Best Senses Reel Poems

In seventy-eight, my steel-stallion, KZ1000, 
   pride, wind in my hair.
Its Sissy Bar, firm tether, bag secured, 
   my wanderlust's prayer.

Where sun, snow, wind sculpt my journey's theme 
   my odyssey untamed, my spirit free.
No car to claim, just...

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The sound of baroque  fills the air
the lively beats one can hear 
 as senses reel to music sweet
elves dance  upon imaginary leaves .
The orchestra reaches crescendo
shattering crystals of chandeliers on high
staccatto beats .....the doe skids across the icy field
as snow cascade down...

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SLEEP

Death's dress rehearsal.
Our nightly practice for the end
A compromise to darkness
while we wait for morning's light
The world in all its beauty
then breaks upon our sight

And we partake in living
as our senses reel again
We hear the droning distance
Breathe the freshness in the air
Heady fragrance of the...

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Like snowflakes on my eyelashes

Like the gentle wind that blows

Like the rustle of leaves on trees

and birds chirping  in  the eaves

You come each day and touch my soul

With fingers warm and light 

And kiss my cheek a breath of jasmine

that make my senses...

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I took a drive 
To clear my mind
To the mountains 
Left the world behind 
Air so fresh 
Skies so blue
Troubling thoughts
Only of you
A selfish soul
A wandering eye
Any skirt would do
Don’t ask me why
Sitting on this mountain
How free I feel 
From regrets or mercy
My senses reel
As...

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Froth
spilling
from large mugs
brimming with chilled
Bavarian beer.
Spiced delicacies tempt.
The aroma of grilled meat
pervades the night as senses reel.
Waitresses in traditional dress
serve folks to the sound of music and song.

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23rd September, 2015
Contest: For Love of October
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich
Placed 5th...

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This poem is too long for one submission so I have to split it up

THE KILLING TREE
Come gather children listen well
sit closer now to me
And hear the story I'm to tell 
about the killing tree

'Twas deepest winter cold and dark
when first this tale was spun
And...

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I can’t see around the corners 
or what in darkness prevails 
but I hear the thuds and bumps at night 
and the swoosh from the monster’s tail 

I smell the stench of aggressions 
that putrid, awful  perfume 
it permeates my weaknesses 
my senses reel...

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I stand high on a mountain top, a lowly being.......yet elevated  in spirit ... reaching 
out to a place beyond this world..
Vision impaired I am....yet I see all things otherwise concealed from the naked 
eye.
Hearing impaired...yet I hear the whispers of angels........bell-like and fragile
tinkling...

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It used to be that when I closed my eyes
Dandelion wishes of youth would tickle my mind.
Wishes of forever that I never truly grasped....
A dream of true love I never honestly trusted....
A completion of self I never truly felt:
~ Until you.

And now when I close...

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Hesitant feet on uncertain ground.
A hesitant heart making no sound.
Daring to beat too hard and too fast.
Daring to dream and pray love will last.

Butterfly tingles, senses reel:
Dare I tell him how I feel?

Eyes veiled with longing;
An empty hand grasps ~
For a chance at tomorrow
And his...

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Sorceress, with smile you beckon,
Promised pleasures dark, fulfilling.
Costs, I know, too high to reckon,
Quivering flesh is weak but willing.

Neck to toe in Spanish leather,
Sweet and sultry curves to cover.
“Your soul is lost to me forever”
Softly snarls my demon lover.

I drift enchanted in a trance,
Darker, deeper...

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Ah the smell of coffee in a paper cup
Like a vision of heaven with both eyes shut
The overwhelming joy
Like your first kiss as a boy
Your senses reel and it bonks your coconut...

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Ah the smell of coffee in a paper cup
Like a vision from heaven with both eyes shut
The overwhelming joy
Like your first kiss as a boy
Your senses reel and it bonks your coconut...

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Test of Time


It Has Been a Long Time
Since We Stood and Said "I Do"
I Loved You Then  I Love You Now
My Heart Belongs to You

Today You Sent Me Flowers
They Were Pretty as Can Be
And Such a Sweet Reminder
Of the Love You Have for Me

So...

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