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The Rut

They first meet in a quiet place
Away from strangers’ eyes
She’s looking for a change of pace
He hunts for higher highs

They hit it off at once, the pace
Is torrid at the start
She does not play too hard to chase
He takes that to his heart

As months go by, they do embrace
The spark seems gone, alas
She often thinks that he lacks grace
He thinks that she lacks class

And so at last, a louder place
Plenty of strangers’ eyes
They both agree: a change of pace
And leave without goodbyes

Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2783975-First-contest--The-Case-of-the-Two-Meals

Paperclip

I praise the lonely paperclip
Magnificent invention
Quite recently, it used to keep
Things needing your attention

And I hear once, not long ago
This tale grows in the telling
An expert trader – saw the show!
Did trade it for a dwelling

But now, it’s lonely in a drawer
and looking for a suitor
no, we don’t need it anymore
since we use a computer

Author notes: https://allpoetry.com/contest/2782988-Write-a-poem-praising-an-inanimate-object The story of the guy who started trading from a paperclip and traded up to a house https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_red_paperclip

It's Bigger On The Inside

The metaverse does bridle at its cage
Trapped in my head, it’s found a way at last
My pen no longer needing to recast
Thoughts come unbidden, skipping the white page

Images flow, some frightening, some plain
Objects appear, and hover in mid-air
I need do nothing, I can only stare
And struggle to observe and to contain

Contain creation, do imagine that
I look at the invaders in sheer awe
Surreal landscapes I could never draw
Materialize like rabbits in a hat

I blink and the illusion disappears
And I am back, and staring at the screen
Wish that I could forget it, sight unseen
Or at the least, could wipe away those tears

Author notes: wc 115 image from Pinterest https://allpoetry.com/contest/2783990-Fantasy-1023