Beautiful Agony IV
...X: It fizzled to dust...
It fizzled to dust, or did it even exist
The mind struggles to see through the mist
The reality or imagination created the sparkly dust
The heart doesn't see sense, but...
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Categories:
contrastingly, deep, emotions, feelings, heartbreak,
Form: Rhyme
Whispers of Years
...Written: October 29, 2023
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Years gradually build up over time.
I sit on my knees and feel sublime.
Wounds need to heal and lo...
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Categories:
contrastingly, analogy, angst, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Huddled In the Shadow
...a destination
challenges and setbacks to overcome
waves of frustration
Impulsive excitement
exploration
prohibition
stupefaction
molten...
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Categories:
contrastingly, analogy, animal, appreciation, symbolism,
Form: Free verse
Contrasting Exits
...In 2018 there were four who exited life's door never to return. There was an additional one whom I feared might also depart, but he recovered from his sickness and now continues his mission. My acqua...
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Categories:
contrastingly, celebration, christian, faith, farewell,
Form: Narrative
This Is My Story
...I knew you.
I knew you before we met that day.
My soul knew you like never before.
You gave me peace, yet
Opened my eyes to the wild nature of my soul.
I’ve met you in another life, another time...
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Categories:
contrastingly, longing, loss, missing,
Form: Free verse
The Pearl of My Heart
...Climbers and bushes are like sentinels that guard our terrains,
Waterfalls and paths, cascade like snakes gliding on the mountains,
Our indigenous mansion lounges like a penthouse on the hill,
Am...
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Categories:
contrastingly, home,
Form: Rhyme
Le Vacance Pretentieuse: Poolside
...Burning, white heat coursing across flesh
A honky no longer
Leafy flecks marbling skin like wire mesh
Relax and grow stronger
Silence attacked by Dolly Parton’s CDs
A boiling furnace
Darts com...
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Categories:
contrastingly, adventure, freedom, happy, history,
Form: Verse
Women's Traditional Dance—oneida Nation
...The sun receded quietly on a relaxing siesta, as
Calm clouds of the mid-afternoon smiled henced,
The beat of the drums provideth dancing rhythm
As she moved in pure elegance with harmony, to
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Categories:
contrastingly, imagination, inspirational, life, music,
Form: Lyric