I Am Not A Brick
...They shaped the mold before I arrived,
A perfect cast where all compiled.
I was meant to be poured, settle and fit,
But I hardened too soon and fractured it.
I stretched too far and pulled to wid...
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Categories:
chiseling, philosophy, social, society,
Form: Rhyme
Old Man Winter now flagging, and slip sliding along
...Old Man Winter now flagging, and slip sliding along...
as his stronghold diminishes.
Signals, triggers, and ushers kickstarting debut
of demure "Flora" who slowly but surely attempts
to revea...
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Categories:
chiseling, america, animal, birth, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Ghosts and Dust
...If words were enough,?
I'd speak until the sun set on forever,?
Etching you into history with each breath—?
Every line a tribute to the echo of you.
Like Praxiteles chiseling marble,?
I'd car...
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Categories:
chiseling, longing, love, memorial, memory,
Form: Free verse
The Call
...Tiptoes on timid,
balancing on fear
you peeked at perfection.
Chiseling abundance
into limited hopes
you can only pray for more.
Chances did not weep
only regrets paved a paranoia.
To shun ...
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Categories:
chiseling, blessing, change, courage, destiny,
Form: Free verse
Master Craftman
...An old artisan skill
Who truly knows
How to ply his craft
Turn a big stone
To a small stone
To a beautiful art
By constant chiseling
And persistent accurate hammering.
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Categories:
chiseling, art, career, motivation, passion,
Form: Light Verse
The End of Heartbreak
...
"Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering... The love of God did not protect His own Son... He will not necessari...
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Categories:
chiseling, appreciation, christian, faith, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
rain on lake
...raindrops dotting lake
with circular rippling mist
shadowing mirror
sun rays chiseling
hieroglyphs reflections
on lake's ice blanket
geese flight departure
one staying with injured mate
G...
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Categories:
chiseling, nature,
Form: Haiku
As Pride Looks On
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In tones of frenzied feelings,
Rage, responding to rage,
Chiseling on the stone, a heart
Dusted with doubt, jealously,
Hesitant to believe
There was once a gentle light,
Glowing li...
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Categories:
chiseling, anger, angst, dark, divorce,
Form: Free verse
Ice Age
...A few seasons ago
My heart began to melt
Thawing from ages of isolation
Allowing me to unearth how I felt
Discovering depth
In the layers buried below
Emotions that were stored away
Now pu...
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Categories:
chiseling, encouraging, inspirational, metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Do You Remember Those Seals
...do you remember those seals
the malleable anchor
i told you i would learn to sculpt
chiseling the seal you wanted
you threatened to fill the bath
a freezer for the fish
buy a place in the count...
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Categories:
chiseling, absence, farewell, remember, self,
Form: Verse
The Worst
...i found it skulking
in a pile of broken poems
it glared at me accusingly
as if demanding that i read it
the more i read
the worse it got
i knew what I had to do
i had to edit
i had to e...
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Categories:
chiseling, poetry,
Form: Free verse
The Emptied
...My mind hungered the untimeliness
of shattered existence above all grave
battered thoughts sullen whispers quiet
hushes I employed to write to empty
oneself into an invisible crowded realm ...
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Categories:
chiseling, art, beautiful, emotions, how
Form: Carpe Diem
How Cavemen Survived Bat Virus
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They lived in caves
As hunter gatherers
Nomads
Even worse
Primitive Primate
Under evolved humans
As per modern historians
Stone Age Cave Dwellers
Barely ab...
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Categories:
chiseling, art, history,
Form: Concrete
Back To Sipping
...7/7/22
At first it's uplifting
Just want the best for family and friends while living
I'd be content to enjoy a meal with them for thanksgiving
Meanwhile time continues ticking
As there is a b...
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Categories:
chiseling, dark, deep, life, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Contrast Comparisons
...Comedic contortionist claims clubfeet;
consider carefully, circus clowns cheat.
Chico chipped Carson City's carved concrete
clumsily chiseling cheap cardboard containers.
Charlatans can calm capi...
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Categories:
chiseling, 11th grade, political, word
Form: Rhyme
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