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Premium Member American Indian, Nightshades, Moonshadows and Howling Wolf
American Indian, Nightshades, Moonshadows And Howling Wolf

Thirsty for red moon, its sacred beams and eternal pull
howling-out to speak to this dark and blind world, without...

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Categories: overcame, art, conflict, death, history,
Form: Verse



Premium Member Love Gift
I saw Love climb upon the wind
Heard the laughter in the breeze
Tasted lilacs, jasmine, and honeysuckle
With a turn and twist Love caressed my skin
The scent...

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Categories: overcame, dream, love,
Form: I do not know?
This Was Me
it began so innocently
we exchanged ideas on poetry
his art, the suffering he endured
he preyed upon my compassion
as he meticulously bided his time...

i felt safe as...

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© Lynn Marie  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: overcame, angst, confusion, introspection, life,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member One Sip of Chai
When my fatigued pen,
succumbed to a sleepy state of silence

in the market place of silent poets,
I searched for a tea room to stimulate my mind

my...

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© Silent One  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: overcame, analogy, appreciation, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Olena and Pavlo
Olena Rudenko met Pavlo Lavinski whilst at Kyiv University 
Pavlo told all his friends that she's definitely the girl for me
They got on well then...

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Categories: overcame, death, love, soldier, violence,
Form: Narrative



Premium Member 365 Days
"This is dedicated to all who understand this. Whether we like it or not." -D.J.E.

I wasn’t gonna write this

But

Emotions are stirring high
Cannot believe
How much time...

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Categories: overcame, anniversary, girlfriend-boyfriend, lost love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Vibrations
a wisp offered him a small bunch of her soul
  
          duet of florets dandelion...

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Categories: overcame, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Tale of a Former Black Sheep
For years I wore
your shame as my own
and lived unknown
in terror of being seen
like a leper
self-quarantined
intrinsically unclean

Your neglect
became to me
my insignificance
undeserving of your glance

Your abuse
became...

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Categories: overcame, abuse, hope, how i
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Speech
I spoke into the microphone, as tears interrupted my speech
The dread of public speaking, overcame me, like hearing a screech
Then I sort of rambled on,...

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Categories: overcame, celebration, change, water, words,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member You Say You Love Me
You say you love me but you’re not
You say you’re going to fight and give it all you got
You say you find it hard to...

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© Mark Toney  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: overcame, addiction, conflict, divorce, drug,
Form: Lyric
Premium Member Status Quo Or Change
To always depend on the status quo
Doing it the same way we’ll seldom grow
Without any change, progress will be slow
The experience of growth we’ll not...

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© Bill Baker  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: overcame, adventure, change, fear, growth,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Letter To My Future Self
Hi, how are you doing? Are you still living in the past?
Don't you know life’s hourglass is running out really fast?
I know you were dealt...

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© Alexis Y.  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: overcame, introspection,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Whisper
“It’s not what they say when you are there, it’s what they whisper after you leave.”         ...

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Categories: overcame, love,
Form: Couplet
Game Day
Mighty Ducks win the game
Pass the ball perfect the play
There's so much riding on your fame
Men clad in armor win the day

The crowds are grumbling...

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Categories: overcame, football,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Nana Africa
Mama held me close to her bosom
wouldn't let me go astray
she shook the cradle of civilization
and to her wayward offspring 
she paid attention.
 
She added...

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Categories: overcame, beautiful, inspiration, poetry, poets,
Form: Verse

Book: Shattered Sighs