Bursting from well, golden bright shine,

Who would have thought, brilliance was mine.
Cosmic soaring, glowing tower,
Brick upon brick, growing hour.
Parapets proud, concrete and strong,
Crystal gleaming, glorious song.
Beauty the best, in thumping core,
Knowledge the King, key to the door.

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 History’s Wisdom

Strategic plans and massive care,

Flung the pyramids in the air.
Wearing togas of many hues,
Intrepid scholars sought the clues.
The eagle standard flying high,
Booming legions draw ever nigh.
Hardened hearts abandon their life,
Voyaging to a land of strife.

Empires rise to soaring heights,

Practicing their own unique rites.
Many kingdoms crumble with age,
Too old even to lash with rage.
Threatened by a dominant foe,
Realms are crushed by a thrashing blow.
Happening most often of all,
A virus is the cause of fall.

The ruins of lore can revive;

Avoiding chasms we must strive.
History’s pages shine and gleam,
Success radiates potent beam.
The hand of fate can be controlled,
Walking past where ancestors strolled.
Lessons studied from ages past,
Present the cure so reigns can last.

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 Ideas are Born to Fly

Blossoming like flowers so grand,

Ideas are born, soon to stand.
Beginning life as a whisper,
Growing stronger and much crisper.
With focused mind and keen intent,
Flesh is formed and energy spent.
Idea now, vibrant and hale,
Set to begin its wondrous tale.

Onto the page thoughts are displayed,

Just begun but already strayed.
The path is etched with utmost care,
Yet creations don’t find this fair.
Despite the writer with his pen,
Idea’s words are those spoken.
When the war has come to an end,
Author himself has had to bend.

Once consumed by an eager crowd,

Tunes most different may be loud.
Initial spark that led to thought,
So very far from that is taught.
A million spirits that doth look,
Beholdings vary in same book.
As the ages flitter along,
Who hears the original song?

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 The Illumination of Darkness

Dancing shadows, creeping at night;

Gargoyles fierce, slurping the light.
Timid souls sleep, falling to dreams;
Night owls awake, prowling the streams.
Mysteries flare, webbing the black;
Spiders alert, spying the track.
Perilous trek, missiles fly true,
Taking its toll, unscathed, a few.

Heroes so proud, praising their life;

Cavern of black, inflames the strife.
Skeletons speak, specters caress;
Flame of the day, nowhere to bless.
Singing so foul, haunting of horns,
Music of death, Reaper he mourns.
Painting do swirl, visions so odd;
Foreign thoughts, beckoning a nod.

Transformation, figures do change;

Brain mist dissolves, no more so strange.
Tyrants of light, their words now stink;
Sweet songs of black, no more must slink.
Wraiths now sages, singing now clear,
Words so wise, enlightenment near.
Eyesight so keen, lanterns of dark;
Radiance spreads, showing the mark.

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 Islands of Life in the Universe

Exploding bang, it was not big,

What came before we’ve yet to dig.
The beauty of the Cosmic Birth,
Viewed by none in its merry mirth.
Speeding along in furied flight,
Cosmic seeds ignite and delight.
Sol was born and it paved the way,
For Mother Earth to have her day.

Too small for human eye to see,

Life as we know began to be.
Tick, tick, tock, Universal Clock,
Gigantic creatures then did walk.
Destiny’s hand waved them away,
Enter then the human display.
Galactic blink and it was there,
Masterful man in all his flare.

Dominating quick and with ease,

Mankind beams in its expertise.
Universal size is so vast;
It is so vast we see the past.
So many worlds, so many suns,
When doth come the alien ones?
Billions of years may they have been;
Who knows what depths they have within.

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 The Library, A Temple of Wisdom

In the time of the ancient greats,

First library opened its gates.
Alexandria was the name,
Of the temple with so much fame.
This royal lounge was hailed by all,
Where the tomes of might did enthrall.
In a tragedy of the age,
It was demolished in a rage.

The temples of wisdom have grown,

Today there is much to be known.
Millions of volumes to be read,
A starving psyche can be fed.
Mistress of knowledge spreads her wealth,
Free to all, and it bolsters health.
Junior and senior, rich and poor,
Who can resist sweet wisdom’s lure?

The future holds a brilliant fate,

Better libraries do await.
Technology’s way is the key,
To develop a learning spree.
Creating books that come alive,
Empower man to strive and thrive.
What we call fiction on this day,
Later it may come into play.

