Squall's Godspeed
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Clouds heartshaped breaking
The downpours between us separating
Wrong to say I am in love
Wrong to seep in with this water
that's kissing and falling.
God, you drip so much into me.
The...
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Categories:
downpours, absence, feelings, goodbye, leaving,
Form: Couplet
Give me such grief, O God
...Ere I die, such a life give me, O God,
That I get unaware of me, O God,
So that my heart’s pain hover not on tongue,
Lifeless helplessness so heavy, O God,
That, on gulping oceans I go quench...
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Categories:
downpours, irony, life, prayer,
Form: Ghazal
Terminal Gate
...Frightening silence pervaded
Swelling of ground here and there
A tree adjacent the gate with a GHOSTLY stature
Unfurling a dark blanket by its broad canopy
Even birds don’t like to perch in the ...
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Categories:
downpours, journey,
Form: Free verse
ADHD - Our rainbow
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The red in us is our fierce, tenacious high energy
Passion like a fire,
a real warmth to our personality
The green is the spring in our step
and our coolest composure under pressure
We ...
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Categories:
downpours, adventure, poems, poetry, rainbow,
Form: Free verse
Downpours
...torrential downpours ~ here comes that rainy day feeling again...
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Categories:
downpours, rain,
Form: Monoku
Olena Babak's artwork - Spring's Easel explodes Painting Shades
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Written: May 03, 2025, for contest by Brian Strand
Olena Babak's artwork Spring's Easel Explodes Painting Shades
( It is more convenient to read the poem while looking at the ar...
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Categories:
downpours, art, tree,
Form: Ekphrasis
Spring Lawns
...They long to be catered, treated, and trimmed.
They are like mortals hungry for manicures;
Like house pets pleading to be petted.
Many lawns are in a state of harm,
hindered by downpours of rain....
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Categories:
downpours, spring,
Form: Free verse
Wild Is the Night
...Pick a Title – Wild Is the Night – Sponsor: Edward Ibeh 1-9-25
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Wild Is the Night
Night wakes
In atonality of imploding infernos
Stretches,
Toss...
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Categories:
downpours, angst, night, storm, wind,
Form: Free verse
The Poetic Arts
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Terminology:
Crystal booths in a nocturnal snow.
significant downpours of shedding stars.
This said, feel free to scatter, scrabble or mash.
Words are fungible,
many still believe that poe...
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Categories:
downpours, poetry,
Form: Free verse
autumn
...Autumn Haiku - Set of Three
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autumn
whirlwinds of splendor
autumn breathes umber blizzards ~
crimson cloudbursts whorl
gusts of gold t...
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Categories:
downpours, autumn, celebration, color, storm,
Form: Haiku
Miss Kitty with tea
...a cozy room with a warm cup of tea,
my favourite seat by window to see,
a lazy day with nothing else to do,
isn’t something you would love to do too?
a pair of spectacles for me to look,
how I...
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Categories:
downpours, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Rhyme
climate dilemma
...As red summer cindered
mercilessly dried up water sources so much
left life parched
lives prayed prayers
Monsoon winds dashed with ardor such
downpours
life dead
by nature's touch
End
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Categories:
downpours, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Cloudy Weather
...I've walked miles in the rain & have stayed
dry because of my faith
It sheltered me throughout the downpours
making me immune to the wetness
I commune with the stressors the weather brings
& ha...
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Categories:
downpours, inspiration, introspection, philosophy, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
Musings on Raindrops
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The gentle cool raindrops
Bestowing the vibe of a caressing mother’s hand
The plump and shiny raindrops
Shimmering like pearls embraced the neck of the angelic lady
The drops falling on th...
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Categories:
downpours, rain,
Form: Free verse
Raining In Summer
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Torrential downpours drown this summer day;
huge puddles forming, filled with tears of rain.
No sun and sky of blue- my heart gives way
to sadness while my mood reflects past pain.
Amazing, h...
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Categories:
downpours, emotions, rain, sad,
Form: Sonnet
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