At the mountain's peak, where the sky touches the earth
...At the mountain's peak, where the sky touches the earth,
Stands the graceful woman, determined in every moment, for every soul,
She trembles slightly, like a bird waiting, gentle in her love,
Her ...
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Categories:
burst forth, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
TEXAS PRAIRIE PARADISE
...TEXAS PRAIRIE PARADISE
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here, where the horizon bends.
the morning sun spills its warmth.
the Texas prairie stretches~
a vast unbroken beauty where
g...
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Categories:
burst forth, 12th grade, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Before the Trees
...Before the trees have leaves, their branches,
Brown with bark, but bare,
Sway gently in the breeze, just waiting
For their springtime flair.
In days to come, when buds appear,
Encouraged by th...
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Categories:
burst forth, spring, tree,
Form: Rhyme
Remember
...I twisted myself into a strange posture
-thinking it was comfortable-
and my heart struggled to reach past the pinch.
Gradually -like boiling frogs-
pressured increased
as the weight of foolis...
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Categories:
burst forth, heart, remember, sin,
Form: Free verse
A Lonely House in the Steppe - end
...A Mother’s Prayer
The oil lamp flickered, casting its glow,
The sickly child cried out, heartache in tow.
“Oh my little one, my precious, my dear,”
The old woman trembled, consumed by her fear.
...
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Categories:
burst forth, prayer,
Form: Free verse
Cease the Winter's Cold and Snow-
... mid Winter strain mist
cold winds and snow turbulent
mild burst seasonnal
~
soon to be spring time
with everything comes long cold
to burst forth frigid
~
environment soon
b...
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Categories:
burst forth, appreciation, celebration, cool, encouraging,
Form: Haiku
A Vine in Winter
...denuded of foliage
left with the bare essence of my existence
a gnarled unassuming frame
from which new life will burst forth in spring
firmly anchored in fertile soil
the terroir for the vine...
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Categories:
burst forth, analogy, winter,
Form: Free verse
Sunday February 2nd, 2025 Groundhog Day
...Sunday February 2nd, 2025 Groundhog Day
Location: Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. First held on February 2, 1887 prognosticating how many more weeks of winter weather without a shado...
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Categories:
burst forth, adventure, animal, anniversary, birth,
Form: Rhyme
SOLILOQUY
...Silence pierced through the thick blanket
Of his thoughts, heretofore plagued
By a quaff of exhaled tobacco,
Spiralling and somersaulting in the air,
Like a fierce missile
Sent on a sinister mis...
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Categories:
burst forth, life, nature, poetry,
Form: Free verse
The Scent of Wormwood
...When the whip of the wind strikes the earth’s flank,
Dark clouds rush forward, dragging low and dank.
Like a female camel moaning for her calf,
The heavy clouds, their big nipple isn't half.
T...
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Categories:
burst forth, smile,
Form: Rhyme
Lily's Manifesto
...White throat open to the sky—
I swallow light, spit out beauty
Like bloody stars
Dawn splits me open.
There is no gentleness here:
I break Into a fierce being
Pink wounds flowering
In ...
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Categories:
burst forth, flower,
Form: Free verse
one second before creation :maybe:
...
if mankind ever comprehends everything ~ there will be nothing left
sighs god to satan i’ll be outed ~ and you can wave goodbye to theft
well i’m a psychopath smirked satan ~ so exempt from ...
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Categories:
burst forth, creation, humanity, perspective,
Form: Monoku
The story of my life
...In a world where echoes greet the dawn,
The sun stretches its golden arms wide,
Colors burst forth, dreams gently drawn,
From nature’s palette, where beauty and charm abide.
Morning dew...
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Categories:
burst forth, abuse, fear, missing,
Form: Rhyme
You Sitting Next To Me
...
Ocean waves crash against the seashore
you inhale and suddenly you are no more
than a hint of spice on a hot summer day
Water droplets mingle with the salty smell
of the sea, ... you are sitt...
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Categories:
burst forth, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
In the midst of the storm, when the sky breaks into whispers of thunder
...In the midst of the storm, when the sky breaks into whispers of thunder,
I lose myself in the tumult of thoughts, like in an untamed sea,
And my steps are heavy with the mud of fear, while the wind...
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Categories:
burst forth, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
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