Super-sized meal undersized heart
...I see him on the main streets
aggressively panhandling
ranting at things only he could see.
He once surprised me in the Mcdonalds drive through
banging on my car window with a fist filled with s...
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Categories:
motioning, life,
Form: Free verse
drunk on fire
...
Your seawater stirs in me where fire balances high on oil
You clasp my candlefire, wick's motioning coil —
A sweating kind of missing
A burned open kissing
The glass shared between us two
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Categories:
motioning, fantasy, fire, kiss, love,
Form: Couplet
November 21, 1963
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November 21, 1963
He took the harmonica
from the bib pocket of his overalls
blew thru left to right, low to hig...
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Categories:
motioning, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Does It Matter?
...Does it Matter?
Does it matter today
If a cross stood high
On a hill
Two thousand years ago?
Does it matter today
If there
A man hung dying
In company with criminals?
To most,
Long year...
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Categories:
motioning, bible, blessing, christian, god,
Form: Free verse
Believer's Monologue
...When I entered in the room I overheard two person speak from the heart, their words carry significant meaning, in a passionate cry, that I too decided to join them, in the end.
Person (1). He sat...
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Categories:
motioning, body, conflict, courage, death,
Form: Free verse
cows and ants
...When a class is boring, the air can feel close and rebreathed - not a comfortable feeling for a COVID child. When the class is finally over, it’s like you’ve escaped something.
Did you know an hou...
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Categories:
motioning, class, humor, school, student,
Form: Free verse
a letter
...I got a text from one of my professors yesterday saying, ‘Please stop by my office at 6 pm tomorrow.’ It didn’t say why. This was the first day after November recess, had I missed something? That nig...
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Categories:
motioning, appreciation, humor, school, student,
Form: Free verse
Decoupling
...Your life may be full of sparkles and ove-lay but the rest of us sometimes struggle under storm clouds.
Anna (one of my roommates) broke up with her BF of a year. It seemed to happen in agonizing,...
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Categories:
motioning, boyfriend, break up, dance,
Form: Free verse
Ostara
...A colorful time of year
The skies are oh so clear
The sun shines bright
For our delight
Longer and warmer days
Welcoming the sun’s blaze
Trees and flowers blooming
Grilled foods we are c...
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Categories:
motioning, environment, holiday, magic, march,
Form: Rhyme
Who I Have Been
...I have taught, written, and spoken in the giant marketplace of Km.
I would speak and write in Egypt's marketplaces and all around its rim.
One day through the crowd and dotted stands, I peered ...
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Categories:
motioning, age, appreciation, confidence, food,
Form: Rhyme
Who Have I Been
...I have taught, written, and spoken in the giant marketplace of Khem.
I would speak and write in Egypt's marketplaces and all around its rim.
One day through the crowd and dotted stands, I peere...
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Categories:
motioning, appreciation, leadership, places, romance,
Form: Rhyme
The Tribute
...Their mere weapon was their forbidden courage, hands barren with no armaments, no ammunitions, marching towards the proud valley of death, dedication born from their sempiternal dreams of a free lan...
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Categories:
motioning, appreciation, eulogy, faith, freedom,
Form: Free verse
Nature's Gentle Voice
...Wistful ferns, mossy stumps, crumbling
Rotting away, hesitating…
Beneath the shadows of old oaks,
Weathered gray coats, skin
Wrinkled and archaic, ancient
Wise as the liquid voice of creeks
Sig...
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Categories:
motioning, future, imagery, inspiration, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Fear Not - 2
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Fear often calls my name
Murmuring doubts
Darkness and shame
Motioning to my heart
Dread that silences with blame
Where can I go…
To my Savior, I proclaim…
Fear is like a black hor...
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Categories:
motioning, blessing, christian, fear, god,
Form: Rhyme
Strumlyster
...Music notation is a skill
that trained composer posses
it combines forulating
introductions
verse
Prechorus
Chorus
verse
preouto
nd
Outros
Noting the sounds
to be enjoyed
forever
note ...
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Categories:
motioning, devotion, jobs, leadership, love,
Form: Ballade
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