The New Call of the River Nun
...From the rising sun in the east
To casted shadows after dark in the west,
Our tribal marked faces show,
A timeless story, aglow.
Seasons come and go,
Hiding shades and dimmed sparks.
Beneath th...
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Categories:
meandered, africa, environment, identity, inspirational,
Form: Verse
Valley’s Echo Singular Song
..."In the echo of silence, the whispers of the Divine are heard." By Rumi
I entered the winding path into the captivating vale
Surrounded by ice-capped mountains and ancient trees
Firs, la...
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Categories:
meandered, bird, mountains, river,
Form: Imagism
The Inner Voice
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In the dark opaque night within the space of solitude,
enfolding the languid landscape of my indolent life,
my forsaken journey’s pathway aimlessly meandered
in the gloomy labyrinth of endles...
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Categories:
meandered, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
The Long Forgotten Cemetery
...Strolling along a winding country lane the other day,
I came upon a desolate cemetery in abysmal disarray.
'Twas barely visible, hidden among overgrown weeds and brambles;
Untended over time, it h...
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Categories:
meandered, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme
Soul-Searching
...Sitting attentively on a rickety park bench
My thoughts as deep as an ocean trench
People scurrying aimlessly with their daily lives
In time they’ll fade too, into the archives
I notice a young...
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Categories:
meandered, deep, heaven, journey, life,
Form: Rhyme
Haay chill by jibonananda das
...Ah Kite! Kite with the golden wings, this wet clouded noon hour
Shed tears no more soaring higher and higher, by the river Dhansinri!
The croon in thine voice reminds me of her gloomy eyes, runs al...
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Categories:
meandered, april,
Form: Free verse
a fine pair
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under a sullen moon
silence hovered
my mind meandered
the two soon
inextricably
entwined
AP: Honorable Mention 2025
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Categories:
meandered, confusion, fantasy, moon, night,
Form: Free verse
We both were once in a village, far from the crowd
...We both were once in a village, far from the crowd
(Home/verses/khonika/ek ganye)
We both were once in a village, far from the crowd
Plethora, the joy is always ours!
Magpie Robin chirps there ...
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Categories:
meandered, anti bullying, appreciation, august,
Form: Free verse
Chronicles of a Boomer Poet
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The years meandered ‘long ‘til I hit twenty
dreams of fame, girls and money
Married too young, I was a jerk
tethered now, to the daze of work
Lost in their haze, d...
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Categories:
meandered, dream, happiness, life, lost,
Form: Couplet
cinereal
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beneath a sullen moon
silence hovered
my mind meandered
the two soon
inextricably
entwined
AP: 3rd place 2025, Honorable Mention 2025
Submitted on January 10, 2025 to BRIAN STRAND'S ...
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Categories:
meandered, feelings, moon, silence,
Form: Free verse
My First Ever Poem
...Down a grassy lane,
I trudged beneath pale blue skies,
a rambling spirit,
vivid scenic hues a spur,
to a literary verse
Images abound,
for me to seize and savour,
in a magic whirl,
or vorte...
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Categories:
meandered, art, birth, creation, deep,
Form: Tanka
Pigman, Pigman, that's us Harrah we Are!
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We all headed off from Chingford, from good old London Town
Us the McGregor Brothers, and 'Pigman' our murdering clown
Leaving the 'Turtle and Monkey' very close to 'Dorset Street'
Whe...
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Categories:
meandered, angst, dark, death, destiny,
Form: Free verse
Fading Photographs
...He sat captured in a surprised look,
Middle-aged, youthful and vibrant,
He was committed to his work and family,
An uncommon balance admired by his colleagues.
His story was that of grass to gr...
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Categories:
meandered, death, father, loss, sad,
Form: Free verse
alent sho
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He trundled his way up the three heavy steps
His mop of hair searching every direction
In the middle of the stage a brash spotlight
shone on a large drum kit
Behind a curtain dangled over a h...
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Categories:
meandered, poems,
Form: Free verse
The Person I Used Be
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In the live network of intricate design,
layer on layer my mind was stratified.
Within the strata of innate awareness aligned,
many divergent motifs got unified.
Many attributes of sole disti...
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Categories:
meandered, analogy, me,
Form: Free verse
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