Dark Light Poems

My morning coffee is a stimulant,
it motivates my regularity in an instant.
And some mornings if my feet I dare to drag
my underwear substitutes for a...

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Light seems brightest when seen in the darkest dark.
Yet darkness can be all but eliminated by the brightness of light.
When in a balanced contrast, each...

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My father is no conversationalist. For all practical 
purposes he lives in the garage where he tinkers 
with nuts and bolts, the lawnmower and the...

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An end of life prayerful song!

Heavenly Light

Dark days have come....
my life is ending
My days are numbered...
but, I'm unafraid

I have no regrets...
except I must leave her
My...

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when I block the light
     I then become a shadow
          form without...

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if I could describe your soul it would be 
clear mirror shattering forevermore 
where pieces are jigsaw puzzles 
not fitting, falling under oak...

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Neon lights twinkle against the velvet, dark skies,
Ferris wheel spins like a huge ring of fireflies;
Shadows sway in the pavement, tents, booths, and crowds, 
As...

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The porch light comes on
as if to beacon strangers
for friend it lights a path to welcome
for thief it warns stay away in shadow
Attracts moths as...

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In the shadow of an eclipse, where worry takes its flight,  
The burden of strife can weigh you down,  
Yet in each moment...

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The world in black and blue,
no visible outline, the colors 
blur. Headlights bright red,
and the people covered
in smoke as I stand in the back-
alley surrounded...

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I see the light in you, a flame so clear,
Not loud or fierce, but ever near—
A hush within the storm of men,
That calls me back...

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they slither down the long halls
coiling thoughts like vine-sharp calls
calm defies
walls lean in with breathing cracks
truth waits, but never walks back
you flicker—don’t ask why
their whispers...

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Diving deep in the pond of the sub-consciousness
I die every night, you die every night too
This is our way of rejuvenating the body
This may sound...

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Double Swap – 7-22-25  Rhymes checked with www.rhymezone  Syllables checked with www.howmanysyllables
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Dawn Hunts Shadows

Dawn hunts shadows with shafts of light
Golden swords pierce raven...

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We die a little bit
Each day and each night
As we live every minute
Gleeful or glum under the light.

We die in our sleep
And rise again if...

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