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Premium Member The Storm
I BUTTON THE SHUTTERS HIGH AND LOW,
AS HIGH STRONG WINDS BEGIN TO BLOW. 
A NIGHT OF TERROR BEFORE MY EYES,
AS DARK GRAY CLOUDS HAVE FILLED...

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Categories: inbound, adventure, nature, night, perspective,
Form: Narrative



Rainbow Blind
Whenever my emotions are gathered pain side down, a smattering 

of silent, shallow, cobweb shadows wear me as woe’s 

weighty gown atop clouds blind to...

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Categories: inbound, depression, emotions, sad, sorrow,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Glebe House Gallery
Floating scents 
of blossoms 
Walking in the ashes 
Of Derek's heaven 
Inbound upon vision 
Falling crystal teardrops 
Summer dew 
On the ground 

Beautiful gardens surround...

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Categories: inbound, house, inspiration, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Books Unread
Why is the middle where I put a book down?
My anticipation dies at that half-read interlude.
I lack the discipline that keeps me inbound.
A famous author's...

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Categories: inbound, books,
Form: Rhyme
Major Crash
Early morning on the road,
Babysitting duties call.
Traffic outbound's mostly light,
Heading to the suburbs' sprawl.

Suddenly, it all slows down;
On the GPS, a flash -
Point three miles...

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Categories: inbound, car,
Form: Rhyme



New Paths
A new path is what we seek.
The surroundings are taking a peek,
Going through, very meek,
Seeing no bleaks,
Getting piqued,
While hearing creaks,
In the new paths that we...

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Categories: inbound, adventure, allegory, art, confusion,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Days of Spring
The starkness of winter is left behind
In it's wake comes inbound spring
 every step with joyful  delight
She dressed herself with greenery
Putting on her finest...

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Categories: inbound, spring,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Cryptic Merlion
Cryptic contours charade,
Rousing riverfront raid;
Young yonder years yielding,
Prosperous peace prancing;
Taunting tale telling trite,
Icon imprints invite,
Clever casting charm cites...


Minds merge mingling motives,
Embalm emergent edge;
Rising riches restive,
Lofty...

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Categories: inbound, change,
Form: Alliteration
Premium Member Thump Thump Thump
Thump, thump, thump,
I can hear the choppers
They are inbound
Med Evac
Another day in the bush
Another man down
I throw out a flare
It’s a hot LZ
Small arms fire
From...

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Categories: inbound, fear, war,
Form: Free verse
What I Called Life
Naked copulation embedded this one,
Before one imagined or everyone,
When the night was mostly savaged
And the light was damaged bandaged.
	
Blessed where the ones given a son,
Under...

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Categories: inbound, abuse, anger, bereavement, childhood,
Form: Rhyme
Catching a Flame
clear winter showers                      ...

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© John Beam  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: inbound, fire, light, night, sky,
Form: Haiku
The James River
The James River
I sailed the James before there were bridges
Hunted her game along her tall ridges
I sat with the Powhatan chief for a smoke
With no...

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Categories: inbound, nature,
Form: Rhyme
The Truth
I spoke the truth and ignorance and arrogance befell upon me
I spoke the truth and i lost my parents , brothers and sisters
I spoke the...

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Categories: inbound, anger, conflict,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Jacob's Gauntlet
Crawling the serrated knife’s edge
Oh, how the straight path to dreams winds
Driving the lender’s car towards mirages retreating
Tires still dry, one interview to the next
Eaten...

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Categories: inbound, depression, growing up, life,
Form: Free verse
Fire Cypher
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
Ice cold mic hold 
A flow that’s so ferocious 
a Higher level focus
Exposes my neurosis
bogus amateurs are hopeless
Yoga poses lotus 
Possibly psychosis 
Or Musical symbiosis
intelligent...

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© James West  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: inbound, hip hop, rap,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs