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Best Observant Poems

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Premium Member Celebarating the Adventure of Advent: a Collaboration With Kai Michael Neumann
Universal elegy grieves and yet embraces shifts of paradigm
New beginnings consciousness initiates comprehends and thus proceeds from
Illusion’s delusion collusions misconceptions in the irritating
Vortex whirlpool immanent...

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Categories: observant, adventure, community, universe,
Form: Sestina



I Wish
I wish, for a moment—I could vanish,
like a dream dreamt not to last,
so that ones that dream of me
would falter and wonder
where has she gone?

I...

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Categories: observant, dedication, deep, devotion, growth,
Form: Free verse
Living Among Walking Statues
There are certain people
 who appear to be normal on the outside 
like the have it all together.
To me, these people remind me of walking...

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Categories: observant, imagery,
Form: Narrative
Write Me a Poem
The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof.
And He scatters His poems below and above.
You can see a poem singing on a tree branch...

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Categories: observant, earth, inspiration, poets, write,
Form: Rhyme
La La Di Dah Dah La
Earth dwelling mongeese are neither toys nor coins and pedalling backwards then forward is not considered the primary way of jet propulsion off a very...

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Categories: observant, allusion, baptism,
Form: I do not know?



Goodnight
Are we sacred souls
who shed our flimsy flesh
like slimy serpents
shed their skin?
Be observant,
but show no chagrin,
for in learning life’s lessons
we lessen our scars in the...

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Categories: observant, dark, love, wisdom, write,
Form: Free verse
See No Evil
Utopian dreams of HALCYON days are blind to devilry.
   Where OPULENT wealth with SONOROUS, grandiloquence,are feared by JEALOUSY.
   PENUMBRA casts it's...

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Categories: observant, evil,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member No Laughing Matter
(I can't get a question mark to stay on title line, but the actual title I would prefer for this story is probably this: No...

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Categories: observant, humorous,
Form: Narrative
Interwar
Glass, a lid
Slipping, a curtain of purest water
Drop
Now fainting, waking and beating
Closer growing, armoury for an apparition
Dreaming of wings, but oh,
But oh

Trail, paper
Walls are covered...

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Categories: observant,
Form: Free verse
Peace of Mind
Have you seen the soft and fluffy clouds
drifting slowly through the skies,
while you sit and listen quietly
to animals mating cries?

Have you seen the purple twilight
as...

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Categories: observant, happiness, inspirational, life, peace
Form: Rhyme
Living Days and Nights
the stages of life
  the planetary times
I, an observant poet, appreciate
living the beautiful days and nights...
when the morning opens the curtains
letting pass splendid light
when...

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Categories: observant, allusion, appreciation, blessing, extended
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Divine Life Journey
“Life --- commenced by God’s love, with soul quickened through His grace, spirit revived in His strength, faith buttressed upon His truth --- abides forever...

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Categories: observant, blessing, christian, faith, god,
Form: Rhyme
Tasty Dessert Inspired By Jan Allison
HAIKU
flowerflies hover
dragonflies so observant
delicious dessert...

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Categories: observant, nature,
Form: Haiku
Premium Member It's In the Details
When it comes to poetry and fiction,
The last thing a writer should want to be is a liar.
Ironically, in his quest for the truth, a...

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Categories: observant, perspective, writing,
Form: Free verse
Life Is Like a Caterpillar
Intricate patterns hide beneath the surface
Waiting to be found by someone
Observant enough to see 
the beauty they can bring

Simple yet beautiful, 
They bring joy to...

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© Ryan Ham  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: observant, 9th grade, dance, happy,
Form: Free verse

Book: Shattered Sighs