Best Drenched Poems

Yes I can still see her...

through rose colored glasses,

imagined!

In fact,

She is gorgeous.

I remember saying...

or at least thinking out loud

...You take my breath away,

She was a perfect site to behold; I am sure men literally 
fell like pins at the alley, as she entered a room

...and...

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I am sorry for the fights
we had when you shared my bed.
And the ever-present doubt
that constantly filled my head.

Every flirtation festered,
poisoning my heart and soul.
And amidst the suspicions,
depression levied its toll.

The pain of your betrayal
has torn my whole world apart.
And I have not stopped crying;
since...

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This was originally a poem by my little brother David Breidenthal. You can search it and find that my song version is a little bit similar to his poem. Enjoy! 

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I have no capability
 to cry for help
I have no energy
 to save myself
Can you...

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Drenched of hell’s insanities 



Sending chills this tortured spine, 
as aches precede the worded fiction
Sorted truth does rest sublime 
beneath the light of benediction
Broken dreams of compass flair, 
directions cast a blinded waning
Trusted roots abridge the square 
of all that’s lost and is remaining

Washed along...

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Citrus petals got stuck in the core of a page.
Paper cuts and stains in amber and green.
Creamy pearls oozing from ripped skin rage.
Fine dew drips from pecks have been seen.

Paper cuts and stains in amber and green.
Within a kaleidoscope of the seething song.
Fine dew drips...

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Straight-up the arrows,
hard-pressed the doors
to all the rooms
in all the houses
on Clark Street.

Father Coughlin brought blessings
thinned with broth
from potato peelings.

Women poured tears
into fringed shawls,
and buried their dead
above Dublin’s seashore,
along the banks
of the river Liffey.

Through the years,
the ghost of James Clark,
Bugsy’s brother-in-law,
pursued Al Capone 
all the...

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Unbearable thoughts barreling through my head
Decaying in this silent chamber...
Where I desperately cry for help

Words come out useless...I have no capability to yelp
They haven't collapsed in the hands of the unforgiving jail-keeper
This pain grows in my bones...making me weaker
No one bothers to consider me
Circulated by...

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Drenched in Red, with St. Valentine

Straight-up the arrows,
hard-pressed the doors
to all the rooms
in all the houses
on Clark Street.

Father Coughlin brought blessings
thinned with broth
from potato peelings.

Women poured tears
into fringed shawls,
and buried their dead
above Dublin’s seashore,
along the banks
of the river Liffey.

Through the years,
the ghost of James Clark,
Bugsy’s...

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Sunflowers drenched in sunshine thirst for rain,
their corollas droop as wheat....
lizards leap like rabbits.


Susan takes off her beautiful bonnet;
butterflies won't fly to clouds...
fields burn as a desert. 


Lassie happily plays with a red cat;
Roy is tired and falls asleep...
no breeze blows to soothe trees....

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taste this veil of mystery
    a fragrant flower blooms there
      lounging on dusk’s thirsty shore
          ...lips turn to red wine



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(( for Francine Robert's "RED" Contest...

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 The stranger treads the sidewalk, 
Walking his happy-go-lucky canine
Solitude is preserved in him…
He’s as hard as a rock
Faint melody is heard on his cell phone 
As quick as lightning strikes
Acting chicken with his girlfriend,
Calling him unexpectedly during his fine walk with his buddy
He picks...

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The scenery was magnificent, and the morning was slightly hot,
Our land cruiser was windowless, and sitting in a lovely spot.

The giraffes were splendid, and much bigger than I'd expected,
One could hardly gaze at the vast savanna and not be affected! 

They moved with an elegance...

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I watched her perched on a chair
a picture of loveliness
She unaware
as she ate a peach
and juice ran from the corner of her lips
down her chin
I walked over and licked
to take a sip.

She looked up at me with that certain
look I new so well
Her lips were...

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Wordless and pitiful, this fool can’t deny
The emptiness hollowed out deep in my mind
Nothing will redeem these broken thoughts
And nothingness is all I have, I’m so damn lost

I can’t remember how to sleep anymore
I can not recall the taste of oxygen or law
Only the blood...

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I write a message in the rain drenched sand
I scrawl my words with trembling fingers
I appeal to him with my thoughts
And he listens to my prayers

He says, I am his child
My whole life he has planned for me
He is part of my heart and soul
An...

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