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AI Slop is a poem written in response to all the AI Videos being 'aired' and feedback from these latest AI video escapees from the norm, now coming in the mix of regular video viewing. It highlights just some of the AI videos and clips and their ridiculous framing into the normal landscape of real world situations. As a tool for stretching the imagination, it is a veritable candidate, until it crosses over from the sublime to the ridiculous, and therefore entering the slop house which I call AI Slop.

Famed for his song 'Hallelujah' and covered by many artists. He was a huge presence on the music scene for many decades. Born in Canada, he was a novelist, songwriter, poet, and professional singer. His work explored politics, isolation, depression, death, sexuality, religion, loss and romance. With songs such as Hallelujah, Dance me to the end of Love, Suzanne, You want it Dark and many others. I hope you enjoy it.

This is A.C. Valhalla poem Part 1. It follows the journey of Eivor from her birthplace in Norway to England and her quest with her brother Sigurd, to conquer the 4 Kingdoms.

This poem, Assassins Creed II: Ezio, the second in the series, is a mixture based around the fictional video game series, film, the real Assassins founded by Hassan e Sabbāh in 1090, and other embellishments.

Dolores O'Riordan, lead singer of the Cranberries, was a powerful wee singer, an incredible projectionist of her voice. It lifted people that heard her, and she amassed a great following as a consequence of her vocal beauty. She also played a part in the peace process with her release of Zombie and performing at the Nobel Prize for peace in Ireland.

This song/poem lyrics was written sometime ago, but has only now been published for the first time on Amazon. The theme of this song lyrics is about the dangers for all of us (esp children) on the roads with cars/vehicles and their misuse.

Pillars of Creation: Is a poem based around the rekindling of interest in them from the the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995.

A poem about the cubist painter of the last Century (20th). He was a surrealist artist, and in his earlier works painted in the neoclassical. Born in Spain, he escaped Franco's regime by being in exile in France. Some of his cubist art may have been influenced by his knowledge of the atrocities committed during the Spanish Civil war, especially in his Masterpiece Guernica. A lot of his Art is treasured Worldwide, and many of his paintings fetch huge sums at auction.

What's this Poem about? Overdoses, withdrawals, futures blighted, the highs & the lows. Killers without guns, just bullets of prose.

"F--k" is a poem that will obviously cause some controversy and alarm. It’s a short poem that tackles complex meaning of this simple but often-used word that is kind of part of English (in an underground way). I hope you enjoy my foray into the regularly used meanings that this word is put through. May you have a “f--king” good listen. Two new verses added—with inspiration from one of the mega music artists leading (f--king) voices. Courtesy of bad boy Liam Gallagher and in tribute to his ever tuneful verse on the word f--k.

Back When Kings Led: A time in history when Kings had to be on the battlefield and do their share of the fighting and possibly dying.

A Poem about the acclaimed U.S. Poet Mary Oliver. She represented all things bright and beautiful in Nature, and encompassed the less bright in her accomplished Poems.

Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response. An experience of static-like or tingling sensations.

The wonders of nature, beyond our goldfish bowl. The Cosmos unfolded into a glass onion, perturbed by NOTHING at all!

This is the newest version of 'The Shortest Day' which is bridged with new bridging verses to give it a different outlook and flavor to the poetry. It is not as compact and tight as the original but it has its own dynamics I actually prefer the bridged version, what do you think?

Dragons, space aliens, demons, AI, celestial sea creatures, gods, portals, or robotic locusts that feed on human flesh. These are just a few of the things you can expect in this professionally curated collection of Science Fiction & Fantasy. From one story to the next, you will have no idea what to expect.

Shattered Dreams - Short Poem/Lyrics: What's it about? Hard to say. Life really...for some, depends what you tote, or what you vote.

Christine and the Queens - Is a very popular French lady artist, singer and creator of the band, Christine and the Queens. She is vogue right now and famous for her innovative style both in the UK, USA, and wider world. I have written this poem as a kind of homage to her work and to understand her unusual tone of writing.

Welcome to The United States of Amnesia, a podcast exploring the lessons we’ve forgotten, misunderstood, or never learned. As the saying goes, history repeats itself. Mark Twain allegedly refined this: “History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes.” Yet over time, history, politics, and religion have been distorted by bias, oversimplification, and myth. Check out our website to learn more: www.usofamnesia.com. Misunderstanding the past means misreading the present and misstepping into the future. This podcast aims to cut through the fog, reconnecting past and present to help us think ...

The Hill on NewsNation combines the power of two trusted news sources into one must-watch hour. The Hill, the nation's #1 political website, and NewsNation, America's fastest-growing cable news network, team up to define today's most-pressing issues, and question Washington's power brokers on what matters most to the people they serve and what matters most to Americans.