Peace Ekphrasis Poems

Waves
slouching
soft
against
the quayside.
My thoughts
stilled;
at peace.
Sky devoid
of seagulls; clouds
contrast with 
moody
tones
of the
horizon
above 
pav-
onine
sea.

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You pull me from the depths of forevers of thought
elegantly twirled, though evidently caught
shaped by the vortex, virtuoso of pain
fluctuating truths from half flailing to...

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  all time stopped
        ravenged* by what had gone before
a chance given to take a breath
 ...

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reaching, at a stretch
shockingly, still casting a shadow
still holding form
it's too much to take in
nothing can be held, only passed through
perhaps shaped by the knowing
more...

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there's always a hand in mine
anchoring me solidly to the ground
              ...

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His silhouette lines up with his preacher stretch.
He points with avid attention to the throne of God.
Though he stands, his skinny knees are bent.
He’s in...

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just drink from the cup
as the river of oblivion flows
some try to stand in stagnant waters
others cocooned by the edges
seeking a cure from the inevitable

I...

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Calm, cool mornings
Blessed with sunlight’s whisper,
Birds crooning softly in the distance,
Breathless dewdrops sliding hastily over
A petal, treasuring the promise of rain,
Hesitating then pouring down from...

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I hear her 
When, in stillness – peace,
She surrounds me with her promises,
Light, mist on the morning, hope
Lifting away all the doubt, the darkness
With a...

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Steely needles stab and scratch at solid rock
Over and again – etching there her lines and curves. 
Painting his love and despair onto the cold...

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Take me home, to where the fields are green
Where the skies are blue, and the air is clean
To the place where my heart and soul...

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Hate, hateful hate, how doth thy poison spread
A venomous fang within the human heart
That doth darken all thoughts of light instead
And tears friends and lovers...

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When conflicts raise its ugly head real soon, 
our nations won’t inevitably swoon;
a time that real détente and peace attune.	
Some people still record the slights...

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BE AWARE 
From night, fog and frost,
come day,show warmth and heat.
From love's sheen ,glows faith in God.
seek goals,praise and kiss with
thanks to say.
From ache,pain and...

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Inspired by the painting by LS Lowry Man Lying on a Wall. The poem makes the most sense when viewed with the painting. 

I wasn't...

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