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EldernessElderness
(Mainly.)
Make
Time
Fly!
Or...
Don't have too much fun.
So? ...or Too?
Too/So?
Don't have SO much FUN?!
What a WASTE
Of TIME.
Thanks.
-Gray Squirrel
05-03-2024...
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Categories:
age, death, desire, heart,
Form: Free verse
Funny Guy and Crazy PlayboyEvery girl, every woman
in his hometown
is wild and insane
about that funny guy
and crazy playboy
who deceives anybody
and walks through the halls of Hell
to make them his dearest possession...
until his desire does wane!
Funny guy and crazy...
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Categories:
addiction, adventure, character, desire,
Form: Lyric
InnocentInnocent
Lighting travels through my core, like a diving hawk to prey.
Unwittingly, I let a breathy moan escape.
To the glory of the heavens, my eyes roll up then close.
The better to feel and isolate...
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Categories:
christian, corruption, desire, forgiveness,
Form: Rhyme
Until it's GoneAuthor Dana Redricks
May 2, 2024
You don't miss a good thing until it's gone, when you're all alone and when your loved one is not around to call on the phone. When the tables have...
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Categories:
deep, desire, emotions, encouraging,
Form: Ballad
The sweet embrace of honey bunsI am but a mortal man,
Unable to fathom the depths of a buns honey.
Its glaze runs deep,
Like oceans uncharted and unknown.
But I long for its taste,
To immerse myself in the mysteries of its sensual desire.
To...
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Categories:
deep, desire, sensual,
Form: Free verse
The Moon For StarsBeen searching for a love, a home;
a place to call my own.
A place where I am wanted,
welcomed, cherished; down to my bones.
I dream of gentle fingertips
that trace over my skin.
A soul who always chooses...
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Categories:
appreciation, depression, desire, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme
Fukuda Chiyo-ni haiku translations 2Fukuda Chiyo-ni Haiku
Fukuda Chiyo-ni (1703-1775) was a celebrated Japanese poet and painter of the Edo period, also known as Kaga no Chiyo.
CHIYO-NI POEMS ABOUT WOMEN AND DESIRE
How alarming:
her scarlet fingernails
tending the white chrysanthemums!
—Chiyo-ni, loose translation/interpretation...
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Categories:
desire, flower, mother son,
Form: Haiku
Are We AreBeside the breathless petting,
love is a wonder timeless --
in loin with club
I can see the pounding extended
fierce yet open ended
room for tenderness and caring
beyond the physical sharing
touch is a mystery overbearing
the feel of a...
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Categories:
desire, emotions, feelings, humanity,
Form: Free verse
The Trouble with still being active and oldWhile no one in their right mind,
Would not want to be old and active,
With a mind that is there most of the time.
Actively searching for other people,
Who are also active,
To be active with,
Whose minds are...
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Categories:
desire, age, appreciation, beauty, blessing,
Form: Burlesque
DominatedIn the shadows of his presence, I stand,
A mere silhouette in his commanding hand.
His voice, a symphony of authority,
Conducting the movements of my reality.
In the tapestry of his desire, I'm woven tight,
Bound by threads of...
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Categories:
beautiful, desire, devotion, husband,
Form: Rhyme
Bound By Desire
In the depths of desire, I surrender to you,
My body, my soul, in everything I do.
Your dominance, a flame that ignites,
In the dance of pleasure, we reach new heights.
Submissive wife, to your every command,
In the...
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Categories:
dark, desire, hurt, husband,
Form: Rhyme
SubsetDear Dawn:
Look at the elements in the skies and make a wish before the stars die, the moon is gleaming underneath the clouds, and the rainbow is singing a courageous song, and the people are...
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Categories:
desire, appreciation, cheer up, community,
Form: Narrative
I WonderI wonder… ??
I wonder if you love me?
How does one know
If you like someone over love?
Do feelings just grow?
You say I’m perfect
I wish I could see through your eyes
It’ll help me...
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Categories:
appreciation, desire, emotions, i
Form: Free verse
A Mysterious and Sultry ShoreSeduction is a movement that falls in step with the ocean’s tide.
Its power hidden in the ebb and flow,
Evocative motions pulling you outside of time.
You tangle yourself in sea grasses,
the dark water is now your...
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Categories:
beauty, desire, love, lust,
Form: Free verse
Your Words or MineA landscape in shadows and an earthy taste on your tongue.
The only distance between us is the very air that we breath.
Desire grows like some winding vine around my body-
feral, unkempt, and as dangerous as...
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Categories:
desire, love, lust, sexy,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Desire Poems
Definition | What is Desire in Poetry?
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