Best Dismayed Poems

#One should be cautious in starting a war, but 
once begun, it should be carried out thoroughly#

     #Quote by Hirohito circa...

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When your befuddled mind
Forsakes upon the ragged edge
Of swirling darkness;
Where eternal night awaits
To sate upon purest innocence
Besides an open grave!
When the gravity of your perils
Be...

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Yesterday I was in a little funk
because I got peed on by a big skunk
          ...

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In reality we are all gardeners, 
wandering through the gardens of life

gently placing our seeds
into the mouth of the Earth.
Drifting through seasons,
anticipating the first glimpse...

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The cock hasn't been seen in a fortnight 
but it's time 
the vagabonds have all but vacated   
and the windows boarded up 
  
don't...

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Winds were among first to notice
Fragrant air blowing fresh breeze 
Stemming from your pristine vicinity
Extolling prospects of your visit,

Announced by the birds in flight
Message circulated...

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With spring approaching quickly and milk is upon the rise,
our factory employs seasonal workers to resize,
the employee pool to accommodate the milk intake,
which means twenty-four...

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When yesterday’s song forfeited rhythm
And past surrendered to dreams undone,

Spontaneous clamor of poignant echoes
Shattered her image in saddened mirror
Disillusioned by her heart’s revelation.

Merely clinging to...

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Play Not A Dirge When I Am Gone

Play not a dirge when I am gone;
light no candles, not even one.
A treasured poem would be enough...

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Nightmares, jungles, blood on hands
Unjust war in distant lands
Scars that no one else can see
Memories doing battle with his sanity
Off to war, a rich man’s...

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It is a dazzling display of brilliance, this conglomeration of constellations from different skies above as many different seas.  I look at them, and...

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There once came a day
when the world took flight
('twas only a handful
who gaped at the sight)
For when she spread her wings
so few could believe;
and fewer...

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CONTEST BATTLES

I am a child in weaving poetry,
trying and trying my arms of bravery.
Hundreds, I posted to jail your eyes
to cease a moment; raise your...

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There's so many times I call on you
for the needs of the day,
Day or night you are always there
when I kneel down to pray.
So I...

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Awakened when the sun appears
In brittle light of early dawn
I put away my deepest fears,
nurtured when the shades are drawn

In brittle light of early dawn,
the...

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