Best Onset Poems

when the coolness of spring 
begins to fade,
in the wake of rising heat
in early April in north Indian plains,
and the golden wheat crops
shimmer in glade,
flowers of different hues
begin to lose their bright sharp sheen.  

the dry, pale yellow and brown
dead leaves of most trees,
shed...

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Wintereinbruch / Onset of Winter / Inicio del invierno  

Tage verschwimmen im Nebel.
Eisblumen malen Gesichter
an die Fenster 
und die Zeit steht still
wie eingefroren.
Lange schon verstummte
der sommerliche Vogelgesang.
Der kurze Herbst
hält noch die bunten Blätter 
an den Bäumen,
doch jetzt sind sie
versunken schon
im frühen Frost 
wie ausgefallene...

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Wintereinbruch im Mai / Onset of Winter in May / Comienzo del invierno en mayo  

Tanz der Schneeflocken
beim Wintereinbruch im Mai
Scheu eine Amsel


Dance of the Snowflakes
onset of winter in May
a timid blackbird 


Danza de  nieve
el invierno en mayo
un mirlo tímido...

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No sleep tonight
my dreams upset my mind
it's all about
losing thoughts to time

It's like I was never young
nor hearty, nor hale
like disabilities came early
and wiped my memory clear

Now I worry
what will happen
when my thoughts are no longer honed
I'll just lie there, lost...depressed...alone

February 21, 2013...

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The October wind is chilly, cold.
It heralds the onset of Winter.
Harvest is ending we're putting up stores,
Getting ready for Winter to enter.

There's pies, cakes and breads and canned goods galore,
Family and friends come over.
It's time now to rest and visit awhile.
Too soon the festivities are...

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The Onset of madness

What demons lurk in waiting 
beyond my hope of knowing
Why is my TV talking
Whispering slyly to me
As my anxiety carries on growing.

I surface from nightmares sweating
then plunge back into stunned confusion.
Angry lights flickering in my eyes
That only I can see
in life' s...

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Stifled tears
Recorded in
The pages of
An old diary
Made immortal
In the hearts of
Kindred souls
Awakened
By the dawns of
Early light
Cradled thoughts
Luminous indeed
A way for the soul to
Release its many burdens of
Life and lost love...

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Early winter dew 
                          perched on leaves of oak melt,
          ...

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Umpteenth heat wave since onset of summer...
sizzles Delaware Valley today August 25th, 2021

Said geographical area composed of counties
located in Southeastern Pennsylvania,
South Jersey, Delaware, and
Eastern Shore of Maryland.

Sweltering temperatures
figuratively grip human zoo
bipedal hominids (yours truly,
an olive - garden variety simian)
seek much sought after shade
under whirled wide...

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Woe the one who denies feeling, refusing to follow the tempting caresses of emotion
Claims boredom, holding back from crossing over into the land of adventure of which one stands upon without recognition.
Alas suffering souls congregate beckoning love
And because hearts have yet to shatter incur each...

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Written: August 22, 2023
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Under the warm glow of a summer night's sky.
I discover solace and serenity, an instant of sigh.
While enjoying a cup of coffee, I relax on my deck.
I relish seeing nature portray its wonderful trek.

Maples, which was once green, turned red.
Their vivid hues...

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Unbeknownst tummy why, (around
about 2200 hours October 5th, 2018),
     a slew of forgotten incidents quasi
lee linkedin, and questionably
     nsync, though lightly browned

     with Alfred Lord Tennyson's,
     "The Charge of...

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Angels watch from sky
Seeing mysterious waves
Hiding eyes from doom...

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Analogous to many a flaming among
fiery roaring tongue,
     poised sinned thyself to flung
maybe this equates with 
     emotional repression – Carl Jung

     would attest deservedly, aye clung
condemned to Dante's Inferno,
   ...

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My demons: are awakened; 
They're lurking around inside my mind
I've become so bitter, shaken
These demons somehow keep me blind.

These demons are trying to get at me;
Throwing obstacles in my way
My writing these words, be mistaken
But it's just my demons wanting to play.

I find myself in...

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