I RAN
...I ran not bound by fear’s relentless chain,
Nor stirred by chase’s sharp, alluring strain.
I ran not from some silent, urgent plea,
Nor from the depths where ravened tempests be.
I ran ...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, confidence, deep, freedom, hope,
Form: Rhyme
- Honor And Conscience -
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A name means nothing
on the battlefield.
"Julius Caesar"
Test of conscience:
tai...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, political,
Form: Free verse
Lilith
...Rose-petal lips, first quarter-moon forehead, galaxy face
Dimpled chin, button nose, flimsy jaw, eyes with a wild gaze
Skin that lures and intoxicates, like Tawny Port wine
She's divine. She's ben...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, myth, mythology, woman,
Form: Rhyme
The Sun That Parts the Clouds
...Through frayed seams a rosy dream bleeds
needled and re-stitched
with threads of time and love and hope..
and still — a rosy dream bleeds
the miscarriage of a promised rose garden
leaving ...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, age, emotions, fear, hope,
Form: Free verse
King Oedipus: Foreshadowing
...We hang on hints or clues to see what's to come next;
I'll cite examples as proofs from a well-known text.
He that crawls in fours when rooster gleefully calls,
Walks in twos like the blazing...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, dark, fate, life, light,
Form: Rhyme
The Price of Poetry
...no din less more pronounced upon your ear
scallions separated blend to meet the stew
when hearty hearts drink out the broth of fear
and bury those with heavy hearts they knew
long mornings sun ...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, dedication, devotion, fate, giving,
Form: Iambic Pentameter
The Crown of Age
...White hair, Gray hair, even No hair at all
some call it "The Crown of Age"
an imaginary but fixed laurel wreath for life
But, what is there actually under the "Victory Crown"?
in most lives, a...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, life, nostalgia,
Form: Free verse
Roman Reign
...https://m.soundcloud.com/user-921599710/roman-reign
https://youtu.be/Z1hAGvzB8Nk
The prominent years, of which did last
Great heights of power, of centuries past
According to legend, thy Rom...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, children, history,
Form: Free verse
A Psalm of Praise To God
...Oh Lord my God. I love you with an everlasting love.
Each of your ways is perfect and in you there is no
shadow of turning. I love you for first loving me and
sending Jesus to die for my sins. My ...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, religious,
Form: Free verse
Micro Tale 3
...Merge urge with surge to hurl short fest,
Invite the heart to feel quest spark;
Charm moves sad dirge in spellbound jazz,
Reprise old art to forge new mark;
Obscure yet grand that laurel wreath.
...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, beauty,
Form: Sonnet
Success Or Failure's Failure - Guts and Gain
...Success or Failure’s Failure
Was it success or failure’s failure,
The will to win or a refusal to lose.
No guts, no glory!! – no pain, no gain!!
He stayed the course – unnoticed,
walked ...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, family, father, life,
Form: Free verse
Joseph Campbell
...Journey you take as hero must,
One mindset starts for the true heart;
Story you make in a fine trust,
Explore bold art in fabled parts;
Prized tale and spell: follow your bliss,
Heed sacred code...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, blessing,
Form: Sonnet
Song of the Troubadour
...A troubadour came by my house;
beneath my window he did sing.
I had never heard such melody
or listened to like lyrics ring.
He sang a song I understood,
a song of love for me alone;
and , gazi...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, allegory, christian, easter, faith,
Form: Lyric
Brutus Iulius Trois Page 05
...Brutus Iulius Trois Page 05
Loud laughed Pandrasus Hear the mice roar
yet stubborn Pandrasus swiftly gave chase
over the high mountain, through the deep forest
so easily he fell to the trap B...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, history,
Form: Epic
Wedding of a Wench
... "Wedding of a Wench"
a joyous celebration promised arrived on lacy invitation
bring only your smile as a gift to offer congratulations
but my cousin, Marlene, was known as a troublema...
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Categories:
laurel wreath, funny, wedding, words, red,
Form: Rhyme
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