a Song In Dreamtime
Sing us a song oh giant of the deep,
an ancient refrain to hear in our sleep,
let no man silence you and your kin,
if contemplated would be a sin.
Across the oceans of our world,
we hear your song till tears explode.
Catching our emotions filling us with joy,
uplift your song to the very sky.
andrew mcintyre 7/1/2024.
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Categories:
denizen, analogy, animal, beautiful, deep,
Form: Rhyme
Denizen of the Night
Unable to escape my fate,
alas I am a denizen of the night.
As darkness descends my adventures begin.
Such freedom in soaring flight,
a freedom that humanity will never experience,
exhilaration beyond measure.
Under the magic of the midnight moon
I live my life.
Skimming ponds and lakes,
scooping up water, so refreshing.
Gripped by a ferocious appetite
and driven by hunger:
Night-flying insects beware!
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Categories:
denizen, nature,
Form: Free verse
Danke Bitte Und Mehr
Danke Bitte und Mehr
David J Walker
It was a land of foreign thought
And I was the denizen drifter
In uniform that hid my ignorance
and poverty
In an OD Green costume that was
Barely me
Rarely me on weekends
One who could pass for a different class
Of vagabond wandering across
the borders alone
So far from home
That I was thoughtless
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Categories:
denizen, analogy, community,
Form: Rhyme
Borrowed Words of a Denizen Soul
Borrowed Words of a Denizen Soul
David J Walker
I admit to the
Plagiarism of the language
I am still learning to use
Day by day by day
So often the meanings mangled
So often the thoughts tangled
In the confusion of emotions
Seeking the freedom of expression
From the lips of a denizen soul
At best I am a borrower
At worst, I am
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Categories:
denizen, allegory,
Form: Rhyme
Lifelong Hermitage Denizen Enjoys Spiritual Freedom
Neither encumbered with
material trappings, nor money,
(neither of which I miss)
mine existence approxi-
moxy mates (to me),
the state of psychic,
intrinsic, and bucolic bliss
though far removed
from civilization distant
as
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Categories:
denizen, adventure, allegory, environment, fantasy,
Form: Free verse