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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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