Sweet Sorrow
...Bonnie Brown was in love with Charles, like black pearl clings to night,
So young and engaged to be married, like myriad stars, shining white.
They were active professionals, dwelling in ...
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Categories:
latecomers, fantasy, imagery, love, missing
Form: Couplet
Sprinter miles apart
...Life's long ride
To which,
I opted for smaller tides
That comes and goes
Like latecomers, summer night
Seeing myself passing over the potion
Summer changes into winter
And now I am with the...
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Categories:
latecomers, change, deep, destiny, feelings,
Form: Rhyme
Christmas Cheer
...T'was the night before Christmas and through the beer store
folks were procuring Christmas cheer by the score.
They came from near and far to get bottles of rum
to make yummy eggnog and to its ple...
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Categories:
latecomers, celebration, christmas,
Form: Rhyme
time in between
...27-12 was a long day
The Christmas began with a labor dispute at the cafe in
our building the chef didn't want to come in and cook on a Saturday unless she received extra pay.
The cafe owner t...
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Categories:
latecomers, atheist, betrayal, car, cat,
Form: Blank verse
Latecomers In Trouble
...More than anything, they hate
Their members arriving late:
After “Eight” still at The Gate…
One walks fast, forgets “Loved Gait”;
The Dirty, be in that State!
More than anything, they hate
To...
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Categories:
latecomers, anxiety, humanity, identity, image,
Form: Rhyme
Fertility Celebrations Bloodied
...It was dusk and eerie, rain dripped from
Leaves that rustled in the trees
Of the nearby woods, each shadow cast
A reminder that danger lurked about!
A shrill scream cut through the darkness,
B...
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Categories:
latecomers, moon, stars,
Form: Prose
The Smileys
...THE SMILEYS
The little tap on the shoulder as my teachers praised,
Their expressive eyes, the guiding light, the path shown bright,
Their smiles, the rewards for the day's hard work,
Suddenly t...
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Categories:
latecomers, children, smile,
Form: Verse
Covid 19: What Rsa and Countries May Not See About Corona But Soon Will Harvest
...I
I used the brown wheat flour from ten days ago
Made my own bread, chapati or Indian roti
'cause I will not stand in lines for food anymore
My students heard the advice: raise some food, veggies...
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Categories:
latecomers, africa, bullying, christmas, confusion,
Form: Prose Poetry
Before the Show Begins
...Cell phones not quite silenced;
Playbills get perused.
Bathroom needs attended to;
Latecomers excused.
Cough drops start unwrapping;
Jackets drape on laps.
Hands relax anticipating
Lots of ...
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Categories:
latecomers, people,
Form: Rhyme
Space-Time Enigma
...The first time that Godly Committee took seat
The latecomers found not a space to sit
Drawn up was the Heavenly Constitution
To regulate the earthly institution
Life on earth was just made to b...
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Categories:
latecomers, creation,
Form: Rhyme
Where Else Will We Go
...WHERE ELSE WILL WE GO
When the influx of love drizzles
But vapourize in blazing sun
Fleeing from hinterland
An errant boy brings irrversible
Crystalline flesh of life
Latecomers by plight
Where shal...
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Categories:
latecomers, passion,
Form: Free verse
Head Lines
...The traffic was strident, lanes straight
the cars lined the street and froze rigid.
The cop with a glare of pure hate, directed
a line of gate crashers cutting.
The sidewalks segmented in rows, f...
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Categories:
latecomers, art, introspection, on writing
Form: Sestina