at every door
a demon asks for treats
with a child's soft voice
Zero
-
I throttle its neck
twisted green moon leers at me
empty wine bottle
Zero
-
morning irritant
big print on dusty car doors
the words, "Please Wash Me!"
Zero
-
bobbing in the lake
a clear plastic container
for bottled water
Zero
-
skyscraper window
up here an excellent view
of the next building
Zero
-
walking city streets
each face avoids eye contact
except the beggars
Zero
-
Halloween toddlers
Visit big people workplace
Sweets and wistful smiles
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
twenty years this job
now downsized and outside
I smell the fresh air
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
Electricity
A wonder of kite and key
Bring my toast to me
Steve <nssparks@aol.com>
Elizabeth, Colorado -
I wished on a star
but too late I realized
weather satellite
Zero
-
with morning toothbrush
staring into the mirror
reflecting again
Zero
-
deceptive sunset
turning gray city to gold
through polluted air
Zero
-
statistics named me
calling me a consumer
a person no more
Zero
-
visit the old tree
to see where we carved our names
now a hydro pole
Zero
-
lost migrating bird
my gentle hands release you
mid city park trees
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
metal stream of cars
flowing north in the morning
flowing south at night
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
children kicking cans -
never waken up in time
as far as I remember
Totila
Italy -
a glass of water
in the half-sleeping kitchen -
oh, still six o'clock.
Totila
Italy -
friday the thirteenth
rush caffine to my brain
moon is ever so bright
maurice rivard <snowman_cape@yahoo.com>
Hyannis , Ma. U.S.A. -
honey bees buzzing
lawn mower needs a muffler
godzilla moves on
maurice rivard <snowman_cape@yahoo.com>
hyannis, Ma. u. s. a. -
The Coliseum awaits!
Forcefully moved, screaming
spectators endzone,after
halftime.
Howard Yosha <Iam72hrstv@aol.com>
Laguna Hills, CA USA -
The Coliseum awaits!
Forcefully moved, screaming spectators endzone,after halftime.
Howard Yosha <Iam72hrstv@aol.com>
Laguna Hills, CA USA -
Why be frigid all summer?
Too cold to tan—
road trip to Vegas.
Howard Yosha <Iam72hrstv@aol.com>
Laguna Hills, CA USA -
Encased in tattered backpacks
sit sleeping pencils
tools of creation.
Howard Yosha <Iam72hrstv@aol.com>
Laguna Hills, CA USA -
the ocean whisphers
seashell will hear and speak
secrets of the seas are told
lee yung chern <deathkiss@icestorm.net>
Singapore, Singapore Singapore -
Planes Passed
Contrails float above.
Smokey shadows of steel birds,
cross the sky gently.
Josh Peck <josh_peck@yahoo.com>
St. Louis, MO US -
A complaintless world
would have to be comprised of
just silent people
april <beastie~girl@loveable.com>
IN USA -
Must clean the Honda —
Kikkoman and diet pop
Coat the cupholders.
Avery Fischer
-
oh man, fifteen o'clock
pass the hairspray, jog into my pants
fly outta here all the way to work
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
stuffed froggy I found you
hiding in the stagnant papers
on my desk
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
cleveland, oh usa -
Went to zoo today
The most unusual creatures
Were outside the cages
Bill <H2Ovillebill@aol.com>
H2Oville, Oh USa -
Went to zoo today
The most unusual creatures
bill <H2Ovillebill@aol.com>
H2Oville, OH USA -
frantic co-worker
thinks he's too important
to be polite
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
"Just one thing" huh?
well what a fool am I
to eat lunch at my desk
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
dumpster diving
changed your mind again
know where I'd like to put them
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
thick browed person
bringing six bags on the bus
oh well, I'll help this once
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
cracker crumbs in my keyboard
well up-end it
they clatter to the floor
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
Employees smoking
Off company property
I'm doing their work
John Kwon <jkwon@attglobal.net>
Germantown, Maryland United States -
laugh at the blue sky
so light, it does not seem deep
since it is so high
Zero
-
the disc skimmed the sky
through three dimensions of blue
a frisbee in flight
Zero
-
water arcs across
the glistening patch of lawn
rainbow in the sun
Zero
-
homeless people stare
past the watchtowers and guards
community gate
Zero
-
rush-hour autos raced
along the eight-lane freeway
dying to be home
Zero
-
suburban islands
of green lawns and small gardens
dreams of a castle
Zero
-
I hurt you?
