A Letter from the Ravens
...after Alone, by Edgar Allan Poe
We understand you Poe,
You saw the world through a darkened
lense-- The passions you sought
were from a spring that was filled
with pleasures most twe...
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Categories:
lense, dark, gothic, hope, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Am I saying it right
...Your Sorrow is a story
That follows a hidden path
Mountains of accomplishments
But stuck living in the past
Her voice of silence says more
Then the words made from sound
Like lightning that...
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Categories:
lense, change, depression, feelings, friend,
Form: Free verse
Surrounded by Hope
...Spring is when the earth gives birth to new life
of all forms when flowers errupt from the soil
and trees bud with new life and new babies
are born to creatures of all kinds
Looking through the l...
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Categories:
lense, spring,
Form: Free verse
On the move
...I see it everyday,
but it isn't often
that I feel it
God is on the
move, he is
doing great things
In the lives of
others AND in
my life
It is harder to
see blessings
when you a...
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Categories:
lense, blessing, god, hope,
Form: Free verse
It's Official
...It's official
It's official
Officially, it is
It's time for me to give
Give myself
Everything that's attached
It's time to patch up the patch
Heal wounds
Life is of the essence
It'...
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Categories:
lense, age,
Form: Free verse
The fight
...Those are crucial moments
When the intensity rises
When you don’t know
If tomorrow dies
Or you rise
I can see myself calling for shelter
I can see myself greeting the new morning
I know we m...
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Categories:
lense, courage, destiny, fate,
Form: Free verse
Silence
...Reward silence with gifts of the like for
attention is precious
& know tunnel vision can be a blessing for your
focused expression
This method is a form of madness showing your
commitment to san...
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Categories:
lense, inspiration, introspection, perspective, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Perspective or perception
...One unbiased through a lense seen clear
Objectively,subjectively unvarnished in form
No quantum entanglements at all devoid of expectation
Free flowing electrons prism like in possibility
The oth...
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Categories:
lense, life,
Form: Free verse
Compass Of Truth Dead Poets Tribute
...Oh captain, my captain,
you said Carpe Diem
go out and seize the day;
Lead with only your heart,
rule makers have no say;
Oh captain, my captain,
I know I must just feel
to find my truth’s c...
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Categories:
lense, emotions, feelings, romantic, tribute,
Form: Monchielle Stanza
Asking of You
...How do you view the world ?
Is your sight through eyes of your own ?
Does the vision come by clear and sober ?
Or is it cluttered, needing sharpened & honed ?
How ...
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Categories:
lense, integrity,
Form: Rhyme
Real Recognize Real
...Real recognize real
While I walk through the seasons of life
I meet alot of souls along the way
Some was nice
Some was wrong
Some was good
Alot was bad
Some was intimidating
Some was j...
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Categories:
lense, africa, confidence, courage, for
Form: Epic
Big Deal
...Big Deal
Own it , control it
Don't hold it
Hold it all in
You were meant to win ??
Life throws all kinds of challenges
Know that you can manage
Manage
Take control
Don't fold
Ju...
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Categories:
lense, age, art,
Form: Free verse
Vision
...I'm trapped in the sleeves of my mourning jacket
unable to pull the wool from my eyes
This is my new lense for seeing
grief is all encompassing
The heart becomes blind
The spirit rages with...
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Categories:
lense, death, grief,
Form: Free verse
The Eiffel's All Seeing Eyes
...Paris is the city of romance
encaptures love lost couples so dear
experiencing an atmosphere of love
reveals their innermost feelings so clear
There at the heart of Paris
the Eiffel tower stan...
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Categories:
lense, love, metaphor, paris, romance,
Form: Rhyme
History Is Speaking
...Perhaps it means nothing, nothing at all.
Why should we stand together?
Why should we catch one another when we fall?
History is speaking and we choose not to hear.
All the sacrifices made for ...
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Categories:
lense, abuse, appreciation, betrayal, corruption,
Form: Free verse
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