CRIMSON SKY
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CRIMSON SKY
A Crimson Sky breaks the distant shore
stargates opening veils upon veils
portals portending lyrical or so it seemed
since senses were lost in labyrinth lots
ang...
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Categories:
camomile, allegory, beautiful, color, creation,
Form: Free verse
Adventure
...We got an old basket
A ball of strong twine
And one or two things
Of yours and mine
We found an old blanket
And very very soon
We were flying up high
In our homemade balloon
Mr Skylark interr...
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Categories:
camomile, adventure, fantasy, fun, joy,
Form: Rhyme
She Drank Tea
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Aunt Judith was the only tea drinker in the family;
Camomile brewed from bags - no loose tea leaves for her to read -
her future was foretold at birth: heart defect and early death.
The wise ...
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Categories:
camomile, death, life,
Form: Sijo
On a November Afternoon
...Grant me a peaceful afternoon
with hums alighting on nodding blooms,
butterfly wings and a soothing
lullaby whispered by washing
hanging on a line.
Let life be settled by a calm
with pleasa...
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Categories:
camomile, peace, violence, war,
Form: Free verse
Beyond Midnight
...it’s beyond midnight
candlelight and camomile
moons wane - eyelids close
3/18/2022...
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Categories:
camomile, night, sleep,
Form: Haiku
Childhood Memories
...I remember the days of yore.
Entering my house, out came my knight,
my sable-coloured spaniel.
Licking my face, giving me great delight.
He jumped up and down with joy
and I’ll never forget ...
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Categories:
camomile, dog, home, memory,
Form: Free verse
Spring
...twitching noses
in tussocks
of awakened primroses
rummaging on hazel boles
hibernating mammals
poke from the holes
leafless hedgerows
where buds now form
a carpet of whit...
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Categories:
camomile, spring,
Form: Pastoral
February
...W I N T E R
B R E A K S
N A T U R E
A W A K E S
G A R D E N
A S L E E P
&
an oldie reposted
Fields flooded into skating rinks
into which each footstep sinks,
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Categories:
camomile, february, word play,
Form: Shape
For Ophelia
...Dappled light plays on a mossy bank
as the tranquil waters of an idle stream
meander dreamlike through summer,
thick with nature's bounty. The only sound
on the pregnant air is the stirring of a...
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Categories:
camomile, emotions, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Leading the Way
...In her soul she exposes naked memories and lust for life
A rebel conceived in a flash of pure passion
One moment of caution abandoned for love
Outstripped of her garments...
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Categories:
camomile, art,
Form: Free verse
Snow Versus Poetry and Tea
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my world is covered with pristine white, and I want to, go shopping,
the snowflakes are pretty, but the wind is causing, huge drifts,
oh, will stay put, to write my poetry, and drink...
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Categories:
camomile, nature, poetry,
Form: Sijo
Dear Guest
...At the sound of the gong you appear
to seek some welcome refreshment,
dear guests to be greeted right here
with a cuppa is our sincere intent.
There's a flask of filter coffee
and a pot of t...
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Categories:
camomile, chocolate, drink, humorous,
Form: Quatrain
Whimsical Ziggy Starman Space Odyssey
...Oh
Your whimsical
Words and whiles and ways
Are like Vaseline on a chapped baby's bum
Or camomile on sunburn skin
Conservative journeys traversing the vacuum
On the dark side of the moon
O...
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Categories:
camomile, celebration, columbus day, creation,
Form: Free verse
An Interesting Occurrence Begins In a Packet of Frozen Peas
...An interesting occurrence begins in a bag of one kilo of frozen peas. Not in a bag of peanuts. Nor in a packet of crisps or chips. Chipolatas agree with this but the soda water states that the occurr...
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Categories:
camomile, anger, art,
Form: I do not know?
Irresistible Aroma
...Natures aromas, fragrance naturally disperse
Delightful infusions for our senses to indulge,
Fresh cut grass, delectation, beautiful Ladies purse,
Old English roses bloom with scent they di...
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Categories:
camomile, appreciation, garden, nature, senses,
Form: Rhyme
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