Saved
...It was in the broken wing, that the bird found it’s dream
It was in the reluctant thought, that the mind knew hope
It was in the tender petal, that the dew melted gentleness
It was in the dark des...
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Categories:
kindliest, appreciation, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Free verse
Zephyr
..."Now Spring restores the balmy heat, now Zephyr's sweet breezes calm the rage of the equinoctial sky." - Catullus
One god of wind blows from the west.
Zephyros was that Greek god’s name.
Of...
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Categories:
kindliest, wind,
Form: Triolet
Gingerbread Cottage Fright
...At the edge of a wood, in days of summertime,
Lived Hansel and Gretel, once upon a time;
Whose dear father, a poor woodcutter,
Could no longer earn their bread and butter.
Late one night, a conve...
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Categories:
kindliest, children, family, fantasy, happy,
Form: Rhyme
Consanguinity Begets Anomalies
...Offspring between close family members
not biologically fit nor ablest
even if direct immediate relations
consider themselves best
buddies, emotionally intimate, and offload
heavy matters weighi...
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Categories:
kindliest, baby, body, conflict, confusion,
Form: Free verse
The Selfish Poet
...I hope it gains for me a kiss
or some other kindliest bliss;
for labors done with poetry,
a reward for word chivalry.
Coins not needed for the lines,
that’s not what an old heart pines;
some sa...
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Categories:
kindliest, poetry,
Form: Rhyme