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Lost man
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Ayathandwa Mpofu
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escalates, poverty,
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VALENTINE'S DAY CYNIC
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JAN ALLISON
| Rhyme |
escalates, humorous, money, satire, valentines
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on my mind
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James Babson
| Rhyme |
escalates, adventure, appreciation, devotion, first
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Ascent From Hell
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Jane Shields
| Lyric |
escalates,
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Merto's flight
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doug pederson
| Rhyme |
escalates, adventure, imagery, imagination,
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Tears when my fingers hurt - A collaboration with James Swartz
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Akkina Downing
| Free verse |
escalates, anxiety, fear,
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Tears When My Fingers Hurt- A Collaboration by Akkina Downing and James Swartz
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James Swartz
| Free verse |
escalates, fear, pain,
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Will You Open
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Mario Vitale
| Free verse |
escalates, allusion, anger, anxiety, art,
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Drean Evil
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Mario Vitale
| Free verse |
escalates, anxiety, appreciation, art, ,
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Whats expected
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Piercing Words
| Narrative |
escalates, art, how i feel,
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Seduced by Poseidon's Daughter
by John Michaels
As rippling horizon
douses fiery orb,
you are at your
most alluring.
Ethereal,
diaphanous limbs
stretch out,
reach for me,
beckon to me.
Barely audible murmurs,
laced with
forbidden promises,
cross the distance
between us.
Whispers become
more insistent,
more urgent,
more...
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Categories:
escalates, heartbreak, lust, metaphor, ocean,
Villanelle: After-Life's the Centrillion-Dollar Question
by T Wignesan
Villanelle: After-life's the centrillion*-dollar question
After-life's the centrillion-dollar question
Where do we go to make amends pay for sins
KARMA* panacea for stupefaction
Who else escalates karmic evolution
Animals insects...
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Villanelle |
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Categories:
escalates, destiny, philosophy, riddle, self,
How is this ME
by Sandra Riley
Huddled tight, coat closed to the rain
How did I get here I often complain
Missed payments on my house as I was on strike
Few months without...
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escalates, home, poverty,
Your warmth is getting hot
by Anson Decker
I’ve failed you
More than once
Should I continue to disappoint
I surely won’t be the one you anoint
Your annoyance escalates to anger
Failing to change I risk being...
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Categories:
escalates, forgiveness, love, romantic,
HAIKU MAZE 3
by Leon Enriquez
Dawn hurls
Wet dark clouds;
Hidden sun beams
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Rain pours
Wetness paints well;
Greenery revives
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Umbrellas open
Random feet rush;
Rain escalates
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Dreary weather
Coldness wets;
Watery puddles everywhere
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Drenching aqua
Windy wild wetness;
Stormy morning
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Bus-stop shelter
People cluster;
Cold humanity
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Happy...
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escalates, change,
HAIKU VEIL 16
by Leon Enriquez
Midnight rain
Wet window pane;
Crying bout
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Watch words
Spill odd views;
Noise escalates
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Evening meal
Fond delight;
Simple fare
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Poetry soup
Flavours percolate;
Twisted rumblings
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Weary world
Sleepy swirls;
Tasty twirls
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Fish pond
Murky depths;
Stray thoughts linger
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Moon beams
Misty skyline;
Midnight growl
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Wet...
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Categories:
escalates, change,
The Killer Inside
by Winged Warrior
The Killer Inside
Unleashed from hells as it slowly swells
The monster is on the loose
With demon eyes that capitalize
It holds you by the noose
You’re unaware as...
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Categories:
escalates, cancer, sad,
Migraine at my senses
by Victoria Payne
‘Migraine at my senses’
#migraine #chronicmigraines #Chiari #EDS #POTS #chronicpain #poem #poetry #poet #poetsofinstagram #poems #ehlersdanlossyndrome
Sense early stages
Background changes
Soon it bangs
Like sharks at...
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escalates, pain, sick,
THE CAVE MAN
by MADHUPRIYA SHANMUGAM
The dark dense Amazon,
Gliding glittering river,
The enchanting nature,
My camera - the most lucky one,
To get a first shot of nature at its peak,
My...
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Categories:
escalates, love,
GARDEN OF EVIL
by Kim Rodrigues
GARDEN OF EVIL
wildfires of anger and insanity
burn bright day and night
treachery and raunch tear up...
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Categories:
escalates, evil,
HAIKU BLOSSOMS
by Leon Enriquez
Rain washing wet
Exit humid heat;
Bamboo pines sway
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Weary estate
Rustic and ancient;
Old people pace
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Orchid stalks
Crystal flower vase;
Beauty adorns
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Class reunion
Familiar faces;
Change intervenes
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Old-time movie
Once upon then;
Romantic poise
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Property market
Doldrums percolate;
Prices...
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Categories:
escalates, change,
Please Stay In Touch
by Joan Donnelly Ellis
Please Stay In Touch
If you happen to leave earth before me
And journey to Heaven above
Please stay in touch
And find a way
To reveal the pure colors...
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escalates, inspirational, prayer, spiritual,
HEAVEN'S NATURE WITNESS OUR DREAM
by Olive Eloisa Guillermo - Fraser
HEAVEN'S NATURE WITNESS OUR DREAM
Outstretched maternal skies
bleeding slowly as the sun smiles,
running golden rays
fugue flux flowed by,
frozen bear-shaped clouds
extend their arms to hug the...
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Categories:
escalates, beautiful, dream, love, nature,
Pondering Death
by Fariq Yusoff
Lying against the floor,
The faces I love stood upon me,
Hypnotised by images that I adore,
The brightest of light envelopes the scenery,
Gazing against gravity as I...
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escalates, death, life,
I Wish You Knew Letter toTerrorists
by Shirley Rebstock
Who is this God you worship Isis
That keeps the whole world in crisis
Spending your days raping and killing
All nationalities blood in the street spilling
I wish...
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escalates, war, , atheist,
UPHEAVAL
by Leon Enriquez
Mourning news flash
Terror attacks;
Dead and wounded
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Senseless acts
Vile perversions;
Human debris
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Violent times
Scourge of evil;
Good men die
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Why madness?
Blind self-destruct;
Empty ideology
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The best revenge
Is forgiveness;
Love always wind
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Thoughts of pity
Sympathy strains;
Painful...
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escalates, change,
CONSIDER THEN
by Leon Enriquez
News flash
Paris attacks;
Violence strikes
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Innocent deaths
Terror unveils;
Death delivers
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Madness conspires
Human debris;
Bigotry unleashed
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Evil men scheme
Distorted agendas;
Self-destruct roams
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Good people die
Bloodbath escalates;
Terror unleashed
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Signs of our times
Deceptive turbulence;
Mortal casualties
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Moods swayed
Fear catapults;
Distorted...
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escalates, change,
Conflagration
by Clarise Eponymous
Skin's on fire
The burning comes from within
It warms but does not consume
Trapped in close
It threatens sanity
Where's the release?
A touch grazes thigh
A new trail blazes
A...
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Categories:
escalates, body, confusion, dark, desire,
When A Brother Moves
by Mbalenhle Lyca Khumalo
Black motion, rhythm of his
heart pounds through his
feet, the never ending thoughts flooding
all blood streams...clogs formed deep
within his body. Pulse beyond faint
as...
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Categories:
escalates, africa, brother, life,
My confined mind
by CERI LOUISE BAYLIS
Untamed self control my own worst enemy I can be
I can not be the poison and the remedy
The voices I hear are not in my...
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Categories:
escalates, character, , cute,