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Frostbitten Heartstrings and Drunken Truths

...My eyes couldn’t help 
But wander 
And smile at every passing inch 

Aimlessly following the walls 
And your voice 
Throughout the house you lay your head at night 

It was cozy 
Decorated d...

Categories: distrait, angst, body, december, deep,
Form: Free verse

Act of Love

...Act of Love
John, joined other urchins; ran away from home
He was eight years, his mother died
Father, alcoholic, abused his only son:
Physically assaulted little John.
Uncontrolled fear gripped...

Categories: distrait, africa, beauty,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme

A Poem For You

...Hello, hey
You don’t need to hide yourself away,
It’s only you that you'll be hiding anyways.

And you can hate yourself all that you want to,
Like the feeling of popcorn
Between your teeth.

...

Categories: distrait, identity,
Form: Free verse

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Jingles

...do not simply dawdle and diddle
for life may pass as a twinkle 
hardly any time to drag and dawdle
in life, joy and sorrow may mix and mingle
before your powers diminish and dwindle, ...

Categories: distrait, celebration, fun, humorous,
Form: Alliteration

Listen

...
Admit the fact, it took a long time to
realize; why you can't look straight
to his eyes; feel why stay distrait
in his absence, delay can't wait.

While he's away, you behave madly ...

Categories: distrait, love,
Form: Sonnet

Ruminating

...I,I,I,I, don't know what got me here.
My soul is impacted with heartbreaking despair, and logic is dim and unclear.
Should I have?
Should I have stopped him from walking out the door?
Should I ha...

Categories: distrait, emotions,
Form: Rhyme

To Be 2d

...DIMENSION CONTENTION

In the world of two dimensions
There is discord and dissension 
About what exists beyond 
The known space of which they’re fond

Some claim that’s it - just what they see...

Categories: distrait, satire, space,
Form: Rhyme

Percipient Papa Guru Courtesy Deux Darling Goo Goo Dolls

...Impossible mission for yours truly,
sans this dada to validate
those two most significant mentors,
no paternal biased trait,
(who I helped beget) enroute to great
adventures toward enormously

...

Categories: distrait, education, environment, father daughter,
Form: Enclosed Rhyme

Embracing Christmas Cheer

...Embrace sweet kisses under mistletoe,
soon Santa will be riding on his sleigh.
Outside the children making men of snow, 
the fondest friendship matters most this day.  

This is the day when...

Categories: distrait, christmas,
Form: Sonnet

Creation of Peace

...The creation of peace

The rind you sculpture 
Insulation of deep 
           To those not worth
               Your perdurable coat .. 


Give up ferocious debate 
Neutralising distrait 
Y...

Categories: distrait, inspiration, peace, poetry,
Form: Free verse

The Seductress Is Hapless

...Here she comes like shaft of the sun, walking,
As sullen eyes and widened mouth feast – 
Dubbed the slayer of love; the goddess of lust – all stalking
Libidinously like a fun starved beast
Beauty so ...

Categories: distrait, beauty, celebrity, lust,
Form: Narrative

A Rose

...Should I mourn each falling leaf?
Distrait of beauty in my grief
Observe the rose in such pain
To stay a rose there to remain
Watching one by one they fall
Leaf by leaf and petals all
Naked now there...

Categories: distrait, love, rose,
Form: Rhyme

Passing Trains In Winter Rain

...Distrait within the dismal night
while drifting down deserted track...
Beyond the bend, a lantern light
illumed alone the vacant black.  
Such are the tricks that fate will feign
with passing tr...

Categories: distrait, depression,
Form: Rhyme