Coursing Poems

heartspeak

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tho' I am but the sparrow's twining strains
      the palette and the pen of whisp'ring souls
         I'm sweeter still if dashed upon the shoals
   or bleeding from the hem of day's remains
t...

Nature of the Beast

...Contorting her spine into slithering seduction,
she glides under the dim fluorescence of the flickering bulb,
an epileptic episode of indulgence before his very eyes,
a sight that leaks into the s...

The Measure of Miles

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2025 Poetry Marathon  Mile 12  Contest // Sponsored by: Mark Toney 
( 2nd Place )

Written: August 29, 2025


I did not come here to sprint.
I came to gather the pulse of the road,
to feel ...

one kiss

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* This was the first poem I ever entered into a contest, and it won! (Thank you to poet/judge John Hamilton). It is about a very brief moment, and all that our minds can process in an instant, espe...

no poetry

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** for all poets (and poetry lovers) everywhere **

        ~

oh where could one sweet person go
          who craves a phrase to ebb and flow
               or meanings' depths as oceans kn...

Come forth our Angel of the North Stokesy

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Come forth our Angel of the North
Working class…but VIP pass…standing sentry for cricketing gentry
Towering injury tarnished Talisman penury
Revarnished..primacy rebooted for his mooted destiny ...

The strength we embody

...They told us our skin meant exile
That our joy would be put on trial
Because it brings rain
But how can they hate the rain when it nourishes the ground we walk on
The same ground that grows the f...

14 Coursing!

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14 Coursing!

Reflection one,
Gematria is revealing,
14 is “Dai”, enough, done?
Tzoros are healing,
Rav C. Shumulevitz wrote “Con”,
Or “With” feeling “Busha”
For your missed mission,
T...

WTC Postman Pat

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Another hallowed arrow from his quivers

One of cricket’s greatest shiver givers

Coursing down your spine like rivers

Fine line..never dithers as slivers 

Of adversaries hopes on t...

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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Breathless sighs of Poetry

..."I want to see thirst In the syllables, touch fire In the sound; feel through the dark. For the scream." ~ Pablo Neruda

I
taste the
pulse of stars
coursing...

Deceptive darkness

...It goes unnoticed,
 just beneath the skin
 coursing now throughout.
stalking just outside of what's real
 the battle of flesh and steel. 
 Moon and earth locked in a cold embrace
 un able to lo...

l’eau de la vie

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I’m …

(thus told)
oft’ purveyor of a pen
drowning in the anguish of the heart …
bulletin:
love - not always love
love - always pain 
always -
all ways …
wherever, whatever, WHOever the
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I have loved and been loved, floating on ivory wings of white and pure dreams

...I have loved and been loved, floating on ivory wings of white and pure dreams,
traveling through sapphire skies where scarlet ecstasy calls to me in secret,
touching silver stars that shine like th...

RUNNER

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 I am an amateur athlete running a race.
  In earnest, I try to speed towards my goal,
   My feet embracing the earth I tread
    My legs aching, but careful not to fall.

I encounter many...

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