birds know our sentiments
...
The birds understand us, it’s true,
They understand us better than men,
Observe the grey heron when it is afraid,
listen to the Robin
Who asks to play with you,
Go for the lint
She doesn’t ...
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Categories:
martine, analogy, bird,
Form: Free verse
My Own Private Beach
...“Dance with the waves, move with the sea. Let the rhythm of the water set your soul free.” — Christy Ann Martine
Sundown. I enter the private beach through a rusty gate.
I walk t...
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Categories:
martine, beach, sea,
Form: Free verse
Sunlit
...
"Sunlit"
The sunlight
burnt their skin
they felt alive
at least
they began
to live again
bare legs bare feet
cool water,
the sensual
diving in
lovers ...
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Categories:
martine, life, light, ocean, sensual,
Form: Narrative
Fresh
...
"Fresh"
Azure skies
reflect
in your eyes
I flow into your
still calm
you are my
ultra marine
pulling in my
tide grave eyes
silver g...
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Categories:
martine, ocean, romance, sensual,
Form: Romanticism
Unquotable Quotes - Liv: Swatting Flies In Buckingham Palace From the White House
...UNQUOTABLE QUOTES - LIV : Swatting flies in Buckingham Palace from the White House
When Bianca Nobilissima, the statuesque Sea Anne-Anne anchor in her Star-Trek heat-wave get-up exposing her sc...
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Categories:
martine, humor, irony, satire, uplifting,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Martine
...Martine
Timid, reliable, emotional, observant
Wife of Nathan Church
Lover of time management games, cooking competitions and giggle smoke
Who feels anxious, determined, inspired
Who needs attent...
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Categories:
martine,
Form: Bio
Look Through Any Window
...If you could look through any window
Of any house on any given street,
You might find yourself quite surprised
At the variety of people you would meet.
The couple at number twenty-three
Have ...
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Categories:
martine, community,
Form: Couplet
Never Too Old
...Never Too Old
Louise and Martine Fokken
Have finally called it quits
No more late night rendezvous
And sharing of their “bits”
No longer young like 69
They are 70 in age
And want to find another way...
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Categories:
martine, age, career,
Form: Rhyme