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Another Day Fades and Dies

...
Softly, the sun shimmers with golden glimmers  
as a sanguine sunset dances a marvelous minuet.
Past the time of twilight skies, another day slowly dies, 
only to be reborn again on tomorrow...

mon cygne noire

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now ...

dance for me …
eyes of polished onyx
pierce me like the keen edge of
a scalpel, deftly wielded ...
the blood of my black
heart flowing in and around you -
warm and welcomed to your...

CANINE KING

...CANINE KING
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He was a dachshund extraordinaire,
     a canine king with a luxurious coat most fair.
He ruled our neighborhood with nary a care,
     his ...

An Arctic Story

...At first light trudging through the Arctic Snow,
Is it for thrill or just a Facebook photo show?
As the Arctic wind buffets our flushed face,
The long-awaited walk soon becomes a shambles of a rac...

Shall I Compare Thee To an Elephant?

...Shall I compare thee to an elephant?
Thou art a thousand times more relevant.
'Tis not from floppy ear doth ardor rise,
Nor yet shall sinuous trunk knot love’s sweet ties;
And if thou can’t stamp...

Discontent

...They said, "you look cute"
I smiled and remained mute
But, Did that really make me smile? 

Remarked they, saying, you are beautiful, adorable and kind
"You are someone who's hard to find"
Are ...

Waiting In Empty Nest

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“The birds fly away from their nurturing nest, 
find their own skies to soar” 
– Quote by Poet


I built the nest for them  
where we could stay together
for as long as the sun ros...

As an easy pushover and soft touch lamenting my demise

...As an easy pushover and soft touch lamenting my demise
Vultures swooped overhead
and preyed on my vulnerabilities
forcing me to carrion camping
as fine young cannibals
sharpened their knives
an...

Golden Glimmers of the Sun

...*Playing around with Alliteration


The sun softly shimmers with gold glimmers  
Sanguine sunsets dance marvelous minuets 
Before falling abed, he briefly bled 
for having to close his eyes
be...

Last Dance Amid The Stars

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*Trigger warning: Death, Suicide 

Bottle in my left hand, cold steel in my right. A Grand Canyon revelry gone bad with only myself to blame. "Just one more selfie," she said. Her body now still ...

Lost libido as rez erected cockamamie Shtrungool haint no prickly fallacy

...Lost libido as rez erected cockamamie Shtrungool haint no prickly fallacy

The following pastiche 
poetically pricked prick,
whereby fantasy courtesy Eros 
(????) cow licked
country bumpin vide...

A starry eyed burst of creativity

...A (starry eyed) burst of creativity...

at approximately
a painfully early o'clock in the morning
give or take an o'clock
found yours truly (me) amassing
line after line of a poem
crazily coal...

About gods of timing belts and spark plugs

...“Lasciate ogne speranza, voi ch'intrate", most frequently translated as "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here". A. Dante, 14th century Italian poet

They sway the power over mere mortals
They drop ...

orange you glad i didn't say crayon'd

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                         did the audience 
                                 with 
                           jocular query
                              propone  
                           ...

Yet Another Politician

...Why do politicians lie
And our wallets deftly pry,
Puff and bluster all the time
Their intent to cheat sublime.

Are we dumb or just naive
Of that talent to deceive,
Smiles aplenty to go round...

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