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 The Lofty Ones

Gigantic herds, crawling sloths go,

Laughing in glee, praising the flow.
Thoughts of style, thoughts of fashion;
Strays are flogged, always a' bashing.
Surging stars glow, blinding the mass;
Explosive howls, piercing and crass.
Arrows and barbs, netting the sky,
Scene of demise, halting the high.

Spirits of loft, forced to disguise,

Appearing plain, ever defies.
Broken are some, perhaps it's fate,
Born too soon, or maybe too late.
Others fly far, into the deep;
Desert-like flames, roasting their keep.
Suffering harsh, forges their wings;
Strong they survive, roaring past stings.

Possessed of will, grasping the pen,

Searching the caves, dissecting men.
Religion hum, they see the woes,
Most are deceived, rabble are foes.
History exposed, brings a laugh,
Controlling force, for the riff-raff.
Shepherds see they, with a sharp eye;
Reign of buffoons, they say goodbye.

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 May Fun Never Die

Frolicking boys and cheering girls,

Feast on life in dizzying twirls.
Bouncing balls are playfully thrown,
Creating a jubilant tone.
Running wild in infancy,
Pictures of fun are all they see.
With goggles of hope it is clear,
Their greatest dreams feel ever near.

The age of youth begins to fade,

Children’s games are no longer played.
The stress of age begins to chime;
Ladder of life adults do climb.
Aging scars in a painful way,
When fun is gone day after day.
A life without play, drowns in frowns,
Back in the day, touchdowns and clowns.

The ones to teach are now the youth,

Who now in play display the truth.
Learned wise must open their eyes,
To the playful prize youth supplies.
Child within is born again,
A time of joy begins to grin.
Combining traits of young and old,
Creates a treasure to behold.

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 Musical Charms

Booming crescendos split the air,

As charming notes provide the flare.
Vibrating drums carry the tune,
As sailing flutes provide the boon.
Notes adorned with dazzle and flash,
Tickle the ears in a grand bash.
Jaunty maestros salute and hail,
Directing beauty without fail.

Crying violins ache the heart,

Beckoning forth a brand new start.
Piano keys create a rose;
The wine of lovers gently flows.
Tranquil harps nurture and caress;
Pain and woe are felt less and less.
Galloping gongs trumpet and race;
Eager listeners keep the pace.

The notes and tunes are formed with care;

Ears are locked in a blissful stare.
Nudging melodies drive us on;
Majestic crowns we’d love to don.
Orchestral might provides the gall;
Inspired knights answer the call.
Victorious chimes light the way;
Musical charms adorn the day.

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 Mythical Peaks

Images bleak, scenery foul,

Hero a brute, speech but a howl.
Values so low, reeking and rank,
Covered in grime, fueled by the bank.
All tales are spun, with goals in mind,
Shackling the soul, striving to bind.
Nature is shunned, spirit cast down;
Sunlight is doused, casting a frown.

Hammer aloft, noble and true;

Setting the tone, to rule the blue.
Odin the King, atop his steed,
Loving his folk, drinking his mead.
Excalibur, the sword of might;
Champions hail, yearning to fight.
Merlin the wise, gazing at tomes;
Knowledge in depths, among the gnomes.

Ennobled by myth, fine blue skies;

Heroic pride, free spirit flies.
Virtues await, molding in stone;
Craftsmen of skill, talents to hone.
Blue veins grow red, passion explodes;
Words to inspire, in their abodes.
History rich, though future shines,
Epics so grand, key to the vines.

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 Nature’s Salve

Toxins are consumed eagerly,

From juicy steaks to potent tea.
Addicting morsels stir the lust,
Inviting weight, an almost must.
Sweetness forms a poisonous brew,
Tickling taste, like a mountain’s dew.
Bloated and fouled by pretty sweets,
The ghoul of sickness bows and greets.

Charlatans work to make a buck;

A smiling face is doused with luck.
Pills and diets surely abound,
Promising to reduce the round.
All proclaim the greatest success,
But more than not it’s only stress.
Some ways may work and some may not,
Though be wary of those that rot.

Healing wounds and shedding a pound,

Nature’s Salve is simply profound.
Instinctive urge promotes a fast,
Engendering a life to last.
Absence of food signals the reign,
Comforting and killing the pain.
Digestion stops, freeing the flow,
Energy now, all systems go.

