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THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF NATURE
Whistling air
burning fire
running water,
waiting earth...
water with earth, clay,
water with air, foam,
fire with water, water
very warm...
Air with air, flute,
earth with earth, garden,
fire with fire, love,
water with water, agauceiro...
Just four essences,
four sweet handfuls
and...
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Categories:
allusion, appreciation, nature,
Form: Free verse
Temptation
Temptations were there, clouding along the way,
Every time they were grasped, taking hope away.
Still, the stubborn heart took the chance,
Striving hard in desperate hope for a glance.
Unalarmed...
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Categories:
africa, age, allah, allusion,
Form: Rhyme
In GOD ALL IS CLEAR WITH ME-~Sometimes in my tears
my eyes sees clear
7/25/24
Written words by James Edward Lee Sr © 2024...
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Categories:
allusion, anxiety, caregiving, confidence,
Form: Monoku
Journey LIFE REVELATION----I have followed hard times past it was a lonely walk but I last. When you see on my shoulder was the hand of God.
Journey LIFE REVELATION-
Through it all when I let go...
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Categories:
adventure, allusion, analogy, life,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Ukraine our shameUkraine and our shame
Now that Ukraine is pardoning prisoners
to join the army, except the violent murderers
(one would think the violent were the right ones)
it tells us of an army scraping the barrel of
recruits, all eligible...
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Categories:
adventure, allusion, anger,
Form: Blank verse
What Makes Some People More SuccessfulWhat makes some people more Successful?
To this I reply,
I cannot tell a lie,
As in my bed I lie,
Drinking a bottle of Rye,
Determined to answer the question before I die,
While knowing that too, is a lie,
For...
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Categories:
age, allusion, analogy, assonance,
Form: Burlesque
Abracadabra - It's Magical- CollaborationA picturesque scene from my window this afternoon.
Banishing all greying clouds, the sky is pastel blue.
Radiating the sun's rays, rain was not seen for days.
Astonishing vibrant rainbow of flowers are strewn.
Clusters of marigolds, daffodils...
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Categories:
allusion,
Form: Rhyme
Cold Comfort
I drink
myself dumb
grief is a cold rock
ice melts in a glass like stones
neither my life nor your absinthe have been neat
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Categories:
addiction, allusion, fear, forgiveness,
Form: Suzette Prime
You And Rain
Yes, both are the same: you and the rain,
Both make me feel alive, surreal peace I obtain.
As rain nourishes everything under its reach,
You join my body and soul, making a bridge.
As rain appears, whole nature...
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Categories:
allegory, allusion, america, anger,
Form: Rhyme
a lonely walk-I have followed hard times past
It was a lonely walk but I last
When you see on my shoulder was the hand of God.
Through it all when I let go of His hand
Yet still he stood...
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Categories:
absence, adventure, allusion, analogy,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Zeus's ComplianceThey thought so confidently that wintry brief days
would be over soon if Horae only agreed to appease;
and although they constantly pleaded with deep eagerness,
she wouldn't grant their wish but remained frozen by silence.
They should have...
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Categories:
allusion, betrayal, desire, heaven,
Form: Rhyme
One daySorrow is the one thing we show
Like a tear I caressed your face
Life unkind burgeons
wild shadows
hoover nye
A light may
shine one day
Don't torture your mind
Ride a carousel that never
touches the ground...
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Categories:
adventure, allusion,
Form: Free verse
WATCHIs it my imagination,
Or just frustration,
About the state of the Nation.
Has mainstream media moved on from being sneaky,
And can now be termed creepy.
Do you not find see WATCH as the lead into any story,
That is...
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Categories:
allusion, analogy, anger, anxiety,
Form: Burlesque
SHE MY LOVER
I love the words of love I create for her,
Her heart becomes the sky, her figure, star
She is the pure diamond, she is the quintessence
In her heart she demonstrates pure consent......
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Categories:
allusion, love, tribute,
Form: Quatrain
I figured it outIt all adds up
the figures and clocks
the numbers and rymes
they know tell me
I know the thing
the means to an end
I finally found
wait what the hell
where am I now
why is this here
come back...
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Categories:
allusion,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Allusion Poems
Definition | What is Allusion in Poetry?
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