THE GOAL
...It is the ACT in the goal set that seals the deal
Nonetheless, many a goal are broadcasted abroad
In sheer exhilarations that fades like dusk
And at the mercy of drifting time left rot
A perfect ...
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Categories:
exhilarations, 8th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Free verse
Rattling Thoughts
...It is night's first light — evening
The world thinks through my mind
The echoes of a bittersweet day whisper
My ears twitch, my heart pricks
A pressed edge leans forward
Shouldering the office...
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Categories:
exhilarations, anxiety, depression, endurance, fate,
Form: Free verse
Wonderous Snowing
...Through its foliage nature reveals art
When it snows see the imagination start
The seasons stand watch for birth and rebirth
Winter's endless sameness snows over earth
Sun sends crystals to shine...
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Categories:
exhilarations, angel, art, creation, earth,
Form: Couplet
Liquid Shelter
...I toss fire down your throat
pour you your bullet, goblet to gullet
glass-jacketed explosions
line my wall like church organ flues
ablution for absolution from desperation
libation-liberatio...
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Categories:
exhilarations, drink, metaphor, night, people,
Form: Free verse
Plastic Truth
...There is little love here
We are all just giggling gossipers
Seeking praise from one another
Why do I resonate with such plastic truth?
How can I empathize with an evil flaw?
We are all stupe...
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Categories:
exhilarations, anger, angst, dream, life,
Form: Free verse
It Is Better To Have Loved
...It is better to have loved
and lost
than to never have loved at all - - - - -
You then get to taste
the full spectrum of emotions
that define us
as human beings.
The highs of being in love...
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Categories:
exhilarations, emotions, love, romance,
Form: Free verse
Zealot
...Rogue and destitute,
In dreamlessness I drift
Stolen by the numbness of routine
I lack your acceptance; I crave the pristine
Your pivoting words both lull and dull me
I harden day by day in i...
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Categories:
exhilarations, adventure, anger, beauty, depression,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
The Valentine
...Amongst my valley of sacred dreams, a single
Reddened rose grows, tender leaves of emotion’s
Blowing within my garden of inner hearts chamber.
Textures delicate layers, blossoming in the shadow
O...
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Categories:
exhilarations, adventure, devotion, faith, love,
Form: Free verse
Childhood Reflections
...I can recall a joyful time,
When life was but a child’s game –
A vivid picture in my mind
I hope will always stay the same
A time when I was very young
And life was full of mystery;
A time wh...
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Categories:
exhilarations, childhood, life, nostalgia, places,
Form: Rhyme