Martin Kloess
My plans were to become a music teacher. I got my BA degree at San Francisco State College. I somehow found myself working for an oil company. They sent me to the San Francisco Academy of Arts to learn graphic arts for the printing field. Somehow, this all lead to job with almost limitless creative potential. In addition I was encouraged to engage in charity work. I coached youth soccer for 13 years. I hold several youth protection certificates. Though retired I am still active in a number of charities.
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Precious Moments (poem)What happened to a lover's precious moments.
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There was a Point After All (limerick)No one knows where it came from. How will it effect him?
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Come Join Me (poem)A lover weaves the promise of fantasy.
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The Sign of the Times (limerick)How girls can tell he is married.
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The Lovers (poem)Adventures in love written as a poem.
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Where Did Fido Bury the Bones (limerick)Find out why it is important to find where Fido buried the bones.
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Don’t Look at Me (limerick)An all too familiar statement/joke about advise.
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I Had a Dream (poem)A lover builds a dream
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The Sensitive Guy (limerick)What makes this man so sensitive.
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The Satin Sea (poem)What happened to lover on shore of the satin sea.
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Lonely Flower (haiku)A poem (haiku) about a beauty that goes unnoticed.
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Length of Time (haiku)A person's distorted perspective of time
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The Bitter Spice (poem)A father must live with a life decision.
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Saw the World (haiku)Imagine knowing something and not being able to tell.
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Why (poem)A man is forced to focus on one thing amid a greater question.
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Silent Tears (haiku)During the voyage of love there are joys and sorrows.
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Searches the Sand (haiku)A person searches where time went.
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Revenge (haiku)Comparing revenge to a bland soup.
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His Rainbow (haiku)How complexity and ruin the simplicity of beauty.
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A Love Song (haiku)A love song so beautiful it makes a hawk cry.
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Well I Guess that was that (limerick)A man who loves to go to bed.
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His Dreams (poem)A short story about a man's dreams.
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Wind and the Flower (haiku)Sometimes a controlling force is unaware of its effects.
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Flowers Grow (haiku)A lover understands his world.
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Dreams He Had (poem)The life a person knew is gone,
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The Girl of His Dreams (limerick)He married his dream girl.
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Good Trick but the Show is Over (limerick)How does his wife perform this trick?
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The Flowers (haiku)A lady receives what her lover did for her.
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Easy (poem)In love some things are not easy, but there are benefits.
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Which Way is the Wind Blowing (limerick)This man's sneeze has people worried.
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The Wind (poem)A wind ushers in the changes to a field.
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It’s All in How One Sees it (limerick)A man's friends are concerned. He lets girls walk over him.
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The Tune (poem)A lover expounds on a couple's song (tune).
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His Wish (haiku)A lover sees the past in their companion.
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Forgotten Field (haiku)The imagination enjoyed in youth is still there.
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Faith (haiku)What will happen to faith once a thing is proven.
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He Really Really Loves Her (limerick)A limerick that tries to express how much he loves her.
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Youth was a Blessing Wasn’t It? (limerick)A young man marries an old lady for her money.
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Wanders Paradise (Haiku)A paradise where a person remains ageless.
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The Tears of a Nature Lover (Limerick)After a car accident, a wife wants to know why husband is crying.
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Imagine (Poem)A love message written to gain a woman's interest/imagination.
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Somewhere in Time (poem)A lover sings the timelessness of love.
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Moon Asked the Sea (Haiku)Using the moon and the sea to confront reality.
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Drilling for Clues (Limerick)A man who likes going to dentist.
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The Hour (Poem)Why is this lover lost in time? Clue: This is a love sonnet.
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Security (haiku)A trained terrorist can pass security.
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Within His Smile (haiku)A person's life is written in their face.
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Say NO to Crack, Say YES to Roller SkatingThe ad and its creators Rhett and Link.
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She is There (poem)A mother bears her grave prospects for her child.
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Why Didn’t You Tell Me (limerick)A communication problem comes to an untimely end.
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Some Night She’ll Learn (Limerick)A wife misses her husband in jail.
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Sarah’s Door (Poem)A young man drawn by the mystery of "Sarah's door."
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A Love Story? (limerick)A man tells how he met a girl
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The Survivor’s Words (limerick)A man describes a squall he experienced.
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Common Sense (haiku)How far can one carry "common sense"?
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Mother’s Tear (haiku)A mother is informed her son is found.
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This Moment (haiku)A memory of a moment can get one through challenges.
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Be Careful How You Wish (limerick)A woman's wish for a good looking guy comes true.
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The Promise of a Dream (poem)A lover with a secret which appears by a lonely road.
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His Gentle Smile (poem)A grounded poem (his smile) about a smile that resonates a man's memories; his relationship with a woman (which is his gentle smile).
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Twinkle Starlight (poem)A person in love sings to the stars
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Their Dream (haiku)People's need for money comes true through affirmation.
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That’s Balloon Not Baboon (limerick)A wife waits for her husband to calm down.
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He Spoke (haiku)One of the effects of talking too much.
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The Door (poem)A "lovers' spat".and what goes on in young man's mind.
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The True Believer (limerick)A limerick or humorous poem about a man's praying habits.
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The Dove and the Chick (poem)A short story, written as a poem, about a dove who finds a chick.
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Colors (haiku)What good are colors to a blind man?
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My Bird’s Song (haiku)A haiku or one of my reflections. This one is for pet lovers. In this specific case, I stop to listen to the bird sing. Do our pets train us?
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Tear Drop (haiku)A haiku which challenges readers to reflect on a hopelessness so dire that even something as small as a teardrop is taken away.
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New Meaning to One Track Mind (limerick)A limerick or humorous poem about a pregnant woman whose husband thinks she is gaining weight because she is eating too much.
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Lover and the Moon (poem)An English sonnet form. A lover shares feelings with the moon.
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Nothing like a College Education (limerick)A limerick or a humorous poem about a young man who has completed college.
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Forsaken (poem)A sonnet. This one is a first person short horror mystery.
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The Fox Escaped (haiku)A fox escapes because chickens are clucking.
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Tale of Truth (poem)English sonnet form: A lover retraces a past to discover the source of its magic.
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Take it Outside (limerick)Limerick or humorous poem; this one is a play on the word bull
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Come with Me (poem)Lyrical love poem - offering a partner the potentials ahead.
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Perhaps (poem)Italian love sonnet, it uses "perhaps" as a fixation, while it collapses on itself as a repeating rhyme.
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Wandering Wish (haiku)Haiku - reflection intended to get reader thinking. This one has a very broad variety of paths. One potential may be: a wish looking for a mind to make it come true.
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I Saw (Haiku)After performing 247 funerals, the saddest thing I have ever seen.
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Silence of His Mind (poem)A romantic poem written in Martin verse (original form). In it a lover drifts.
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Gates of Tomorrow (poem)An English love sonnet which suggests that love can keep dreams young and alive.
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One Day (haiku)Haiku reflecting on how life writes a person's experience,and how they deal with it on one's face. Or,as all my haiku, may evoke some other ideas . Like the memory of a kiss, for example.
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Reasoning to (off Beat Limerick)Not a limerick. Though it is funny; has the correct rhyme scheme; and the right number of beats; it is not a limerick. Its meter is wrong.
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Nice Statue (limerick)Limerick or humorous poem; what happened to one husband when his wife ran up a bill.
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The Sun Now Sets (poem)poem written in Martin verse, examining the value of love
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Timing is Everything (Limerick)A poem making fun of some men's attention span.
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Let’s Smile Awhile (Poem)A love sonnet which sets up a romantic mood in its final lines.
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Garden of a Dream (Poem)A sonnet of a lover contemplating the nature of love.
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What’s Worse Than the Great Plague (Limerick)Limerick or poem about a wife dealing with her sick husband.
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Don’t Try This at Home (Limerick)Limerick or humorous poem about another way to get guests to leave.
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Our Grasp (Haiku)Haiku which challenges us to reflect on those things we cannot hold on to.
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To Marry Again (Haiku)A reflection, using marriage as a loose example, of how some are caught in cycles.
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Lost Forever (Poem)The title refers to the commitment to love regardless of the situation.
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This Wind (Poem)Martin verse (original form) shares how a kiss awakes fond memories.
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It’s Off to the Vet With You (Limerick)A poem that plays on the word 'dog' for its surprise ending.
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A Breeze (Haiku)At first glance this haiku simply seems to imply sex or distraction. Yet, as a reflection, one may consider the communication differences between sexes.
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Too Many Friends (Haiku)A reflection on one problem with having too many friends in one's life. As we get old, we die either literally or metaphorically.
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Her Smile (Haiku)A reflection that can branch out in a multitude of directions.
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Young Rooster (haiku)A reflection, a little funny; youth, experience, wisdom.
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Couldn’t BeA rhyming haiku about, but not limited to, innovation.
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Do Not Throw Away Those Old Phone Numbers (limericks)Limerick or humorous poem about the power of a man's jealousy.
