Insomnia
...Midnight,
Hoots and despondent howls
From crevasses of puking earth prompt weakness at slumber
Webs!
They encircle the pin-line threads of silence, viciously muted,
Drawing porous patterns of ...
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Categories:
encircle, depression, introspection,
Form: Free verse
FRAGILITY
...FRAGILITY
Poem written for Body Possession Horror Poetry contest, Micheal Fulkerson, sponsor, 7/22/2025
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Locusts serenade ...
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Categories:
encircle, 12th grade, horror,
Form: Free verse
A Mother's Love, A Tornado's Embrace
...Your love, Mom, is like a storm,
A Mother's Love, A Tornado's Embrace
A whirlwind, fierce and far from norm.
It sweeps through my life with tender rage,
A force of nature, stage by stage.
It s...
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Categories:
encircle, mother,
Form: Free verse
Confronting Shadows
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Most shadows are good. When light hits a tree,
shade will encircle it. You can find
relief from the summer heat by
sprawling yourself on cool grass.
Embrace shade as your friend.
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Categories:
encircle, spiritual,
Form: Etheree
Summer Perdition
...after 'Berck-Plage' by Sylvia Plath
(1)
A sheet of glass, this expanse of water.
How its tranquillity mocks my unrest.
Bloated beachballs and balloons
travel the park and...
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Categories:
encircle, abortion, loss, summer,
Form: Free verse
Flamenco- Duende
...Joy and sorrow in staccato
Feet strike the floor
Heel and toe
Pounding from the knee
Kicking up the skirt
Hips sway
Spine arches
Arms encircle the body
Wringing and unfurling
Elbows raised...
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Categories:
encircle, art, dance, emotions, music,
Form: Free verse
Passions Unchained
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As the brilliance of the setting sun
creates ripples in the sea.
Your bikini kisses pure white sand,
setting naked beauty free.
Soft curvaceous flesh so smooth it glides
disappears beneath ...
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Categories:
encircle, beautiful, emotions, feelings, imagery,
Form: Free verse
US Inauguration 2025
...We are all like-men
one leg at a time
yet some stand out
trouser-ed or not
some become possessed
a holy mission accepted
subduing the personal ego
as did Christ, Son of God
First Ris...
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Categories:
encircle, christian, devotion, growth, integrity,
Form: Free verse
Everything I wanted
...Everything I wanted, and I never had,
Embodying courage to sift my daily realities
To observe purified sun flashing on my face
And watch the night light idling on my pillow,
Unlocking sweet drea...
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Categories:
encircle, appreciation, dedication, encouraging, hope,
Form: Lyric
From sunrise to sunset
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From the first light of day. specks of golden sunlight starts
the day, sunrise.
Dew drops glisten in the warmness of hope.
Tree branches bend toward the sun
Lif...
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Categories:
encircle, nature,
Form: Free verse
Through storms, the sea of the bridge shivers
...Through storms, the sea of the bridge shivers,
Silken curves of titanium on pillars of ancient stone,
Dust gathers in my fists like onyx under veils of rusted gold,
And in the cosmic silence, my t...
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Categories:
encircle, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
A Tale of Pearl
...A single mote of sand gives birth to a pearl,
A seed of solace blossoms into a shell.
Our time tide is an outlet for love,
Charm clings to the heart's beating cells.
These precision...
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Categories:
encircle, beauty, love,
Form: Free verse
The Watcher
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Into the woods we ventured, where darkness began to encircle us,
Their ancient murmurs mingling with the forest’s ominous chorus.
A chilling breeze, as if the very breath of the woods sighed,
Ve...
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Categories:
encircle, dark, death, evil, fear,
Form: Rhyme
Your indifference is the abandoned torch that scours old bridges
...Your indifference is the abandoned torch that scours old bridges,
Hiding in shadows the echoes of each tremulous and cold step.
Your wounds, coppery reliefs that lure me dishonorably,
Urge me to e...
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Categories:
encircle, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Firestarter
...Call it, passionate fire
some say its madness
insanity becomes enjoyable
when you consider the mischievous pantoum
Some say its madness
french kissing you turns me inside out
when you consid...
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Categories:
encircle, fire, passion, sensual,
Form: Pantoum
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