Best Appraising Poems

A lovely breeze blew from the sea
That autumn day was almost done;
Her thick and wavy raven hair 
Was boldly gleaming in the sun. 

She rode her mare with idle reins
Along the vast and sprawling sand,
Deserted beach that gleamed of gold.
The seagulls flew from sea to...

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A lovely breeze blew from the sea
That autumn day was almost done;
Her thick and wavy raven hair 
Was boldly gleaming in the sun. 

She rode her mare with idle reins
Along the vast and sprawling sand,
Deserted beach that gleamed of gold.
The seagulls flew from sea to...

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Sweetened dung is shoveled down
gluttonous throats with eager appetites for
alleged misdeeds skillfully spun
into a frenzy of sensationalized hype
by media-seasoned reporters.
.
Seduced by speculation and hearsay,
a jury of pseudo-intellectuals assembles
neatly with moral turpitude tied
smug and tight around rigid white collars
stained heavy with sweat and anticipation.
 
She stands...

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EATING    OUT

Seated uneasily at the edge tables,  café males alone, silent  -
Focused on eating, heads moving, looking around to defend,
Guarding their plates against enemies and, finished, quickly  leaving.
Am I feeling  different from these?  Or not really believing?

This...

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I Speculate, Why?


Oh, dark, mysterious, starry sky,

appraising you, I speculate, why?

Round this planet, humans stand,

in this endless universe, so grand,

on this microscopic cosmic stone-

its deepest secrets still unknown.

Yet, earth, minuscule by compare-

grows with prime life everywhere.

Will we pursue encounters, share-

or bide as miracle extraordinaire?


Sandra M....

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Through scientific perspective, they are paranormal
With whimsical understanding, such can be magical
Some philosophers consider those as metaphysical
Unearthly, ethereal, mystical, transcendental… 
But my faith in God declares miracles, supernatural.

Biblical creation exposes omnipotence of the Almighty
Forming something out of nothing, producing great beauty
While sustaining the universe as...

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A father takes,  eyes closed, that which he has no right 
A child cries,  traumatized, a closet hides her pain 

The child dies, awakes to find- a woman in her place 
her damaged mind-  cannot abide-  the change her body makes...

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How does on measure the worth of a man?
How does one try to surmise it?
Can a man be appraised like a parcel of land?
There are so many things that comprise it;

For the gem of his soul has such faceted cut,
That we're hard put to judge...

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15 years old.
It was a brain tumor, they’d said.

Holding past the current;
undertow of reality slapping
my fragility cold –
(steel bars won’t hold water –
movement always finds its way)

O’, how the lies twist!

Twist like the dusty branches
on an old, gray apple,
holding appraising rooks 
from another’s waking nightmare.

Suicide,...

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In politics opinions all of us we have to consider prioritily only our personal interests appraising in this choice also the possible unforeseen of the life. In a democracy the result may be that we direct toward the good of the majority of people because...

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Poems from the heart I encounter with blissful delight
Offering vicarious insights in this welcoming global poetry site
Exposing myriad realities expressed in artistic might 
Taking my empathy prowess to the next level of sensitivity-height
Reviving my poetic soul to express what’s right in the light 
Yes, I’m...

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The sum of years raced past her eyes
Faces, places, loved, despised 

Tender feelings, broken hearts
Lies unspoken, well played parts

All collected in this glass
With amber liquid mixed, alas

The burning feeling had begun
Her thoughts appraising what she'd done

On her cheek, a single tear
Her vision blurred, but her...

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solitude reading night
lonesomeness appraising stars
partition of worship...

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It's Saturday in suburbia U.S.A.
Lawn mowers buzzing, chores underway

Planting and pruning, nourishing flowers that will bloom
To announce and brighten the month of June

Contented cats perch on fences high
Loftily appraising the collared dogs led by

To the dogpark, filled with Frisbees and tennis balls
A meelee of fur,...

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She offered him a Lucky Strike

Twirling her lighter invitingly

And her Veronica Lake hairstyle
 
made her look fem fatale, dangerous

He fixed her with an appraising look

as she glanced down at the typewriter keys

Then stubbed out her lipstick smeared cigarette

into a large overflowing ashtray

He stepped forward to...

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