Best Earing Poems

WHO IS THE GIANT OF THEM ALL

Animals or humans, who is the giant of them all?
Bearing a two sheathed wings, the Hercules Beetles
crash the Titans (beetle)  growing more than six inches.
Down the dirty waterways of China is the Mekong catfish
extending at ten feet, tummy-filled...

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A predawn hike with flashlights to the top of


Diamond Head, a little less than a mile

In and out of lava formation to

An elevation of about 600 feet... 

My anticipation fades to concentration

On keeping pace and breathing.

Nearing the top, adrenalin meets excitement.

Dark of night clears to...

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A mystery for us mere human being to unravel;
B elief and logic fight over our world, all in confusion.
C ome stealthily, it does, while as busy beavers we wander.
D riven to sudden halt; surprise, shock and suffering grip tight.
E ssentials prop up from some dormant...

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Stirs gently the breeze of late 
   summer's grace 
Endowing fall its trails ,and all is fair
Pine trees quiver in cool mists which
   embrace
The last of September... winds'
   final flare:
Each ornament from nature's afterglow
Mesmerizes these eyes through 
 ...

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I found him slumped over his Remington No.5, no more "Elite Typing" for this poor fellow. His Fedora was on the floor beside him, flat as a pancake with a stilleto heel print in the centre of it. Other than a pair of McCalls boxers,...

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~Frederic  Chopin~
(Acrostic)


F antastic captivating, soulful  music
R estful, serene very sweet love melodies
E ndearing, capturing soul and spirit with such
D ivine, calming wonderful notes
E nchanting Etudes and Preludes that
R eleases mind, heart  soul and spirit
I ndwelling in everything it touches with it.
C hopin's...

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N ow I’m not one to complain.
O ther people think I’m insane,
W hen I tell them where I’m from.
H earing their laughter thumps like a drum.
E ach and every man jack or two,
R eally hates thinking my origins are true.
E arly on, I’ve rejected this...

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Y ou 
E ntered my life
S owing seeds of freedom
T earing down all my walls
E nticing me to become me - 
R eal in a sense
D rawing me out 
A ssisting me to embrace all that is me without 
Y earning to be the person...

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Wind talks softly to me and the bees,
Hearing your words through the breeze.
I hear you in the pretty wind chimes,
Singing as you whisper many times.
Peace you bring in,
Each song you sing with a grin.
Rain or wind in the trees,      ...

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~Frederic  Chopin~
(Acrostic)


F antastic captivating, soulful  music
R estful, serene very sweet love melodies
E ndearing, capturing soul and spirit with such
D ivine, calming wonderful notes
E nchanting Etudes and Preludes that
R eleases mind, heart  soul and spirit
I ndwelling in everything it touches with it.
C hopin's...

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SUMMER  SUMMER

‘S earing is believing’,  so to say
U mbrella-shaded or not, all is hay.
M uggy months with their max-it-out man hours,
M ay being the maddest in gods' asylum.
E ven  the other three  and those scrimpy
R ains  tend to simmer a...

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Hearing the news
All the cancer was gone
People can never 
Predict when illness will strike
I am so fortunate
No more treatment for my husband
Every six months he needs testing
So far all his results are excellent
Smile – mine is as wide as a Cheshire cat’s

Contest: Happiness acrostic
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~Frederic  Chopin~
(Acrostic)


F antastic captivating, soulful  music
R estful, serene very sweet love melodies
E ndearing, capturing soul and spirit with such
D ivine, calming wonderful notes
E nchanting Etudes and Preludes that
R eleases mind, heart  soul and spirit
I ndwelling in everything it touches with it.
C hopin's...

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L-live and let live they say,reverse becomes order of the day....health is
wealth.
I-N this world of bigotry and greed,where sages beg for crumbs out of the morons hands.
F-earing for death,death visits the bold who dare utter a word.
E-ntering into the dance of oblivion...feet clamp on spikes,as...

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C learing a pathway to the future 
L eading to love and fulfillment. 
A nchoring in reality 
R eaching deep into my soul. 
I nfluencing reason, 
T earing at my senses, but 
Y es, perhaps I do belong with you?...

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