Best Companionable Poems

The companionable ills, short heavy breaths
 with which I force the wind into my blood,
 chill and whisper- that I am not 'complete',
 that my...

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A cartridge filled with a horde of shackled emotions, am I,
Trifle feelings loiter within me, until she elicits them out,
Wizened by time, she knows that...

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This is a very special moment in time
As in the companionable solitude I contemplate whimsical things,
Surrounded by the forest's brilliant shades of lime
And the delicate...

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Grandpa

My grandsons,
Lee, Eoin, Christopher, Rowick.

A boy needs a Grandpa, 
for man-to-man talks. 

To go hand in hand, 
on companionable walks. 

To fix up his toys,...

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Deepening Dusk
                by Odin Roark

How might this relentless approach of...

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How many ways can a heart break?
When do the cracks first appear?
How soundless is the first hairline fracture?
It starts to spread
Almost unnoticed
Imperceptible
Except for a little...

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Snapshots
by Michael R. Burch

Here I scrawl extravagant rainbows.
And there you go, skipping your way to school.
And here we are, drifting apart
like untethered balloons.

Here I am,...

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I tried to reason with it
But it was just hard doing it
I tried to grab the hilt
But I still couldn't stand on my feet

I know,...

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"I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude . . . "

Henry David Thoreau, Poet, 1817-1862
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    I love...

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"I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude . . . "

Henry David Thoreau, Poet, 1817-1862
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    I love...

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Just for the sake of saying "hello"

Courtesy garden variety/generic common Joe
who strives to achieve becoming 
(even posthumously) 
an esteemed writer likened to outstanding poe
whit –...

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Love comes in many shades
Ranged as on a colour chart
From “like” to “can’t live without”
Some love knows only sunlight
Others inhabit the dark places
Some are shallow...

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They are many loves in this life
things, people, and whatever we choose
but for me, it's something special
that brings peace that does soothe

To be in the...

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Desire glides in on calico wings,
a breath of a moth
seeking a companionable light,

where it hovers, unsure,
sullen, shy or demure,
in the margins of night,

a soft blur.

With...

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our
campsite
comforting
comfortable
companionable, conversational
captivating
cathartic
complete
we...

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