Retail Therapy
...I have never heard my mother express her love for my father.
Perhaps after having seven children, she lacked the energy to articulate those sentiments.
Many women convey their emotions through ...
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Categories:
encapsulating, abuse, age, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Prose Poetry
An Ode to an Enchanted Rose
...If I could have your attention please.
We have gathered here today to celebrate the life and death of our dearly beloved.
Radiance was her name, love her game, but isn’t it a crying shame that...
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Categories:
encapsulating, betrayal, black african american,
Form: Free verse
Umpteenth heat wave since onset of summer sizzles Delaware Valley today July 16th, 2024
...Umpteenth heat wave since onset of summer
sizzles Delaware Valley today July 16th, 2024
Said geographical area composed of counties
located in Southeastern Pennsylvania,
South Jersey, Delaware,...
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Categories:
encapsulating, america, earth, grave, humanity,
Form: Free verse
Frenzied
...At the softest push of twilight
the fanged immortal
are roused for the night…
Ice cold in Midsummer heat;
Frenzied I long for the chill
of my vampire’s skin..
My Love let me fill you a dr...
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Categories:
encapsulating, emotions, horror, lust, summer,
Form: Free verse
A to Z of InkWell Gathering - A Poetic Rendezvous
...A is for Artists, ageless souls ignite, In Malleshwaram's magic, bathed in golden light.
B is for Bard's whispers, stories that unwind, Connecting young and old, a tapestry we find.
C is for C...
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Categories:
encapsulating, inspiration, life, poems, poetess,
Form: ABC
Ink Stains Cadence of Words
...Ink stains and fragmented thoughts
fuse upon lined pages,
a dance of fleeting emotions
and raw revelations.
A symphony of words whispered to the wind,
painting vivid images of love, pain,...
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Categories:
encapsulating, creation, freedom, inspiration, introspection,
Form: Free verse
Inspiration Is Soothing
...Inspiration is soothing.
Like a breeze that lands it’s crisp wings on the perspiration on your skin.
Like a deep breath after holding no air in your lungs too long.
Like a long awaited cup o...
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Categories:
encapsulating, art, creation, humanity, life,
Form: Free verse
Sunbeams Are Jesus' Tractor Beams
...In the barn turned snack bar,
I scraped the face of my big toe
ascending the stairs. I didn’t care.
Sucrose sweets, summertime treats
belonged between my loosening teeth
Rotting wood, bumblebe...
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Categories:
encapsulating, angst, childhood, god, memory,
Form: Rhyme
SMOKERS CAUTIONARY TALE
...SMOKERS CAUTIONARY TALE
In the haze of smoke, a cautionary tale,
I weave a poem of the cigarette's trail.
A tale of danger lurking in the ember's glow,
Of the destructive nature we all should ...
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Categories:
encapsulating, 1st grade,
Form: Rhyme
Life Aquatic
...Take a breath, dip and glide.
Letting silken water slide past me.
Counting breathing, counting breathing.
Nothing from my normal world can distract.
Only my own neuroses, lack of confidence. ...
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Categories:
encapsulating, river, water,
Form: Free verse
Embraced Kissed Feet-
...May I kiss you on the palm of your hand
Embrace you your holding body revelant
Encase your mind with the loving stand
Embraced kissed feet
May I walk in your shoes of remembrance
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Categories:
encapsulating, addiction, allusion, analogy, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
One Day
...One day not so long ago
I walked
Never alone
For the world
Is always my home
It was a late
Spring snow
Yet I felt
Invisible red roses
Offering sweetest perfume
To my nose and soul
Th...
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Categories:
encapsulating, humanity,
Form: Free verse
My Heart
...Like a dense block of ice
Encapsulating my heart
My feelings are frozen
Until I escape this moment in the dark
When traumatic events occur
I feel my temperature drop
One degree, two degree
I...
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Categories:
encapsulating, addiction, appreciation, beautiful, beauty,
Form: Rhyme
Good Night Sleep Well My Miridian Queen-
...You will be blessed;
in your rest;
and in your sleep;
you shall be sweet;
as the favor of God;
surrounds you as the Father's arms;
and His Angels confirm;
engage you encasing...
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Categories:
encapsulating, blessing, caregiving, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Glass - a Clear Mystery
...A symbol of vulnerability
with implausible durability;
master at misrepresentation,
a bolster of modernization.
Praised for its lucidity,
nowise for its amorphicity;
such is ...
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Categories:
encapsulating, appreciation, uplifting,
Form: Rhyme
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