Well whaddaya want?
I said "oops"
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
even my stuffed desk cat
meows
at all this stupid work
Chris <clitvak@penton.com>
Cleveland, OH USA -
Paper thrown in yard
Fresh dew on my bafefoot soles
Dog turd is toe jam
Independance Day
Fuse and flesh burn quite quickly
Impaired drunkards wince
Bill <H2Ovillebill@aol.com>
H@Oville, OH USA -
Some gas money, half
a box of Cheez-Its, leaky
old pipe, what a day.
Bog Roll <bobjanis@hotmail.com>
London, UK -
Five-thirteen, awake
like a maraca's echo
birds have no respect
Waterbill <H2Ovillebill@aol.com>
H2Oville,, Ohio -
home from a hard day
ignored by my family
but the dog likes me
Zero
-
Garbage truck whirring sound
NO! Get on pants!
Forgot to take out garbage
Pak PAw <rslippert@aol.com>
Ann Arbor, MI USA -
Arc lights behind this girl
outline thinly in white
She talks of her life.
Silip P'ak Paw <rslippert@aol.com>
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA -
Inbound Autobahn
Grandma has learned to stay home
Until ten o'clock
<johnx>
Kansas City, MO USA -
if the is of was
were not have been but could be
then i am not me
hagran <hagran@earhtlink.net>
U.S. -
Writing a short poem With seventeen syllables Is very stupid
Billy Mcallister <PiMp_DaDdY000@lyrics.com>
St.John, Indiana USA -
Plane falls from sky So many people have died That's why I don't fly
Billy Mcallister <PiMp_DaDdY000@lyrics.com>
St.John, Indiana USA -
Everythin is still
The twister comes roaring out
Everything is gone
downers grove north high school <mfallad@yahoo.com>
downers grove, illinois united states -
brush your long hair again
snarls give you bad headaches but
you won't shave it off
maggs <legssadovsky@hotmail.com>
USA -
The man runs inside
Hand me that piano please
The dwarf cries loudly
Romy R. <memnoch@cyberjunkie.com>
Arcadia, CA USA -
got a big front lawn
animals lounge and vomit
dad backed over my cat
John <rollerskatingcelebrity>
Ontario Canada -
fuck the world for now
i have better things to do
see the people running
Josh <Ralphie342@aol.com>
Patton, PA USA -
when i was fifteen
young homophobes ran rampant
boys called me a dyke
little punk muffet <dangerousangel@hotmail.com>
-
i believed i would
never go back to jersey
but what other choice
little punk muffet <dangerousangel@hotmail.com>
philly , PA -
surprised my teachers
by applying to ivy league:
i had purple hair
little punk muffet <dangerousangel@hotmail.com>
USA -
smoking cigarettes
outside the convienience store
forgotten children
little punk muffet <dangerousangel@hotmail.com>
-
kill the elections
since you accomplish nothing
die, student council
little punk muffet <dangerousangel@hotmail.com>
philadelphia, PA 19104 -
Red tailed Hawk eats
a Squirrel and children weep
at their mother's side
Lee Morrison <Leemorrison@hotmail.com>
Louisville, KY -
Late last night an owl
took my neighbor's cat and now
nature feels too close.
Lee Morrison <leemorrison@hotmail.com>
louisville, ky -
don't want no more mail
fill the mailbox with flounder
grease the driveway too
mikeanson <mikeanson@hotmail.com>
-
basement bombshelter
a closet full of ammo
Good Humor ice cream
mike <mikeanson@hotmail.com>
-
cantaloupe burning
who the hell barbecues fruit?
must be some sicko
mikeanson <mikeanson@hotmail.com>
-
Six am wake up
Shower burns sleep's fantasy
Jump in car for work
Dan
Charlottesville, VA south -
still looking for fun
tv, internet, baseball
no chore too small now
alan lerner <ajl3@po.cwru.edu>
shaker heights, oh -
This was all fields but
twenty years ago the wind blew
new seeds to take root.
