Sample Poems by Elizabeth Carmer

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Maintain Belief

Women can do this, too.
Their own ruling is intentional.
Religion allegedly supports a land.

The sinking of land is that women are to be treated first.
The historical marking of man-versus-man has led to graves.
A graveyard is a location to walk, stand or kneel.

Men typically cultivated the dirt.
And women joined the procession.
A gravesite is an example of good land.

It's up to the reader to decide what the capture of land means.
As a fire exposes the surrounding air,
A flame captures scenes of a crime.

A photograph documents territory and can be
influential, like knowing that a memoir does not
recount the price of a flag but insinuates feeling.


Some say bribery goes hand in hand with gain,
but countless counteract given biblical references.
Like that two men, Cain and Abel, shared a Father.

Murder occurs at sea in order to eliminate evidence.
Intelligence is often so remote, the aftermath of death is undefined.
A presidential nation is sought by the heartfelt.

Sinking has nothing to do with physical incapacitation.
Sinking is espionage which was ruined.
The counter effect of the truth is medicinal.

Treatment and trauma maintain speed at which women can see.
The sinking of land is invisible but its presence is shown through
the effects of prejudices.
A presidential funeral is a must-see and firearm is a conjugated verb.

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The Silhouette

The woman Eva Peron was the wife
of a president. She attempted to settle inequity.
Illustrating an immaculate performance,
like Madonna. Like the government,
she had a motive. Like a woman in a nation,
she had to be talkative. A woman

in a Hispanic society appears
to be an actress. The relation between Evita
and America is through cinema.
The time of Evita knew a class conflict.
Argentina was historically indigenous, the opposite
of a war caught on tape. As Madonna, real

actress, shed light on Evita, her personification
of the Argentinian conflict overshadowed
the conception of opposition. Doubt
about Evita still exists today, as her cancer
was traumatic, and so too was the social divide.
Talking to the proletariat is not hardship.

Distance is the essence of confusion.
Talk among nations can either create
or dispel fear. A female voice
contributes to foreign solidarity. The
echo of fame excludes personal ambition,
and then familiarity becomes widespread.

Excusing bourgeoisie is not a crime.
From poor to rich the proximity of not
knowing between the people creates a
nation. The birth of truth is not the death
of a nation. Madonna portrayed a rising voice
accepting fame. We, as Americans,

can see that culminating persona
not abandoning her role
and declaring welfare of the state
an absolute. We can see the silhouette of a woman
being applied to history nationally,
however short the period of time.

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Made to be a Movie, 1950s

The highlight of life is not read nor spoken
it?s with whom you meet; we wonder
if everyone has one. It is wanting to see
what mingling is and all of the in-between.
The movies, the glam and then the shame

of "Who said that?" Or, not lying about
being female and asking who hunted that.
She is us, a president's wife. California
talk was adjacent to nothing. Its bottomless
void sought out the future. Cuba was deemed

a bright nation. A lone star student in Florida
may decide to take on medicine and attempt
to encounter a foreign epidemic. The bright
thought of being inside an office building made
us build up and wait to see what becomes

of it. The unmotivated news to fear the worst
which could have cost a life. The theory
behind space exploration means invading
Russia. Literacy became a social event like
the age race and racial market. The draft

could be confusing and draw back fear from
centuries ago, but serving is prudent for some.
Vernacular was important as well as social
graces. The practice of grace before dinner
began to replace the act of churchgoing.

Homelessness evaded the Cold War and streets
became more systematic. The nonsensical idea
that pools were flattery was almost like saying
Barbie was unpopular. Tried and true, vernacular
sprung in the kitchen with its modernizing facade.

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The Unspoken Catalan

The arrival of the bull in Barcelona does not
change the state. In the same moment, Madrid
feels shame but Barcelona located itself next
to the sea to avoid that devastation. Madrid can
feel the stress as a priest can when no one

attends mass. The cup of wine is like powder
of a war. Catholicism is a crux for people to
think what others are thinking. The Rock of
Gibraltar is a focal point and the straight
separates Spain and Morocco. The queen

marries the people. And France alone holds
the power in the Basque country, which
Franco knew already. One cannot ignore
the mule that could have constructed Spain.
The time and distance from Madrid to Barcelona

is only a tourist seeing a wind turbine. The dust
in the corner of a church is the manner of a nation.
Like a flamenco dancer's toe touching the floor
in Sevilla, the harrowing embarrassment of women
recalling when they have worn heels. The shock and

horror of the blood on the torero, or bullfighter. It's a
gilded nation with its architecture and cathedrals.
The name Gaudi resonates only to some, and those
educated in fine arts. But Gaudi architecture never
left Spain and so its name is provisional. La Rambla

resembles nothing of flamenco. There is spit on
the street from the gypsies. Gypsy women do
curtail the tourists and average Spaniard. By their
wandering around asking for money. If they know
the current market value and name of Spanish

currency, we feel threat. Their commerce is not
terrorism but stealing and theft. They wandered
here aware of the warnings and the overall
public dissatisfaction. They don?t know the royal
family nor have they seen them. People don?t

lose sleep that gypsies are endangered and could
be man-handled during a street cleaning. Gypsies
cannot hear the muezzins prayer occurring in
Morocco, even if from there and its memory rings
in their heads. Their turbans are self-defense.