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,...
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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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garrylcox
- Aug 25
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Aug 15
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Apr 21
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 27
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
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...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
The Bard's Contrarian Bar - Exit Strategy
No exit strategy for the Civil War Because it never ended We just laid low for 175 years Stuck our heads up for a minute back in the 60's...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
The Contrarian Bar - Dress Rehearsal
The essay called My Life Disposed with full and flowing sentences Floating on a current of well positioned thought Wise in solemn syntax...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
The Bard's Contrarian Bar - Corona Virus Blues
Is it a history lesson Or a sign of the times A morality play Or just the same old shit On a different day Fear seems rooted in our DNA...
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garrylcox
- Jan 6
- 1 min
The Bard's Contrarian Bar -A Modest Declaration
I am not a white man Or any other color of Any other man And I will be damned If I let you call me ‘Other’ And please do not presume to...
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garrylcox
- Dec 30, 2022
- 1 min
New Poet's Wednesday - Thirty Years Too late For The Party by Ms. Dale L Baker
THIRTY YEARS TOO LATE FOR THE PARTY Foot on log, hand on knee; old photograph of me, Crater Lake and my jeans, same blue hue, Denim...
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garrylcox
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
New Poet's Wednesday - A Caregiver's Daydream by Ms. Dale L. Baker, Poet
A CAREGIVER'S DAYDREAM To escape this moment, this here, this now I launch dreams forward or exhausted, drift back, So hard to dwell...
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