Long Unmetered Poems

Is it possible, in times like these, 
To fight off such adversity and selfishness
And to save other souls that you owe not to?
Gaze into these pain-filled eyes,
Contemplate their crushing calumny 
And see why I must...

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The universe is all abloom with seasons, diamonds left in wakes of stars (1)
(whose flowers linger) viewed through lenses binding star’s birth to its death,
its ghost, perhaps, not there at all for life to visit...

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O August, I feel subtle scents
of dandelion days melting,
like spring falls of delirious diamonds,
while memories of sentimental sapphires
flow amidst clouds of colorblind cruelty,
revealing how butterflies
from the temple of fragmented armors
abandoned my spirit
at the altar of...

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Clarity, clarity, surely clarity is the most beautiful thing in the world, A limited, limiting clarity I have not and never did have any motive of poetry But to achieve clarity.
George Oppen

If it wasn't for...

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I dedicate this poem to Thomas Cunningham,
who I admire for the tales he tells in poetry form. 

MUTINY

I stands at the bow
Proud to lead
I get the first catch
and splash
Pretense while I breathe
as if our lips...

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Great songs
On your day
In your own way
May your day be bright
Filled with special delight
Let your burning candle shine
From your yum cake royally dine
May your family and friends enjoy
Your birthday with a great poetess friend 

Now...

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You must strive to find your own voice because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. 
Robin Williams - Dead poets society

Poets are born, 
not manufactured.
The...

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Last night,
I had a dream -
after so long,
I saw your face..

Those eyes looked straight at me.
I felt emotions not felt for so long -
like I was the moon,
my tears fell like stardust.

Finally,
I began to breathe,
sleeping...

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In uncontrollable destinies,
fate is visible, signposted with faith.
In limitations of the intangible unforeseen,
tribulations from tangible organisms,
leave a heart yearning to release 
the force from kundalini kismet.

What am I, 
but a speck of dust, 
spinning from nothingness,
composed in...

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Bye -Bye Becca good- bye, but why, it’s not clear?
How can we dance if you leave my sweet dear?
You’re a big girl; your life, your choice, your year
Come with me and enjoy the dance and...

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Our poetry...
A thousand times been read
Syllables contort tumbling 
Under covers
Free verse unfettered 
Beneath hot breath
Brail symbolic softens 
As soon as alabaster wets
Lips’ reciting merely, what is 
Or should be heartfelt said

Our poetry...
Sapidus is to taste
Licking...

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Plunge
into 
the joyous 
waters of life.
Nourish compassion
with graceful fountains of
love, replenished with caring.
Bathe in the light of awareness.
Drench your soul with spirit’s sense of peace.
Shine forever, cleansed by raindrops of hope.





The poetry form, Etheree, consists...

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I hear cheering chimes pealing far, 
Beyond travails' veneers which blur
Tomorrow's rainbow scenes' glare; 
Robing in glooms fine seasons fair. 

Which wise to thank knows not I
As gold-dew greets from the sky, 
Ushering in fresh...

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~So -  So The Clown ~ 
( Unmetered Quatrain)


So - So the Clown 
He's a very happy fellow 
He never wears a frown 
But he doesn't like to milk a cow.

He likes to play...

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Unmetered Sonnet

My heart beats silently, quietly
This rainy Sunday afternoon filled with doldrums,
We are sick and separated from our families,
The world is bleak and gray.

Are human hands controlling our immediate destiny?
Never have we faced such unholiness.
I...

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Like a block of ice in a refrigerator car full of Chicago meats
     I have a role to play,
          an important purpose,...

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I’ll never write another freakin’ poem
Be it Monoku or rambling tome
No more to tap upon unruly keys
Nor scribble on a pad be’twixt my knees

Won’t argue with the gods of pace and meter
For life within the...

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Hoops of Poetry Soup offer
A platform for poets and readers
To interact in literary verses that differ
In variety, tones, experiences and leaders.

Loops of Poetry Soup expose
Poems old and new, metered and unmetered
In concoctions and functions to...

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~My New Year Wish For You~
 (Unmetered Rhyming Couplets)



 With all the love I feel here in my heart for you
 I am wishing a most wonderful New Year to you

 I wish you lots...

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A heavy mist rises
out of the valley
like gun smoke, rifling
the air, setting off a time piece
of timelessness.

The sound of dew dripping
from leaves, but no dew felt.

This unmetered rural wetness
that meets me most mornings
ever since I’ve...

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Which Poison do You drink?…………By Peter Onyancha 

Which poison do you drink?
When you open your mouth
Your fangs!
Each word is toxic
It leaves a septic wound
Which poison do you take?

When I see you 
The shaken body aches
I...

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