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"I believe writing is a precursor to thought,
not the other way around"
Garry L. Cox
The Bard of Appanoose
We are all told, “live your life to the fullest”; I am here to do just that. The Bard's Contrarian Bar serves as a vessel to project my passions and clue in my loyal readers as to what inspires me in this crazy world. So, sit back, relax, and read on.
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I hope you enjoy today's New Poet's Wednesday poem, Heaven's Glory by Loretta Verret. Loretta Verret has been writing poems since 1991.
Heaven’s Glory There’s no darkness in the Heaven’s There’s no sorrow, No pain, No tears, There’s No Shame, No Fame, There’s only one...
garrylcox
Apr 41 min read
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New Poets Poem - Eternal Hope - Written by Colette Marks & John Peter Davis
Eternal Hope In the deep of fall I saw a bluebird take flight and it was such a beautiful sight. Blue wings against the golden backdrop...
garrylcox
Jan 3, 20241 min read
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I hope you enjoy today's New Poet's Wednesday poem - by Teresa Knudson
I can't believe you're 50! It's gone by in a whirl! And, though you're a grown woman, You're still my baby girl! The moment I first held...
garrylcox
Jan 3, 20241 min read
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I hope you enjoy today's New Poet's Wednesday poem - by Bryan Lipkins
Poetry isn’t dead, I assure you it’s very much alive In the past we stayed secluded, but no longer do we hide. We march the streets of...
garrylcox
Jan 3, 20241 min read
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New Poet's Wednesday-Send Me a Poem by Teresa Knudson
We will forgo the usual bio info. Suffice it to say, we have been after a poem share from Teresa for some time. A teacher and all-around...
garrylcox
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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New Poets Wednesday poem by Dean Mackay
Dean lives in Phoenix and has been writing poetry since he was in grade school I Know I've Seen You Before It seems as though we know...
garrylcox
Nov 16, 20231 min read
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The Sigh - by E. M. Katherine DeLorey
"My maternal Grandfather passed away long before I was born, leaving behind shelves of books of poetry. Reading words he loved,...
garrylcox
Sep 12, 20231 min read
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Healing - by E. M. Katherine DeLorey
HEALING How hollow this burrowed out soul which rests against a vacant past. A smile bent against indifference. The passing of the wind...
garrylcox
Aug 25, 20231 min read
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The New Jerusalem by Richard Dennis
Richard started writing poems and songs after taking a creative writing class in high school. He said, the more he listened to his...
garrylcox
Aug 15, 20231 min read
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Here to Dance by Dale L. Baker
I’m just here to dance To lap up the lyrics and nuzzle the notes Of others To slink in black To slide my tango shoes Along slick parquet...
garrylcox
Apr 21, 20231 min read
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New Poet Wednesday: Danielle Keen
Danielle Keen is an 18-year-old college sophomore attending Post University. She loves making all types of art, and is also interested in...
garrylcox
Jan 27, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - Timeless and True
based on an English nursery rhyme Timeless and true the eyes of history have fallen on you Hark, hark! the dogs do bark, Beggars are...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - The Myth of Hidden Agenda
We are not better than our dark behavior We are culpable in all regards On the other hand We are not worse than our better angels We are...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - The Argument
I am not the facts not the policies I’m neither expert nor example I’m not the doer of deeds be they great or small I am instead the...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - Rubber Bullets
The Clown is in the candy store Wrecking havoc with all the toys The Beast still roams the countryside Still making all the noise Rubber...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - Requiem for a Bad Boy
I've made my mind up in totality This all started with Virtual Reality I know fake news can give you the blues Whichever side you're on...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - Redemption
If you seek redemption, I can't tell you how or where to find it But I think I know where it likely lives Crouched in some dark crevice...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - Old Man’s Rap
The human race is in a hell of a place when we try to erase truth from the face of the earth we disgrace as we spoil the soil and pollute...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - In My Cups
When I'm' in my cups- communing with my dark side I tend to view history with a jaundiced eye Wasn't there a time when Millard Taft and...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar - I See You Whitey
I See You Whitey through the thin veneer of your cutting eyes And I explore the core of your copious rage Rage that you have been...
garrylcox
Jan 6, 20231 min read
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