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Wild Orchids

...High on a quaint little hill,
In a quiet, quaint little town.
Wild Orchids, once plentiful,
Were nowhere to be found.

It was a mystery to all there,
So sad, such beauty, now gone.
What once b...

GOD WROTE THIS LOVE STORY

...“God Wrote This Love Story”
A Dedication to Ashley & Julius
From keystrokes exchanged on a winter’s day,
To promises whispered, hearts swept away.
December's spark lit love's gentle flame,
Now t...

Let The Flowers Grow Again

...
Written: August 27, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Mystic Rose Ros

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Here I am—  
not quite rooted,  
but reaching.  
The soil remembers  
what I have wh...

The Whispering Begins

...Boitumelo knelt where no one stood, His hands soaked deep in healing wood. He was not king, nor sought the seat, Just guardian to the village beat.
He'd lived in stillness, left the blade, His spear...

THE PEPPERMAN AND HAMMER THE KITTY

...
   I OPENED A DOOR IN THE UNIVERSE 
   AND WAS GREETED BY A SPEAKING
   CAT.

   HE INTRODUCED HIMSELF AS
   HAMMER THE KITTY.
   ABOUT 2 FEET LONG AND SOLID
   BLACK APPROXIMATELY 12 POUNDS...

Death of a Young King

...
Eight of the strongest and bravest of warriors were gathered in all
Each chosen for their strength, each the same in weight and in tall

Their task was not an easy one there to carry home their ...

The Gospel According to Jacob Hiegentlich

...
In a bar forgotten by the calendar,
where clocks had no tails
and time knelt with its head bowed,
a man of royal blood ordered a gin,
and Jacob, bartender and poet,
offered him both the gin — ...

Our Path Full of Whispers, part 1

...Sonnet for Antony and Cleopatra
Two Empires Entwined
He gave up Rome to chase her scented air,
 A queen whose kiss could rouse the Nile to sing.
 Her throne was gold, but love her finer snare,
 ...

ARE YOU MY DADDY?

...[Verse 1]
Dust on my boots, heat in the air
We pulled off the highway to nowhere
Two shacks, red clay, nothin’ growin’
No clean water, just pain showin’

[Verse 2]
Kids in the dirt, no one cry...

He brought me to my knees

...He brought me to my knees so I could see His face.
As I fell on my knees, I got a view of His grace, and I knew I was in a good place.
He called me by name and I responded with joy. It was then tha...

After the Birds

...Yes, her hair was looking great;
she'd spent so long on getting 
ready for this longed for day - 
the seaside with her boyfriend.
She stepped outside the beach hut,
her love knelt, a ring held o...

Your life is your life, don't let it be knelt down into dark silence

...Your life is your life, don't let it be knelt down into dark silence,
Be vigilant for the open paths, for the lights flickering in the distance,
There may not be much light, but it shines brighter ...

The Cloisters

...
I can almost hear the
haunting monastic chants
and solemn songs, lost
between the rippling currents 
of the Hudson River.

The Cloisters stand, silent 
upon a nearby hill
stone walls and an...

never just human

...it did not knock.
it poured through the cracks—
in dreams,
in fever,
in the silence between my inhale
and forgetting.

i didn’t summon it.
didn’t pray.
didn’t kneel beside any sacred thing.
...

Weight That Thought Me

...I carried stones inside my chest,
Each one a name I could not speak.
They built a wall beneath my breast,
A fortress made of worn-out ache.

I carried rivers in my veins,
The floods of all I he...

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