Lee Morrison <leemorrison@hotmail.com>
USA -
This was all fields but
twenty years ago the wind blew
new seeds to take root.
Lee Morrison <leemorrison@hotmail.com>
USA -
WATCH
Parents watch their children
quiet children happy children
all snug in their beds.
Patsy Williams <Patsy1046@msn.com>
Shreveport, Louisiana USA -
Nude in your window
Strutting your exquisiteness,
An-ti-ci-pa-tion.
Rodney
Goose Creek, SC USA -
ALL FEMAL AND MALE CHICKENS DO RITUALS OF MATTING AND THEY DANCE AND RUN AS THE MOVE IN TIME TO THE HEAT OF THEIR DRIVE TO LAY MAN EGGS. AND "WE EAT".
CEACALL+THEMETRO BUSLINE(GREY)
CECILIA <CEACALL@AOL.COM>
METROPLEX, TEHANO WWWWEB -
shiny suits,$5000 boots
brand-new SUV
YEAH! FROM THE GHETTO ALRIGHT
Jose
-
children all around
the bane of my existance
get out of my yard
mike <mikeanson@hotmail.com>
-
Limp as a dishrag
Grey sky, cold rain, the mall sucks,
Too tired to read, sleep.
Rodney <rfrank@nmlrp.com>
Goose Creek, SC USA -
If your soft red lips
Were a brand new red wagon,
I'd ride them home.
Rodney <rfrank@nmlrp.com>
Goose Creek, SC USA -
Garbage truck air brakes
Sigh, whirring motor hydraulic rams,
Saturday morning
Rodney Frank <rfrank@nmlrp.com>
Goose Creek, South Carolina USA -
lip gloss on my lips
nowhere to drive tonight, dear
watch stars until dawn
Tricia <ShyKitty83@aol.com>
Baltimore, MD -
lip gloss on my lips
nowhere to drive tonight, dear
watch stars until dawn
Princess Tricia <ShyKitty83@aol.com>
Baltimore, MD USA -
Fake inviting smiles
Southern Hospitality
Yankees aren't so bad
Angel <AlienLdr3@aol.com>
Atlanta, Georgia USA -
fresh pasta
shells sauce and fresh parmesan cheese
stale conversation
alinear child <schooner@fiberia.com>
Alexandria, VA USA -
running into rain -
red poncho screams in wild sea
of splashing traffic.
s <surrealbluelithium@yahoo.com>
Singapore -
little green bruises
on my breasts where you bit them
but you've been long gone.
s <surrealbluelithium@yahoo.com>
Singapore -
snow rutted streets --
behind the hedges, hearing
my neighbor's shovel
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
Miss her when she's gone
She is here: I ignore her.
Lust, or modern love?
Roland <rolandsmith@icarus.freeserve.co.uk>
Bristol, Avon United Kingdom -
Out at the weekend
Nothing ventured nothing gained.
Miss you when you're gone.
Roland <rolandsmith@icarus.freeserve.co.uk>
Bristol, Avon United Kingdom -
Call me prodigal
In the next couple of days,
I'll smash your face in
Roland <rolandsmith@icarus.freeserve.co.uk>
Bristol, Avon United Kingdom -
someone's daughter
kidnapped, missing -
turn the page
Jopre <jopre@excite.com>
New Zealand -
another concrete highrise -
but in the guttering
grasses seeding
Jopre <jopre@excite.com>
New Zealand -
this Vine Street summer
mattresses wait for trashmen
curbside trampolines.
Jessica L. <lake_marie@hotmail.com>
Kalamazoo , MI U.S. -
improbable waists
spineless, flimsy, rubbernecked,
plastic Barbie smiles.