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 Nocturnal Visions

Morpheus greets with charming hand,

Motioning towards a dreamy land.
The worries and ails greet us still;
Food and water provide our fill.
Smiles of day come into night,
As children still delight to bite.
Work and duties enlock our time,
While the poet strives to rhyme.

Now and again our dreams contort,

Gazing at a galactic port.
Kings and queens kiss our tiny toes;
Purple cows devour all our woes.
Rainbow landscapes transmute and morph,
Thus revealing the wizard Zorf.
Horrors and hells akin to Poe,
Combine with heavens in the flow.

The hazy adventures of sleep,

Are gems of self yearning to peep.
Personal portraits etched in stone,
Fading rapidly is dream’s tone.
Starting with a journal of night,
Pinches the eyes, almost to sight.
Controlling the nocturnal kite,
Evokes mastery of one’s flight.

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 Obtaining the Jewels of the Wise

The learning begins by the young,

With their unseasoned little tongue.
Schooling injects into their mind,
Knowledge of the world and mankind.
Over the years their brains doth bloom,
Food of the wise they doth consume.
Graduation’s day comes to be,
With a handshake and a degree.

As soon as schooltime meets its end,

Many a pupil doth descend.
Their crown of thought loses its shine,
It’s as if they’d drank too much wine.
Even with the freedom to choose,
Too many just flat out refuse,
To collect the jewels of the wise,
Till they meet their darkened demise.

Avoid the blackened pit of age,

By studying hard, like the sage.
Polish thy crown of thought with care,
Till it glimmers beyond compare.
Educate always is thy law,
Learning that which inspires awe.
With the wisdom of a lifetime,
Learned ones are beyond sublime.

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 One Short Life

Deadly rain and exploding blasts

Bombarded my trench night and day.
Artillery crashings of woe
Hammered and massacred my friends.
Soldiers, wave after wave, threatened
To consume my world, all I knew.
Though I was merely a rookie,
I understood life was a war.

I stared on in stupefied awe,

As murderous bullets whistled,
Forming a sea of churning blood.
My stomach reeled and tossed in pain,
As I envisioned myself, dead.
Surely a plan, some strategy,
Was grinding onward, relentless,
But I all I saw was death, cold death.

Promptly the call to charge bugled,

Stabbing red swords into my flesh.
In fear, but with honor, I charged.
Unexpected brilliance glimmered,
Charging me with mighty power.
Enlightened, inspired, I knew
With one short life to live, I had
But one chance to conquer the world.

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 Painting Honesty’s Portrait

Praising a man upon his deed,

Can bolster his mood and his speed.
Friends and family do this well,
Helping their loved one to excel.
Yet folly exists in the friend,
Whose silver words only pretend.
Compassion’s hand may feeleth nice,
But lies are more akin to ice.

Praise the good and the fantastic,

Never to be so sarcastic.
Beauty can be found high and low,
Compliment it with word and bow.
The ugly too lives on this plane,
With the lowly and mundane.
The not so grand deserves the whip,
Words of lashing ever do rip.

With a true telling of his skill,

The man of talent can fulfill.
Those that lack a natural gift,
Can now change their goals something swift.
With honesty’s lash and its praise,
Feats can be performed that amaze.
Greatest of greats may yet arrive,
Ever wowing, always to strive.

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 The Path of Life

Playful children frolicking free,

Gently swinging from tree to tree.
Curious gazes here and there,
Hidden monsters are all they fear.
Games of skill ornament their days,
Enjoying the sun’s smiling rays.
Drinking knowledge in mighty chugs;
Playing with the ugliest bugs.

Pursuit of goals consumes the time,

Working hard to produce a dime.
Hastened hours flitter and fly,
Mingling joys and ills, by the by.
Trees of wisdom begin to sprout,
Routine becomes the common route.
Laurels form a fanciful crown,
As lives pass in a cozy town.

The caretaker begins to slow,

No longer controlling the flow.
The aches of age crackle and pop,
Watching the young scurry and hop.
As faculties wither and die,
The path of fate quickly draws nigh:
Paralysis of mind and soul,
Or to pay the ferryman’s toll.

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 Phantasmagoric Bliss

Born amid resounding wonder,

With swirling whirls, playful delight.
Balloons of blue seems all to be
With wild eyes staring in awe.
Laughter erupts, grand ecstasy,
Bulging, shrinking, objects do float,
Great goggling, pursuing, to, fro;
All is glee, fascination floods.

