moonflower
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I …
am provenience …
the heel of my father’s foot -
the damp of his brow
and his burgeon …
I am my mother’s bloom
sown in the soil of her intentions
seeded with wonder
and promise …
but ...
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Categories:
arbors, analogy, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Charity
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Charity, whether given or received,
Harbors the ability to change lives.
Aiding a soul in need is not pity,
Rather, it is a show of empathy.
It’s not an oblig...
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Categories:
arbors, angst, care, faith, giving,
Form: Acrostic
Flamingo Blooms
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Written: January 23, 2024
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Their melodious humming drifts
through the fragrant night air
carrying a sense of tranquility
I...
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Categories:
arbors, analogy, appreciation, beauty, creation,
Form: Free verse
Mystical Epiphany
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Written: January 12, 2024
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Their buzzing goes unabated
the cool air scent of lavender
in this unfathomable cosmos
where dreams ar...
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Categories:
arbors, analogy, appreciation, nature,
Form: Free verse
Backdoors of My Town
...I was a whimsical, interior designer, bringing colors and joy into living spaces,
Subtly changing neighborhoods and lives, like vibrant arcs the rainbow traces.
People were as dissimilar as their...
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Categories:
arbors, beauty, fantasy, imagery, life,
Form: Couplet
Bleeding Hearts
...My plantings of bleeding hearts are finally in bloom
There's a hint of sweet scent in their delicate perfume
On multiple stems of fragile heart-shaped flowers
they are thriving in the ...
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Categories:
arbors, flower, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Sweet Breath of Spring
...Forever sacred the sweet breath of spring
Flowing in through the floral rose arbors
More fragrant on the breeze than anything,
Forever sacred the sweet breath of spring
Like notes the...
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Categories:
arbors, spring,
Form: Triolet
In Spring
...birds awaken morn
starlight fades in pink dawn rise
daffodils shiver
hummingbirds nectar
scented arbors tangle sunlight
spring glows with blossoms
3-23-2022
Bite Size Poem no.40 Poetry Con...
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Categories:
arbors, spring,
Form: Haiku
Coming Back Home
...Calloused by the do-or-die hero's walk on the perilous road
Over hazard's hill stumbling in soldier's shoes of regret and sorrow
Merciless these wars of tired tyrants, this tr...
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Categories:
arbors, conflict, courage, depression, endurance,
Form: Acrostic
Cornucopia
...Cornucopia
Trumpet Sounding – abundance Resounding –
A harvest not Empty – a horn of Plenty –
Season bounty Astounding – safe from snowbound Surroundings
Fall Caressing fair autumn Blessings.
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Categories:
arbors, autumn, blessing, fruit, thanksgiving,
Form: Rhyme
Autumn Arbors
...A nature's change cycle:
Some noted trees are of these: cypress, cedar, chestnut, cottonwood;
the hawthorn, hazel, hickory, honeysuckle and holly
These are a few of the color guards of this tim...
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Categories:
arbors, autumn, seasons, tree,
Form: Free verse
Sunflower Song
...When clouds above dance to our song,
when stars are birthed from arbors strong,
we wish the days were extra long;
we sing our song, we sing our song.
Oh mother moon, smile down on us...
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Categories:
arbors, earth, environment, flower, nature,
Form: Monorhyme
The Street of Roses
...On this street, they only grow roses,
Way down south, where summertime dozes,
By a mutually pleasing, neighborly pact,
The effect of which is a stunning impact!
The Street of Roses is famed for...
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Categories:
arbors, beautiful, community, flower, green,
Form: Rhyme
Near Autumn
...limbs have been twisted
on blackened tongues of enmity
twigs of tormentia broken
settling deep into the arbors
where sun refuses to shine
disinigrated now,
left a crumpled br...
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Categories:
arbors, character,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Winter
...I awoke to find
that Jack Frost had paid a visit
to my bedroom windows
for the very first time
this Winter.
If only I had seen him at work
I would have thanked him
for decorating
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Categories:
arbors, introspection, metaphor, nature, seasons,
Form: Free verse
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