Best Awoke Poems

Upon the rise from my slumber this morning,
I could not help but continued on yawning.

Another fine Summer's day I thought to myself,
A grateful soul I am for still having my health.

Straight away I thought of writing poetry all day,
But my mind still hazy, what would...

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For my sister

When I awoke
Her taller frame was wrapped ‘round me
An arm choking this small draining tube
Her sleeping hair tickling my neck
Titillation of breath warm
Comforting

When I awoke
I carefully freed the drip and smiled
While she slept on
Warm against my cold self
I relished in her sun
In her...

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I once awoke in a
Storm of color
When the Persian sky of
Scheherazade made lovers quiver and
Table milk
Spilled in luxury over your
Perfected fingers.

It was only later
When the sweet scent of
Decades dripped from my
Gaping mouth and into the
Wanton cusp of
Persepolis’ urns did I stop to
Ponder your
Magnificence.

Trembling still, I...

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As if I've been asleep, caught in a dream
My life took a leap, oh how far it may seem
The mountain was steep, still I reached the suns beam

Finally, I Awoke...

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When I awoke 
the world had shifted
The sun had switched to dim
The moon hid behind gloom
and humble stars
When I awoke

When I awoke
Sounds lost their theme
A concerto arduous to hear
Screaching in deafened ears
So mute, inaudible
In timid ears
When I awoke

When I awoke
Mobility was futile
Something to learn afresh
With...

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we awoke to five machine guns
staring at us
all were American made
therein a comfort
another American in a foreign land
the caveat, Federales were holding them
we were naked
Sally from the Alley and i
wanted to ask us a few questions
i made my way to my pants
promising God, if you...

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(Otherwise titled poetic
gobbledygook trot -
oven chilly cooked confusion eliciting
faint thanks a lot
unbeknownst this tasteless,
senseless, rhymeless... lettered

Rorschach test tease I jot
interpretation, viz hitting
analogously like amorphous melted ingot
watch yourself...
d's lines iz still smok'n HOT,
now I puzzle regarding how

to extricate mess elf aye got
into try'n to strut and...

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I awoke to the ravens shadow-drifting across my face, not remembering or realizing this place I’m in, my heart begins to pace. Staring out the window a large number of swat came up quick upon me, I need to make a quick exit the only...

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When Jonah Awoke

Before going to sleep his feet he did soak;
Then Jonah decided he would tell a joke;
Could hardly believe,
Dream would receive;
Was swallowed by a whale when he awoke.

James Thesarious Hilarious Horn
Retired Veteran and Poet
Bolivia, NC...

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Initially, an attempt 
sought regarding Das scribe,
yours truly donning checkerboarded rawhide
collared, cuffed oversize raiment, pride
and prejudice obscured
courtesy hand-me-downs
couture also decking out

alley oop trapeze artist bride
of Frankenstein grooming in attendance
with her bonafide
circus motley crew, a veritable
monster mish mashup 
happenstance didst decide
unlike traditional feted newlyweds
swingers airborne did...

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I have a strong fear
Worry so great it’s crazy
Creates holes inside

It seems troubles come
Deep within me at odd times
Triggers hurt and pain

So much of these things
Causes sleep to fall apart
I awake teary

Russell Sivey

10/29/11

Entrant into Ed Ebbs', "What makes you wake up each and everyday!" contest...

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I was drifting in a senseless daze.
Comfortably numb, unloving and unliving.

You awoke something deep in me.
Something lost since the time of innocence.

Life, returned, love, returned.

Longing as new and old, as beautiful and wrenching as I could ever remember or imagine.

I wish I didn’t have to...

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All hallows eve festooned, spooked sight,
tricked out ghostly haunted house fright
especially 'pon dark and stormy night
courtesy creation gnarled skeletal hands
iron grip strength steely bewitched might
fashioned superior eerie abode I write

vampire fangs drip blood, hooked warty
nose, plus bulging popeyes will delight
ghoulish welcome invitation only will incite
blood...

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First thing after awoke
I push out the window
To see the weather
To recieve my first ray of sunshine
Hoping it's a fine weather
White clouds blue sky
Reddish flowers
Soft wind
Bustle and rustle in the bushes 
Clear in view
The faraway mountain the faraway sea
The road to the end of the...

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a petal from a blossom falls
to rest upon the earth
all is carried upon the back
of that which lies between...

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