Phoenix's LamentI rose from flames that kissed my wings,
A timeless dance where rebirth sings.
Ash and ember, my cradle, my shroud,
I burn anew, fierce and proud.
I watched them gaze, their fragile eyes,
Afraid of death, of fate’s disguise.
Yet I am death and life entwined,
A creature forged beyond the blind.
The fire does not scorch it shapes, it molds,
It claims...
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Categories:
fire, mythology, strength,
Form: Free verse
Let it -----RAIN, Lyrics
I'm trapped in this cave
Enslaved by a legion of chains
Your puppets jeer and taunt
Painting the wall as droplets fall
The cobra dance in the flame
Scarlet and velvet choke the air
Till a heartbeat broke in the lair
Creeping echoes from the deep
Stir my memories from their sleep
Your eyes hollowed
Your heart borrowed
You .... whore, let it ..... rain!
Volcanic...
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Categories:
mythology, anger, betrayal, hate, heartbreak,
Form: Lyric
A Tryst With FantasyHe's closed the blinds. His twilight dawns.
A midday reverie.
Within his mind, a vision spawns,
awash in mystery.
*
A levee bursts, torrents crash free—
a castle from a dream.
Atop his throne, court bent on knee,
all hail: "Long live the King!"
*
Then suddenly, the hall doors boom.
"A beast! A beast has come!"
As herald wails, and dread consumes:
"The end! The...
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Categories:
mythology, childhood, fantasy, imagination, memory,
Form: Ballad
The Argonauts
Categories:
mythology, war,
Form: Haiku
In stars above
Humming in hemlock heartbeats ~
along the shorelines
which once swallowed the sun
in their searing shadows ~
I see those smoking seawaves
swirling upon my skin,
as the silhouettes
of damask dahlia damsels
drizzle and dance
in the tornadoes of
tangerine tulips ~
tiptoeing
and twirling me
with the tormenting tides
of papercut solstices,
and plucking the songs
of those diabolical dusks,
petal by...
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Categories:
mythology, deep, emotions, imagery, moon,
Form: Free verse
Echo Enduring Empty VoiceIs Echo anything beyond a voice?
Narcissus is a very handsome man.
Is love an obligation, or a choice?
It hasn’t varied since the world began.
Narcissus is a very handsome man.
He sees his own reflexion, and he knows:
it hasn’t varied since the world began.
To love an egotist engenders woes.
He sees his own reflexion, and he knows
he is his...
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Categories:
mythology,
Form: Pantoum
The Circadian ShadowLet the brief time be cast away,
Let the movable thread be loosely handled,
Let the shadow be cast on you,
Let the water flow over the distant edges.
But when you know you’ll never get the wanderer back,
Even as you cast him off,
When you tally the drifters,
They’re all misplaced and undone.
The Moirai will let him go,
Because, you know,
You...
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Categories:
mythology, destiny, extended metaphor, light,
Form: Free verse
The Ravishing GrimnessVeil of midnight, shroud of ache,
A hollow heart begins to wake,
Unfed, unwhole, in shadow curled,
Craving life within this world.
A wraith unseen yet bound to thirst,
The agony—a wicked curse,
Flesh untouched but essence bled,
Hungering for what is shed.
Through trembling dark and...
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Categories:
mythology, character, dark, deep, evil,
Form: Rhyme
Ride of the Fairy QueenA regal fairy queen rides by
upon a puff of air,
her silky garment billowing
in wisps of soft blown flair.
Beneath bright beams of golden sun
she rides through meadows green
upon a tiny unicorn,
but so seldom are they seen!
Her light-colored horse is elegant,
a beauty such as she.
Exquisite in its form and grace
as all magic things should be.
A lovely metamorphosis
beguiles...
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Categories:
mythology, beautiful, blessing, fairy, fantasy,
Form: Rhyme
JunoJuno has dropped her Jupe for Janus—
Moves unforeseen by Nostradamus.
Jupiter's lightning rage
Rattled Juno's last cage,
But Janus is twice as dangerous....
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Categories:
break up, humor, mythology,
Form: Limerick
Juno CapitolinaJust ‘jealous’ doesn’t do her justice, since
unless you factor-in her womanhood,
no vestige of the passion in her blood
or motivation comes across: her prince
conceived real circumspection. He’d convince
alumni, friends and allies that they should
placate her: Juno wasn’t wholly good,
in Miller’s words, a phrase which wins the quince,
the prize for sweetness, but wholly herself.
Our modern model argues...
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Categories:
mythology,
Form: Sonnet
Hazardously FabulousMirror, mirror, on the wall,
Damn, my reflection enthralls them all.
No Medusa's gaze, no serpent's hiss,
My presence alone, sheer, potent bliss.
No need for coils or stony stare,
My impact's etched in the very air.
A kiss of stone? How quaint, how mild,
My very being drives mortals wild.
I am fly, a dazzling dream,...
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Categories:
mythology, addiction, appreciation, poems, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Moon of the WildShe came in silence where the cedars sway,
A lunar hush beneath the argent trees.
The serpentine wind curled words she wouldn't say—
Just breaths and bow and coolness on the breeze.
Her sisters moved like stars in cascade flight,
The Hunters, free of longing, fierce and far.
Their eyes held depths no lover dared to write,
Each step a hymn beneath...
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Categories:
animal, moon, myth, mythology,
Form: Sonnet
grateful to be of serviceIn the moonlight she held the amber planet
There were crackles but it held hope and love
Nothing was broken, it was a seasoned sage
A world where moonlight was welcomed
Kindness was honored and love was revered
The goddess held steady, balancing this world
Grateful to be of service...
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Categories:
mythology,
Form: Free verse
Midnight Enigma
Weekend's sweet reprieve unfolds
in Lagos's vibrant streets, alive
with rhythm and laughter, I stroll
down alleys, searching for a place
to rest my weary soul
A lounge beckons, warm and bright
pepper soup's spicy aroma wafts
I sit, and soft drinks soothe my throat
three ladies join me, their smiles bright
dancing queens, they throw me off scale
their laughter infectious, joyful
Music's melodic whispers...
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Categories:
mythology, adventure, music, mystery, myth,
Form: Ballad
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