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Best Rift Poems


Angel Rift Star Dust
Angel rift star dust

In one hand
The sun
In the other
The moon
In the mind 
The earth
In the heart 
The space to comprise it all

But I have skimmed the rim of the abyss
Stood on the edge of a ledge and blew it a kiss
Took a dive from so...

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© Nathan D.  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: rift, eulogy, farewell, goodbye,
Form: Other
Great Rift Valley
land mass subductor
steam engine conductor
core generator...

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Categories: rift, nature
Form: Haiku
Endless Rift
Then come'st thou to thine peer,
Pray the fluid from the ear,
Then followeth thy friend to shoreline,
Unless counte thee the bathe wine,
Fie! Forgiveness not come near....

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Categories: rift, best friend,
Form: Limerick

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry



A Rift In Time Part 2
(Please read part 1 first or this will make no sense)

	To the scientist’s dismay, pressing the cancel button was ineffective.  The plunge into his past continued inexorably.  It, however, was not without its benefits.  Henry’s skin became supple and his muscles bulged...

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© Elton Camp  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: rift, science fiction, time, august,
Form: Narrative
A Rift In Time Part 1
A Rift in Time

By Elton Camp

	Henry Higgins, B.A., M.A. Ph.D., graduate in physics from the Massachusetts Institution of Technology, is missing.  Born August 8, 1950, he was thought of as a genius by some, but as a crackpot by others.  Revolutionary theories on...

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© Elton Camp  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: rift, science fiction, time, august,
Form: Narrative
Great Rift
great rift deep divide
plants animals multiply
diverse dividend...

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Categories: rift, nature
Form: Haiku



The Rift
We take up arms against one another,
we engage in mass killing of each other,
yet we’re of the same parents, Adam and Eve.

We kill one another in cold-blooded murder
because of politics, enmity, rituals, ..., for mere burger,
yet we’re all descendants of the same couple.

We knowingly cheat...

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Categories: rift, bullying, conflict, discrimination, evil,
Form: Didactic
Father Daughter Rift Rivals Depth of Mariana Trench
Argh resolution between
     self and eldest
     dear daughter more remote,
now then locating

     a left handed monkey wrench,
cuz she feels this papa
     did deliberate smote
her upside the head, knocking

 ...

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Categories: rift, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The Rift of the Magi
He walked in through the main door,
“Unbolted?” he wondered.
An ebbing shade of brown painted layer,
The polish on the door, dulled.

A poor man’s residence,
Deplumed sofa covers,
Sidestepped since the past three years.
The chewed up walls, unrepaired.

Jim heard the church bells chime
Music!
Yes, music was assigned to be his...

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Categories: rift, dream, emotions, farewell, marriage,
Form: Free verse
The Rift of Sacredness
When Christ was born
when souls were saved
is it that date
I meditate!

A trampoline  of hesitate
all up and down
acoustics rate
consumerism runs irate!

The children whisper
"don't be late"
It's still the please zone
in rebate!

As rhyme to rhyme
configurate
the need for joy within
ones state!

So sorry, I commiserate
go out and just 
do...

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Categories: rift, character, christian, christmas,
Form: Monorhyme
Premium Member The Rift
Through the torn surface with edges curled
I writh, through the never ending rift of light.
The torn sheath, its parchment colored white
beckons, surface fears squirm in angst unfurled.
With edges curled, adepts display the night.
I writh, diving inward laughing, almost contrite
through the never ending spiral, I am...

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Categories: rift, birth,
Form: Verse
A Rift In Time
Dissecting this heart from externals seeping surge; unknowing infiltrations 

Betwixt a distant and different shade in time; an enemy's blinding dagger.... 

Grasped by my very own hands; a reply, to accept this tango; mesmerized 

While as the darkness slowly descended unto, an irony's breakage of...

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Categories: rift, angel, art, autumn, love,
Form:
Premium Member Keyhole
"Environmental suits all checked and rechecked.  The chamber is sealed."

"PROCEED!".

"We're losing barometric pressure!"

"COMPENSATE!"

          "Energy output is constant."

"The rift is stabilizing sir.  Air pressure is equivalent to about 15,000 feet altitude."

    ...

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Categories: rift, anxiety, environment, fear, fire,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Yours To Keep
Yours to Keep

I was there, when you were born.
You brought a smile, not a scorn.
I was there, and watched you sleep.
Protecting, your tiny soul to keep.
		
What do you dream, I did oft ponder.
Made me sigh, my heart grow fonder.
Such innocence upon your face,
Would you always...

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Categories: rift, atheist, children, daughter, family,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member After the Election
I am so glad we all attended –
all were fired up and primed.
Though disagreements flared,
it is apathy that feels a crime.
So I am glad people cared
and had their views shared.

It is most amazing to me
how differently we see.
I must admit it is real,
how differently we...

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Categories: rift, appreciation, political,
Form: Rhyme

Book: Reflection on the Important Things