Best Murkiest Poems

Pride jumped into a frightening battle,
Too selfish, this war was never settled,
Almost so dark, felt like stars would rattle.
Inside, pride’s heart and spirit were mettled.

Pride...

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Upon my life, I do declare, my dear,
My Darling, Elizabeth, that I do
Love you from the depths of my soul to the
Greatest reach of my...

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To the mountaintop, the moon, and back
In times of peace and war, 
From daybreak to sundown 
Until the Mississippi River runs dry 
  ...

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I thought the previous version was a little too long, I feel that this shorter one captures the essence with less story.




A place to belong,
Neither...

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When I gaze deeply into your heart,
I see my own strength staring back
I see that I am worthy
Hugged in the warmth of its beat
I am...

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At one time I used to feel
What I now believe is not real.
This girl I knew once held my heart,
And it is from there that...

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Incensed Shadows

My silent quest for light through incensed shadows,
The first gift to creation by Omnipotent radiance,
Crusader seeks an astral beacon to rise above wooden rows
Unblocking...

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The glitter surrounding our world
Has thinned out extensively 
To such an extent
That darkness has not only infiltrated
Through our borders, but,
Has completely invaded our essence!

The rampage...

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Sad-faced moon rising...
painting in soft, bright silver
the murkiest ocean.



Copyright 2009 by Andrew Crisci...

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Question the lustrous brilliance of starlight 
burning like flares in murkiest hours of night.
Ponder with skepticism that Earth moves.
I will accept it, though my mind...

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Tears fall, soundless memories, silent as dew,
Struggling from the morning’s gentle eyes, clawing
Through the promises, feelings blooming,
Like the blessings of roses, soft petals bathing
In the...

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The heart, the soul
Are all aglow
With love that rains down
Hope and joy
Peace and passion from above
Lighting the spirit
With sensitivity, fulfilling
Every thought, each dream
Beautiful grace
Sent on...

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He silences the vulgar roar
Of loneliness and fear
He gentles all the stormy wars
Between sin and my spirit
He christens my heart’s kiss
With inspiration so tender
He sprinkles...

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Hate is the souvenir from lips,
who echo darkness,
words like swords, piercing 
into soft flesh, hearts 
breaking beneath the weapon’s
sickening crack, words 
erasing the hope of...

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FIRE AND BRIMSTONE

Whitened collar, fixedly starched 
To the ultimate limits of self-perfection, 
Points righteous, crooked finger 
At an open-mouthed assembly, 
Crouching beneath thick-
Eyebrowed gaze of...

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