Best Outdistance Poems

One moment east of twilight
Shadows outdistance the sun
Sharpening peaks and hallows,
Honed against the sparks of light.
Deep in the brow of the silence
I stand to watch...

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To enchant the eye and tickle the tongue
with levels of nuance like well-aged wine,
to engage the ear and limber the lungs
as sea winds seasoned with...

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How safe can your world possibly be 
when even the school principal lines you up a couple of inches from a cinder-block wall 
and punches...

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I am the monarch of the sky
can outdistance by the miles
every insect, every time
heavy rain or bright sunshine
like a fearless horse I run 
in the...

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,It's like some long lost fairy tale 
That's handed down through time
But couldn't be, as you will see
For this strange tale is mine.

I chose to...

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I really look forward to brekkie each morning
It's my favourite meal of the day
Chickens, without doubt, are my favourite creatures
Laying eggs by the dozen without...

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A long compulsory season slowly crossing the fragile bridge
human biology gets heated up, growth in need of a fridge
she’s his aunt, beautiful and a sexual...

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The children in the park
See the old, gray-haired woman
Every afternoon. They watch her.
She is always sitting in the rocking chair
On her porch, sometimes reading,
Sometimes knitting,
Sometimes...

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Bluesy woman carry my tune
rasped in relegation
of a crying crimson moon

Forge forth steps of beaten breath
left alone in trepidation
destined to outdistance death

Blast out those baby...

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It’s my sanity fight
That rages day and night.
Darkness descends on me.
Gray hardness suspends me,
Then chokes me on its spree.
My mind and emotions
Fatigue from erosions
That my...

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Scotch and love on the rocks
both hard to swallow

one can bring tears to the eyes
the other tears from your heart
one easy to walk away from
the...

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Happy birthday to you gorgeous
Your smile has brightened my day
I sense a resilient heart in you.
And a willingness to play.

You have uplifted me this morning.
I...

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I am the monarch of the sky
can outdistance by the miles
every insect, every time
heavy rain or bright sunshine
like a fearless horse I run 
in the...

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Perfection….
you illusive itinerant
a driver on a par three hole
aching to outdistance
everyone


John G. Lawless
©3/31/2022...

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