Beauty and the Beast
...Here rests the realm of the
thorn-tongued truth ~
a mortal mirage of doomed pentacles,
where forks and kettles speak
the language of witchery,
the dialects of the diabolical,
listening as ...
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Categories:
kettles, corruption, dark, evil,
Form: Free verse
What Is Christmas
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What is Christmas?
Written: By Tom Wright
1999
A time of many sights to see,
Of tinsel, garland and wreath's so fair.
Of hundreds of bulbs upon a tree,
With twinkling...
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Categories:
kettles, christmas, god, how i
Form: Lyric
A Sip of Oblivion
...Put a little cardamom in it.
Spice it up!
Cloves are great for health.
Add that in too!
A pinch of cinnamon.
Wow, what a robust flavor!
Don’t forget Ginger!
Peel and feel the texture.
Drop it...
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Categories:
kettles, celebration, drink, food, fun,
Form: Free verse
genders
...Two genders
when we were toddlers, we played in the sandbox
and hide and seek, we didn't think about whose
gender we were
a few years later, the girls refused to play with
us boys, we were too...
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Categories:
kettles, allusion, america, anti bullying,
Form: Blank verse
Ready, Go
...Ready, Go
If a crossword puzzle clue has to give me writing prompts, then so be it.
I’ll consider myself prompted.
Uncle Wiggly reveals what the Brits call At Sixes & Sevens. But if the man...
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Categories:
kettles, allusion, humor, metaphor,
Form: Free verse
More isms
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Who is throwing at fans
is it the spinning fans
Or like beliebers
What if it’s a picture of 1000 words
What’s slack and why are you cutting it
the. hang re they get better
Do conto...
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Categories:
kettles, poems,
Form: Free verse
Hop onboard the overthinker
...Hop onboard overthinkers
A warm Welcome aboard the overthinker to all our guests,
Especially Mr insomnia, and Mrs overthinker, both frequent flyers and our VIP guests
I'll be your minds captain...
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Categories:
kettles, angst, anxiety, conflict, feelings,
Form: Free verse
Head full of Ideas
...An Eiffel tower with a red bow popped up in the back
Of a head full of unauthorized ideas encouraged by whom?
Strings of pearls began lounging around, hanging from her poofy hair
Who is in charge ...
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Categories:
kettles, imagination,
Form: Free verse
Empty Booths
...the diners are silent,
and close before dusk,
solitary kettles boil,
in quiet homes glowing in the night,
and unringing phones.
how are you today?
is all we ever say,
and one day...
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Categories:
kettles, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
A Dying Winter
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It was a harsh, hard going season.
“It’s a dying winter, lad,”
he said, crunching words around,
a gnawed pipe stem.
Briefly embers sought a place to disappear.
Cinder gray eyes, set deep
in...
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Categories:
kettles, poetry,
Form: Free verse
tea symphony
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here to hereafter you and me
shout from the rooftops tea more tea
our kettles will hum
that head banging drum
beating a spastic symphony.
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Categories:
kettles, addiction, cheer up, drink,
Form: Limerick
Stirring my tea
...In the pot, a memory, stirring, sweet,
Blended leaves, a dance of flavors meet.
Mornings greeted with a warming brew,
Guests welcomed anytime, with joy imbued.
Evenings, families, mingling deli...
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Categories:
kettles, social,
Form: Rhyme
Antiques
...See dazzling bowls and vessels, pots of brass
Old copper kettles, cups of gold, and chiming clock
Porcelain statuettes, fake Tiffanies, stained glass
Oak storage towers, ivories of High Baroque
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Categories:
kettles, engagement, horror, humorous, symbolism,
Form: Rhyme
Fuse Box
...Thrown like a fuse box
I was torn between the seasons
October put me through Autumn and Winter
I hadn't a clue
I was lost in the Sand
which made me feel indifferent
The Moon in shade
the white...
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Categories:
kettles, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
The Lowest Shelf Behind the Exibit
...Sandlewood oils weirded the the room
a curtain rubbed with the oils
would be used during the concert to
fill the room with the scents as the
Bassoons of moring played with
the Strings of Night.
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Categories:
kettles, marriage, music,
Form: Ballad
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