Prosaic poem of mine, who dislikes formalities, hence prose heeds with the following
...Prosaic poem of mine, who dislikes formalities, hence prose heeds with the following.
Yahoo!...As an AOL member since the beginning of time...,
I now find myself (a googling...
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Categories:
detects, absence, adventure, america, angel,
Form: Free verse
HALLS OF AMENTI 2
...HALLS OF AMENTI 2
Doom dark in the
Halls of Amenti
whole families are
dropped down drains
covers shut tight
no pink flamingos
not a single orange
tree in sight
They grope along hol...
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Categories:
detects, 12th grade, change, deep,
Form: Rhyme
In the heart of the night, under the leaden and weeping sky
...In the heart of the night, under the leaden and weeping sky,
amidst the twisted shadows of our thoughts,
we let ourselves be carried by a cold wind, cold as a kiss of death,
falling into the abyss...
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Categories:
detects, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Paradox
...moving in the void
peripheral vision detects
ripples of fear and dark desire
scarring the fabric of space
arising from attachment
to ephemeral illusions
hardly anyone asks
the existential q...
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Categories:
detects, desire, fear, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Where The Church Bells Do Not Ring
...A fox cub ventures out of his den
For the first time on a pretty Sunday morning.
He should not have left.
On these days, when church bells ring out,
All is silent in the forest—
There is alw...
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Categories:
detects, death, innocence, sad, soldier,
Form: Free verse
Introspection
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Written: May 05, 2024
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You crossed the gloss,
Under a star-spangled sky,
To greet me at dawn.
Foggy dreams awoke me,
my brai...
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Categories:
detects, animal, dream, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Let Go
...Notice how the birds sing long after we listen.
We oft’ are engulfed with our trampoline thoughts.
With gossiping beaks, they chirp and they flap.
We mimic their tweets, in our minds, as we beat...
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Categories:
detects, bird, metaphor,
Form: Verse
Tears and Smiles
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tears
silent
roll down
her face
flow
into
>--------=----------her mouth---------=---------<
she detects the salty flavor
on the view of her other eye
Its inherent...
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Categories:
detects, analogy, angst, bereavement,
Form: Shape
A Models Likeness
...A bruised heart scorned, sacred vows of a saint, sorrows of
unrequited lovers—art is what you paint—I Am Anaya
A Models Likeness
Hues of magentas and white acrylic silky spells
Vibr...
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Categories:
detects, betrayal,
Form: Rhyme
Stealth Core
...How much is an idea worth -
enough to make you poor?
What if you found the ultimate
that shook you to your core?
Suppose it took a thing you hate
like struggling with planks,
and sneakily tu...
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Categories:
detects, health, technology,
Form: Quatrain
Stuffing Santa
...Santa eats burger.com
A McD’s opened at the North Pole Sights
Scarfing on Big Mac’s, fries, and crispy bites
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Categories:
detects, christmas, humor,
Form: Limerick
The Shepherds Voice
...There is a picture in my mind
Of grazing sheep on a remote hillside
The shepherd is mindful of his flock
Guarding each of them with pride
His watchful eye then detects
One little lamb, - t...
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Categories:
detects, christian,
Form: Rhyme
How Still Is Our Stillness
...Acceptant eye in the midst of chaos,
detects a trace of subtle aversion
borne in heart, uncomfortable with loss,
thus yearning for deeper bliss immersion.
Endless seeking to become ...
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Categories:
detects, desire, joy, silence, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet
Fate Love and Coffee
...Fate, love, and coffee
turned into substitutable
with reminiscences,
Striving to be free from
cacophonous relics gifted
by your poisonous love
will my violaceous lyrics
mend my wou...
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Categories:
detects, analogy, conflict, fate, love,
Form: Free verse
Everlasting Love
...Her coffin slowly drops into the ground,
the little group of mourners huddles there,
all standing pokerfaced, without a sound,
the vicar speaks his lines without a care...
I watch and gulp the fr...
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Categories:
detects, death,
Form: Quintain (English)
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