Best Focuses Poems

I wonder . . . do you know where poets go
whenever they sit down and start to write?
I think the answer’s easy. We should know
it’s...

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You say: Wrong place—wrong time,
Maybe: Wrong place—not right time,
Not right place—but wrong time?
I say: This's right place—right time, 
In times and places,
What is the time?
Where...

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“The finest poetry
     is the most feigning.”
           —William Shakespeare


Smelling scent soothe...

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negativity
peel away layers
behold emptiness

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© Joseph S. Spence, Sr., (Epulaeryu Master) 5/15/09
All Rights Reserved, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Senior Advisor, to Founder of Motivational Strips
Ambassador De Literature
Noble Star...

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The hideous wrinkles and folds 
unmistakingly reveal the damage
that the harsh years had wrought,
all the battles waged and fought, 
won and lost.

I look at her...

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Chorus
Sights are far but our minds are close
two hearts share one inhale with one nose
stage acts are for her even the pose
smiles from down she...

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In Simple words
The devil has no horns
She wears smaug balm, Oh, Lord of the Rings 
She sleeps in El Dorado Street, the Hotels of Svengali
She...

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A social status game where you gain from manipulation 
You see everything you give as a losing situation 
You won’t be giving time or attention...

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A selfish man protects his family
        like a guard,he contemplates the welfare
   of his beloved family...

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My Signature Poem: 
Rhyme and Romance that I employ so often.
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/cinder_girl_203924

Nature with a Chilling Message: 
Shows my love for story-telling and personification.
https://www.poetrysoup.com/poem/in_stranglers_wood_204456

Early Free Verse:
When I...

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If only it were so simple,
to cruise through life smelling roses;
but the obstacles blacken the countryside, 
and we unwittingly crush them beneath our boots.

Dreams sustain...

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Poetry is my photographer's way of taking a picture,
my way of capturing the moments our hearts envelope
and need to express. It's a snap shot
of the...

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Like the autumn weaves warmth
With hope and grace, 
Inspirations in temptations of laughing scarlet,
Blazing tangerine and glorious gold,
Soothing away the darkness as beautiful
Casts its shadow...

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watching anime, she feigns
a high scream of glee, seeing
where a mushroom cloud should be. . . . 
a flower rises


*Kawaii means “Cute.” Japan has become...

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"Poetry is a way of 
               taking life by the throat."
...

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