Jessica L. <lake_marie@hotmail.com>
Kalamazoo, Michigan U.S. -
I wouldn't be so
lonely, if you could only,
see all that I see
NATUREKILLAH <NatureKillah@techpointer.com>
TORONTO, ONTARIO CANADA -
Distorted bass thumps
the fate of the young unknown
collapse my window
Taylor Spalding <ts@goldengolf.com>
Cleveland, Ohio USA -
At dawn the mist floats skyward the garbage man pitches fattened black bags
Taylor Spalding <ts@goldengolf.com>
Cleveland, Ohio USA -
Music in the stores
and the speakers at the mall.
Silence not peaceful?
Amy
TN -
swinging singles?
nah-cheaters on bowling night.
I don't think so.
anonporfavor
usa -
swinging singles?
Nah.cheaters on bowling night.
I don't think so.
anonporfavor
usa -
go to the mall
I could faint with excitement.
wow. saturday night
anonporfavor
usa -
Nothing on cable
I surf the web for hours
Need to get a LIFE!
Steve K.
Illinois USA -
Suburban home nice
Want to live in Bill Gates House
Will I sell my soul?
Steve K.
Illinois USA -
Teen drives recklessly
Laugh when we meet at each light
teen will learn or die
Steve K.
Illinois USA -
Congested highway
old fart drives very slowly
needs license taken
Steve K.
Illinois USA -
Baby boomer kills
insanity runs supreme
road rage again
Steve K.
Illinois USA -
Mowing the lawn now
"Honeydew" season is here
Spring brings more heartache
Chairman Mao <chmnmao@hotmail.com>
-
a hungry dog prowls
the wind carries no prospect;
the scent of winter
Bela
Sweden -
The smell carries crime
Leaves us breathless and reaching
Climb into our mask
Lars <LAClarke@hotmail.com>
Bogalusa, LA USA -
convenience store girl
cotton candy colored lips
too much mascara
has a second job
all her clients are named john
*snap*...*pop*...goes her gum
*click*...*pop*...goes the gun
morning news says body found
police have no leads
ranting manager
the sign says cashier needed
anyone will do
zevrynn <zevrynn@excite.com>
tx usa -
baby is crying
telemarketers calling
mom needs vacation
Texas <sthmmm@ttuhsc.edu>
Lubbock, Texas USA -
boredom turns to rage
the moon and stars beckon me
the lawn needs mowing
x310 <x310@erols.com>
boston, ma usa -
power's out, wind howls
water's barely drinkable
when will the skies clear?
families torn apart
lives dashed on rocks of despair
mother nature's wrath
zevrynn <zevrynn@excite.com>
tx usa -
Urbanites want the
country life, so they move there.
Country no longer.
Jedi Vet
USA -
The stars are pretty,
At night you can see them good,
They're gone when you wake.
Megan & Matt
Baltimore, MD USA -
speeding down the street
blonde temptress in the next lane
insurance doubles
wally <jackstraw@fan.com>
Clemson, SC USA -
my neighbors love me
but wife and kids know the truth:
devil mows the lawn
john superman <x310@erols.com>
boston, ma USA -
Split-level ranch home
Dream kitchen, jacuzzi too
Daughter is pregnant.
Jay Link <jlink@interlink-bbs.com>
Springfield, Illinois USA -
Treeless landscapes speak
of hairdryers and lip gloss;
Pretend to be happy!
Jay Link <jlink@interlink-bbs.com>
Springfield, Illinois USA -
Marilyn Manson
on my neighbor's stereo.
What's next? Mascara?
Ed Rooney
-
Melancholy night
I eat the TV dinner
the dog barks again
Steve Payonzeck <payote@pacbell.net>
San Francisco, California USA -
rootless existence
cookie cutter housing tract
suck on the tailpipe
Steve Payonzeck <payote@pacbell.net>
San Francisco, California USA -
two-car garages
dead end cul-de-sac
what a boring life!
