Dying Innocence
...A young crow carries them-
selves meticulously, screening
their surroundings. Too wary
to engage with others, but
always so observant.
A golden jewel shines in a
parking lot corner. Tempt...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, bird, conflict, desire, environment,
Form: Free verse
The Sight of Your Lies
...Lord knows the Devil
I encountered. Hidden
hypocrisy swayed naivety I
exuded. Smiling with grace but
crossing betrayal behind your
back while holding my hand with
the other. Delicate melodies o...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, analogy, appreciation, betrayal, bible,
Form: Free verse
Uniquely Mine
...A shadowed twin
A whispering echo beneath my skin
In silent moments you softly creep
Disturbing the solace of my sleep
A phantom presence unseen yet near
Feeding doubt and nurturing fear
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Categories:
inconspicuous, angst, anxiety, dark, fear,
Form: Couplet
Indian Pitta
...White Supercilium, black face mask,
White collar,
Dark buff head with Black central stripe,
Dark gray stout bill,
Gray eye-ring with white awake – eyeliner,
Buff crowned,
Glossy blue, dark gr...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, bird,
Form: Free verse
Sweetness
...Let the honey drips from your lips and spill into my sacred dish
Let the sorrows that you feel melts with the dark clouds as they fade with the beaten skies upon which your destiny lies, and the tea...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, age, america, beautiful, best
Form: Narrative
The Ocean Dirt
...The heat is blazing underneath the earth and the ocean is polluted with plastic, mud and dirt, the sediment in the sea bed has reach the depth and the sea animals that roam the ocean floor feeds on t...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, beach, business, change, city,
Form: Narrative
The War That Defies Justification
...“The War that Defies Justification”
Redundant billionaires preaching basic information
Incumbent vacant vulnerable stares looking for personal validation
Another easily manipulated youth con...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, conflict, corruption, death, discrimination,
Form: Rhyme
Whispers of Truth
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Written: December 26, 2023, For Robert James Liguori Contest
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Poem Inspired by Joe Bonam...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, analogy, appreciation, baby, celebrity,
Form: Rhyme
Memory
...
Where has the grass gone, juicy,
Green, shiny as if covered with a transparent varnish.
Where did I go,
Chained to the coolness of the life-giving carpet,
Sprinkled with the glare of the sun...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, memory, mystery, philosophy,
Form: Verse
Azure Sky Divine Stroke
...Written: September 30, 2023
Sponsored by: Silent One Pick a Colour Contest
"There is my body, in it an ocean formed of his glory, all the creation, all the uni...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, analogy, appreciation, beauty, color,
Form: Rhyme
This Morning
...I watched one day running into another day with the hope that wisdom would come alive and buried this unsettled feeling that has no significant meaning but the morning kept playing music in my stomac...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, business, courage, creation, emotions,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
Fork Git About Spooner Hiz Ham
...Fork git about spooner hiz ham
And join (singing the words
in the next paragraph) whether alone
in a traffic jam
basting, cooking, then eating a lamb
prepared by thee missus
a superb culinar...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Rhyme
Spring Sashay This Way
...Spring sashay this way
Oh look a little babbling brook a classic country scenic site
Listen to its babbling bliss It is like a greeting from the brooks water sprite,
As the water babbles over ...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, appreciation, beauty, life, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Time
...“Time is a reckless horse galloping away, but those who can tame it can ride on it and reach destinations desirable” By Poet
Time, the cosmic beat
Length of life’s yarn
The harbin...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, best friend, fate, time,
Form: Free verse
Tidy
...Located in the perfect place
Filed in transparent drawer
Unruly impediments erased
Facets interact free of flaw
Seamless system clockwork
Methods remain m...
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Categories:
inconspicuous, anxiety, cute, fashion,
Form: Rhyme
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