Aghast Poems - Poems about Aghast

Ashen faced Prometheus aghast at inferno gone awry Whether arsonist at fault or confluence of ripe conditions triggering perfect firestorm, the titan of fire beside himself with misery, though no fault of his own the raging bullish conflagration a taste of inescapable hell synonymous with the outer limits of the twilight zone, where mercurial Venusians ply their devil may care attitude with pitchforks stabbing the sheltering...

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I shudder at the dropped ball of life the layup that was in my wheelhouse that I punted on in favor of greener pastures think big they say all the while the little fish are floating away into another's net of fortune sugar-coating the lost easy-score no consolation for my wounded sense of self until the layup morphs into the three point shot ...in at...

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I can see the morning racing down the street with a whip circling around its feet and the traffic moving slowly tending to something that is holy. I wasn’t sure if everyone sees what I see but the golden sun was hiding behind the tree and military men were digging out trenches and crawling quietly on...

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I (Samson wannabe) feel aghast at latest turn of events regarding Gaza Omnipresent grief and horror abounds toward ceaseless killing fields impossible mission for me to summon forth fading magic powers since Delilah imposter hashtagged, (and subsequently outed) as a mortal (know your) enemy, - nevertheless became the love of my life - (sent by complicit Philistine officials to entice me) nearly found yours truly inveigled,...

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Lilies were aghast at the new hybrid. She was freckled with orange spots. How dare she! They whispered. Some tittered. Until the garden club ladies appeared Oohing and praising “spotted medallion orange”. Now all the lilies wanted to befriend her....

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The best hunting dog in all Baltimore Was my butt belching blue dog Amador. Aghast guests once heard a blast As Blue exuded his past, Leaving a thief flat, gassed out on the floor. Date: 2/25/2022 Rhyme: 10, 10, 7, 7, 10...

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down past the cold undercurrents of Virginia's Woolf, and Sylvia's wrath searching through their darkest hearts too many writers take another path from fulfillment, and in their cups awash with sullen antidepressants pondering if they'll get enough of life to even get past the present burrowing and borrowing monofilaments temptingly entice, dangling and dancing just below the smooth-surfaced water flashing jiggs luring joys enhancing errant molucules...

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Aghast. The full moon Throws blue light on clouds Winter night Dry landscape And all lovers sit indoors Watching “Come Dancing”...

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