Half the staff had a good laugh
AP: Honorable Mention 2026
Misty as the powder of my soul
The demi-god of legend
Haunts like snakeskin
Wandering my dreams
Igniting my being
Begging for your touch
Smoldering my loneliness
Forever
Demi Moore
An Arsenal football fan for sure
She once was a bill collector
But now she's a doll collector!
9-9-2024
No noise,silence,
the beating of my heart,
alone,with my thoughts;
Without,I see the breeze,
soundless,active,alive,
slowly I awake,arise
to another day
My faith is part of me,
as is my poetry;
It could not be any other way,
two sides of one coin,I now say;
It's who I really was,you see
hidden,then released,in me
Faith,art & my poetry
Just another day without you
Each scent of your perfume lingers
Fasten tight upon photo frames
Emotions consume my fingers
Watching the lilac sky glisten
Memories of you blowing kisses
Partying in summer dresses
Emotions consume my fingers
Golden locks, unwavering charm
Lost in music eyes ocean blue
Drunk with passion fruit dance mixer
Emotions consume my fingers
Just another day without you
Emotions consume my fingers
A friend of Barney’s a friend of mine
The emotion’s worth my weight in gold
Thus, the tears you share make you look fine.
Not surprised if a child owns your shrine
Vibrant vibe? Tickets easily sold
A friend of Barney’s a friend of mine
Skyscraper’s not your soul you define.
Meeting with your soul? Story untold.
Thus, the tears you share make you look fine.
Unamazed by a troll’s face of swine
A Karen jealous of thee? That scold!
A friend of Barney’s a friend of mine
Give your heart a break. You’re not divine
It is what it is. Haters are cold
Thus, the tears you share make you look fine
Let it go. Let go and simply dine
Literature of ‘This is of Me’ screams bold.
A friend of Barney’s a friend of mine.
Thus, the tears you share make you look fine.
My faith is part of me,
as is my poetry;
It could not be any other way,
two sides of one coin,I now say;
It's who I really was,you see
hidden,then released,in me
Faith,and my poetry
No noise,silence,
the beating of my heart,
alone,with my thoughts;
Without,I see the breeze,
soundless,active,alive,
slowly I awake,arise
to another day
NOTE : a half sonnet of 6 lines +1 (instead of 12 lines +2)similar(condensed) rhymes schemes apply
A demi sonnet
No noise,silence,
the beating of my heart,
alone,with my thoughts;
Without,I see the breeze,
soundless,active,alive,
slowly I awake,arise
to another day
My faith is part of me,
as is my poetry;
It could not be any other way,
two sides of one coin,I now say;
It's who I really am,you see
hidden,then released,in me
Faith,and my poetry
No noise,silence,
the beating of my heart,
alone,with my thoughts;
Without,I see the breeze,
soundless,active,alive,
slowly I awake,arise
to another day
A demi sonnet
No noise,silence,
the beating of my heart,
alone,with my thoughts;
Without,I see the breeze,
soundless,active,alive,
slowly I awake,arise
to another day
a free form half sonnet
DEMI sonnet a TIEN love sequence
Dear one where have you been,I missed you so
Come here, what can I say to make you stay
Why would you go when love is so near
Pray leave the past , your love can fill this void
Come let us dance in step, close up once more
A hug, a kiss, hold me, tell me you're mine
Let us wed,wear my ring, make this heart sing
a TIEN is a ten , one syllable word sentence with no title I derived from Tichborne' s famous elegy.
you may hear me read most of my PS anthology( now approaching 4000 poems)on youtube clips under my pen name ichthyschiro
catch my short forms thereof @strandpoet on twitter and on my numerous
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You're the soul of God Apollo teaching,
A pied piper delighting followers.
The Shaman giving hope to those seeking,
You gave an image of life unfettered.
Your life was a fight, you dreaded sheep life,
And your lips in hell burn before you tell.
Guiding sight giving needed life insights,
Demi God unknown to self, born to help.
You were a bright sun with a golden hue,
Welcoming door, an un-corralled stallion.
You’re the greatest teacher I ever knew,
To live a life as you, to inspire youth,
Who will quest for you, and I say I shall.
Our sprits locked, miss a lot, Professor Al.
DEMI-MONDAINE
You belong in silhouette to the dream’s theft
And weft with paid desire, look all adoring
At the man who’s made your life bereft
Of actual household dreams, he says it’s boring
Fresh linen, dimity and damask blue
Would be my veil, too, for daring
To ask: did it happen to you too?
And: when did your sorrow go past caring?
Don’t try to leave this room without an answer
Or you’ll turn back – the swathe of silk
In my eyes - you see, at heart a dancer
Each night I come home with the doorstep milk -
In the big bad world to be a cinch in style,
In the good small world to be a bright tear trickling.
by Rosemarie Rowley
IN MEMORY OF HER 2008
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