Best Stirs Poems

what is that ... there ... in the darkness?

what is that hollow creature, cold and callous
that shrouds its image in the deep, remorseless black?
careless, the coal-red glint in its eye ...
ragged-edged teeth to tear truth and sensibilities -
to rip the flesh of loving and kind...

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As dawn softly stirs, wistful musings touch my mind.
A balmy morning mist is silently drifting on the air.
It's as though I've left the wretched world behind.
All I'm able to hear are songbirds singing with flair.

Gratefully, I offer thanks in an early morning prayer.
At the cusp...

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You are music; saturates the air 

lyrics
speaks to a man's desires

the tune
a gentleman sways to

the rhythm

walks

to the beaten sound
of raw intimacy

You are music; heard once never forgotten

one repeats
in thought
word for word

makes a man move
inside of
move
in concert of

makes him move
with the regard of

you.

that simple song
with inner beauty
brings...

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 English quintain 

I’m leaving, going far away
and when I’m through, I will return.
But meanwhile, mind my vineyard, stay.
I’m staking out a risk to earn;
It is for you, to try and learn.

I lease to you my private land
which I have hedged. I’ve built a tow’r
so...

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Its a deep kiss that always curls my toes

Its the whisper of a secret that no one else knows

Its the touch of the hand that clenches with mine

Its that look in your eye that gets me every time

Its that smile on your face as you...

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Future's Promise Of Hope Stirs In Us All

Within epic sea of man's greatest quest,
amidst usual pains laid on each head-
Cometh dark trials of the severest test,
deep mourning crying for love ones now dead.

Future's promise of hope stirs in us all
with stronger courage to race in...

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Spicy,pungent,crisp
Inhale Autumn's sweet incense
Divine smells of Fall
From the crackling cedar fires
To the pumpkins in the fields

                    Hot apple cider
       ...

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What stirs the soul from hot to cold
     and all degrees between?
What makes the earth spin
     what moves the wind
what makes flowers grow from seeds?

What makes all the planets and stars
     intangibly connected,...

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A parasympathetic parody in a par is neither equivalent to a vineyard crushed into a jar or a hammock in a cartwheeling car in a traffic jam. Human hypothesis having heaped havoc. And mackerel make excellent navigators in shopping trolleys. But putting a kilo of...

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Pent-up hearts release longing sighs
   Winter's paused to reveal blue skies
Spring stirs for a moment, then wonders
   When snowfalls will tear her asunder...

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Ah scents of Nature stirring up my sense,
Jasmines evoke from past my pleasant times,
Lavenders calm my mind with soothe fragrance,
Lemons stir enigma along with limes.
Some scents ease me, enliven, bring up lull
Or excite, some make me nigh vigilant,
Mints tend to whet my memories made dull,
Lo,...

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Perfumed earth abounds in the stir of autumn
While muted golden tones crackle with aging
Twisted, shedding branches coalesce in the touted mist
Mired in feathered, falling ocher leaves drift trailing

While muted golden tones crackle with aging
This cornucopia harvest bursts with robust fondness
Mired in feathered, falling ocher leaves...

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I stand here with my warm cup from the pot...
All the poets are the ingredients, none I forgot...
Some combine to form a spice we can savor...
Others create an aroma that brings a sweet flavor...
Without all of us adding our taste and turning the spoon,
there would...

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A patchwork of snow
   Lies still on green checkered fields
Melts way down below...
   As my heart stirs, renewed feels
Our love yet eager to flow...

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Crashing tides, a relentless assault,
Bitter cold winds, a chilling jolt.
Faces slapped by nature's icy hand,
Entities from the deep, a sinister band.

Waves rise with a thunderous might,
Like demons dancing in the pale moonlight.
Each gust of wind, a haunting wail,
As the ocean's grip tightens, a ghostly tale.

In...

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