Motherland carnival
...The sky was draped in night’s black cloak,
With a sprinkle of white specks in bloom.
The yellow moon slipped into a gibbous cocoon,
As sunshine fretted in crescent-shaped kites.
But the streets...
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Categories:
hand held, adventure, celebration, fun, joy,
Form: Narrative
Stubborn heart
...The Stubborn Heart”
Stubborn as stone, he stands his ground,
Words like rivers, he won't let them drown.
Eyes set firm, with fire and pride,
Even truth must wait till he's tried.
He sees thr...
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Categories:
hand held, anger, depression, heartbroken, lonely,
Form: Free verse
Today, a kiss in air is enough
...Mere glimpse of her hair is enough,
Today this much dare is enough.
Hints of tears of love in her eyes,
Such fond prize so rare is enough.
She eyeing me with fleeting glance,
To me such hono...
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Categories:
hand held, love, romance,
Form: Ghazal
Hunger Sleeps Standing
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Hunger sleeps standing,
leaning against time,
Its door is ajar,
wanting and waiting,
for the fast to lift.
Can't miss the hand-out
when it comes,
from one hand held-out giving,
to one ha...
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Categories:
hand held, emotions, food,
Form: Free verse
CAME BEFORE
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CAME BEFORE
I came before her heart distorted;
I spoke to soon mouth consorted;
Eyes seeing not seeing things;
Hand held holding not beings;
An when it’ all said and done;
We are of the lo...
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Categories:
hand held, addiction, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme
Mother
...What is a mother? Is it birth?
In a way, for that is the Earth,
the need to seed, to procreate
that is, our natures obligate.
Is that a mother’s duties done;
that’s all. I’m through. I have a so...
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Categories:
hand held, mother son,
Form: Rhyme
The Scorpion's Touch
...
“The Scorpion’s Touch”
Under glass
the sound cuts out sharp
just like under water
and we run out of breath
like insects running around
frantically out of time
we are ...
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Categories:
hand held, humanity, muse, mystery,
Form: Free verse
Australia you still shine'
...From little Burke street; to Narramine. in Coonamble and
Kempsey I've spent some time, worked on Longreach
Station Barcaldine way, I know Rhee Chong Hyup... He was
My trainer.' The early days.' I'...
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Categories:
hand held, appreciation, love,
Form: Rhyme
Driving Down Memory Lane
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I was drivin’ down an old, worn black-top highway, on my way to a funeral. It was mid-Missouri, and late summer made it hotter’n the dickens outside. I was thinkin’ there was only a couple of hou...
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Categories:
hand held, friendship, memory, nostalgia,
Form: Narrative
REALLY
...Near beer
Hand held and inflatable bed partners
AI poetry
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Categories:
hand held, irony,
Form: Monoku
MISFIT TOYS ISLAND FABLE
...Alone and Separated
Far from a Child’s touch
Divided in much
A bus with square wheels and not round
A Passenger train with no steam engine pull
A flying Eel
A rewrite Reel
All the above are Mi...
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Categories:
hand held, adventure, appreciation, beauty, boy,
Form: Free verse
Happiness is a new wireless mouse
...Happiness is a new wireless mouse
I bought from Staples earlier today
November 18th, 2024
cuz the the older one malfunctioned.
Said older generation mouse sported
a rather extensive "mouse c...
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Categories:
hand held, 1st grade, 6th grade,
Form: Free verse
The Bomb III
...For life and death were caught within a race
to destiny – and all the world awaits.
His despot realm would falter from the pace
and thus, awaited fire from Heaven’s gates.
As mighty legions faded...
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Categories:
hand held, world war ii,
Form: Crown of Sonnets
Silent Atlas
...It's 5:30 AM, sky bruised and quiet,
And he’s there at my feet, my loyal companion,
Eyes bright, no judgment, just need.
Out we go, one steady step, then another,
Field sprawled wide, we chase th...
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Categories:
hand held, anxiety, courage, depression, fate,
Form: Free verse
Thoughts From Right Before
...The sheer amount of overflowing, fuming, fumbling feelings
Might explain or clarify the lack of my coherence
Hastily I’m jotting down the first thing I think up
Stretched out silence floods my ...
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Categories:
hand held, heartbroken, sea, suicide,
Form: Rhyme
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