Long Outshines Poems

They say that God is clothed in white,
A throne of clouds, a robe of light.
The angels, too, in linen gleam,
Like snowflakes stepping through a dream.
The lamb is white, the dove is pale—
All heaven's cast in...

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THE LAST BOOK OF REBECCA
There did come out from the land of in between,
where no mind has ever been before,
the spirit of the space,
and it did say unto Rebecca
I have come to give you love...

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There are three little words on tiny stones strewn along the floor
of a never-ending stream which runs through a misty moor.
A marvelous moor of uncertainty where mysteriously all are led
to cross a flowing water all...

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Booby trapped within apartment unit b44

Circa August 18th, 2021
three bajillion years ago to date,
nevertheless I count blessings, 
so please do not hashtag me 
as worse than an ingrate 
or one whose dire financial straits 
attributed...

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Luscious the fruits, beautiful under moonlit beams
firmly planted roots, outstandingly hot, lush-sent dreams
all in all, glorified visions, heavenly sent
treasured deeply with rapture stored, sweet love-nights spent.

Tender kissing bites, honeyed dessert offered free
wonderful the flights, through...

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A run-on sentence, free verse/rhyme poem…

Baptizing myself miraculously in the benevolent, bubbly bathtub…playing in the cleansing water like a beloved cub
Rubbing my blitheless, blessed body with serene warmth and with a sensational, tranquil shrub in...

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A light that never fades,
Always shining, always swaying
Dancing through the cobalt skies
Luminous waves of southern grace
Piercing the soul with its amazing
Soothing away every dark dissuasion

A light that seems to smile
Forever summer in the heart of...

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SOME CRUMBS OF LOVE

Five feet one inch tall that I am
Young adult I am at twenty-nine this year
Wearing a contagious smile that outshines the sun they say
Constantly been walking and walking on weeds and rocks
where...

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All In All, True Magnificent Treasures Given

Luscious the fruits, beautiful under moonlit beams
firmly planted roots, outstandingly hot, lush-sent dreams
all in all, glorified visions, heavenly sent
treasured deeply with rapture stored, sweet love-nights spent.

Tender kissing bites, honeyed...

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To what profound penance owe you this boon, O! Yashotha! Translation of Oothukkadu Venkata Subbha Iyer’s enna thavam seithanai – yashOthA by T. Wignesan

To what profound penance owe you this boon, O! YashOthA! ®

That He...

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Sappho, fragment 118
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Sing, my sacred tortoiseshell lyre;
come, let my words
accompany your voice.

"Quoted by Hermogenes and Eustathius. Sappho is apparently addressing her lyre. The legend is that Hermes made the first...

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Written: April 13, 2024  For Ink Empress Contest

Rumi Quote: “Words can fertilize space now and then; don't deny yourself becoming enriched.” “Words can fertilize space now and then; don't deny yourself becoming enriched.” 
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Written: May 13, 2023

3rd contest winner
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Lichen lilies lavishness,
outwardly...

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If, as hippy folklore claims, it never rains in California,
Then the watermark is never washed out of the phoney cheque,
And when you’re dead and gone there’ll be no one here to mourn ya
For it was...

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It was not despised in the broken heart                           ...

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Education has never deluded me,
it is a rich mine from which my gemstones are extracted;
and all of them can adorn with its brilliance 
a king's crown, but the glitter on my silver pendant...
with my natal...

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Striking, revered portraits line the massive, hallowed halls
Reflecting the faces of the Founders; those who have given all.
These Heroes focused on peace and were positively sure.
They knew exactly whom they were protecting and fighting for.

Each...

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A cacophony of cheers
Sand sprays like fireworks
From feet, hands, ball, hair.
Four women, two-a-side,
In a battle for the ages.

A motion of fluidity and a
Knowledge brought forth
From years in the fray.
Sun, rain, the elements,
Just more adversaries

In a...

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LITTLE BLACK CHILD 
By:shanice Xaba 

(Zulu lullaby) Thula thula thula mntwana 
Thula sana, thula umama uzobuya ekuseni

Little black child 
Oh innocent soul oh little black gold 
I am sorry you had to face this but...

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Through the shadow of thought and shards of questions,
Where the soul dances among constellations,
Stretches in burning silence the difference,
That separates through valleys and peaks - a him from a her, without appearance.
He, wanderer in the...

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Written: August 10, 2023
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In their silence, the mountains stand tall.
Guardians of secrets—protectors of all
Their peaks reach high, touching the sky.
A haven of serenity—where spirits can fly

Before I let this night slip into dawn's lap,
Let me...

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Never Ending Love

Born in a cold basement on Valentine’s Day,
She grew up on newspaper and constant radio play.
She was the runt of the litter and very poorly fed,
When I first laid eyes on her, she...

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Love …

The power of power rests in her hands
She syndicates two together to generate voluminous.
She is so-called pressure by others for imperceptible she is, but then vintages prominence
A thin stripe divorces her from abhorrence but...

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I don't have to be a monk,
tucked away on some far off mountain,
to feel the profound joy
of contemplation.

Nor do I have to be a party animal
to laugh at ridiculous jokes,
during game night
in the company of...

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Written: February 24, 2024
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Moonbeams kindle ambrosian dreams
Love evolves on auric gleams 
A gem in...

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