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Gordian Poems - Poems about Gordian


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Life is entanglement plus time, A Gordian knot of opportunities, Each ravel a riddle to solve or a battle to be won. We grab and pull at the gnarls, Greedy fingers seeking solutions alone. Though the more we worry them, the tighter the fibers cling together, defeating our efforts with every turn. The working ends unhitched and hidden, Knots impossible to untie without another; Desperate, we...

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Categories: gordian, appreciation, growth, love,
Form: Free verse
The Gordian Knot
All our lives we flounder about untangling intricate ties – First, with our parents, our siblings, Our spouses and our kids, Our in-laws, our relatives; Later, we squander time away unraveling our differences with our peers, our friends, Our teachers, our bosses, Our colleagues and associates; At the end of our lives we struggle to come to terms with Our beliefs, our faith, Our dreams and aspirations, Our Gods...

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Categories: gordian, relationship,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Gordian Knot
The Gordian Knot of perpetuity woven around your heart is a thick thread of anguish created by poison fingers from internal pain Born in a mass of dark muck that drowned innocence in screams unheard now feeds on the blood-soaked veins of lovers like a vampire in ruthless exultation that revives strength and vigor to cold calculating eyes of worthless passion dripping from the hungry...

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Categories: gordian, perspective,
Form: Free verse
July 25th, 1996 Tied the Gordian Knot
July 25th, 1996 tied the Gordian knot,... (I spent noose cents) begot deux daughters, the major events both since flew cuckoo's nest, the eldest angry at papa for offense sieve behavior fatherly bond forever sundered permanent rents unforgiving progeny vents bile, explosive vitriol whence... Aye yen for bachelorhood every now and again doth mildly abate after saying "I do...," when axed by justice of peace nearly two dozen...

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Categories: gordian, 12th grade, anniversary, celebration,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Illusion's Plot, Gordian Knot
When it’s designed to bewilder illusion’s plot gets scowls. He thinks his tales should have thrilled her Gordian knot, three fouls. he’s out; his jokes disintegrate. But he laughs ‘cause she took the bait. Illusion’s plot - Gordian knot. Embarrassed, her face is scarlet; His fun, guaranteed to upset. Next, his emotional vortex - maintaining hoax is fun, another ploy from his cortex. Explaining jokester’s done. He’d do well...

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Categories: gordian, angst, goodbye,
Form: Rhyme




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