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Premium Member A Good Cry
i wait at the river for the cry of the loon
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Categories: possessed, introspection,
Form: Free verse



Soar Like a Butterfly
These thoughts of mine do not behold
Let them soar high like wings befold

Observe  them  come        ...

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Categories: possessed, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member When the Stars Sang For Me
I remember when the stars sang for me
Sweet sounds echoing through the night,
When I was young and, oh, so carefree.

It was not as though I...

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Categories: possessed, childhood, night, sky, stars,
Form: Villanelle
Premium Member The Unattended Field
“Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. No one has explained what the leopard was seeking at...

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© Jeff Kyser  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: possessed, metaphor, mountains,
Form: Other
Premium Member The Ambiance of Amber Light a Poetic Collaboration With Susan Ashley
The Ambiance of Amber Light



I watch the morning glow behind you
inviting my eyes to pause in soft amber light
which frames your beauty
warming my heart with...

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Categories: possessed, beautiful, love,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Unwatered
'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?'
Were I to be more truthful, and less kind
Once fair, your hair now more consumed by gray
Your dewy...

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Categories: possessed, depression, lost love, relationship,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Democracy
Oh, Democracy,* 
You, the most desirable bride among  
Political systems,
Your suitors many have been throughout 
History  
In every part of the world, you...

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Categories: possessed, people, philosophy, political,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Premium Member Captive Deep Blue Je Reviens
"Captive Deep Blue Je Reviens"





I walk beside you 
in your dreams,
you are always in me 
warm and pounding, 
twin heart, 
burning bright flame, 
beautiful addiction
captive...

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Categories: possessed, desire, longing, romance, sensual,
Form: Romanticism
Premium Member Parasite
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The widow, dressed in glossy black,	
glides from the shadows at the back.	
A veil lies slack across her face	
to mask the grief her features lack.	

Possessed of...

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Categories: possessed, assonance, bereavement, dark, death,
Form: Rhyme
A Game of Thorns - Collaboration With Maurice Yvonne

i heard a...what do they say...a spine chilling scream
...is that the saying?

a spine chilling scream
followed by

'he's dead, my G_d he's dead'

the phrase echoed 
inside the...

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© Carol B.  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: possessed, addiction, bereavement, body, boyfriend,
Form: Narrative
Dance of the Firebird
Dance of the Firebird

Rosita, sultry enchantress,
dazzling Andalusian firebird,
erotically she twirls, proud
like a phoenix flashing across the sky.

Flared ruffled skirt swirls,
in hues of red, orange, and...

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Categories: possessed, beautiful, dance, sensual,
Form: Free verse
Love Again a Collaboration With Maurice Yvonne
devotion unveiled
the fisherman casts his line
his heart now possessed 

curves carved in pleasure
chiseled spine traced by touch
love stripped to the bone

flaws etched precisely
he frees an...

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© Carol B.  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: possessed, love,
Form: Haiku
A Bohemian Maze of True Evil
Once so loyal and always true the gargoyles watch everything now
During their stony slumbers with their careful one-eyed open view,
As evil red-eyed demons rain down...

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Categories: possessed, creation, dark, evil, god,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member WHO WAS SHE
 WHO WAS SHE

I intuited the radiance before
I even laid eyes on her
Moving with a self-assured poise
that came from deep within
was a quintessence of a...

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Categories: possessed, romance, romantic love,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Through Alleys of My Mind
I chase you through the alleys of my mind
Your quickened steps ensure you're out of reach
My tears collect then run much like my feet
You cannot...

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Categories: possessed, longing, lost love,
Form: Sonnet

Book: Shattered Sighs