Long Beatrice Poems

"Dream 1: 4 Weeks in Positano"



Kisses long linger warm lips tasted intense
so sweet like cured Valencia Oranges
lips liquored triple sec not dry drunk on love
softly grazed, then held long

slow, deep, warm and wet

The story is...

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The day was going off, and the brown air
To the terrestrial animals gave rest
For their labors; and only me was there

Just ready to withstand the war at best
Both of the journey and of the torment,
Which...

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.So this one was really just a bit of fun I wanted to try and incorporate some really old slang type language within the piece, I've included a glossary below for the old words but...

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A Princess sat on her throne in despair whilst her father bellowed “is there a handsome prince out there?” 

“We have waited so long, as a matter of fact, I don’t care how he looks...

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Dante caught Beatrice looking at him and smiled.
"I dare say that right now you look even more handsome 
to me than when I first made your acquaintance."

"So what blessed soul was the recipient of 
your...

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The man totally absorbed in deep thoughts, 
sitting in front of the gate to hell while resting his chin 
on his hand stands up 
‘I wonder, where he wants to go?’

He didn't take the open...

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Why Do I Write?

I was born in an era when Shakespeare, Shelley and Wordsworth were kings.  Reading them was like hearing beautiful music and after all these years…it still is. Then I fell in...

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It’s nice to have some holiday downtime and not be all go-go-go. I’ve even gotten in some Animal Crossing play. After 40 minutes of picking up weeds, Bianca, one of my villagers, told me she’d...

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WordScape Triptych  #1

Coming from the Underworld as a ghost, just sauntering out of the depths like you did;
With all the rest of us just watching and wondering what you were going to say;
Tell us...

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Behold Beatrice, Pitcairn
the paradise sunsets lie in Tahiti
sunrise, the folly of Easter
islands, sanitoriums, deluded, denuded
limbos and purgatories, the never evermore
Polynesian metaphors transmigrate my mind
O to graze with the deer, dear
the tree never falls silently
lizards scatter,...

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As we search the river’s source,
It jumps the banks of our twisted past,
Set sail for the uncharted,
The pale flickering of the pole star,
The ever present circle,
Surrounding, unfolding, revealing,
Where mere words find their ending,
My being extols...

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Beatrice Discerno in te come s'agona 
                   la libertate onde 'l superno seme
    ...

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Dear  Olabosoye Oluwafunmilayo 
Raise up with joy  your cup
To thank Him- the standing backup
Being off and on like an innocent pup
Smiling at the lightproof to have a closeup

Toast to the new leaf turned
Hallelujah...

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Beatrice: Riguardi verso l'omorose some
                 che alma ea portando e antitìpe
        ...

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Ioàn: O sacro grembo a cui per levitade
          disgravar de ' suo ire 'n cieli falsi
          i'...

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Beatrice:  Tu miri a la funestia de l'austeria 
                    commistion de l'invidia e d'acerbe
 ...

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Just the thought of them, makes me teary eyed.
That I knew them, fills me with a sense of pride.
They were simply hard working everyday people.          ...

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Love is a careless child



Her skin whiter than Winter snow and her trembling lips of soft pink tempted the fearless man.

His boldness lacked the confident of his youth. He had learn love is a careless...

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Within the confines of my nearest Zoo,
There’s a place that’s off limits – it’s not for you.
It’s where the animals go for therapy,
As animals have issues just like you and me.

It’s here where all the...

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Alas they have been surrounded by so much violence.  
I believe the Earth's leaders have created their own 
brand of reality."

"What do you mean my dear?" Asked Dante as he paid 
much interest as...

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Chelsea Mourning

We’ve been so close down through the years
Now we’ve said goodbye through many tears
God called me home…”too soon” you said
As you held me close and cradled my head
You knew this battle could not be...

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Love story

You were going to be a dancer, a poet, going to save our world. I was content to be in the reflection of your eyes. I told you often dear lover. You are my...

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I remember yesterday
When I was young and free
The world was mine to conquer
And love was waiting for me
No dark clouds hovered o’er my head
I didn’t count the days
All was right in my little world
In so...

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On this 238th Fourth of July
As we watch our precious flag go by
To commemorate that awesome decree
That from this day forward we would be free
My heart fills with pride and gratitude
For the many heroes with...

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I Wonder Why?

As I leaf through the pages
Of my album of days gone by
And see faces that are gone now
I can’t help wonder why
They had to die and leave me
And I heave a gentle sigh
As...

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