Grace Train
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New! I’m calling this poetry form GRACE TRAIN – the end of first line becomes the beginning of the third line through a stanza with eight lines.
Gentle is the leaf that falls, soft
As au...
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Categories:
form poem, blessing, poetry,
Form: Verse
Rain Down Your Love
...With my thoughts
Whispering through my heart
Kind words, graceful
Like the wings of a cardinal
Softly embracing
The soul who needs stirring
By the fire of a passion
So alive it amazes
Leaves ...
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Categories:
form poem, inspirational, jesus,
Form: Free verse
A Figure of Speech
...When one is down and out
Do not give up on life,
The bible says
‘And it came to pass’
Never did it say
It came to stay!
© Harry J Horsman 2022
A repost of an old Tanka form poem....
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Categories:
form poem, bible, faith,
Form: Free verse
Perfect Words
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Two guys, wannabe poets decided
to compose a unique poem jointly;
both agreed terms of writing conjointly
with rhymes and syllables as per guidance.
Thought each will write one l...
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Categories:
form poem, words,
Form: Sonnet
Of Darkness
...Light brings gratitude,
Cocoon of dark hides
The butterfly inside.
Some dark things rape--
The mind, the body and life.
And yet, memories faded, return--
The nights make dreams, not dread.
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Categories:
form poem, butterfly, dark, dream, hope,
Form: I do not know?
Read Me
...Read me, like a word on a blank white page
Both black and white.
If there is any gray, only you can see
Between my lines.
My thoughts play upon my brow, so you find
Emotions there.
The book of ...
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Categories:
form poem, love, romance,
Form: Rhyme
That's Poetry
...When tongue is silent, but muse is chanting - that's poetry.
When we write what the heart has been asking - that's poetry.
As dawn's hues glisten golden rays, in blue, bronze, orange skies,
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Categories:
form poem, poetry, poets,
Form: Ghazal
Only the Moon Understands
...No stars tonight, yet eyes transcend towards bright moonlight.
Oh Moon, without words, we converse in lone quiet moonlight.
Angst of two hearts apart, shows in somber persona,
spirit fears her v...
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Categories:
form poem, angst, moon, romance,
Form: Ghazal
A Day In the Life of a Farmer
...Gonna wake up
At the brink of dawn
With the d a r n little red rooster
Cock-a-doodle doodling alarm
Saddle
My horse and ride out
Cross the river to the green field about
Make sure those ...
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Categories:
form poem, animal, farm,
Form: Cowboy Poetry
Snow Angels
...As children
a snow angel was
a lovely
shape made by
joyful, flapping jumping jacks
on your back in snow
As adults
a snow angel is
someone who
rescues you
from grueling grunt work of snow
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Categories:
form poem, community, humanity, humor, humorous,
Form: Shadorma
Between the Change
...Between The Change
A convalescent waking on the first day of decision
I enjoy, wafting fragrance, as hot tea radiates morning air
But tomorrow, will bring the warmth, as does the springtime sun
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Categories:
form poem, change,
Form: Sijo
This Hearts Beats For You Alone
...Although I'm little distant, I love you on this day
Because I love you more than I did yesterday
Come lay with me on this beautiful today
Don't hesitate let's have fun and play
Each moment with ...
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Categories:
form poem, for him, how i
Form: ABC
Rainbow Dreams 'The Cold Dark Truth'
...Lazy moon winks golden reflections of melting black sunshine
yearning it's desire against the blue evening sky.
Smiling widely, a rainbow appears like magic before my eyes,
each beautiful color sh...
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Categories:
form poem, addiction, dark,
Form: Rhyme
Transformation
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Transformation
(KTHS Quartet)
The autumn’s golden days at last are done
Hush falling on the woodlands
The sun sinks out of sight
Glowing in the sky
pine trees dressed in lacy w...
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Categories:
form poem, nature,
Form: Free verse
First Step
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First Step
(KTHS Quartet)
It’s the first step towards getting somewhere
One bold stroke can change the day
Practice and just do it
You are on your way
make each day your masterp...
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Categories:
form poem, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
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