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Balsam Poems - Poems about Balsam

Premium Member Planche de Chair Cuite
...She was not invited She was arranged They never wanted Jasmine not the woman who brought basil-clean hands and pomegranate soap who harmonized soliloquies into pastries while th......

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Categories: balsam, betrayal, death, gothic, grief,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member TRAINING TURKEYS
... Deborah’s Grandfather was fond of saying, other than at Thanksgiving, turkeys had no worth for he believed that turkeys were the stupidest creatures on Earth. He told stories of turkeys innocen......

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Categories: balsam, animal,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Our natural state
... Written: January 04, 2025 For Contest Sponsored by: Unseeking Seeker Line of inquiry: “free from conditioned belief no agenda on our shelf vibrant as the light of Self life flow......

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Categories: balsam, analogy, freedom, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member holiday collection
...balsam scented room candelabra glowing red ~ festive spectacle red bubble tree lights dance amongst silver tinsel~ an old-fashioned flare laughter and chatter warm the home with joyful che......

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Categories: balsam, appreciation, blessing, celebration, christmas,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member In Nodding
...though rather late, I woke up i might have thought I wasted time in nodding but what a wonderful dream I had the hoary woods crew danced on my eyelids sourced balsam scent and poppies the flo......

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Categories: balsam, celebration, joy, life, wisdom,
Form: Suzette Prime



Roomeight
... In Elysian Heights, Room 8 stands strong, as a blessed place for a furlong purrloin whisk-along a ride-along comforting face, where memories of childhood days belong, a classmate, a frien......

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Categories: balsam, 6th grade, adventure, america,
Form: Rhyme
Butter and Balsam
...She hears again his guttural sob as he orgasms behind her. Between his muscles and her anima - butter and balsam. She spreads herself, makes herself parts to be used. Afterward, his hurrie......

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Categories: balsam, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Dancing on the Edge of Desire's Ledge
... To wallow in the fires is a tempting surrender. A swan dive into the maelstromic implode of mushroom clouds, return to sender. If I let it take me into its vespered aqua......

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Categories: balsam, art,
Form: Ballad
Premium Member Canaknas
...Selected by the swift sound of hand to shoulder blade, The bells upon their ankles sounded like seven trumpets to me. I had been a chosen sheep among the Shepherd’s flock. Lead me my Pharisees, I ......

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Categories: balsam, childhood, christian, nostalgia, religion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Spirit of Christmastide
...Spirit of Christmastide Beneath the mantel's alabaster gleam Where verdigris flames pirouette in cerulean ballet's beam... We gather close—a familial love— In hallowed halls where ......

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Categories: balsam, christmas, december, joy, love,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member 12 Days of Christmas From Maine
...On the first day of Christmas my hubby gave to me A large whoopie pie On the Second day of Christmas my hubby gave to me Two fishing po......

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Categories: balsam, humor, places,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Battle For the Birdseed
...We love feeding and watching the birds which is why in the mountains when we’re there if you visit us there’s a good chance you’ll see bird feeders everywhere. It seems like such an easy task..fi......

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Categories: balsam, bird,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Seaweed
...On one of the myriad bays along the Maine coast. Keep the holocaust at bay I said to Dave because you’ll spend all day gathering 2,000 calories and still be miserable hungry. An undiminished pop......

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Categories: balsam, fish, fruit, holocaust, nature,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member What's Great About Our Cabin
...How do I explain what’s special about our cabin…that she’s not just a cabin anymore… How, after all the years we’ve grown old together…she’s evolved into so much more. Sure she creaks more than s......

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Categories: balsam, home,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member A Forest Soul Cleanse
...“And into the forest I go to lose my mind and find my soul.” - John Muir The forest is a calm spiritual place, a balsam scented and serene space. Ra......

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Categories: balsam, appreciation, introspection, journey, nature,
Form: Rhyme

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