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Flanking Poems - Poems about Flanking

The River
...One of life’s sunshine days A pleasant walk down to the river Scene of all basking in high summer sun Sheep graze roaming enamoured of the warm grass The river flowing passing on its ancient mea......

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Categories: flanking, heaven,
Form: Shape
Premium Member SPIRITED GIBBERISH
..."SPIRITED GIBBERISH" Curtained eyes droop, closing, cleansing, visions. Feathering sunlight. Splintering waked-vivid lashes dreaming of the day. Eyes concealing retreat from here, to there, to wha......

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Categories: flanking, allusion, dream, imagery, metaphor,
Form: Spoken Word



Premium Member Spirited Gibberish
..."Spirited Gibberish" Curtained eyes droop, closing, cleansing, visions. Feathering sunlight. Splintering waked-vivid lashes dreaming of the day. Eyes concealing retreat from here, to there, to w......

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Categories: flanking, corruption, god, identity, nonsense,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member DECLARATIVE UNIT newman zip
...The metaphysical of human scale    counts spectral closeness   centirely of colour  flanking form in extreme    asymmetry lateral     inflections continuity  presence of verticals......

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Categories: flanking, art,
Form: Ekphrasis
Premium Member View From The Cup
... I drank my coffee Then jumped in the cup To see the cool views From inside, looking up I imagined rowed teeth Flanking a tongue Pink and juicy like Gooey bubblegum And fronted by lips ......

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Categories: flanking, fantasy, fun,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member A Sportscar day in Florida
...I'm often asked by friends afar What was that bright and shining star That led me to this place of joy To truly savor this, my rather special toy. Was it the palm trees swaying in the breeze, ......

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Categories: flanking, appreciation, beautiful, england, feelings,
Form: Quatrain
Premium Member Bogo Boy
...When I was born I was adorn With parts in pairs For here and there And being male Two nuts to scale Due to a sale A two-for-one Then I inhaled Into two lungs Yet with one tongue Let those......

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Categories: flanking, birth, body, fun,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Cold Winter Is Not Forever
...Within the oak tree, I have settled here Whilst aureate sun peeks between the leaves. My chirping song is heard roosting from top; Can you see me; beguiling is the day. Inherent nature's rhyme, a......

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Categories: flanking, bird, spring, winter,
Form: Personification
Premium Member Denizens of the Low Country
...Where the sandhill cranes gather, I stand and watch the swans preen In the morning sun near the bridge Alone, except for a circling vulture All denizens of the lowland culture, Passi......

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Categories: flanking, bird, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Tapestry of Delight
..."Enthralled by the splendid tapestry of the creator, in a trance I am charmed by nature’s grandeur"- by Poet The wisps of cotton clouds float slowly away, brushing the end-summer ceru......

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Categories: flanking, analogy, autumn, beauty, nature,
Form: Rhyme
The Sacred Part of Town
...Barcelona looked like a church as I walked down La Rambla in search of a vacant room on that warm morning. The balconies of the flanking high-rise apartments were pews festooned with holy da......

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Categories: flanking, allegory, baptism, jesus, religious,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member I Was Wrong
...These three seldom spoken words; "I was wrong," can numb the sting of emotional pain. But our egos balk at going along with sharing the blame; we are far too vain. We've convinced ourse......

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Categories: flanking, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member Robin
...Within the oak tree, I have settled here Whilst aureate sun peeks between the leaves. My chirping song is heard roosting from top; Can you see me; beguiling is the day. Inherent nature's rhyme, a......

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Categories: flanking, bird, imagery, seasons,
Form: Personification
Gargoyles
...Gargoyles, gargoyles, in the air, it sets my heart to fright, flying on their leathery wings through the Stygian night. Gargoyles, gargoyles, I can see when they emerge from stone, eyes glowi......

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Categories: flanking, fear, flying, horror, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Inside--Out
...Can there be a top without a bottom A beginning without an end A middle without two flanking sides Reality without pretend Can you stop what’s never started Can you die ......

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Categories: flanking, confusion, relationship, word play,
Form: Rhyme

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