Long Extraneous Poems

I listened to his heart profusely, 
For a beat like his was much to ponder
I often wondered, his thoughts, and,
A light in me knew, with wretched wonderment
What the whispers in his mutterings meant to me

They...

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Another body dropped as the evil ran through the night 
He was on a spree to start a war 
The screams blistered the silence 
As the metal hit the floor, 
As the metal hit the...

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My eyelids are taut to their limit,..  I've blinked none. I lay half submerged on
the surface of lustrous glass, girded within withering arms of trees. 
Earlier I could feel the cold and placid liquid...

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My eyelids are taut to their limit,..  I've blinked none. I lay half submerged on
the surface of lustrous glass, girded within withering arms of trees. 
Earlier I could feel the cold and placid liquid...

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Choking Back The Tears!

This papa did accurately
surmise undeclared war
strong armed lance pierced my armour,
ah...how fondly he recalls
early fatherhood days of yore,
when daddy's first born girl

did effusively adore
yours truly, he likened self as topnotch
trooper, who mustered...

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Scared of the nights
Posted by SONAMCHHABRA 


I am scared of the nights
Not because I am afraid of the demons that lurk in the dark
But because I am afraid of the thoughts that take control over...

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I can see them
Clouds of voracity
Covering my stars
Shadowing my reality

These civilized consciences
Have raped my protest
Have spun my web

I can no longer pacify
The tenacious circle of hate
That daily haunts me-
The deprived race
What is it I longed...

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Milton’s Paradise Lost is a book I sometimes dip into. For modern 
readers it does not lend itself to a quick browse. It’s pretty clear from the 
start who dunnit. 
My version in paperback contains...

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Written: January 08, 2025 for contest Sponsored by: Di11y Da11y 
1. Newton's Laws of Motion: 
Third Law: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
4. Quantum Superposition:
A particle can exist in multiple states...

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"Referencing an old poetic imagism sort of poem I wrote some four years ago--almost to the day---wherein lies a paradox," ... by The Poet. 

MIRROR, MIRROR 

I was in a room,
there, I saw a mirror,
and...

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Ambiguity within mine
doodling Yankee mind that
arises, asper current
hoopla harrumphing
American Civil War statues,
which verbal/written spat

particularly regarding southern generals
(many atop horses) arouses
call to arms whereat,
excited curiosity possibly twill incite
dangerous extraneous, mutinous,
treasonous tit for tat

promulgation exhuming ghosts
abolitionists of...

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at the cusp between 
slumber and wakefulness 
I reach a subconscious of wonder

it seems that my house was built
too close to the ocean
foundations and perimeter walls
supported by reason and books
now washed away by the water
each...

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Urgent Tea Party

Mrs. Jet sent out the invitations in a fever and a heat
Envelops sealed with royal wax and stamps she licked herself
The tea would be at Meadow Marsh Retreat two weeks from now
Appropriate attire...

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I'm new to this language; it baffles me so!
   With so many mysteries I wish to know:
Why doesn't 'resolve' mean 'to solve it again'?
   And why are 'wise guys' not the...

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   Tulip Larry was being groomed for the role of fairy.
   He required a lot of assistance,
   Since the form letter discovered his existence.
   Received in the...

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The Artist
 


Once described as an intense artist
He now sits comfortably
Patiently being interviewed 
By a reporter
Half his age
He begins
When I was a younger
I would come home from school
To an empty apartment
To keep myself occupied 
Until...

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K1087 and K1089 of Canto 109 of the THIRUK-KURAL: Thagaianangkuraiththal

(In the transliterations, the capital vowels stand for the repetition of the same vowel: eg., “A” for “aa”)

K1087:  kadAak kalittrinmEl kadpadAm* mAthar
   ...

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3 poems for contest entry


Failure to come to a Complete Stop

Auto battery. 
Clicking.
Depleted energy.
Feeling grumpy, harried, 
Impatiently jump-start Kia.
Leave Mom’s neighborhood.
Octagonal, purely quintessential red sign taunts. 
Upping velocity, willfulness exacerbated, you zoom…

Yikes!

Extraneous white vehicle (undercover)...

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  Two Lip Larry was being groomed for the role of fairy
  He required a lot of assistance. 
  Since the form letter discovered his existence
  Received in the mail.
 ...

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Skeletons emerge from the cave of darkness 
appearing as gross distortions of once living beings.
And yet each is the pattern, the structure of every living form.

Does their appearance today mean I’ve stripped myself to the...

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I am An advocate of emancipation, esp. the emancipation of slaves
Free your mind
Free your spirit
Free your soul
Proportion-ably
Proportionally
What!!
Help me! Lord 
Understandably to understand
Free me from myself
Ever more so
Stigmatist
One believed  supernaturally impressed with the marks of...

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Extraneous entities.
Isochronious through space.
Alight upon Terra Firma.
For Aurelian they chase.
Imperative they seek,
a golden sheild to divide
Havoc our sun reeks.
Nibiru must survive.
Harsh and deadly the conditions.
A planet so deprived.
An atmosphere 
once guarded, safe for them to...

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I can't believe I thought that
Gift wrapped my own brain 
For sentimental reasons
And to avoid going insane

Place thoughts in a letter 
Mailed them to a friend
They sort out the odd bits
Say I've nothing to defend

Craft...

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The Reality of Married Life

By Elton Camp

An idealized view of marriage causes creation
For young folks of an impossible expectation
That all will be lovey-dovey for day after day
And that it will always stay just that same...

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"Referencing an old poetic imagism sort of poem I wrote some four years ago--almost to the day---wherein lies a paradox," ... by The Poet.

MIRROR, MIRROR

I was in a room,
there, I saw a mirror,
and then I...

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