Trial of Red and White Fire
Centuries ago
In ancient Hermopolis
A debate roared loud
Between a proud Christian priest
And a strange shepherd
Who was a Manichaean
Wearing ragged clothes
And who was looking for sheep
“Flames will consume you”
The priest roared at the shepherd
Because their debate
Was going on for eons
The shepherd spoke forth
“The white flames of the Spirit
That the moon shines with
Or the flames of your anger”
The
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Categories:
lengthy, beautiful, fire, religion, religious,
Form: Choka
Love Is My Prop
Love is my Prop
I've fallen in love with a four wheeled prop
And I am walking along with a bop
I thought long and hard
Now it's my safeguard
Together we make a gruesome bellhop.
I wondered maybe it'd make me look old
But then perhaps I am old, all things told
I feel quite sprightly
Now stand uprightly
Things have improved a
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Categories:
lengthy, encouraging, inspirational,
Form: Limerick
Why Are There No Rules Or Instructions For Haiku About Some Lengthy Long Titles By Poets
What if it were so,
that the title was longer,
than the whole poem?
-Edlynn Nau
©April 19, 2019
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Categories:
lengthy, humor, writing,
Form: Senryu
A Lengthy Obsession
I tried to think and nothing happened, then
I tried to work and swiveled in my chair.
All I had known died as I recall when
My world became blue eyes and golden hair.
Sunrise became drab when matched with her eyes -
Her hair evoked the sounds of heaven's call.
There was a day when mankind called me wise,
But
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Categories:
lengthy, love,
Form: Sonnet
Unknown Lengthy Glue
Like a dog in close pursuit of its *****
shines on one nation is the light from sun
careful notice without any hitch
step leads to step, walk makes walk, run makes run
strict observation with so much strife
the target’s scent covering this willing cage
wishes to be a husband or a wife
life is weighed and scaled in a private
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Categories:
lengthy, abuse, addiction, character, depression,
Form: Sonnet
A Lengthy Subject
When you lost your kidneys, you can replace.
Who cares that will donate or having human lace.
When you become healthy you prefer to see face,
You turn kind and never run a discrimination race,
A religion, colour or caste never opens a case.
When a person has sound health he counts only wealth,
Introduces demarcations and degrading for self
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Categories:
lengthy, caregiving
Form: Free verse
Lengthy
Limitless...
countless reminiscence
embraced by caress
where life is encased.
Never-ending...
endless cycle of retrospecting
arising...appalling...
tears are falling.
Boundless...
countless occurrences
procured through impossibilities
designed by benevolence.
Eternal...
infinite smirks and cackles
cordiality seems to be perpetual
life looks to be immortal.
Undefined...
in-feasibilities were refined
light and dark were combined
from the world of blinds.
Endless...
worthy pinky promises
craving for amicableness
a life-long ties of existence.
Limitless endlessness
never-ending boundlessness
eternal infinity
perpetual immortality...
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Categories:
lengthy, friendship
Form: Free verse
Categories:
lengthy, childhood, daughter, family, life,
Form: Dramatic Monologue