Long Theme contest Poems

Exactly five years ago I lived in a city
that I named as the city of my struggles
quite an imposing brand you would say
but I found it appropriate in my mid-twenties.
I crawled against my inertia to...

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Mama says this is where 
  I was born on a stormy night
    the benignant horn was where
      she'd paused to breathe and reside

  ...

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In the fragility of dreams
With my eyes wide open 
At the onset of daylight
Crawling tint of lilac hues
Sparkle dew drops on lilies
Engulf my soul in blues
To see the world alive
I find myself wondering 
Of the...

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Note: "The original hymn text was written as a "Hymn for Christmas-Day" by Charles Wesley, included in the 1739 John Wesley collection Hymns and Sacred Poems writing, (song) HARK how all the Welkin rings "Glory...

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Here we sit all cold and wet,                            ...

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Intermingled threads of my fantasies pour
from the ink of my love on the bare soul
of the letter I write for you, my beloved
The windowpane sparkles moonlit dreams
And I submerge into my visions of you
You, my...

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The neighbor down the street from me,                            ...

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Why do we use words that hurt each other,                          ...

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Many have been healed by faith.                             ...

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In the mellow marshes
where butter flies abound,
a lot of curious critters here
are running all around.

Some jitter bugs are here with us.
Their music drives us nuts.
The grass hoppers – kung fu friends of theirs -
hop so...

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Nature is in love for the hot summer times                          ...

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When I was three I loved riding my wooden horse,                         ...

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The gift of love is what makes our world
spin on its axis; the most paramount of treasures
The greatest gift to the human race

Give love freely; give it to yourself, and to life!
What a spectacular thing...

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We have a very wierd pet whose name is Nicki
He is, at the least, very tricky.

Nicki can actually speak you see
Although he must do it thru my wife or me.

His high pitched tone is quite...

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Mornings blushed in dew
replicating your jubilant smile,
love-ladened cupcakes in pink
flavored by your honey-dipped fingers,
fragrance of your jasmine-clad hair
swaying along every time you danced,
exchanging exclusive looks in public
to laugh at shared secrets with coffee,
strumming broken strings...

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TIME IS UP.

                  My dream of childhood soared high
         ...

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Christmas has always been a joyous time
Family getting together for food and wine
Fragrant Smells of balsam and prime rib roast
With warmth of smiles during our family toasts

Colored Christmas lights adorn the perfect tree
Ribbons and bulbs...

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Ah! To be a child again and from worry to be free,
To mimic Mister Squirrel and scamper up a tree!
God made trees for climbing by little girls and boys,
And to build a treehouse in, is...

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The Rebel Lives On

It was a Black Sabbath night when they turned his remains into the sea

          ‘Lost into the darkness I fade into the light’...

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Our life is made up of milestones,                            ...

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As I walk the sandy beach,                             ...

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Wash your hands a hundred times a day,                           ...

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Truth - Justice - Trust  
Three players around a bridge table 
move their pieces on the game board,  
all the Squares are Red 
from blood spilled by making the wrong move,
for believing the...

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(a swap quatrain rhyme)

She likes to nip; she likes to lick.
My foot might get a little prick.
I’ll see it’s her. That little pip!
She likes to lick. She likes to nip.

Attacking me with small cat teeth,
she...

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Autumn winds chant a soulful tune
Elusive songs they choose to play
as maple branches bend and sway

Aspen trees drop their leaves too soon
Hues of umber, amber and gold
as seasonal changes unfold

Across forest floors they are strewn
Russet...

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