Best Merryman Poems

...[A Pleiades consists of 7 lines, each having 6 syllables.
The title consists of ONE word only (and that word will NOT 
be used again in the poem itself). The first word in each line
begins with th......

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...Black by Design 

Life 
sparkles
in 
sultry,
smoky eyes.    
Velvet 
smooth, 
black skin      
patterned from 
heart and soul of
Africa’s  
fertile
wo......

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...There was once an elf who learnt how to brew
a full-bodied beer and cook Irish stew.
He mixed them both together
with whisky for good measure.
When BANG went the pot a tantrum he threw!

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...My babies have all gone,
They've grown and left the nest,
Spreading out their wings to fly,
Upon life's thrilling quest.

The years flew by so quickly.
Babies turned into little boys.
Little b......

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...He pops the cork from vintage vine,
then bubbles dance in scarlet wine
I look his way, his eyes find mine
The stars align, the stars align! 

He pours the glass, and as it tips
one drop r......

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...It's not too late to make your dreams come true.

Can you recall sweet childhood and spontaneity?

Something still is shining; let it beckon you.

With hope, go out into the night, and ......

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...They split and chose divergent ways.
I wondered where their love had gone.
There was no sign of passing phase;
They split and chose divergent ways
As embers died after the blaze
Turning to ashes......

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...Returning compliments
Received, a kind word to
Redeem a thoughtless tongue
Reach out to the shy ones
Remember when you were
Raw and blue, the one who
Relieved your wounded wings~

4/17/21

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...Waves
crashing;
then
breaking
on the beach.
Ebbing
and
flowing
tides controlled
by moon and earth.
Twice a day
high tides
and 
low tides;
dancing waves 
enchant 
for
ever
mo......

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...Omen of hope divine

Oasis of blessed calm

Orchard of my plenty

Obscure, yet almighty

Obliged, I seek you out

Obeisant, I kneel down

Obeying your command

April 5, 2021
Pleiades O......

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...Impassioned pleas for help -
   inviting God to work
       in people's hearts and lives.
Incomparable peace
    infuses our soul when
        intense prayers are wrought,
            instillin......

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...O Lord, my God, I need your help,
I don't know what to do.
Fear and worry have gained control,
I need to hear from You.

Be still, My child, and know I'm here,
Open your eyes and see,
I am you......

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...Ribbon arcs across skies;
Red, orange and yellow
Revel with blue, green and 
Ravishing violet
Romanced by indigo --
Revealed by raindrops’ slick
Rifts of the sun’s white light


Susan Ashley......

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...Bowled over completely
By the sight of flowers
Beside the babbling brook
Breathtakingly adorned
Balancing on tiptoes
Before my eyes, poised like
Bolshoi ballerinas.

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...I    In the rich brown earth, a deeper pain conceals
N   Not just the myth, of war on foreign fields
D   Death's toll and the greater cost reveals
E   Each life, each loss, that paves our freedom ......

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