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Girl of His Dreams (Haiku)Haiku - reflection about source of perfection
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The Choir Director (Limerick)Limerick or a humorous poem about a man
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A Cricket’s Song (Poem)Message of love in an English sonnet
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In the Dark (Poem)Transforming poem
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Controversial Mary J. Blige Burger King Commercial You Won’t See – Except HereControversial Mary J. Blige Burger King Commercial
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Spring Returned (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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A Kiss She Left BehindA poem in Martin verse (original form) about a sweet memory - in this case, a kiss.
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At Least He Got SomethingA Limerick or Humorous Poem About Divorce. The wife took everything but the dog's fleas.
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The Teacher (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Lingering Hope (Poem)English love sonnet
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The WonderLimerick or humorous poem about groom
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It Calls to MeMemories explored in Martin verse (original poetic style).
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A Tide of YouA progressive poem mirroring feelings.
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It’s TrueAn English sonnet about the possibilities of imagination.
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His WindowA reflection of life in an Italian sonnet form.
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Pope Benedict XVI Orders Eau De Cologne He Alone May WearThe holy perfume.
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The Man Truly Was (Tanka)Tanka - reflection
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Into a River (Poem)Lyrical love poem
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Came Out to See (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Princess of My Mind (Poem)Fantasy love poem
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Summer’s Day (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Didn’t See (poem)Love Poem
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Tomorrow (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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A Common Melody (Poem)Mysterious round
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Who Likes Tax Time (Limerick)Limerick
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Echoes Through My Heart (Poem)Memories of love in a Martin verse
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Foolish Frog (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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The Teen (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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There Has to Be a Reason (Limerick)Limerick
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This Chance (Poem)Love sonnet
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Man Flies Like a Bird - Really (Video Proof)Man Flies Like A Bird
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A Wind (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Something in My Drink (Poem)A drink may hold the mystery to this poem
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A River (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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The Painting (poem)English love sonnet
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Flower of Spring (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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A Limerick – or Part for (Limerick)Limerick
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Behold the Sun (Poem)Love sonnet
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The Store (Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Sound Familiar? (Limerick)Limerick
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Echoes (Poem)Cyclical poem
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Beside the Phone (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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The Girls Liked Bread (limerick)Limerick
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Church Bells (poem)Poem of Life
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Free Pizza with a VasectomyFree Pizza With A Vasectomy
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Conquered Fear (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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The Summer Fields (poem)Hope in an Italian sonnet
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Sea of Troubles (tanka)Tanka - reflection
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Our Journey (poem)Reconstructive poem
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Moon - Solo Dance by Yang LiPingDynamic Yunnan
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About Things (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Misery Loves Company (limerick)Limerick
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A Kiss (poem)Hope in an Italian sonnet
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A Distant Shore (tanka)Tanka - reflection
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A Lonely Tear (poem)English sonnet loneliness
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Pretty Song (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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The Shores of Think of You (poem)Love in Martin verse
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'Les Chats Ninjas' – Not Coming to Theaters Near You"Les Chats Ninjas"
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Random Events (tanka)Tanka - reflection
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Room for Rent (limerick)Limerick
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Shy (poem)Playful love tone poem
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Foul! - Eurovision 2012 – Russia's Winners - Foul!Eurovision 2012 Russia's winners - Buranovskiye Babushki
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Just Me (Rhyming Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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When is a Lad Like a Star (limerick)Limerick
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The Flower’s Tear (poem)English love sonnet
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450 Girls in Bikinis Set World Record (2 Videos)World Record
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'Game of Thrones' Star Emilia Clarke's Revealing GQ Photo ShootEmilia Clarke of "Game of Thrones."
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Never Was (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Why a Manual is Important (limerick)Limerick
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So Strange (poem)Love sonnet
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The Top (tanka)Tanka - reflection
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Her Name (poem)Rhyme in 7 heartbeats
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Forever in This (rhyming Haiku)Haiku - reflection
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The Silken Path (poem)English love sonnet
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DollarShaveClub.Com - Our Blades Are GreatDollar Shave Club
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The Man Came (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Free Advertising (limerick)Limerick
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The Train (poem)Story written as an Italian sonnet
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He Left (haiku)Haiku - reflection
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Second Sight (poem)Love poem - reconstructive
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Surprise Surprise (limerick)Limerick
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The Gift (poem)Love sonnet
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IPad 3 - Exclusive Preview on Magical Features – and I Mean MagicaliPad 3 and Simon Pierro
