A SHORT WINTER'S STORY
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The beauty of winter.
Cotton from cold heaven,
softly falls as snow
to quiet anxious thoughts.
Sleep is warmly restful,
from days of peaceful -
watching, armchair dreaming, nodding.
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Categories:
bundling, life, snow, weather,
Form: Verse
The Journey
...The Journey
……….. had been arduous,
the path had been cramped,
the afternoon was shortening
and my destination crept closer….
I walked on.
The path still strolled ahead of me
and no matte...
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Categories:
bundling, family, imagery, journey, loneliness,
Form: Free verse
The Imp
...It was a simple task, sweep the floors and keep the fire going
whatever his master was brewing the flame must not go out
Tittle thought himself adequate and most confident
out he went into the woo...
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Categories:
bundling, poems,
Form: Free verse
Homebodies
...I can fly us anywhere
You name the place, I'll take us there
Want to go explore the seas?
There're seven, come explore with me
And continents? Yep, seven too
I'll visit all of them with you
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Categories:
bundling, for her, i love
Form: Rhyme
Climatic Chess Game
...Spring and winter are wrestling with March
One day it is seventy-two and almost balmy
By that evening we are in danger of getting frostbite
For two days we are running around in shorts.
The thi...
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Categories:
bundling, seasons,
Form: Blank verse
Foundry and Mill
...Larks are ascending funnels of sky,
songs smoke from enteral chimneys.
In an industrial park a fine Autumn light
burns bright.
Shoes fill with walkers,
we are out and praising
the clanking ma...
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Categories:
bundling, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Given the Circumstances
...Soon come snow-packed ridges
Slippery trails along frosted lanes
Warnings of danger on our bridges,
Blizzards sweeping o’er the plains.
Blustery morns, wind chill factors
Slippery ...
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Categories:
bundling, muse, winter,
Form: Quatern
Crimes and Misdemeanours
...Behold the cold village Baskerville fog
and holiday summer fields bundling hay,
the Officers Club back door buying grog
till all our money slowly pissed away!
And lock and load shoot to k...
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Categories:
bundling, youth,
Form: Sonnet
Failing Upwards
...Back in the day
he used to do any job for good pay.
That was before the abortion clinic.
Then he knew
there was some s..t he would not do.
He got picky,
though getting himself fired was his
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Categories:
bundling, poetry,
Form: Free verse
A Night With the Gods
...A Night with the gods
With a shrill cry
piercing the moonless night
stilling the witless
freezing the fleeing shadows
enveloping midnight dreams
with fleeting glimpse
of f...
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Categories:
bundling, africa, child, devotion,
Form: Narrative
Landsbyen -Into the North- An Epic Poem 7
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A new day begins and new promises made
The child guiding his way
Finally warmed he seemed less afraid
As through the snow they slowly made headway
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Categories:
bundling, christmas, fairy,
Form: Epic
She: the White Rose
...Milky petals propagate in circles
Blooming into purity
Silky smooth layers wrap around each other
Attracting even the Queen Bee
To mark a new beginning,
She opens herself up to the world
With...
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Categories:
bundling, beautiful, betrayal, earth, nature,
Form: Free verse
Wait For Me Darling
...You know I am in the ether, darling
You feel my presence, though we have not met
Do not settle for anyone less, wait for me.
I promise I will be worth the wait.
I feel you in the garden, tendi...
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Categories:
bundling, romance,
Form: Free verse
Puppy Dreams
...He curled up
snug and safe in his bed
eyes blink then closed, dosing
as he tucked his little head,
At first a sigh
and then a softer deep snore
then feet traveling hurrying to somewhere
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Categories:
bundling, analogy, animal,
Form: Quatrain
An Opened Moment
...This opened moment viewed together through the mirrored glass;
Reflections of tomorrows past with all the deigned and feigned
And foreign feelings felt. This moment deep into the next will melt.
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Categories:
bundling, adventure, appreciation, birth, care,
Form: Prose Poetry
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