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Best Afters Poems

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For My Children
You’re all in charge of authoring a story
Of love and humor, suspense and glory
You’re writing starts with your very first thought
And doesn’t end til your...

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Categories: afters, for teens, life, my
Form: Rhyme



Rainfall
Hiding alone in the shadows

guarded, trusting no one

silently watching, waiting

Is life worth living?

Can anyone save him?

His vision clouded, blurred

The sunless skies have him confused

Rainfall begins

a...

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Categories: afters, confusion, dark, fantasy, rain,
Form: Free verse
Hushed Whispers
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...

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Categories: afters, life, love, passion
Form: Free verse
Waiting
They stand and wait.
Those who had gone before,
At the bridge of whatever,
Where whenever goes.

Many colours many kinds,
All have the same label.
The befores waiting
for the afters.

The...

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Categories: afters, hope,
Form: Verse
Premium Member The Gift
It vibes in harmonics broadband, a musical language universal,
Echoing across the heights divides, falling as a thunderstorms,
Raw force of spiritual power, descending from the heavens...

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© Cherl Dunn  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: afters, art, beauty, imagery, imagination,
Form: Free verse



In the Midst of My Dreams
In the midst of my dreams

where happily ever afters

and fairy tales come true

the scarlet rose moon dips 

as she dances along side me

under a million...

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© Tim Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: afters, love,
Form: Free verse
The Flames of Passion
It was a night like no other night
And it came out of nowhere
Our eyes locked on each other
And started the flames of passion

We move across...

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Categories: afters, longing, lust, sensual, sexy,
Form: Light Verse
Two Bee Or Two Bee
Two bee or not two bee
swarming bout me bed
I swear for sure I swatted one
I sure hope she is dead

Oh no she must have gotten...

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© Tim Smith  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: afters, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme
I Love You But
I love you but I need to let you go
You are poison to my heart and death to me soul
You fill me with promises of...

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Categories: afters, cry, goodbye, heartbroken, i
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Boom Like a Tenor
Let me keep day dreaming
for I do my best thinking
when I'm not blinking
Like a child's toy my thoughts are spinning 
I float amongst the Stars
Big...

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Categories: afters, dream, introspection, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
My Weeping Violin
I would always cry to his tune
Slowly i saw my life before my eyes
How could one life in such world, all but love
My soul shivers...

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Categories: afters, cry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Love
Even though you may not be looking, always believe that love is cooking.Quote - Poet’s own
Bake love each day the whole of your life
Mixed with...

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Categories: afters, analogy, love,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member We as Characters of Narratives
Each of us is born the main persona
in the narrative of his or her own life.
Through ever-changing atmosphere, 
supporting characters and diversity of settings, 
we...

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Categories: afters, life, metaphor,
Form: Prose Poetry
Puddings
Jam roly poly, treacle sponge
And sticky toffee pudding head the top of my list
But apple pie, rhubarb crumble
Or a decent cheesecake are hard to resist

Banana...

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Categories: afters, food,
Form: List
Acts To Zenith
Acts of contrition, on knees if I recount
Beatitudes, eight, sermon on the mount
Charity given, is blessings received
Dalai Lama, a Buddhist deity
Ecumenism, it understands and unites
Fascism...

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Categories: afters, faith, freedom, gospel, poetry,
Form: Abecedarian

Book: Reflection on the Important Things