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These poems come from Bruce Goodman's blog. |
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31 December 2021 106. Beach walk - a sestina |
30 December 2021 110. Six Clerihews |
18 October 2021 105. Awake the dawn - a ghazal |
1 May 2021 104. Let no petal - a villanelle |
25 April 2021 103. ANZAC Day - Only the dead - a ghazal |
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8 April 2021 102. A Monolgue on the Eternal Banquet |
4 March 2021 101. We have fallen |
25 January 2021 100. Falls into silence - a ghazal |
7 November 2020 99. At last! A poem for academics! - Adaptation of luc bat |
4 November 2020 98. On a child leaving home - a ghazal |
20 September 2020 97. Self-portrait on a blank canvas |
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26 July 2020 96. Self-portrait in still life |
22 July 2020 95. Self-portrait in landscape |
3 July 2020 94. More blazing than the sun - a ghazal |
19 March 2020 93. Yet another poem about a dead cat |
17 January 2020 92. Another thought about Heaven |
27 May 2019 91. Thou wert my gate - Silly verse |
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22 July 2018 90. Blue - a ghazal |
15 July 2018 89. The empty space - a rhyme |
8 July 2018 88. The stream that flows near my house - Triversen |
1 July 2018 87. Gone but not forgotten |
29 June 2018 86. A dire warning to lovers - Free verse |
22 June 2018 85. Under the influence of Ezra Pound - Free verse |
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15 June 2018 84. Stuck inside on yet another rainy day - a nonsense poem |
8 June 2018 83. When I was young and free as a bird - Free verse |
1 June 2018 82. Thank God I'm not famous - Free verse |
29 May 2018 81. Grave stone - Adaptation of luc bat |
22 May 2018 80. When birds begin to sing - Adaptation of luc bat |
15 May 2018 79. How long the shadows fall - Adaptation of luc bat |
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8 May 2018 78. Fall evenings fall - Adaptation of luc bat |
1 May 2018 77. Now that summer's over - Adaptation of luc bat |
30 April 2018 76. Southern trees - written in youth |
23 April 2018 75. Concerto for heart and orchestra - written in youth |
16 April 2018 74. From the top of the hill on Good Friday - written in youth |
9 April 2018 73. Aunty Rene - written in youth |
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2 April 2018 72. I'm on fringe of stupidity - written in youth |
29 March 2018 71. From the hill in autumn - repeat of Poem 1 |
22 March 2018 70. Into nothing - a ghazal |
15 March 2018 69. Sorry you didn't. Loser. - a nonsense poem |
8 March 2018 68. Ah! Song! - a ghazal |
1 March 2018 67. Broken branches - Adaptation of luc bat |
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22 February 2018 66. Nothing was said - free verse |
15 February 2018 65. Chagrin and bare it - a nonsense poem |
8 February 2018 64. The meaning of flowers - Adaptation of luc bat |
1 February 2018 63. On a dahlia - Adaptation of luc bat |
29 January 2018 62. Rhapsodic burst - A ghazal |
22 January 2018 61. It just seems that way |
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15 January 2018 60. New Year - Free verse |
8 January 2018 59. Dormant mountain - A ghazal |
29 December 2017 58. There is no guile in your smile |
22 December 2017 57. There was no music in the air |
15 December 2017 56. There was no starlight in her eyes |
8 December 2017 55. I cannot love the sky |
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1 December 2017 54. On the death of that most excellent lady - A cento |
29 November 2017 53. Yet still the sun rises - A ghazal, an aubade |
22 November 2017 52. Gobbler's lament - A rondel |
15 November 2017 51. Unpacking after moving house - A list poem |
8 November 2017 50. Sasha had chicken - A ghazal |
1 November 2017 49. Bike shed - A madrigal |
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29 October 2017 48. Bully's song - A triolet |
22 October 2017 47. Summer flies - Adaptation of luc bat |
15 October 2017 46. I think I left my wallet - A triolet |
8 October 2017 45. Sea waves - Adaptation of luc bat |
1 October 2017 44. Clean gene pool - A French lai |
29 September 2017 43. Golden Wedding Toast - A sonnet |
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22 September 2017 42. That empty chair - A sonnet |
15 September 2017 41. I wish I were a clown - A sonnet |
8 September 2017 40. Dare I compare you to a hippopotamus? - A sonnet |
1 September 2017 39. It seems we’ve entered into winter’s frost - A sonnet |
29 August 2017 38. New Zealand springtime - A standard habbie |
22 August 2017 37. Loss - A standard habbie |
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15 August 2017 36b. A frightfully PC drinking song - A standard habbie |
15 August 2017 36a. Grandfather Clock - A ghazal |
8 August 2017 35. Dead flowers - A standard habbie |
1 August 2017 34. A frightfully PC love song - A standard habbie |
29 July 2017 33. Take flight - A ghazal |
22 July 2017 32. In love with the wind - A ghazal |
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15 July 2017 31. Rain - A ghazal |
8 July 2017 30. Restlessness takes hold - A ghazal |
1 July 2017 29. Split open wide - A ghazal |
1 June 2017 28. Mary Ann - Harry - An eclogue |
27 May 2017 27. Five bits of doggerel |
22 May 2017 26. From the cat - A Doggerel Ditty |
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22 January 2017 25. It would be awful |
24 November 2016 24. A great vowel shift for a friend who is poorly |
1 July 2016 23. The four seasons - Limericks |
1 June 2016 22. I'm past the age of Mozart - Rondeau |
7 May 2016 21B. In praise of Hannibal's elephants - Ballad |
1 May 2016 21A. Ballad of a political candidate - Ballad |
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24 April 2016 20D. Clock - Cinquain |
17 April 2016 20C. Owl - Cinquain |
10 April 2016 20B. Frog - Cinquain |
1 April 2016 20A. Twilight - Cinquain |
1 March 2016 19. Fall fire - Sextilla |
9 February 2016 18B. Four relatively famous shadormas - Shadorma |
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1 February 2016 18A. Shadorma's almost dance - Shadorma |
24 January 2016 17D. Only the dead have seen the end of war - Pantoum |
16 January 2016 17C. A modest proposal - Pantoum |
10 January 2016 17B. Variations on a folk song - Pantoum |
1 January 2016 17A. It's pretty - Pantoum |
1 December 2015 16. Songs my father taught me - Triversen |
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1 November 2015 15. Thus ends - Villanelle |
1 October 2015 14. Bury me flamboyantly clad |
1 September 2015 13. They upped and left |
1 August 2015 12. Thistledown |
1 July 2015 11. A sort of ottava rima |
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1 June 2015 10. I heard the thrush sing |
1 May 2015 9. Back then |
1 April 2015 8. The return of summer |
1 March 2015 7. When sun bursts |
1 February 2015 6. Love Song |
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1 January 2015 5. Sometimes |
1 December 2014 4. Letter to John |
1 November 2014 3. A single bird |
1 October 2014 2. When sparrows cease to chirp |
1 September 2014 1. From the hill in autumn |