Unleashed
...I seldom make promises --
man of my word, promises
leave no wiggle room…
and, most of us, at least
occasionally, like a good
wiggle
test our physical and
mental ranges for gyration --
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Categories:
gyration, betrayal, love, meaningful, nature,
Form: Free verse
Poetry II
...If poetry channels our anger and sorrow
Who then will want to write it tomorrow
And will joy and contentment stifle its future?
And what will become of our stays and culture?
I say poetry has b...
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Categories:
gyration, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
calling a toad a toad
...Punctilious conversation
Unknown by this generation
Suggested by eager administration
Hoping to curb dancing gyration
Censorship doesn’t work in our nation
Where felons are revered in Presidenti...
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Categories:
gyration, political, usa,
Form: Rhyme
Geo enginineering dot org
...Hey.' this about more than a storm in a tea-cup.'
I think it merits, we all give them a look up.'
Dane Wiggington's been digging, into actions
I find quite un-forgiving, into storm cycle gyration...
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Categories:
gyration, courage, education, environment,
Form: Rhyme
triptych
...Hydraulic system, heart made of pistons
Every co-ordinated mechanical manoeuvre
My heart served to you on a platter, your hors d'oeuvre
I look into your eyes, a deplorable disguise
Retina...
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Categories:
gyration, 12th grade, angst, anxiety,
Form: Free verse
Touched by Holy Spirit
...Encased in feeble form, doomed one day to die,
words penned in holy books offered no solace
and prayers that I muttered, quelled not heart’s sigh,
so exhausted being unable to lace
the truth of l...
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Categories:
gyration, joy, spiritual,
Form: Ottava rima
Baptised By Holy Spirit
...Baptised in an ethereal vibration,
in as a transfiguration of my soul,
subtle tingling of body cell’s gyration,
signalled intent to make my presence feel whole,
enabled by slow motion bli...
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Categories:
gyration, spiritual,
Form: Ottava rima
Gatekeeper of Space Time
...As the gatekeeper of both time and space,
surfing the bardo that lies in between
aether and form, wherefrom radiates grace,
existence reveals its throbbing bliss sheen.
Singular Self has an urge ...
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Categories:
gyration, spiritual,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Penny Loafers
...Penny loafers; muffling, shuffling, slipping, sliding symbols of a generation.
The rings of alarm clocks, sprints to an office, and evenings in dance hall gyration.
Low, feminine shoes, a Post-War...
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Categories:
gyration, clothes,
Form: Rhyme
When Time Flies
...When time flies, feelings of euphoria,
spur jaw-dropping habitus within,
vision of nirvana on groundswell earth,
chirping bird amber tone on hedgerow,
cacophony that piercing aural backdrop,
rio...
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Categories:
gyration, beautiful, beauty, birth, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Migration
...The child of a certain perception,
Among your kinfolks poor reception,
You just can’t endure irritation:
It could make you leave your own nation,
White men’s world declare your new station,
Fac...
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Categories:
gyration, age, child, education, wisdom,
Form: Rhyme
Nigerian Police Station
...Once, I was there to check a tall Zaki
And it became reason to meet khaki,
Very clean but most offices tacky:
A cop could turn one into a lackey!
I know The Police is for the Nation
But I sha...
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Categories:
gyration, africa, allusion, corruption, cry,
Form: Rhyme
Harry Horsman
...Harry Horsman's treatment was withdrawn over a week ago and they are making him comfortable, he is now in Hospice care.
Susan Ashly…we can only hope that Hospice care can keep Harry comfortable. M...
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Categories:
gyration, caregiving, heartbroken,
Form: Free verse
Dot To Dot
...Dot to dot conjoin
words we wish to coin;
splash in the ocean,
joy’s magic potion.
Soul's inspiration
shapes thought gyration,
to blissfully dance
in ambedo trance.
Our heart'...
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Categories:
gyration, inspiration, muse, poetry,
Form: Jueju
8400 Miles Nonstop
...
The bar-tailed godwit
caught birddom by surprise
When word got out
just how far this bird flies
A juvenile Limosa lapponica,
satellite tag 2-3-4-6-8-4
flew nonstop from Alaska
to the Tasma...
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Categories:
gyration, bird, flying, world,
Form: Light Verse
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