Tim Goldner <tgoldner@gesher.org>
Wilmington, DE -
Graceful dishwasher
soapy storm raging within
hums for your respect
Anjoru <ruizandr@msu.edu>
Lansing, MI USA -
My cat climbs higher
than the crabapple squirrels -
can't catch the flicker
mic <mikegowan@earthlink.net>
Aurora, CO USA -
Traffic congestion
Toxic fume inhalation
Modern mans' black lung
The Sage
Indianapolis, Indiana USA -
Separate rooms, thoughts.
Starchy, nuked food. Soda pop.
Family Dinners.
Jean Garcia <gordita@nltc.net>
New Castle, Indiana USA -
Separate rooms, thoughts.
Starchy, nuked food. Soda pop.
Family dinners.
Jean Garcia <gordita@nltc.net>
New Castle, Indiana USA -
Sad, weary mommie
pops Zoloft, boards minivan
yearning for escape.
Jean Garcia <gordita@nltc.net>
New Castle, Indiana USA -
hop in mini van
seven rowdy kids in back
Saturday soccer
D.J.
USA -
Football, beer, TV
Husband wants more chips-n-dip
Lonely wife's affair
D.J.
USA -
can't talk to you now
go watch the television
baby-sitter box
microwave breakfast
made by a four year old girl
tries not to wake mom
zevrynn <zevrynn@excite.com>
tx usa -
traffic jam
a stray dog sniffing
the sign post
Zoran Doderovic <zdoder@EUnet.yu>
Novi Sad, Serbia Yugoslavia -
teenager screams
dog barks at nothing
no one listens
Craig
Frenchtown, NJ -
The bridge is closed now.
Streets shut down to fill potholes
Sleeping in today!
CALGOLD
Volcano, CAL USA -
there is nothing much
alight in the Johnsons' eaves
-- but wait until May
t-phunkk
mass -
zombie check-out girl
screaming grocery store children
no coupons today
zevrynn
texas U.S. -
lawn mower bullets -
a double salvo wakes me
from Sunday slumber
Bela
Sweden -
My new computer
will keep me connected with--
what's my neighbor's name?
Gabe
Media, Pennsylvania -
"MAN SHOT," headlines say.
Time to get on with my day.
Glad I don't live "There".
Gabe
Media, Pennsylvania -
There's nothing to do,
and there's nothing on TV.
Wanna hit the mall?
Gabe
Media, Pennsylvania -
misguided minds and
societal decay yield
the strip-mall wasteland
Toastman
memphis, tn usa -
PTA meeting
back home to vodka bottle
Chestnut Street blackout
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
mailbox balloons shriek
still, as children fall silent
another birthday
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
hollow swimming pool
paint flakes its gaping mouth, filled
with lawn furniture
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
plums ripen, branches
sag toward rotting progeny
as summer ages
Bela Selendy
Täby, Sweden -
quiet neighbor kid
five dollars to mow your lawn
home invasion: free
Calvin
Canada -
fresh snowfall last night
air stabs my lungs while shoveling
child's winter playground
Calvin
Canada -
dog walking solo
primal eyes target my lawn
defile my green grass
Calvin
Canada -
garbage ripped up, strewn
roaming dog? cat on the prowl?
clean up, once again
Calvin
Canada -
drunk and so weary
tiptoe into house late
glaring eyes burn me
Calvin
Canada -
museum tired
before and behind me
countless ages
Jane Reichhold
Gualala, , CA USA -
shrill bat's fruitless quest
night crackles, fragrant from bug
electrocution
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
neighbor eyes neighbor
frets, "is my consumption too
inconspicuous?"
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
warm Thursday morning
grim dandelion slayer
flails her three-pronged fork
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
clean basketball hoop
garage door sealed shut - faint sound
of automobile
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
chemical green lawn
rustle of insects long gone
sterile paradise
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
Jeep Grand Cherokee
a life devoid of substance
now has four-wheel-drive
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
a clogged pool
frog sniffs, waits
makes no sound
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
greasy barbeque
riding mower rumbles past
new Sunday worship
Bela Selendy
Sweden -
one million rooftops
two point four million children
solo Nintendo
Bela Selendy
Täby, Sweden -
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