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Premium Member Fortunes of My Tears
I see the future
in the constellation of my crystal tears
as you siphon the sparkle off what’s left of my joy.

Heavy is my heart where you...

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Categories: fortunes, angst, conflict, depression, fate,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member The Fortunes of Fortunate Fate
Some lives seem predestined -

etched with stellar grandeur
upon the crystal cradle of the universe
where solar winds sigh but a lullaby
and infinity is but an inheritance
whilst...

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Categories: fortunes, fate, life, satire, society,
Form: Free verse
The Tower Rebuilt
I shall resolve to leave this
Place now...
And steadfastly search out,
Nestling between ridge and bluff
Amidst the folds of a foreign 
Land,
Several acres of unkempt ground
Fallow and...

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Categories: fortunes, hope,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member fragile -
tenderly ...
as if robin's eggs
I consider the brittle fragments
of her heart, cupped in
my tarnished Tin Man hands -
not taking for granted
the entrusting of their care
I...

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Categories: fortunes, cute, life, metaphor, wisdom,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Plague
as the PROPHETS of profits, WE lead and WE’re fair
while WE’re living the life of the poor BILLIONAIRE
– silver yachts, pearly castles, cash (plenty to...

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Categories: fortunes, society,
Form: Quatrain



Premium Member The Corruption of My Lust For Life
Hibiscus rays of light
herald the sun's stretch from slumber
in a bloom of ravishing red passion- 
Oh! how I despise dawn's blushing optimism
and lust for life!
for...

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Categories: fortunes, bereavement, death, innocence, loss,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Conquering Rainbows
With the sun shining on my right side
And the clouds pouring rain on my left
It seemed to me, I didn’t have too far to go
To...

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© Joe Flach  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: fortunes, fantasy, children, me, rainbow,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Truth About Truth -
Truth burns at the center of all occurrance,
it is a heat that motivates appettites to enlarge,
truth is a multiplier of quests, 
satisfaction always arrives at...

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Categories: fortunes, sports, future, truth,
Form: Didactic
Who Are Those Funny Poets
Who are those funny poets





Be it Jack Ellison or Jan Allison,
their witty pens invariably giggle,
Eileen's passionate words set ablaze
Dave's love lyrics urge us to dance.
While...

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Categories: fortunes, beauty, fun,
Form: Verse
Someone Said, Hey Christopher
Someone said, Hey Christopher


Someone said, “Hey Christopher,
what’s up with all this love
It seems in every poem
that is all you’re thinking of

Why are you always dreaming,
why...

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Categories: fortunes, humor, life, love,
Form: Rhyme
Depth of Being
In the depths of existence, where truths reside,

I seek the meaning that life cannot hide.

Through whispered echoes and moments sublime,

I unravel the secret, the essence...

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© Di No  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: fortunes, deep, emotions, introspection, life,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member The Day My Lover Left
A spiritual sickness enveloped my stagnant heart.
I searched for her in darkened obscure visions,
A futile illusory chase that led to a desert of love.
Had I...

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Categories: fortunes, lost love,
Form: Free verse
Spirit of Swan Lake

     " In titanium haze of love,
             truth is...

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Categories: fortunes, angst, betrayal, deep, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member fragrance of fading roses
My soul 
    is in purgatory,
settling in fading tunes
  of suppressed silence,
swerving perpetually 
amongst
   smoky quartz silhouettes;
swiveling through 
the...

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Categories: fortunes, deep,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Pearl of the Orient
Surrounded by tranquil turquoise waters,
Guarded on sides by oceans three,
In the east by the Pacific,
On the south by the Celebes Sea,
And on the west by...

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Categories: fortunes, beautiful, nature, ocean,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs