Best Flickering Poems

Sunshine streamed in through 
the windows on a slant.

As she flipped long curly 
red locks off her shoulder.

She took the other road
most often. 

The road less traveled. 
Why ?

Because that's how she liked it.
Only because she liked the curves
in the road.

There was a time or...

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Life was not a bed of roses for many women
             who, for time eternal,
             left footprints and paved our path, so we can walk with our heads high.
             often...

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Follow your heart,
And you'll find your way,
Listen to your heart,
And tell me what it says. 

Deep inside there is a dream,
Something more than it seems,
There seems to be a voice within,
That tells me I should trust Him.

Sometimes it tells me it is going to be...

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The candle burns with heat at night
Peaceful flame of flickering light
All worries melt with restful sight
Erased by new dreams of delight

A scent remains, things are alright
A calming moment can bring might
From flame within that does ignite
Within the soul that wants things right

Heidi Sands

1/14/21...

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Light fractures, as it filters through Jasmine
a soft splayed light on the wrinkled skin
of an old man's hands
it brings warmth to his mornings
under the vines,  wrapped and tangled overhead

Each day he shuffles to his hand made rocking chair
to consume time and the passing of...

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In the quiet corridors of my mind, where memory and flickering thoughts reside,
we tell ourselves stories in order to live, to find meaning in the chaos,
seeking sermons in the despair of loss, searching for lessons in violence,
where five snuffed-out lives become a moral parable,
a narrative...

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Written: September 02, 2023
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Flickering body
Breath fuels the flame of life~
Mind's traffic glows bright

Minds' discipline gleams
Sparks of credo ignite thoughts~
Silent glow guides us

Journey within starts
Introspection sparks fairness~
Wisdom blooms with time

Inward strength prevails
Perseverance guides the way~
Wisdom's path unfolds...

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How burns the fire of life
whose fuel and air are resentment and hate?
The flames of those elements burn white-hot
yet they warm not.
Fully stoked their hearths burn, char, and ruin.
They leave scarred all who do not seek out safety.
They are a kiln for firing the clays...

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The prevailing light encircled by darkness
I hear whispers of light in night’s calmness
A choir warbling bidding out “Iris! Iris”
That engrossed look, rapt delight of Iris.

Flickering and playing she gleams
And with it my hopes and dreams gleam
In light it dances and sways left and  right
Like...

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A candle flickered when you gone
Announcing that you passed away
To the world when no one come back
Leaving a sorrow that instill to the mind
The walls that witnessed your departure












2-8-2016...

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Once you showed your shadow to me,
I roamed your cell and watched, quietly
as silent plans, began to emerge.  That 
urge to be free, that surge of complexity
was uncomfortable for me. Eventually,
that thread of hope was cut into pieces.

Flickering light, shattering, like prisoners,
reflecting,  gathering...

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sharp splinters of white 
lightning harvest in raindrops
flash within my eyes







This is for Raul's "Shards of Light" contest....

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Entranced, I stared at the fire's rhythmic flicker 
My eyes transfixed on the glowing golden flame 
The pungent scent of night jasmine grew thicker 
Entranced, I stared at the fire's rhythmic flicker 
Our romantic whispers became words of bicker
Nothing between us would ever be the...

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Do you believe in love?

Do you believe in love at first sight?

Do you believe love is like a seed?
     Plant it.
     Water it.
     Be patient.
     Watch it grow.

Do you...

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Dear, ice cold hands:
You came from a place of hurt and evil. You were used to people walking in and out of your life. You perfected how to push people out of your life, just like you had seen everyone else do. With one look,...

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