Thief of Joy Steals The Day
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comparison steals
the laughter from tomorrow -
shadow's reprimand
strangles joy of tender blooms
by coveting other fields
the spark of the self
wanes beside a brighter flame
lit in other h...
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Categories:
inwards, fun, nature,
Form: Lyric
Painter duo
...Two painters
Two generations
Two minds
But one goal – to observe and to paint
Vincent’s Arles
20th February 1888
He left as snow fell in Paris
Seeking warmth, bright light and colour
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Categories:
inwards, art, inspiration,
Form: Free verse
When the Stars Looked My Way
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rain fell with riddles
chalk dust tumbled from my hands
I loved the schoolyard —
learned questions I had not asked—
left un-quenched thirst in my mouth
seashell in my hand
I pressed it hard...
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Categories:
inwards, age, angst, anxiety, life,
Form: Tanka
The Journey Within
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“The Path towards REMEMBERING is not for the weak. It is priceless. Move inwards, without faltering & know that you are held.” Poet
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journey within is strewn ...
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Categories:
inwards, allusion, change, character, confidence,
Form: Free verse
Inevitable Procession
...If you were to ask me
Be the one to catch me, before i take the fall
You'd be the only one waiting, afterall
For whence i open my mouth and
Spill a sea of pills tinged with reddened liquor
I th...
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Categories:
inwards, dad, for him, sorry,
Form: Free verse
The Village On the Water VII
...Raised Stone-Tablet eternally abiding under
Towering Heavens endless span; and in its
Solititude...charts the migrations of our
Highest Lord's cestial rockets.
Because of Stone-Table...
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Categories:
inwards, appreciation, imagery, places,
Form: Free verse
Dripping words
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Dripping words ooze alike golden honey
When someone's world is saddened with worry
Poetry may offer quiet release
For those who seek strength and calm inner peace.
Poets cannot fores...
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Categories:
inwards, appreciation, inspiration, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Unphased
...I am one who carries love
who also carries grief
I hold life’s many phases
like the moon engulfed in shadow
this weight has pulled me inwards
to discover hidden craters
that may become rich s...
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Categories:
inwards, love, thanksgiving,
Form: Free verse
The Turn
...From pitch black to being the pitch in battle
From self-destruction to self-love
A touch of faith yesterday planted the seed
He heard my cry from the heavens above
Today feels better because ...
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Categories:
inwards, hope, humanity,
Form: Couplet
the direct path
...senses bemuse
thoughts amuse too
our goose is cooked
negating form
each life storm ebbs
conform with love
no fears remain
feral stains cleansed
heart’s pain is healed
in body urn
b...
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Categories:
inwards, spiritual,
Form: Than-Bauk
You are a Miracle in Action
...Inspired by the new way... Our way!
Blessings, Love and Light.
You are a Miracle in Action
By Michelle Morris
17/05/2025
In a world where everything is rushed
Slow down...
Don't get s...
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Categories:
inwards, blessing, encouraging, life, light,
Form: Free verse
The Way Of Spirit
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Where there is no Light, there is no Hope, so Burn Bright
when the Spirit is withered, the Spirit is defiled
where the worn-out paths weary out the Soul
seek solace Inwards, there where the ...
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Categories:
inwards, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Time Folds
...Time folds inwards,
like paper cranes in cosmic flight.
Time folds inwards—
a twist of clocks in glass-bound wards,
its orbit skewed by quantum might.
We dream in loops by neon light—
Time fold...
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Categories:
inwards, time,
Form: Rhyme
Fishing
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We set off full of hope into the night
as it grew blacker towards the end
of the jetty where shorelights
dimmed to a distant glow.
Wind drove a swell to boom
and crash against the pylons be...
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Categories:
inwards, father son, fishing, silence,
Form: Free verse
the sea beckons
...the sea lures me
as waves run
one after another
splashes over the silvery sand
and moving shingles
slow tide flows inwards
holding me
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Categories:
inwards, sea,
Form: Free verse
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