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Turtle beach

...The Ballad of the Endless Shell
An Epic Poem of Turtles

In the age when the world was newborn and bright,
Before sword or sorrow or firelight,
The Earth did stir with a breath so wide,
And tur...

I wear my dress like a canvas of dreams woven from threads of the moon

...I wear my dress like a canvas of dreams woven from threads of the moon,
as if my porcelain skin had never been touched by shadows,
as if you hadn't taken me to the back of a car, a temple of secret...

The Darkened Sky Stole my Tears

..."The Darkened Sky Stole my Tears"
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                                The Darkened Sky Stole my Tears


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Him Vs I

...He is a writer, I am the reader
He is a fighter, I’m the survivor.
He is a follower, I’m the loner,
He is calmer, I am louder.

He holds his voice for me,
I shout at him freely.
The day he ask...

In the labyrinth of warmth, I sought refuge in the cold room of frozen memories

...In the labyrinth of warmth, I sought refuge in the cold room of frozen memories,
From the cold room, I fled to the coffin of unspoken promises,
And from the coffin? Only the bare hands of time bury...

Lilies of the Field

...Behold the brave ten thousand men
When called to war they rushed right in
Leaving both hearth and home behind
Unaware of what they might find

In fertile fields their foes had nested
Strong as ...

A Clash of Titans, A Bond of Respect

...Across the aisle, a chasm loomed,
Reagan smiled, O’Neill boomed.
The Gipper’s charm, the Speaker’s grit—
Two titans clashed but never quit.

Ideals at war—left against right,
Taxe...

Twas the Night Before Christmas in PoetrySoup

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Twas the night before Christmas…
…And I finally sat down,
After last minute shopping, running all over town. 
Deciding to rest now, I opened my phone
To visit the Soup and read a few poems....

Woven arrows of bleakness

...1.
Raucous winds sweep pristine waves 
against gods' sepulchral canvas as
stagnant, sharp wings' frames rose from malnourished hearts;
ends of elongated crosses marked beginnings
of rotten, veno...

Sappho Translations VII

...Sappho Translations VI by Michael R. Burch


Sappho, fragment 52
translation by Michael R. Burch

Yesterday,
you came to my house
to sing for me.

Today,
I come to you
to return the favor...

she returned for revenge

...She returned to the palace to exact revenge
This time she was dressed in crimson and gold
Her pet dragon Mynx accompanied her
They were ready to fight their way to the emperor

He was a diabolic...

THE LINES OF THE LIFE

...Never gone away from the light,
Never seen the daunting sites,
Never clashed with horrible tides,
Never ceased down the rhythmic rides,
People would think,
What is all ?
It is nothing,
Just se...

THE LINES OF THE LIFE

...Never gone away from the light
Never seen the daunting sites
Never clashed with horrible tides
Never ceased down the rhythmic rides
People would think
What is all ?
It is nothing
Just semi-rhy...

Sleepless Sheep

...
Sheep Sam could not seek sleep that night
as storm sounds crashed and clashed; 
the thunder blasted booms while bright
bold beams of lightning lashed.

So sadly, Sam said, “We can't sl...

As the Rain Came

...As dark clouds dashed and clashed in the sky
Thunder began to boom and rumble
Sensing an impending rain, frogs started croaking
Cows stopped cuddling and began to ...

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