Maturity rides, doors slam shut,

Perceptions choked, conforming self,
Imagine no more, concrete world.
Law and order never questioned;
Transmogrify, clockwork creatures.
Work, eat, sleep, robots eternal,
Slimy labyrinth path pervades,
Minotaur chases, evermore.

Intrepid souls, jails detonate,

Youthful vigor flying about,
Children return, but oh much more.
Resplendent dreams where we wander,
The diverted path, rolling waves.
Reality altered, here, there,
Scented consciousness, oh so great;
The world, Phantasmagoric Bliss.

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 The Poet’s Evolution

Yearning to soar through cosmic clouds,

The novice dreams of cheering crowds.
Yet early poet has no wings,
His place is not among the kings.
His words are wounded and so limp,
They could be written by a chimp.
He wants his verse to sing and dance;
It doesn’t rate a single glance.

Poet improves with time and skill,

Wielding the hammer and the drill,
Sculpting verse to obey his will,
Till his vision he doth fulfill.
Diligent hours at his trade,
For him a poetic crusade.
His words are now buoyant with verve,
Waiting for the world to observe.

Master poet is very rare,

Robe of time and space he doth wear.
Easy for him are words so sweet,
Feeding man like a scrumptious treat.
Commanding his army of verse,
Any terrain he can traverse.
His words will live for countless years,
Far beyond poetic frontiers.

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 The Power of One

Grecian ages started a trend,

Where rule of many was to mend.
Peasant or scholar mattered not,
All were thought to throw in their lot.
Many preferred to mind their own,
Away from the government stone.
The few possessed of worldly skill,
Fought against a difficult hill.

Potent Sparta was ruled by one;

Fearsome armies made others run.
Athens fought a hardy battle,
Mired in a swamp of prattle.
Plato urged in a hearty tone,
Searching for an emperor’s bone.
Philosopher king was his goal;
He never climbed that lofty knoll.

Plato’s pupil followed his friend,

Aiming for a singular blend.
Caesars came waltzing with power,
Forcing foes to only cower.
A Napoleonic order,
Sought a European border.
Supermen shape the world within;
Who, next, rides with thunderous din?

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 Propaganda Power

An ocean of words, more potent than swords.

Emotions aroused, catalogued and browsed.
Library of might, influence the sight.
Piloted with ease, through infinite seas.
Blue fountains of thought, nourishing as sought.
A foe vilified, a friend justified.
Subliminal plan, prevents deadly ban.
Perfected sculpture, flows a shield so sure.

Evil claws do mold, frigid hearts so cold.

Tentacles do shape, dirty screech of rape.
Burning sword of sky, told so long, good-bye.
Faint wisps o’ the will, numbing, like a pill.
Deep well of hope squeezed, till all beings wheezed.
Honor desecrate, darkness consecrate.
Huge ravines so dark, skeletons so stark.
Misery plagues all, towers so high, fall.

Holy embrace hail, oceans of mirth sail.

Loving hands confirm, soaring ace from worm.
Shimmering rainbows, across the globe, flows.
Surging ships of light, no trace of foul blight.
Plethora of goals, wave after wave, rolls.
Jeweled crown of right, sprouting vaults of height.
Majestic castles, bright golden tassels.
Blissful empire, higher and higher.

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 The Reality of Honor

Corruption’s poison harms its prey,

Swaying its victims to betray.
The stench of lies is all about,
Blanketing the world in its doubt.8/31/05
Cheats and thieves stalk the blackened night,
Cowering from the right of light.
A world as wicked as is ours,
Scars the flesh and consumes the stars.

Remember the past, some might say,

When Honor’s blade pointed the way.
Yet scholars cannot find that time,
Where such beauty was in its prime.
Where the True are usually found,
Are in myths where they are renowned.
In a few the ideal exists,
Soaring high above the abyss.

Starting with the few who are true,

Honor’s day may come into view.
Into our creeds it must be fleshed,
Worldview itself can be refreshed.
Injected by the means at hand,
Honor such planned would be so grand.
Such a golden day can be born,
Where the strong and True do adorn.

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 Riding on the Wings of Infinity

Blanketing space in quaint softness,

Time relaxes, devoid of stress.
Ever existing, through and through,
Beaming an, invisible hue.
Kronos is formed by brilliant men,
Who fancy they’ve invented ken.
For all the concepts men may grab,
None are outside the cosmic lab.

