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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


Premium MemberIn 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

Premium MemberParadox

...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


Premium MemberIntrospection

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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

Premium MemberLet 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

Premium MemberTears 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

Premium MemberA 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

Premium MemberStealth 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

Premium MemberStuffing 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

Premium MemberHow 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

Premium MemberFate 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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