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The longing of an eternal: Inspired from The Sandman by Neil Gaimon

...As the dream king is sat at his throne...

What am I to do whilst I am away? What then would befall my kingdom? There is still so much to do but yet, I am administered so little time. I am here now...
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Categories: maintained, allegory, death, desire, destiny,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberLatent tendencies

...vasanas or tendencies cage our soul
being the instincts to which we are bound
whence in stupor thus, our heart not feel whole
yet through consciousness correction, joy’s found

holding still foc...
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Categories: maintained, spiritual,
Form: Sonnet



Premium MemberThe Wormhole Wore a Waistcoat

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She entered unannounced; no bell, no brass. The aperture, a bureaucratic lapse in Nature’s accounting, permitted transit for the curious, not the wise. Through corridors of warped conjecture, she...
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Categories: maintained, fantasy, imagination, science fiction,
Form: Haibun

Premium MemberTuriyatita

...body rests and senses recede
resting in the sheath of space-time
with thoughts rested, no dreams arise
all that remains is bliss beat’s chime

with void-centric focus maintained
without effort,...
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Categories: maintained, peace, silence, spiritual,
Form: Quatrain

flying lesson

...The flying lesson

White as a shroud, the virtual paper in front of me
I wanted to record my first flight in a Dakota plane 
Inside, the aircraft looked like a bus, reaching under
my seat for th...
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Categories: maintained, angst, anxiety, birthday,
Form: Blank verse



Premium MemberA New Car Rental Place

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Cecelia was a new person in town to see
about the rooms for rent with availability.
This woman came to start a car rental company.
It would serve the people within this community.
Cecel...
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Categories: maintained, christian, fantasy, religious,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Member- The Gate Is Open -

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    - One must make some choices, 
       even if some may be scary - quote by poet

    Charming ancient cobblestone streets
    Buildings meticulously maintained
    Haunted castles with
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Categories: maintained, history, mystery, myth, night,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe Harvest

...Time to harvest the blossom of your dream
have you tenderly coddled yesterday's seed
time is the seductive companion of wisdom
the dream of time is to pick up Godspeed.
You've entered the golden ...
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Categories: maintained, life,
Form: Rhyme

Premium Memberoptimal object of meditation

...the hermits gathered, exchanging notes
each had searched for the truth but had failed
so they conferred, sharing their heart’s emotes 
dismayed that the light within had now paled 

the first he...
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Categories: maintained, self, silence, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme

Here’s what I should have done

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I should have heard all the indications that the level of danger was low; no shots fired, no weapons, no anger or injuries, and no screaming, just a possible exchange of counterfeit currency.

I ...
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Categories: maintained, corruption, hate, power,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe Assumption of the BVM

...Preserved from original sin by grace given by God,
In preparation for what she would do.
She lived to give the Father all glory praise and laud,
And in her loving care the Christ Child lived and g...
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Categories: maintained, christian,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberRoadtrip with Weasels

...I thought I heard a weasel pop. 
so, I made a California stop, 
and crawled back into my Corona,
and hit the gas to Arizona. 
They follow me wherever I go, 
the weasels of New Mexico.
Like a sl...
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Categories: maintained, nonsense,
Form: Rhyme

Doing absolute zero endeavors

...Doing absolute zero endeavors

Earlier today March 28th, 2025
(thee hour now fifteen minutes
after eight o'clock at night, cuz
yours truly & wife paced back
and forth from one room to the
othe...
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Categories: maintained, absence, adventure, angel, angst,
Form: Free verse

Love's so cliche

...Love turns into despair 
As a slipper who can't find his pair,
All we want is love that's fair
But with you, it's so hard to bear.

The feeling that echo
That we can't let go.
Those foolish th...
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Categories: maintained, black love, romance,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberTwo In One

...There are two kinds of cultures
- Defined in different ways 
In different countries and lifestyles,
Valley vs Mountain, Settled vs Nomadic
Or in modern America, City vs Country -
With their two ...
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Categories: maintained, allegory, culture, introspection, perspective,
Form: Narrative

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