Best Abided Poems

The inky black water sucks her in further
As she descends into the black depths of the abyss
Cloying dark swirls cover her head as soundlessly it reaches
Possessing her every inhalation – exhalation - it envelopes her with force
Takes her heart, reaches for her soul, it’s now...

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Joan Marlowe was eight years old, and loved the smiling, happy people;
As green pines love chattering redbirds, when an orange sun is gleeful.

And yet, when some found they were too busy, Joan petulantly pouted,
Like the creeping golden sunshine, dark blue-gray skies, once doubted.

Little Joan was...

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Written: September 19, 2023
Mocking The Dead Poetry Contest           Sponsored by: Silent One 
"Do not be afraid of death. Death transforms to something wider. Death is where it all starts but it is not the end."...

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China laws philosophy…
Evil guts explained for evil moods. Much and more are tyrant wills. Easy bounces are Taiwan ways and wills. Taiwan peoples favored are peace. Muster one and gather all would be Taiwan forces.
Mutate life is times that changes. Solid laws are names that...

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There abided an old dude in Dunkirk

   Who was a deacon in the parish kirk

      He cast his lecherous eyes

         On ladies' keisters and thighs

     ...

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When I first saw that smile on your face,
My heart felt a new start about to take place,
She made me wonder; Will she fill that empty space?

I'm pretty sure! I won't be deluded,
...But I was mistaken, it got as it always ended,
I admit liking the...

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Home Sweet Home


Everyone should have 
a home to love
a place so safe
morning mist, blankets thick

When we wander out
in the world today
as visitors, manners politely abided by
never moaning insults loudly cried

If you wish to cajole 
and complain
lets send you off to bistro stars
on the very next...

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I will make a collage of my college days
Just like I did with my High School days...at least in my mind every May as long as the memories stay with me...I know they won't stray away
I say OK to your independent, stubborn ways 
I pray...

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I'm a prehistoric dinosaur
And I lived millions of years before,
God created man,
By ongoing plan.
I was destroyed by a meteor.

They lived long ago when the world was young
and in peace and plenty abided.
Some roamed the land dressed up in fur.
Hard armor for some was provided.
They did...

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You had one glaring chance
But only to take an early shower
When you became the pitch rascal
And sent off for a poor tackle

Your opponent went down hard
It wasn't a deliberate challenge
You were down and dejected
In despair, shocked and ejected

You didn't play to the rules
You grazed a...

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WORLDS AND WORLDS OF TIME AGO AND BEFORE

   IN EONS AND EONS OF MOMENTS OF LIVES

   HAVE INHABITED, ON AND IN WORLDS OF WORLDS AROUND,

   RESIDED IN WORLDS OF SEAS IN EMBRYONIC STATE

   COMPLETED AND VIED WITH...

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Urban Lengend



His name is only whispered, his face is hardly seen
A legend to everyone that grew up on these streets

Some called him a vigilante, some called him a Saint
He carried out justice using his enemies blood as paint

He had his code of conduct that most...

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No meaning
No strife,
Yesterday's love has died.
The sea reflects her mood
The crumpled shore has sighed.

And so it seems
The game is done;
The rules no longer matter.
Boundaries abided by entities,
Have gone to roses and dust....

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Afterglow
by Michael R. Burch
 
for Beth
 
The night is full of stars. Which still exist?
Before time ends, perhaps one day we’ll know.
For now I hold your fingers to my lips
and feel their pulse ... warm, palpable and slow ...
 
once slow to match this reckless...

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Melded with raindrops -
the juiceless earth fruited lusciously
and the roaring lightning pops -
the vehement clouds sparked abundantly.

From time of summer -
for the juvenility they long expected
over the awash field they bopped over -
alike the sweetness of wintry roses, the zestful aroma contrasted.

Here and there the...

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