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Iron is just awesome – let’s see!
First it was prehistoric man
Who was always an iron fan
Iron is a third of the earth
Industry is iron by birth
Pritchard designed and Darby made
Iconic Iron Bridge won’t fade
Smelt pig iron from iron ore
Produces cast iron galore
Backbone of skyscrapers, bridges
Organs of cars, washers, fridges
Clever Bessemer carbon gone
Heralded steel for everyone
Mankind’s most ingenious feat
Turning raw earth to steel – so neat!
Iron’s compounds are versatile
No wonder it’s used all the while
Inks, fertilisers, pesticides
Paints, enamels and more besides
Many iron phrases pervade
Each as an English language aid
There’s ironclad, iron curtain
Iron grip and more for certain
We need it in a small amount
For on haemoglobin we count
Open your eyes and look around
Everywhere an iron surround
Iron has magnetic appeal
First place must be iron with steel
“Enigma enamels the doors of the night.”
- Quote by Poet
The night opens the door
The soul walks through it
Time doesn’t outrun
Nothing else to grey
The soul is summoned
The unseen calls out
There’s a gentle ease
Grief pervades the room
The night’s work is deep
It spins mystery
It seeks and searches
Its cry separates
The body retreats
The soul goes beyond
The threshold is crossed
It’s beyond a dream
Pastels and enamels O’ that I am become a painting;
Mist the colors of beige, tan and browns;
Wrapped around the rainbow;
Contrast each and every stroke;
Liken a poet I color for the words;
Painted rainbows, a blended strokes the runs;
Of the painted artwork;
Longing to become a painting;
Flowing instilled colors running, yet prevailing;
Deep colors rendering;
Blending blues, greens and orange;
Like a musician playing a violin;
Notes spectrum colors ravishing;
Contrast each and every stroke;
Naming of each colored host;
I toast often misspoke I am just a beginner
Pastels and enamels O’ that I am become a painting;
Mist the colors of beige, tan and browns;
Wrapped around the rainbow;
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Glittering like d sun,
Sight blue like d moon,
Enamels pure as diamond,
Smile resembling snow.
Filled with aura of confidence,
Soo quixotic as u are,
With ochres adorning ur soul,
Oregano blows 2ru ur paths.
Soft hearted,
But strong in spirit,
Never to quit and always challenging,
Hopin 2 get evry desire.
Stylish in fashion,
Always moving with trend,
Blazing d commentaries,
With tenderly look.
You are
Truly
Phosphorescent.
In my mind somber sorties unfold
When morbid movements scar a hundredfold.
Normalcy dead, transparency scared
Empathy bearded, intransigence endeared.
In my mind sordid scenes grow cold
When vulnerable voices no longer hold.
Brash brands undead, harsh hustles prepared
Phantom forces deployed, evil enamels ensnared.
In my mind torrents of tears no longer dry
Victory vessels victimize, vile victuals bereft of shame fly.
Flies on excrement multiply, sties of scorn sniggle
Spies of blame bloom, pies of putrefaction giggle.
In my mind orifices and offices of ordure spy
Voices of Hades hustle, choices of straitjackets sigh.
Worms of wilderness sparkle, whiffs of death dodge
Squids of insanity soar, weeds of vanity splurge.
Masked beauties, porcelain skin
Draped locks, sensual begin
Wetted hunger in caressing desire
Lusting moments, transpire
Pert biting, enamels touch
Fingers talking, undulation clutch
Vociferous they, in absorbing want
Eyes meet, cravings taunt
Pacification reached, three drawn
Pleasurable hours, dawn
.
collated pictures
gloss enamels folio
binder segments years
time embosses memories
as dust cloaks each weathered fold
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