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Premium Member CLERIHEW ecphrasis XVII
...'La maja desnuda'* by Francisco Jose de Goya his Venus upon a divan did laze with a straightforward& unashamed gaze ......

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Categories: divan, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
She slept, slept her daily wage
...For children’s maw a woman slept, When not, wage and daily bun slept. In hope that at late last he’d come, Windows, leaving doors open, slept. The night, shadowy more than shy, On spreading ......

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Categories: divan, irony, sleep, woman,
Form: Ghazal



My Love Has Tired Me of My Life
...Mahammad Fuzuli (1494-1556) Mahammad Fuzuli, the poet-philosopher, is one of the founders of the divan genre in the history of Azerbaijani and Turkish literature. He wrote his works in three langu......

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Categories: divan, art, destiny, dream, inspirational,
Form: Ghazal
Premium Member The Death of Merat
...I leave the auction sick, my mettle frayed A ghost, I fear, in oil clutched near my side No doubt, a ghost for which I've dearly paid! How best to next proceed, I must decide The painting I hav......

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Categories: divan, dark, death,
Form: Ekphrasis
Divan
...i like his poems cherish his life to wipe away his tears read his poems In his poems a few days ago I got that feeling And with a big heart, I bo......

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Categories: divan, love,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Poetic Diva of Serenity
... On her velvet, aquamarine divan, With poetic thoughts, so sylvan. At peace with midnight’s universe. The starlit sky, understands her verse. How near to God, in heart, is......

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Categories: divan, beautiful, imagery, poetess,
Form: Rhyme
Winter's Edge 13
...Centered in the irregular rectangle of the caves entrance the fire popped and danced as the snow fell lazily before the backdrop of pines.Softly the wind moaned above the tree line.Francis sat on the......

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Categories: divan, winter, words,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Delving Into Denial
...A serpent lies writhing on our divan, we see now how denial might begin. Hissing at all who would foil his vile plan, our fatal flaw is not delving right in. Climate Change is much more a twist......

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Categories: divan, change, conflict, environment, fate,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member When Is a House Haunted
...Eerie parlor music squeaks out over the musty floral rug No human people have been in here for a long time The organ has lost some keys; which gives a weird sound The ghosts in the attic cringe, r......

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Categories: divan, 4th grade, 5th grade,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member That Stormy Night - For After the Hurricane Contest
...I gaze on a scene of such total destruction Somehow my husband has slept through it all I’d thought that our home was of sturdy construction I’ll tell you what happened as best I recall At fir......

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Categories: divan, humorous, storm,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Apt Name Limericks Collaboration -Nb Some Poems Will Be Bawdy
...COME ON SOUPER'S LETS HAVE SOME FUN AND MAKE FOLK SMILE DURING SUCH DIFFICULT TIMES FOR US ALL. THERE ARE LOTS MORE APT NAMES - PLEASE SOUP MAIL POEMS AND I WILL ADD THEM My dentist ......

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Categories: divan, giggle, jobs,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member A World Without Pity
...After wishing me a good morning, he said that it was all set, It was time to raze the house, even though I wasn't in debt! But they wanted to build a big highway, exactly in this spot, Like a be......

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Categories: divan, adventure, fantasy, home, lost,
Form: Couplet
Premium Member A Peace-Loving Man
...This wonderful happy peace-loving man Is here to tickle your shillelagh on the divan No charge do I charge As I steer my barge While downing a whiskey with my pet orangutang......

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Categories: divan, silly,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Life's Caravan
...Seems just like yesterday when all this began From a wee one on a tricycle to today on a divan Recalling those days Of a long-ago place When the world seemed simpler on life's caravan<>...

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Categories: divan, memory,
Form: Limerick
Premium Member Word Fantasy In F Sharp Minor In 3 Movements
...Word Fantasy in F Sharp Minor (3 Movements) 1 (Andante con moto) Hey man. Take this. I got it last night, under a fractured street light, with shattered pieces of clear glass, scattere......

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Categories: divan, allegory,
Form: Free verse

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