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En Passant
between the space of “aim” and “fire” 
is the place I least desire

life, in here, is infinitely small 
in this space, we are nothing at...

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Categories: en passant, eulogy, solitude,
Form: Rhyme



En Passant Words
en passant {French} Meaning there-passer-by

 




your words float on water 
of voyages 
endless, ageless depth 
cosmic rider 

weaving a spell of words 
dispels the wealth...

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Categories: en passant, love, passion, words, heart,
Form: Romanticism
Premium Member Passage
Wayfarers meet
Timeshare briefly;
Agendas halt here

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By this corner
Newspaper vendor laughs;
Service with a smile

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By this pathway
A chance meeting;
Discourse en passant

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Watch that madman
In easy sway;
So much to say

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Sunday...

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Categories: en passant, change,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Loitering
Singapore tryst
Old times bordering;
Restored trade regime


Old Chinatown alleys
Winding streets await;
Takeaway souvenirs


Buzzing bazaars
Colourful wares shout;
Attractions ply


Smith Street
Chinatown circuit;
Oriental stuff


Strange name
Telok Ayer Street?
Meaningful glimpses


This Chinese temple
Tourists assemble;
Photo...

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Categories: en passant, heart,
Form: Free verse
To My Love Part 6 Tbc
The hypnotic sleep-walk will diagnose this flaccid imp in me
All the recantations will die there where selfishness butchers the prophetic shields
As If I were to...

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Categories: en passant, life,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Hiku Ekphrasis Francesca
DELLA FRANCESCA

meticulous mystery
so picturesque
en passant...

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Categories: en passant, art, people,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member Weekday Recitation
a Gaudier Brezeka tribute

momentary
             fits of enthusiasm
      ...

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Categories: en passant, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Trance De Pavot
se déplaçant lentement la tête
de la gauche vers la droite
que le ciel s'ouvre à la lumière night-club
avec le globe scintillant
avec les produits chimiques se précipiter...

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Categories: en passant, life,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ekphrasis Gaudier-Breska
a Gaudier Brezeka tribute

momentary
             fits of enthusiasm
      ...

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Categories: en passant, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member Vortex Forseen
a Gaudier Brezeka tribute

momentary
             fits of enthusiasm
      ...

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Categories: en passant, art, august,
Form: Ekphrasis
Your Mouth
Your mouth addicted my senses ...
             I feel addicted to you ...
 ...

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Categories: en passant, allegory, allusion, extended metaphor,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Chess
I lost my queen,
And I just started.
My will to proceed,
Has departed!

I grab my hair,
And look at my knights...
I fear my defence will soon fall,
As my...

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Categories: en passant, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Kriegspiel
Knight to Queen’s Bishop three.
Knight to King’s Bishop six.
A long, thoughtful pause
Then a bloody melee 
With all the usual pawns
Being slaughtered en passant.
The players consent...

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Categories: en passant, allegory, war,
Form: Blank verse
Premium Member Black and White
“Moves are slower, concentration intense, as style and wits are pitted.
Finally, the remaining white knight makes a brilliant challenge admitted.
The black king weak from the...

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Categories: en passant, games,
Form: Rhyme

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