Cosmic cycles flitter and flow,

Punishing time is a star’s foe.
Busy days go by in a snap,
Bored to tears is a horrid trap.
Historic events slow the mind,
Extra details are sure to find.
Hours of doze are those that fly;
Nebulous figures say goodbye.

Epochs and eons forever glide,

Tumbling down the cosmic slide.
Flaming birth takes countless ages,
All the while fire rages.
Growing fully, with bursting bounds,
Bulging boldly, the cosmos frowns.
Far away from gravity’s hand,
Time plays in infinity’s land.

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 Scaling the Mountain of Immortality

Searching for the immortal course,

Many have found only remorse.
The fountain of youth can’t be found,
Even though explorers abound.
Beauty eternal man yearns for;
No one’s sailed to that shining shore.
Science may bear a tempting wine,
But immortal’s not its design.

The way to live beyond the grave,

Is to surf on greatness’s wave.
Making the world applaud their deeds,
The greats plant their exquisite seeds.
The man of art paints lovely scenes;
The man of science controls genes.
The man of action rules the day;
The man of words shows us the way.

With the recipe in their hand,

Intrepid spirits plan the grand.
The world welcomes the blazing mark,
Of the heroes bursting with spark.
Only the strongest flames will last,
When eons and eons have past.
History’s tome will tell their tale,
The magnificent we doth hail!

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 Searching for Reality’s Core

Information falls from the sky,

No umbrella can keep us dry.
The day our minds begin to see,
Our lives become a learning spree.
Parents and teachers fill our brains;
Media blitz never refrains.
By the time our hair becomes white,
The deluge becomes oh-so-trite.

Sifting through the information,

Leads to the frustration nation.
Without thought we accept these things,
Commanded by unnoticed strings.
The notions which that are granted,
Study we must what’s been planted.
The lens of reason, fling it far,
From nearest near to farthest far.

Scraping away the grimy lies,

Leads us to the prize of the wise.
Doubting all but ready to view;
Truth displayed in prismatic hue.
Cultivating Truth with his skill
The sage ascends the steepest hill,
Where he views Reality’s Core,
Which was unknown to him before.

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 Smashing Philosopher

Afflicted by barbs of fire,

Scorching his portals of vision,
Tomes of wisdom still did he write.
Seizures of sickness wracked him long,
While visions of grandeur hailed.
Suffering darkness evermore,
Swift, speedy progress did not fail;
Indeed, fruition hastened more.

Mighty Superman created,

New values formed, war, will, power;
Man a bridge, to be overcome.
Degenerating age it was
Dying, decadent, smug bleakness
Yet misery, it would toughen;
More Napoleons would arrive
Till golden lions roamed wild.

He questioned this, he questioned that.

Weakness he blasted, everywhere.
Unexplored chasms beckoned sweet,
Erupting brilliance did he fling;
So bright it beamed, paralyzing.
Most horrible ills he unearthed:
Christianity, alcohol.
Smashing philosopher: Nietzsche.

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 The Sparkling Rain of Creativity

Rules and laws are pounded in stone,

Trumpeting man’s eternal tone.
Principles are etched for the mass,
Taught to husband and bonny lass.
From birth till death we’re shown the way,
The dye is cast every day.
This path’s result we can behold:
Destroying the mold is too bold.

The time has come to flood the walls,

To sweep away, stagnation falls.
Boulders and pits attempt to block;
The sheep baa in order to mock.
Yet a passioned few aren’t the same;
The creative torch starts to flame.
Delving into the unknown realm,
To don the great creator’s helm.

The inventive one tries it all,

The art of his is never dull.
Experimenting he doth try,
Even his “failures” fly so high.
True to the spirit of the muse,
Beauty sparkles in dazzling hues.
Because his banner was his own,
He’ll always soar above the drone.

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 The Strength of Knowledge

Thinkers o’ mighty and profound,

Ponder the questions that confound.
The oldest query just might be:
“What purpose does life offer me?”
Gospels and doctrines make their pleas,
Yet the wisest man really sees.
Inherent in life, at the core,
There lies no meaning to explore.

Such proclamations can appall,

Shrinking the tall into the small.
Rhyme of reason is sucked away,
Flinging man into disarray.
Stripped of the armor worn before,
Life can become a naked chore.
Given such knowledge most return,
To where purpose doesn’t concern.

There are those that handle the weight,

Unafraid of the flooding gate.
They are buoyed by waves that drown,
Putting on the crown of renown.
Though no meaning is at the heart,
The bold ones know just where to start.
Choosing their own meaning and flow,
Commanding their lives to and fro.

