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The Flower and the ButterflyThe Flower and the Butterfly
In the subtle softness of dawn’s embrace,
A tender flower reclines upon her garden bed,
Enshrouded in the veil of morning mist,
Which caress her form like the softest lace,
As golden rays of...
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Categories:
beauty, desire, flower, garden,
Form: Rhyme
Empress of the NightEnshrouded in the moon’s ethereal grace,
Skin aglow with celestial trace.
A smile, a devil’s tempting lure of sin,
Alluring lips, plush and dark, a sinister grin.
Your hair, a river of raven’s gentle flow,
Beneath the moonbeam’s soft,...
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Categories:
dark, desire, fantasy, gothic,
Form: Rhyme
The Shady OnesToo bright the world maybe in eyes of different colours,
but wicked eyes do fail to see the light in hearts of others.
With warmth the sun shall shine on souls that overglow,
undoubtful faith in...
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Categories:
desire, evil, hate, innocence,
Form: Rhyme
a quest to find myself againThe days were brighter then,
When without the slightest effort, I’d succeed in making a good impression.
Now it seems no one knows me to be “good”,
How will they? I’ve hardly provided any proof
I used to swim...
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Categories:
anxiety, depression, desire, education,
Form: Free verse
Thought of the daydiscard oh hermit, your to-do list ~
the seeker who seeks does not exist...
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Categories:
desire, spiritual, truth,
Form: Couplet
Writing poetry, a voice within a voice“Was not writing poetry a secret transaction, a voice answering a voice
QUOTE POEM—63
Poetry is pure inner soul’s voice
Conveyed hidden words choice
Quietly spinning lyrical equipoise
Inner voice vibrate audible noise
Poetry echoes words to rejoice
Structured in secret lyrical...
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Categories:
analogy, appreciation, beautiful, desire,
Form: Rhyme
Be Mine Or Nobody'sEvery thought, every vision you will dream
must evolve around me:
be mine or nobody's!
even your breath belongs to me...
be mine or nobody's:
can my faint hope die and not ever gleam?
No woman could sing me a happier...
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Categories:
anxiety, betrayal, desire, dream,
Form: Ode
Eyes of GodMaybe if I close my eyes long enough
this will all just disappear.
I’ll wake up to the eyes of God and
his voice whispering in my ear.
A dream,
this life, can be so cold and cruel.
A dose of...
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Categories:
desire, dream, fantasy, fate,
Form: Free verse
ATTEMPTED BAKEATTEMPTED BAKE
Everything prepared the day before
Reading a recipe book for sure
The Flour, Butter and Sugar all added
It’s not the Pillsbury Bake Off
It was a need for dessert
Bake on Bake on
The oven is good and hot
Soon...
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Categories:
desire, adventure, appreciation, april, care,
Form: Rhyme
Monk modeIf there be no desire,
no thought forms can arise,
so if we just be still,
darkness yields to sunrise
and dark voids within fill.
If there be no desire,
we live by need, not greed,
treading gently on earth,
allowing love to...
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Categories:
desire, god, joy, spiritual,
Form: Monchielle Stanza
Heart says Mind saysHeart says "But I want to know"
Mind says " Its time to let go."
Heart says "I can't take this ache"
Mind says "Ypu always knew this would one day break"
Heart says "If given a...
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Categories:
angst, desire, heartbreak, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
EmptinessYou gripped my hips, not my heart
you stoked the fire on my lips, sent me sprawling through an abyss
and left my body tangled in sweat drenched sheets
alone.
you wove a wrathful web of wantonness, slid...
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Categories:
dark, deep, desire, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
The Walls of EgyptI only remembered it for a minute second
Some dream bound for the black hole.
A minuscule moment it was
Slipping into the fabric of no dimension.
The actor forgetting their single stage moment
In the shortest act created...
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Categories:
analogy, desire, garden, history,
Form: Narrative
I'm in loveAdmired you from far,
And kept gazing at you like the brightest star.
Words weren't enough to describe you,
Hence, I was madly in love and all my friends knew it too.
You treat me like the most delicate...
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Categories:
desire, art, beautiful, butterfly, crush,
Form: Rhyme
Because My Heart DesiresMy whole life, I felt like something was missing, like my heart's desire was only half full. But, I was okay.
Then one day,
because you liked me,
because...
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Categories:
boyfriend, desire, feelings, girlfriend,
Form: Free verse
Specific Types of Desire Poems
Definition | What is Desire in Poetry?
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