Best Determinedly Poems

'Twas a sound I thought alarming, most assuredly disarming;
Up I rose from peaceful slumber to discern what it might be.
While my candle flickered, wavered; whilst my heartbeat halted, quavered,
At my window I was favoured by it sounding, dreadfully-
In the darkness loudly pounding- drawing nearer, dreadfully
As...

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It was the last year of high school and there was a lack of beaux,
But then I got an invite. Whew, that was close!
So now the Prom was coming and I was going to go!
Mom gassed up for the city, headed out with me in...

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Faraway, across a widening 
Expanse of vacant fields,
Dawns slated light is gradually 
Awaking;
And too soon new Morn's stilled 
Indifference 
Determinedly steals
Into the abstractions  of my fitful 
Dreams,
Where, deeply concealed,
Many forgotten memories from days 
Since past -
Ne'er once unto me unworthy...
Although long be they in...

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A zig of happiness sparked the upper peninsulas
Of my wildebeest heart, a mere tich.
Could that teensy beginning shake my
Anger, which I had determinedly
Held onto for three weeks longer
Than anyone sane should have?

Come on, the spark said, laughing. Come
And play. We can be mad tomorrow.
I was...

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bright eyes gleaming with mischief
gentle compassionate views
determinedly ambitious
me sober and free

glazed eyes full of hate and fear
anger mixed with self pity
high drama - no coping skills
alcoholic me

 
Written 12/6/2015
 Dodoitsu Doppelganger Contest by Alfred Vassallo
4th Place...

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A walk-in solitude, putting one foot
over the other, stepping over roots
to listen to the flutes of nature lutes
and silent subtle shift that are afoot.

Away from mental incessant chatter,
solace for the fractious mind. A matter
of time, a sense of elation scatter
and the will to feel the...

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After Agnes Krampe 

Upon a lone palm,
they build their communal 
nest —determinedly— but pause
to study the berry-hued
cinder blocks of the hillside 
shanty town, short lives 
stacked on short lives.

One bird watches 
the woman plucking laundry
from a fraying washline
as if shirts were passion fruit
on a vine,...

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RIYADH: HAVEN OF LIFE

R - Riyadh, a city and capital of Saudi Arabia
R - "Raining Men" as lots of scattered everywhere..
R - Raging from other Arabs to Caucasians
R - Real masculine, maybe yes and maybe no..

I - I'm here about a year & 6 months
I...

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G..long, G..long, G..long,
It was so intriguing
The G..long sound
Trumpeting elephant?

No elephant here said..
Greville the greedy goat,
Sim the swaying giraffe
even Lind the chaffinch.
In deprecating way
Vee then laughed mockingly
Well, he couldn't help it
Being a hyena!

Exasperated Saul
determinedly stamped off
to ask Arc, the owl

He found him fast asleep
G..long, G..long, G..long
said...

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I was silently watching the two Mary’s sigh and cry, 
When the earthquake hit and I just wanted to cover, 
The ground nearly parted and there was no-one to chi, 
I hit the deck for stones from the tomb threw over. 

Covering my head with...

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Impossible dreams that give rise to miracles do happen in real life,
How else can one explain  as riotous celebrations burst into life,
There in Leicester City when her football team confirmed their supremacy,
With a final 3-1 rout of their latest opponent from the illustrious Everton...

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"The Young Man And The Devil"


The Devil knew he only had three chances
to win over this Young Man in the wilderness!
He just knew he would prevail so easily,
he didn't realize this Young Man was blessed!

"If Thou Be The Son Of GOD", 
"Command That These Stones...

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Two love birds collide
Different world
Different cities
Different colour
A tale of two cities

Like a 
cinderella 
story...

The groom 
chocolatey
The bride 
lights up

What an 
attraction
Between 
Unlike 
poles...

When the 
chocolate 
enters
The bride 
lights up his 
world

He said he 
loved her
He pursued 
determinedly
He was 
focused 
and
 patient....
And he got 
his "Prize"...

As...

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PoetrySoup makes the bold mutuality of eager souls. 
Oh, What a whimsical bearing for a meeting!
Embellishing the psyche's shrewdest notions, venerating
Together, we have erected this one-of-a-kind haven.
Read, review others, and be present to remark and blog.
Yearning determinedly for the boundless POTD.

Savoring every sense, emotion, and genuine feedback.
Ostentatious encyclical and...

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Jonathan studies at Huddersfield New College, 
A BTEC in sports development and fitness, 
He has Charcot Marie Tooth as his baggage, 
Which by physiotherapy has a tight harness. 

He trains in the swimming pool determinedly, 
Of Huddersfield Leisure Centre extensive, 
With Kirklees Active Leisure’s team...

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