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Premium Member Carolyn Devonshire Rip
We never met, although we planned
to make our dream come true;
the will was strong, the body weak…
and then you bid adieu
when angels came and took...

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Categories: anthologies, death of a friend,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member A Wolf In Haiku Clothing
I listen to the sighing
of the wind, as I sit
in the cool shade 
of a sprawling carob tree,
wondering if Basho,
in heavenly abode, 
next to Elysian...

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Categories: anthologies, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Cosmos, the Flower and the Bee
Look as far and as wide as you can, my friend, 
Turn your eyes towards the sky and try to pierce infinity-
This vast unknown- 
Ponder...

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Categories: anthologies, flower, god, men, universe,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Arabian Mist
"The Arabian Nights"

Underneath the oceans' veil.
A mystery lies within.
Beyond Orion's belt, I shift my mind to sail.
Within, every constellation hides the secrets of sin.

Allowing me,...

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Categories: anthologies, adventure, cute, death, fantasy,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member Ramblings Inside a Door
Somehow in the late of nighttime,
a wooden door's front lantern brings
me to a table where strangers 
from a distant tavern grow more animated 
with a...

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Categories: anthologies, people, places, voice,
Form: Lyric



A Letter To Myself
A Letter to Myself



Should I give up writing
Seems all this bleating and wailing
Bemoaning this lot of love
I am allocated to feel
But never touch

Should I stop...

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Categories: anthologies, loveme,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Snuffle
The piggy's in the truffle bucket
	Eating all the truffles
I kick 'im in 'is snuffle-snucket,
	I beat 'im with me buckles
But nothing ruffles piggy's knuckles
	'e 'as to...

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Categories: anthologies, animal, earth, farm, food,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Thoughts On Suspense
Suspense is a thing worth not knowing
Dying for the knowledge of the mystery
From novice to brainiac ever flowing,
Slipping into the dark annals of history.

Shudders at...

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Categories: anthologies, mystery, writing,
Form: Quatern
Premium Member Primitive
Deep rooted symbol in the Inuit culture, the inukshuk is rudimentary, primitive but effective communication. Through centuries, it is still a practical directional marker used...

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Categories: anthologies, confidence, encouraging, silence, society,
Form: Haibun
Rising Above the Fray
i read indulgence mid scripted words

breaking all the rules and then some,

what be greater than gutting & swallowing

uttermost concentration of language

critically consummated or otherwise,

communing within...

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Categories: anthologies, hyperbole, metaphor, muse, poems,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member James Andrew Fraser
JAMES ANDREW FRASER



J...uly 2014 when our lives began to meld
a...way we are but the eight thousand distance
m...otion hungry hearts during dolesome hours,
e...yes openned, we cushioned...

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Categories: anthologies, dedication, people, poets,
Form: Acrostic
Yayati Madan G Gandhi 1
You are the light bearer
And I am the light seeker
Your radiant thoughts flourish and fall
As shower of blessings on us all
Tides of love created by...

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Categories: anthologies, poems, poets, universe, ,
Form: Acrostic
Tall Tales
Surely, Sherlock was rooted in the home.
But his ruby slippers
Had worn-out souls
So the jaded detective
Followed Fitzgerald and the lost generation.
But somewhere in between chapters
And the...

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Categories: anthologies, books, language, philosophy, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member On Writing Contest Poetry
I really believe poetry contests are beneficial
But I find myself writing lines so artificial
Trying to win a fleeting notice or score a trophy
That I lose...

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Categories: anthologies, how i feel, poems,
Form: Light Verse
Premium Member Where Do Poets Go
A certain poet said she was thrilled, sitting down 
Viewing world of us, mounting PS's platform

yes, she was ecstatic, maneuvering keys
On borrowed time and gadget,...

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Categories: anthologies, computer, encouraging, mentor,
Form: Couplet

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