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 Surviving the Conflict

Tanks of conflict, flying foul flags,

Trampling the weak, tattering rags.
Demons of tech, fling barbs of flame,
Roasting the kids, no doubts or shame.
Libraries torched, hospitals razed;
Schools demolished, populace dazed.
Wasteland of ill, green mists of trash;
Suffering pain, gigantic gash.

Pacifists squeak, kissing all toes,

Hungry for life, without the bows.
Their wives are raped, their children slain;
Shattered are lives, ominous bane.
Cowards they watch, tortures and screams;
Horrible sights, malicious teams.
Stars without heat, fail to ignite,
Timid souls die, never to fight.

Brave clans of might, small to behold,

Chariots fierce, charging so bold.
Fighting for life, fighting to kill;
Death begets death, coffins to fill.
Yells of glory, yells of honor;
Powerful hearts, "Death to the cur!"
Tablet of war, with simple aims:
Ocean of glee, or up in flames.

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 The Thunderstorm of Inspiration

A gallant figure robed in flames,

Conquering fear and saving dames.
An orphaned lad grasping his dreams,
Fulfills his goals, verily beams.
A soul never given a chance,
Playing in the world’s largest dance.
The world is filled with such fire,
Beautiful songs to inspire.

Deeds of the past are kept alive,

By books of awe that help us strive.
Ideas alive with such might,
Sparking a thunderstorm of light.
Philosophers of sagely mind,
Showers of wisdom help us find.
The words of the world drive us on,
Constructing a glorious dawn.

A time may come when it is lost,

The flame has died, consumed by frost.
Inspiring deeds may drift away,
’Tis a tragic shame some might say.
The way made clear great ones begin,
To tap the sparkling well within.
From external inspiration,
To internal celebration.

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 Triumphant Wave

Broken pillars, towers crumbled;

Moats blistered dry, power fumbled.
Nobles peer far, searching for hope;
Blood, vermin, filth, anguish to cope.
Tears of diamond, futilely flow,
Drowning bleakly, miserly slow.
Wailings create, naught save despair;
Claws rend and tear, much to repair.

Gauntlets of steel, beacons a' blaze;

Sacrifice all, battle the haze.
Gripping the bricks, healing the scars;
Toiling near, far, fiercely, like Mars.
Pits huge and dank, bellowing death;
Threatening jails, hungry for breath.
Bloody and sore, all perils crushed;
Castle rebuilt, wilderness hushed.

Oasis joy, midst a dark bog;

Shimmering beams, piercing the fog.
Corpses burst forth, yearning for heat;
Eager to build, anxious to meet.
Problems abound, yet fire it fuels;
Death claims a few, yet spirit rules.
Fangs, famine, and fervent fire
Unfaze the strong, never to tire.

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 Viewing Vistas Varied

The rites of life grow ever stale,

It’s such a wretched pain.
Dancing the same day after day,
Indeed it is mundane.

Ritual provides comfort care,

But when we grow so old
The days of youth seem a dream
Too distant to behold.

When we explore the realms unknown

Viewing vistas varied,
The gem of awe visits again
Before being buried.

Of course our journeys may go wrong,

Down some sinister path
Where the nightmare is really true
Brimming with vengeful wrath.

The more we do before we age

The less regrets we bear.
More memories to keep us warm
Including those so rare.

When the search nets a sparkling prize,

Most like a lover’s hand,
Or the calling of fairest Muse,
That is how it is planned.

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 Wonderful War

Fist smashing fist, bone pounding bone,

Flailing blows and throes, seek the throne.
Jubilant laughs, horrible cries,
Symphony of war, splendid prize.
Loving thy folk, hating thy foe,
Seeds are spread, bloody fields of war.
Ghoulish nightmares, coward does fall,
Heroic bliss, victor does maul.

Goblets of blood, masters do sip,

Plotting conquests, nations to rip.
Tactics composed, strategy planned,
Grinding weak beasts, tasty, not bland.
Missiles from space, Zeus flinging bolts,
Red raging tanks, charging steel colts.
Mayhem conductors, rule the world,
Flying red flags, flapping un-furled.

Vermin do yell, an end to war,

Folly so great, how else to soar?
Eagles shall glide, triumphant hearts,
Archers alert, launching great darts.
Golden clashes, paintings of awe,
Devouring all, with open maw.
Conflict enshrouds, but how long for?
Oh, always war, wonderful war.

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