Dampness Poems

The Indigo Crest - On the Commemorative Stamp of - Purple Rain By Prince

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Written July 14, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori 
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So tiny, yet so vast: a square of purple flame,  
A postal stamp formed from forever lame.  
House...

unintended innuendo

...“as we passed her she did wilt
which caused in us sense of guilt
since our stance perhaps did cause
to put her heart’s joy on pause

though we’re gentle, not hostile
we diminished her soul’s sm...

Mother River

...My mother is a river. 
Not a calm, deep river, lush with fish and plants, flowing by gently and powerfully...but 
a thick, white rapids, furiously polishing the jagged rocks into marbles. 
There i...

The Key Bridge and Your Voice

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{"HOPE splurges angst my rib cage as I thrust aside the bed sheets and allow them to bundle up on their own. There was a longing extravagance in my spirit. 
The voices were painfully appalling a...

Toll and tallow

...How dark the air that winter brings to bear
Its dampness crawls into my very soul
A sickly moon attempts some light to share
As through the mist a bell begins to toll

Against all odds, in satur...

Tears of Sky

...The air, thick with the promise of the coming downpour, held a peculiar aura. 
Not the sharp, acrid tang of the approaching storm, but a subtle, almost ethereal perfume. 

A dampness, a coolness, ...

The Slug

...in the remote remoteness
of somewhere remote
flew a fly
this fly had realised gravity,
relativity and string theory
a professor and physicist
wise to everyone else

in the dark darkness
of s...

Fantastic Sky

...Gray rippled clouds create a tenebrous day
A gentle easterly breeze cools it down
But that sun, glorious sun
Creates a red rose crown

There is a chill upon the air  
A dampness mak...

Deception

...Standing on an abandoned beach
On a deserted island
Beyond fortune's reach
Feels like a dryland
Though dampness of ocean beseiges

I scribbled my falsehood
In sand of seashore
Washed away the...

His Song

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In trembling winds,
	Softly blessing,
		Silent expressions,		
			Gales of lasting,
				Serenity, sincerity.

In breathless tears,
	Worn by spirits,
		Gentle as dew,
			Manifestations,
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This Place

...Shut in this place
In close, closer, the walls move
Waning light  as darkness grows 
Ebbing joy and mounting woes
Claustrophobia erecting and waiving its sullen hand
Continually the mercury drop...

dampness

...you play an old song
as nights dampness kisses me
and you hold me close...

Yearn

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Written: April 15, 2024, For Constance La France Y words Contest

Rumi Quote:  "Longing is the core of mystery. Longing itself brings the cure. The only rule is, suffer the pain. Y...

Echoes Of A Shady Past Part Two

...n icy chill descends on 13 Beaver Veil Cottage as sisters Ester and Ellie walk gingerly up the steps on this wet and windy night.
This once charming pied-a-terre was now in a final phase denouement....

Mom, when I Saw you Last

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Is not ‘Mother’ the sweetest word in the dictionary?
She's one’s closest friend, companion, and guide.
How can I restrict her within the frame of a poem,
when my entire world circled...

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