Best Distills Poems
Quietus
...In a mire brewed
betwixt puddles of hell and mute dissent
a martyr wades -
weighed down by chains of shame and disdain
alas the thirsting self-absorbed swamp
distills and swills her stewed sil......
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Categories:
distills, angst, conflict, dark, depression,
Form:
Free verse
A Willow Tree
...Someday I'd like to wander free
like butterfly, like bumblebee,
perhaps to plant a willow tree
beside the silent solemn sea,
before these things exist no more,
from mountain top to shifting sh......
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Categories:
distills, daffodils, nature,
Form:
Rhyme
Now On Sale-The Word-O-Lator
...Manipulate the wordolator
spin it swirl it make it cater
to your whims and what you wanted
your no dreamer, you are haunted
you can't stop the rhyme you started
tell the truth you're broke......
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Categories:
distills, friendship, imagination, life, life,
Form:
For Them
...For them.
To her the word love refers to a boy.
Something she yearns for and misses dearly.
The day they met was cold and fraught with January chill.
“Oh, that does seem so long ago.”
Th......
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Categories:
distills, inspirational, life, love, day,
Form:
Ballad
Blood and Water
...The bitterness brims and bubbles away
As the heart that once felt love over-spills.
Leaving only burnt ashes left to stay
Betrayal hurts more, as vengeance distills.
As the heart that......
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Categories:
distills, corruption, emotions, jealousy,
Form:
Pantoum
Life as a River of Poems
...Life as a River of Poems
As the poems flow in thousands, you realize
that you have created very little in the grand tapestry of existence.
Everything distills into rain, sunlight,
the relentless ......
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Categories:
distills, fantasy,
Form:
Free verse
Brandy
...Expelling a sigh
the scent of your breath distills
a vapor of love......
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Categories:
distills, i love you,
Form:
Haiku
Epigrams
...Epigrams by Michael R. Burch
If brevity is the soul of wit
then brevity and levity
are the whole of it.
—Michael R. Burch
To write an epigram, cram.
If you lack wit, scram!
—Michael R. Bu......
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Categories:
distills, bible, metaphor, philosophy, poetry,
Form:
Epigram
Ode To Tropical Island Loneliness
...Oh Sweet Island! Thou tropical paradise:
Miles have I traced upon thy ceaseless reach
Of ocean-choked shorelines owed Heav’nly device
Sheltering I, this marooned guest on thine endless ......
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Categories:
distills, loneliness,
Form:
Ode
The Pursuit of Happiness
...to feel the peace
that will come
in time
as life
settles down
from it's mad pace
when reason
distills
into wisdom
those sleepless nights
with fears
unfounded
for courage......
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Categories:
distills, happiness,
Form:
Haiku
So
...My mind distills away.
Scraps from the underworld.
Of education, tradition and media ****.
I'm tired of caring.
Sick of hearing, if I could.
Control my ears closed.
Block them from ********......
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Categories:
distills, feelings, fun, gothic,
Form:
Free verse
Montage Un
...Castle of Dreams
Lutes and violins
Gothic dreams, pleasures of sin
Recited poetry
In my chamber of fire
Wine distills lulled memories
She evaporates
Into my mind......
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Categories:
distills, art, christmas, cinderella, death,
Form:
Free verse
River Cascades'
...As the river cascades
From Himalayas breast
With all its puissance
And rage, it distills out
Along its way, the grail
Of love, service and faith.
It finds the fondness
That grows, in tandem
With the......
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Categories:
distills, mother,
Form:
Diminished Hexaverse
The Eyes Have It
...“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature;
but beautiful old people are works of art.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
Experience soaks in
And mixes with
Internal chemistry
The personality distills......
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Categories:
distills, age, appreciation, character, emotions,
Form:
Free verse
Cheery
...CHEERY 1
Moon beams sparkle
Shadows contrast;
Mid-autumn light
~~~~~~~~~
Bamboo leaves
Windy rustle here;
Evening conspires
~~~~~~~~~
A fruit feast
Just for two;
Simple del......
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Categories:
distills, allegory, , Lullaby,
Form:
Haiku