Abates Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	As Early Morn Abates Night	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	abates, birthday,
	AFTER FALL	MOSES KISIANG'ANI MAKHAKHA	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, body, care, evil, family,
	Autumn And Spring	Pixie Dust	Free verse	Free verse	abates, appreciation, love,
	Poe's Untimely Demise continued	Son of Spock	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, addiction, anxiety, death,
	As Natural Newness Abates Rain	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	abates, birthday,
	Aloof Waft Ting Thru Spiritus Mundi	matthew harris	Free verse	Free verse	abates, adventure, allusion, appreciation, celebration,
	The Dawning Sun	craig cornish	Villanelle	Villanelle	abates, spring,
	As Dawn Abates Wind And Storm	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	abates, birthday,
	As Twinkle Abates Your Anguished Gray	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	abates, birthday,
	The Devil is in the Details	Brian Densham	Monorhyme	Monorhyme	abates, grandchild,
	Light Abates Night	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	abates, birthday,
	As Sunlight Abates Night	Bernard F. Asuncion	Acrostic	Acrostic	abates, birthday,
	Snow Boots	ilene bauer	Limerick	Limerick	abates, clothes,
	As Predicted	ilene bauer	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, storm,
	What Makes It Rain	Mike Gentile	Free verse	Free verse	abates, life, rain,
	Bliss in Solitude	Michelle Faulkner	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, silence, solitude, wisdom,
	UPON NIGER BRIDGE	Bolaji Kingsley Ogunbiyi	Lyric	Lyric	abates, anger,
	my mother and bambi	jan hansen	Blank verse	Blank verse	abates, africa, betrayal, birthday, blue,
	Loverina	Avian Hughes	Ballad	Ballad	abates, longing, love, memory,
	IN RETREAT	Brian Strand	Verse	Verse	abates, anxiety, peace,
	Waves of fear	Steve Eaton	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, fantasy, sea, storm,
	EIGHT ELEMENTS OF WINTER	Brian Strand	Imagism	Imagism	abates, imagery, winter,
	Hot Summer Ecstasy	Mike Gentile	Free verse	Free verse	abates, city, fun, summer, water,
	NATURE AT WORK	Brian Strand	Tanka	Tanka	abates, bird, nature, winter,
	Last Bet	Kurt Philip Behm	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, fear,
	Storm Comes Goes	John Anderson	Sedoka	Sedoka	abates, storm,
	Home is Where	Dermott Hayes	Free verse	Free verse	abates, growing up, home, memory,
	TRUST ME BABY THIS IS LOVE	Kim Rodrigues	Sonnet	Sonnet	abates, proposal,
	The Swing	Joseph Soper	Haiku	Haiku	abates, summer, sunset,
	VENEREAL VIRGIN	Kim Rodrigues	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, fate, hate, lust, metaphor,
	Goodbye	Ralph Sergi	Free verse	Free verse	abates, introspection,
	ALMOST HOME	Sidney Beck	Imagism	Imagism	abates, home,
	The Sleep Talking Dilemma	Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen	Quatrain	Quatrain	abates, dream, sleep, words,
	Ode to a Coffee Cup	Janice Canerdy	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, drink, love,
	The Mind Body Connection	Betty Janko	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, age, life,
	The Truth Remains	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Lyric	Lyric	abates, christian, religion, religious, spiritual,
	Chivalry's Last Stand	Freddie Robinson Jr.	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, courage, devotion, passion, war,
	One Brief Moment	john fleming	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, imagery, nostalgia,
	Rain	Paul Callus	Haibun	Haibun	abates, rain,
	Under the Stars of Heaven: Answer Me	Lin Lane	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, god, stars,
	The secret lives of chimney pots I	john fleming	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, philosophy,
	Barnabas Collins	Dorian Petersen Potter	Free verse	Free verse	abates, character, dark, evil, film,
	END OF LIFE	Teppo Gren	Sonnet	Sonnet	abates, death, loneliness, lost love,
	Souls and Sacred Hearts	john freeman	Rhyme	Rhyme	abates, angst,
	Silent Abuse	Sydney Banks	Dramatic Verse	Dramatic Verse	abates, abuse,
	A Lady Waits	Elizabeth Wyler	Lyric	Lyric	abates, america, freedom, immigration, inspirational,
	Fall apart	Agatha Jetaime	Lyric	Lyric	abates, lost love, love, love
	August Storm	Gerald Dillenbeck	Free verse	Free verse	abates, angst, dark, depression, hope,
	Incognito	Eugene Harvey	Free verse	Free verse	abates, addiction, self,
	THE THREAT	Sidney Beck	Couplet	Couplet	abates, rain, storm,

Abates Poem Example

One Brief Moment

Look...See how long nights are drawing in.
Dreary birdsong gradually abates -
Opaque dusk grows dim;
And just outside the creaky little garden
Gate,
Stood opposite the empty wood
Where the vacant threshold silently awaits,
I pause, when, resonating quietly back...
I now hear...
Far distant echoes of my glorious childhood 
Tugging like a Siren upon my ear.


With a heartfelt pang I turn to move,
Before my staring should offend some 
Old friends ghost
To manifest in vengeful affright,
Towards the comforting sanctuary proffered
By the warm kitchens weak neon light...
That sneaks out from behind the half-shut
Door,
But held - Transfixed! 
Brought from wither-not-where to this one
Small place - Staid...
As if caught in a state of heavenly grace,
Conversing to the soft wind in harmonious 
Angelic rapport:-
Thus soothes like enchantments waves...
Rolling gently up to repeatedly break upon 
Magical banks girdling Nivians lakeshore.


For what be this odd muse 
That upon my aging senses does so readily
Enthuse...
And to my inner soul so inextricably
Implore?
Ahhh...But this much I may be allowed to 
Say,
Before darkly gathering skies extinguish 
Over weak flames of the last spluttering
Ray,
Perhaps it is our inner voice
That seeks out the solitudes of 
Tranquilities choice -
To witness and record and dutifully store...
Those rare and fleeting moments 
We all too briefly adore.

Poem Copyright © john fleming