Close Poems - Poems about Close

I look on, reciting lines, reacting, responding, the lights are dim, the stage is cold. I dance across the scene, choreographed to my solitude, hurt, tired, done, but I never stop. Tears roll, screams echo, but I never stop. I almost collapse, I can't go on, but I never stop. I'm dead, my body rotting, but I never stop. I look to...

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I had a close knit and Happy family until A slick and silent enemy Stepped in wanting to Take my place...

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plane, bus 'n train elevators 'n escalators revelers 'n sale-day crowds is where we meet STRANGERS! looking away, with no eye-to-eye contact no nod, wink, grunt of 'Hi's', never ever recognizing the sharers of the commons shoved together withdrawn incognito. Here for thee be : The Ten Commandments of Crowd Etiquette Thou Shalt Honor Thy and Their Personal Bubbles Thou Shalt Not Partake in Olfactory Betrayal Thou Shalt Not Greet...

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May we be blessed to embrace the irony that the faster our children grow… if we want to keep them close to us… we have to let them go. ...

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Self-awareness on a pedestal, stalled by a stormy day, placed there by providence —by poet A Close Encounter car window reflected a close encounter. iridescent feathers folded; downpour. in blue cape, he hides his eyes, blue-green. we squeak past the blue trash can, he’s atop. so close, my husband doesn’t see him there, but the passenger, me, “Look a peacock!” was on my way to get...

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It’s been a long time since I’ve ventured into this new studio of mine— dust has settled like ashes on the unshelved books and the jars of brushes still packed away in boxes that intimidate me. Since I’m already here I might as well unpack one carton of my past. I slit the tape on a box labeled Miscellaneous, not knowing what I’ll find. Inside, a parrot, a toucan, some...

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I did not anticipate finding a parking space I rarely find one at this location Because the restaurant’s food is from outer space It is very popular during spring vacation I was ready to walk a mile or two Wait! Could it be? I looked six times too There were two ready spaces open for me to park What a lark! I...

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Late Spring Hiku 20 f ~a ~d ~I ~n ~g flower blooms kissing the warm l o...

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Dedicated to Mooney who is up in cat heaven ~ norwegian fur ball intelligent and cunning feline soul sister AP: 1st place 2025...

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I like to dream, to close my eyes and weave silent worlds, where silence flows like a silk river under the moonlight, but when I dream of love, a gentle story like the whisper of the wind, my heart trembles like a water lily on a glassy lake. Not that I have been betrayed by shadows or abandoned by...

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You might wanna think... Before you step up to me. My mind's twisted... Sadistic... Animalistic... Be careful with me. Don't get too close. Don't spend too much time Watching my every move... I've got a point to prove, and you're the first on my list. Completely pissed... Furious and enraged. Unlock the cage... If you think you can keep up... I don't fight to win. I fight to kill and obliterate... Heart...

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“In the cold embrace of death, we come to realize the fragility of human existence.” Unknown ************************************************************** The Cold Embrace...

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May our encounters be flowers of springtime charms in every season...

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deep down in me gut i know i shan't sink this putt so, i close me eyes and to my surprise i knock it right...

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She sits next to me As my mind wonder in the dark You're like a close member of the family. Let me hug you like this As the world is needing love Making you as my last refuge. Which words I feel Makes you important in this life The harsh or gentle words or just soft touch. My hands keep smelling Perfume...

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