Best Essence Poems

What is a man without the woman he loves,
searching for his lady like lonesome doves.
As his heart connects with the one he adores,
his soul will yearn to meet upon any shores.

When he comforts her mind with a loving grace
and the love of his life begins...

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The oyster shell 

                       grows old
                 ...

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In the twilight hours 
Out here on this ledge
I am filled
With the essence of Rose
As a gentle breath stirs
Her fallen petals
Strewn over
That long and winding road

Here on the brink
Where so many have come
Before me 
And simply let go
I find myself wondering 
Why I am here
Yet!...

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Essence of Endless,
inspire my vibrant thunder to sing 
rather than roar
and stir my vivid lightening to strum 
rather than strike -

only Your mercies tame my wild nature;

recycling a raging rain -
evaporating my tempest of tears,

allowing dewy angels’ air to breathe new life into the living.


Susan...

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How do I praise your influence, oh Rumi?
For you are the essence of my poetry. 
Poet's quote.

I was lost in mournful melodies of birds,
until death brought me back to life through your words.
My sleeping spirit now roams in your garden's blooms,
spinning from nothingness against toxic...

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A woman's soul, is it as porous
as the air that breaks the water and earth
apart from each other?

In the slither of liquid contours,
this maiden's essence blows into tiny
glints of filling days’ silent pages
without having to fill in the blanks.
But such fire in her navel;
swelling, leaping...

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I siphon the twilight ether
    like sweet smoke from apple wood
      I draw its magic IN, (as the kiss of a hookah)
       fill my being with the dewy air -
 ...

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The Beauty And Essence Of A Pretty Cowgirl

Although she wraps herself in soft leather,
Wearing her pointy-toed cowboy boots,
She delights in darkest stormy weather
And banging sounds her fast six-shooter shoots;

But hurt her and she just barely whimpers,
She is a lovely cowgirl through and through
Best to flee...

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Cinnamon memories catch my soul in snares

    as I trace in anguish the curve of your lips

      in a photo stained sepia with my tears;

a thousand words... spoken through my fingertips.


Susan Ashley 
October 14, 2020


~ Second Place...

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With each breath I take
I blow away seeds of time
Dandelion clocks
Natural chronometers
Time ticks by until we die



Checked with how many syllables 5,7,5,7,7
08~12~15...

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I’m sorry, honey.
  O.K. I accept your apology.
No, wait. Hold on.
  What is it? 
I mean it. I'm really sorry.
  Are you?
Yes, I am.
  How would I know?
I’ve thought about what I’ve done.
  That’s it?
And I’m never going to do...

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Looking intp the vast algorithmic wilderness we begin our  search for truth...

For in this chaos of digital existence for we navigate 
the maze of virtual connections seeking answers in the 
pixels that....
form our fragmented identities.

Yet, amid the ceaseless chase for productivity we grapple...
 with...

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Life holds a spectrum of possibilities 
Live it in the moment and ride 
it into the sunset
Dipping my pen into my soul
I give words to my thoughts,
allowing the sun to shine upon
my writing

Not letting images darken 
my future
as a storm of thoughts 
steal my mind
Consuming...

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Soul Essence

Release comes with death.
The mortal host is no more.

A faint and sad cackle is heard,
As all illusions come to an end.

The bare body lies in a stiff repose.
What once was, is now no more.

Tears are shed in a mortal milieu,
As the soul begins its...

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To the peak we must climb

There to seek end of time.


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*After life and death....eternity
** In eternity there is no time.
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Author: Paul Callus ~ 12th October 2014 
Contest: In its Essence
[The Essence form contains both internal and end rhymes.]
Sponsor: Nette  Onclaud
Placing: 6th...

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