Best Clench Poems
The Clench of Fallcauldroned lakes of steam
wafting up in fevered plumes
labored breath as life exhales
venomed arctic gales
plunder trees on sun starved days
brittle claws of tumbled leaves
17 Sep 2014
Choka Me - Poetry Contest
5 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 7 - 7...
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Categories:
clench, seasons,
Form:
Choka
The ClenchRage rumbles in the cavity
Of my chest
I crave anything but solution
I am too burnt for tears
They tell me I can choose the way I feel
They tell me like they know
But they can't feel
The clench
At 4 AM
The wide-eyed bitter
Of a low goodbye
And a never-ending inhale
August...
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Categories:
clench, absence, conflict, dark, grief,
Form:
Free verse
Clench of the HandThe clench of the hand
when greed holds a man:
tightly.
Once not in command,
aligned with God’s plan:
lightly.
The battle of will
to hold tighter still:
nightly.
The feel of the thrill
just learning to chill:
sprightly.
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from Poet's Collective, a Lai, with triplets of 5a:5a:2b, 2 per stanza....
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Categories:
clench, freedom,
Form:
Other