Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 23
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Erlenkönig knelt to the ground, his urge to destroy Reginn was strong but he knew it was one or the other. Rid yourself of Reginn or stop this coup. He chose to stop the take over and reached ...
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Categories:
balsa, christmas, fairy,
Form: Epic
Daisies and Knives
...Joe is an old, withered tiger.
Stripes of balsa wood and matches
walking in a burning ring of hellfire
His shameless tamers snapping whips.
From deep blue state shadows
to keep afloat the lates...
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Categories:
balsa, analogy, animal,
Form: Free verse
Empty Net
...My balsa wood float rides ripple and wave
My bait unappealing today
Fingers frostbitten but I shall be brave
As I try to catch something to weigh
The cormorant seems to be doing okay
The seagu...
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Categories:
balsa, environment, fishing,
Form: Rhyme
Random Thoughts
...Lightning’s flash,
shows me where to hide,
when the thunder comes.
Tell me, which is more devine,
the radiant curve,
or the simple line?
In the land of Balsa,
the elders know
not to hind ...
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Categories:
balsa, perspective,
Form: Free verse
Monster Trees
...Monster Trees
Monster trees reaching down through insane skies like spiders,
They see something coming in the green benign stretches,
We are the onion ring bearers wearing dark-day secrets.
We...
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Categories:
balsa, anxiety, depression,
Form: Free verse
Toys of Yesteryear
...Toys of Yesteryear
Some of you have seen these.
Simple, beautiful toys.
Played on the living room carpet.
Sometimes on our knees.
Some right on an oil clothed
kitchen table.
No hang ups ab...
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Categories:
balsa, children, christmas,
Form: Free verse
Childhood Lesson
...I used to like to go up into the attic when I was a young child. I was alone up there, away from authority, able to explore that dark quiet world at my leisure. My cousin Corky, he was 10 years olde...
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Categories:
balsa, childhood, wisdom,
Form: Narrative
Skydancers
...Garden of Zen, showers of cherry blossoms dance pink on champagne air. Taste of sunshine new on the tongue, winter’s bleak falling away, ides of March blow deep breath, morning songs perch...
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Categories:
balsa, forgiveness, joy, kid,
Form: Free verse
Life On a Deathbed
...Life on a death bed
Bending boughs of flaxen curls
Loose tendrils frame and swirl
In the wind and rain
Liquid snakes stain
Your cheeks
Black streaks
A masterpiece in mixed media of life and...
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Categories:
balsa, allegory, death,
Form: Free verse
Eastern Orthodox Coasters
...single malt sanity, sanitized, ionized,
with a little communion salt.
sprinkle replace, sprinkle to taste,
sprinkle with haste to the holy face.
yet still ground balsa wood icons
perf...
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Categories:
balsa, autumn,
Form: Blank verse
I Would Be---Wood
..."I Would Be....WOOD"
"Knock On Me!" or more correct "Knock On WOOD!" You've probably said that and rapped your knuckles against me while saying it! I know you've knocked on me many times in y...
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Categories:
balsa, image, writing,
Form: Personification
Man Made Images
...A work in progress is a wonder
No wonder God loves us so
In Baalalala the natives make gods
From ivory soap
You can never be too clean on Sundays
Deities come in all shapes and sizes
Pocket Je...
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Categories:
balsa, celebrity, creation, god, image,
Form: Free verse
Now and Then
...NOW AND THEN
Tell me how you know it's now
by lines across an old man's brow?
Before it came, it’s come and went.
A wispy trail, a non- event.
Found within or found without
It always s...
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Categories:
balsa, memory, mystery, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
My Model Plane
...MY MODEL PLANE
Way back, when I was 12 years old,
I built a model airplane with my Dad,
It was a great experience, but most of all,
We spent some time together, and for that I was glad.
The ...
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Categories:
balsa, career, childhood, dad, flying,
Form: Rhyme
My Tiny Sailboat
...At the water’s edge I stood.
Oh my heart was invigorated to see the soft ripples in the water.
There was a warm breeze that also moved my hair.
I felt the Lord’s presence all around me.
I...
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Categories:
balsa, adventure, boat, faith,
Form: Free verse
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