Author: John Hansen

Poetry Rhyming Verse 

The Paper Trail – a Poem

February 5, 2017November 25, 2023 John Hansen 2859 Views 10 Comments contracts, legal documents, paper trail, words, writing

The Paper Trail Read these papers, sign your name, Initial every page. We have to keep a paper trail For

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Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse 

I’m Riding the Highway

January 27, 2017January 28, 2017 John Hansen 3264 Views 12 Comments across country, dreams, life, on the road, road trip, travelling

Riding the Highway I’m riding the highway Leaving my old life and troubles behind. Knockers and neigh-sayers fall in my

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Windmills

January 14, 2017January 16, 2017 John Hansen 3680 Views 14 Comments breeze, death, life, nature, wind, windmills

  Windmills My life’s at Nature’s mercy So I pray that she is kind. Each year is spinning ’round and

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Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse 

The Three Wise Men

January 10, 2017January 10, 2017 John Hansen 3051 Views 9 Comments courage, Gandhi, Jesus, three wise men, wisdom, word

The Three Wise Men The fires that burn and scorch my skin, And raging furnace stoked within, The fiends that

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Humor Poetry Rhyming Verse 

I Love Being Nude, and Other Random Bits of Poetry

December 11, 2016February 4, 2017 John Hansen 7539 Views 24 Comments daddy's girl, mamma's boy, naked, nude, nudity, President Trump

  I Love Being Nude I love being nude, Though some think it rude. Why I suppose Do we need to

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Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse 

GENEROSITY – An Acrostic Poem

December 4, 2016July 20, 2019 John Hansen 14538 Views 16 Comments Generosity, giving, need, saving the planet, sharing

GENEROSITY Give away what you can spare, Everyone must learn to share. Never hoard what you don’t need, Eat enough

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Creative Writing Short Story 

Number 13: ‘Like’ This Page – A Thriller (Part 3)

November 11, 2016August 2, 2017 John Hansen 3057 Views 16 Comments execution, like this page, number 13, thriller, torture

Introduction to Number 13 “Number 13” is the third and final chapter in my three part thriller ‘Like’ This Page.

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Creative Writing Short Story 

‘Like’ This Page – A Thriller (Part Two)

November 5, 2016August 2, 2017 John Hansen 3627 Views 18 Comments audience, horror, letter, page, thriller, torture

The Audience, covering their eyes… WARNING! ‘Like’ This Page is a two part thriller as stated in the title. If

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Creative Writing Short Story 

‘Like’ This Page – A Thriller (Part One)

November 5, 2016August 7, 2017 John Hansen 3746 Views 8 Comments facebook, horror, like, morbid, psychological thriller, thriller

WARNING! ‘Like’ This Page is a thriller as stated in the title. If you are a little squeamish and horror

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Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse 

I Want to Be .. Me!

November 4, 2016February 4, 2017 John Hansen 1972 Views 10 Comments acceptance, boys and girls, equality, gender, gender stereotypes, sexuality

I Want to Be .. Me I Want to Be .. Me I want to be a princess With tiara

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Wonderful Wondai Town

October 27, 2016October 27, 2016 John Hansen 2638 Views 8 Comments country town, fresh air, lifestyle, village, Wondai

Wondai Town Outside the art gallery Sitting in a camp chair, While my wife’s at her spinning group I enjoy

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Halloween Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Oh, Pumpkin Head!

October 23, 2016August 30, 2017 John Hansen 2866 Views 10 Comments eerie, gourd, halloween, jack-o'-lantern, pumpkin, wiil-o'-the-wisp

Jack-o’Lantern Reunion Challenge “Oh, Pumpkin Head” is my submission for the Jack-o’-Lantern Reunion Challenge issued by Phyllis Doyle in our

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

I Am a Nowhere Man

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 John Hansen 2917 Views 6 Comments literary ability, Loneliness, Nowhere Man, writer, writing

Nowhere Man   Sometimes I feel invisible, A Nowhere Man, I don’t exist. Such thoughts may be unfounded, But these

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Song of the Outback

October 14, 2016October 16, 2016 John Hansen 3052 Views 12 Comments Australia, night, outback, outback nights, river, song

Sunset in the Outback The daylight’s slowly dying As the sun settles in the west, White cockatoos are flying On

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Free Verse Poetry 

Give Me the Power!

October 10, 2016 John Hansen 2256 Views 6 Comments book, candle light, eBook, electricity, power, progress

The Power   Do we appreciate the power man has been gifted? Anything is possible, within our grasp? First the

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Memoir Poetry Rhyming Verse Travelogue 

The Harbour City Beckons

October 9, 2016February 4, 2017 John Hansen 3516 Views 12 Comments Harbour Bridge, Harbour City, Opera House, road trip, Sydney

Harbour City  Inspiration for This Poem Earlier in the year my wife Kathy and I decided to go on a

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Market Day and Car Boot Sale

October 3, 2016October 3, 2016 John Hansen 3569 Views 8 Comments car boot sale, flea market, garage sale, market, market day, stall

Market Day The market starts at 7:00am, Set up in the dark. Pack the trailer day before, Find the perfect

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Why Do Things Never Go the Way You Plan?

September 27, 2016September 28, 2016 John Hansen 2074 Views 6 Comments chaos, despair, pain, plan, tears

Why Do Things Never Go the Way You Plan?   Q. Why do things never go the way you plan?

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Christmas Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Save Santa Claus – the poem

September 8, 2016December 1, 2018 John Hansen 5591 Views 12 Comments children, Christmas, mall, Presents, Santa, Santa Claus

It was somewhere in the city, in the middle of a mall, That the children gathered to hang out as

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Dead Letter Office

August 31, 2016April 4, 2020 John Hansen 3310 Views 10 Comments communication, dead letter office, email, letters, mail

Dead Letter Office …   I often pause to contemplate Life the way it was. It seems a different place

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Poetry Rhyming Verse Romantic Poetry 

Those Feline Eyes

August 20, 2016January 23, 2017 John Hansen 7192 Views 10 Comments cat, desire, eyes, feline, mouse

Feline eyes …   Those feline eyes entrap me, I am your helpless prey. Even if I wanted to I

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Poetry Rhyming Verse 

Contemplating Life (and the benefit of writing online)

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 John Hansen 2646 Views 11 Comments contemplation, dreams, life, love, writing

    Beneath this calm exterior There lies a troubled soul. Why is life so full of hurt When health

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Free Verse Humor Poetry 

I Dare Ya!

July 27, 2016February 4, 2017 John Hansen 4669 Views 24 Comments boys, Chickens, childhood memories, Dare, friends, risk

“I Dare Ya!” My friend taunts. I dread those words, A kid can’t refuse.   “Give it a go” He

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