Old Man Winter now flagging, and slip sliding along
...Old Man Winter now flagging, and slip sliding along...
as his stronghold diminishes.
Signals, triggers, and ushers kickstarting debut
of demure "Flora" who slowly but surely attempts
to revea...
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Categories:
astoundingly, america, animal, birth, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Shifts in Perception
..."Shifts.."
In perception
Seem to happen
Unpredictably
Immediately as
Nothing appears..
Astoundingly
Without instruction
Without fanfare......
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Categories:
astoundingly, i am, words,
Form: Light Verse
Supporting Earthpeace
...Systemic trauma
may be a more inclusive
and challenging
way of saying:
Systemic racism, homophobia, sexism, ableism, discrimination, prejudice, bigotry,
avoiding fear
then anger aggressively ...
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Categories:
astoundingly, culture, earth, games, health,
Form: Parallelismus Membrorum
Dawn's Calyx Woke Her and She Saw Pink Explosions
...Dawn's Calyx Woke Her And She Saw Pink Explosions
Dawn's calyx woke her and she saw pink explosions
As if hot flaming rays across the window sill
She woke me, I was brainstorming some implosions...
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Categories:
astoundingly, girlfriend, happiness, joy, love,
Form: Sonnet
The Showdown
...'Twas an ominous moment when rode into town
To its marshal defy and outdraw and gun down
A notorious, murderous varmint named Slade
Who had widows and orphans throughout the west made.
The ...
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Categories:
astoundingly, adventure, history, humor, parody,
Form: Quatrain
Enchanting Email Surprise
...A Greek sister, from my past,contacted me.
It was as if she were here,not across the sea!
What a difference an email astoundingly can make.
In a world of indifference, here came love not hate,
...
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Categories:
astoundingly, care, emotions, happiness,
Form: Couplet
Being Me
...Astoundingly weird
Socially awkward
Perpetually confused
Intentionally refused
Internally broken
Externally outspoken
Crazily insane
So many problems ,
can't explain,
when i start being me....
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Categories:
astoundingly, 12th grade,
Form: Rhyme
Fly With Me
...Rhymes of limes and coppers dew,
Chimes the lines on paper that blew.
Fleeing a sprite of the thriving night,
Eats upon the core, dimming the light.
She glides slowly to the plummeting falls,...
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Categories:
astoundingly, deep, depression, grief, light,
Form: Couplet
Not Awakening Just Dead Lying Still-
...Body laid out dressed in white;
Dressed to the tea, yet in this reality;
Laid up hope emotions dismissed astoundingly;
Wake up! Wake up!
We Place One last kiss;
His chest not moving, h...
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Categories:
astoundingly, absence, bereavement,
Form: Elegy
Pure Magic
...Pure Magic
Rain laden storm clouds nurture mangroves
Inside man or beast live symbiotic microbes
Deceptions...
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Categories:
astoundingly, universe, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
Amazing Ally Solitude
...Alone at four this silence my amazing ally
The quiet is astoundingly amplified
One person always awakes adroitly
Once again annoys, but I aspire to align
One accolade accompl...
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Categories:
astoundingly, faith,
Form: Alliteration
Garden Fresh Peas
...Garden fresh and delicious to the core
Fattens before my wondering eyes
When ripe almost falls off the vine
Trumps supermarket produce
Astoundingly tasty
Easily frozen
Laying in her
Cozy pod
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Categories:
astoundingly, food, garden,
Form: Etheree
Lady Liberty Speaks
...Art History
I stand erect with outstretched hand Representing liberty, for many, a foreign land My fire dances an incessant jubilant glow
I represent hope for the oppressed to sow
Pungent sal...
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Categories:
astoundingly, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
The Big Crunch Hypothesis
...The Big Crunch Hypothesis
in times past it all had felt so distant
I was an aphid in an unkempt garden of eden
and my eyes, they were far too dim, too weak
and the view was far too vibrant
...
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Categories:
astoundingly, feelings, growth, i love
Form: Free verse
Astoundingly Sad
...astoundingly sad
lone chirp in the willow tree
lifeless bird below...
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Categories:
astoundingly, bird,
Form: Haiku
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