Delai Lamas Bench, Anglesey
...So the records say on a past day,
The Dalai Lama sat on a peaceful bench, not that far away!
I had to find out if he was right,
So set off to sit on this Anglesey delight,
When I got to Llanb...
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Categories:
anglesey, appreciation, beauty, faith, inspiration,
Form: Couplet
One Year Ago
...Well, it has been one year since I joined Poetry Soup.
I smile now, because I have met this wonderfully diverse group.
August 7th, 2013 was a day that would change my life.
I finally found the p...
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Categories:
anglesey, anniversary, appreciation, friendship, inspiration,
Form: Couplet
Her Requiem
...Within her frail shell, death abides
through the final hours, I remain by her side
fearing a forsaken place of webs that lie in rows
of haggard fields where everything forbidden grows
surroun...
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Categories:
anglesey, death, faith, mother,
Form: Rhyme
The Lure of Society's Ills
...A creature lurks with a formidable eye
using bright color as a disguise
the sting of the fire breathing mastadon
seals the fate of a life gone wrong
Demonic pleasures to be obtained
through taboo-st...
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Categories:
anglesey, addiction, betrayal, corruption,
Form: Rhyme
Thankful For the Poet
...Your captivating sonnet, a single verse then
two, the words I write seem not quite right
compared to the ones from you
I've often used too many, and consume your
point of view, your ability to say s...
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Categories:
anglesey, dedication, inspirational, write,
Form: Rhyme
The Uninvited Stranger
...Another tirade of drunken anger
Brought to life by the uninvited Stranger
I lay trembling, still, ever so quiet
In a corner, hidden beneath a blanket
Biting down hard on bleeding lips
I knew it wasn'...
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Categories:
anglesey, write,
Form: Rhyme
The Moon Only Cries
...A blazing Sun abruptly appears
Indulged in selfish applause
Heartless to the core, her light declares
She governs the Universe
The Sun gets only a glimpse of the Moon
Jealous of the Stars who pave t...
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Categories:
anglesey, metaphor, moon, sun, universe,
Form: Personification
On the Pantry Shelf
...She sneaked into the pantry, tender steps came from behind
His charismatic twinkle took her heart completely by surprise
And in a speck of time, a secret kiss to follow
As fate joined them together,...
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Categories:
anglesey, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
St. Cyril's Well, Anglesey, Wales Uk
...My heart has sought your mystery
guardian dryad, ivy tressed tree,
other worldly mound and ley;
long I’ve searched the fair Sidhe.
Here, found I the ancient long bone,
the knurled hawthorn, th...
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Categories:
anglesey, adventure
Form: Quatrain