Long Unfeathered Poems

O albatross guide my loosed soul  
from the shipwreck seized by sandy shoal

persuasive Polar Star in quiet pull
a sailor’s tired eyes gone dark 
I will dream while we fly 

on wings that span horizons...

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Independence suffices by will and dream a upright rise
Nurturing inspiration like morning blessings to produce
Developments in which the industrious share. Let's prize
Emancipation of genius that from work begs not truce!
People stand empowered now, be united...

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Some days we feel as though 
We’re living in limbo
Not fully alive or deceased;
Can’t get no satisfaction,
Traction, motivation, meaning, sense
Of inner peace. Idling awhile, waiting 
For this cloud to pass over head;
Stuck in the shadow...

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Antithesis of avian beauty
Monstrosity of the bird family
Head and neck very hideous looking 
In dull black wrinkled up unfeathered skin

Exposed decaying animal matter
Can produce unhealthy bacteria
That can endanger other life species
Threatening them with illness and...

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Featherless angels are sent from above
To show the world the true meaning of love.Quote - poets own
The featherless angel who never flew
The one thing which angels would love to do
Wings didn’t grow as they were...

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The Highland Princess
Berthed again
Freshwater Loch
Beautiful Highland Glen
 
Tranquil pined hillside
Log cabin picturesque
Captain and his dove
Lovingly blessed
 
As winter sets in
Snow falls so deep
This two in the warmth
In cuddled keep
 
Roaring log fire
Birch logs a sparking
Face...

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Not For Contest

Note-Again Connie reads the contest rules after she writes the poem,
missing the fact that the poem should have ten lines or less. I told you
I'm walking on eggshells.






Why do all the chickens lay...

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There is a vast canopy encircling the entire earth and capped in skies of blue.                    ...

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Our featherless angels have no wings;
Each one- a blessing to us brings.
Heavenly spirits, they are not;
from earthly beings, they are wrought.

A special friend, or maybe more-
the caring neighbor's open door;
a pastor's sermon- soothes, uplifts
with answers...

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My children in cold anguish seethe
A spiteful mind sowed them with sinister seed
We praise them as they succeed
In the material world to live as emotional weed
Their little wings unfeathered for spiritual flight
O help me pray...

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I
In a land of crime, pets too are killed
A goose was struck by an upset Ouma
I saw it in a fenced yard, life bleeding ...
It came close to home, with Kuiken

II
Kuiken is Afrikaans for baby...

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Oh, innocence of trust unchecked
How stare you back at me?
T’was you who fled this heart laid bare
Oh, barren calamity

Empty now the heart ill used
So used to gentle dreams
No more to see the flower’s bloom
No song...

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