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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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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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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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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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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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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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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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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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Jan 6, 20231 min read
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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...
garrylcox
Dec 30, 20221 min read
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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...
garrylcox
Dec 22, 20221 min read
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New Poet's Wednesday - Feelings of Emptiness by Dean Mackay
Feelings of emptiness Feelings of emptiness all around me Feelings gone numb Feelings of the memories no more Feelings once alive now...
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Oct 26, 20221 min read
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The Bard's Contrarian Bar
Contrarians’ Creed Welcome to the Bard's Contrarian Bar where things are nearly never what you think they are Take the seven deadly sins...
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Oct 21, 20222 min read
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Oct 5, 20220 min read
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New Poets Wednesday - A Prayer for Clarity - by Ann Harrison
Reading, Writing, editing and crochet So many things to do day by day My mind’s in a whirl, I can’t find my way Because I’m all over the...
garrylcox
Sep 14, 20221 min read
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New Poets Wednesday - Sweet Sanctuary - by Jodi Creager
I hope you enjoy today's New Poets Wednesday poem featuring Jodi Creager Jodi is a graduate creative writing student at Southern New...
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Aug 24, 20221 min read
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New Poets Wednesday - Memories of a Loved One - by Angel Hoppe
I hope you enjoy today's New Poets Wednesday poem featuring Angel Hoppe. Angel is an online student at Post University in Waterford, CT....
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Jul 29, 20221 min read
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I Once Knew a Woman who Rocked my World - by Garry Cox
I once knew a lady who rocked my world Sent my confidence through the roof I was ten feet tall and bullet proof Oh this lady she looked...
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Jul 15, 20221 min read
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New Poets Wednesday - The Convergence of the Anguished and the Paladins - by Brian Cardrant
Tires skid and come to a halt, When two servants enter the arena of pain. The desperate brother opens a barricaded door While he begs for...
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Jul 8, 20221 min read
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New Poets Wednesday - Weather the Storm (Pantoum) - By Brian Cardrant
We adjust to the bunk bed that we built together Now that I’ve been sent on my way. All these years we’ve got between us Our love is...
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Jul 8, 20221 min read
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Figaro - A Pet Saga - by Teena Louise Olszewski
The pads of her paws made a rhythmic cadence on the wood as she made her way down the dark hall with a swiftness that defied both her...
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Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Ode to Brownie - by Garry L Cox
Ode to Brownie Dear Brownie Just a line to let you know you were the best dog ever lived because you were my dog because you were my...
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Jun 24, 20222 min read
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New Poets Wednesday-An American Circle by Casey Williams
Casey says: "I’ve been trying to wrap my head around recent tragedies plaguing my home state and this poem came to be." An American...
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Jun 23, 20221 min read
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New Poets Wednesday - I Put My Thoughts and Feelings In a Box - By Dr. Karla Birkholz
Dr. Karla Birkholz wears many hats; Matriarch, Wellness Doctor, singer, dancer and now a poet. I Put My Thoughts and Feelings In a Box. I...
garrylcox
May 18, 20221 min read
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New Poets Wednesday -If You Can't Take the Heat Pamela Ashmen
Pamela Ashmen is an undergraduate student from southern New Jersey, pursuing her degree remotely from Post University, Waterbury, CT. A...
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May 7, 20221 min read
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