Pearl of the Orient
...Surrounded by tranquil turquoise waters,
Guarded on sides by oceans three,
In the east by the Pacific,
On the south by the Celebes Sea,
And on the west by the south China Sea,
There...
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Categories:
mountain chain, beautiful, nature, ocean,
Form: Free verse
Imagine
...Sumptuous feasts enchanted float on by,
as I peer into an opulent expanse,
garnet clad entrance aglow,
imagine august beauty at its mise en scène peak,
ingress to celestial nirvana’s Laurel-ridde...
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Categories:
mountain chain, appreciation, august, beautiful, beauty,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
...The Alaskan Oil Pipeline
Nineteen sixty-eight confirmed the year
Of discovery by ‘Humble Oil’
To North America’s largest oil field,
On the North Slope of the Brooks Range;
A we...
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Categories:
mountain chain, education, environment, history, technology,
Form: Prose Poetry
The Sixth Lake
...Deep within the wooded thick of a coniferous forest's vascular limbs,
A chorus of loons cry in mosaic croons which echo from where they swim.
They swim in a lake, the sixth of eight; a link in a ...
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Categories:
mountain chain, imagery, nature, water,
Form: Couplet
The Sierra Nevada
...Would one want to attempt to claim
The land atop these mountains?
Or just enjoy the view from afar
And play in the lakes and fountains?
Although some would agree
That is not worth the time and...
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Categories:
mountain chain, dedication, happiness, hope, love,
Form: Rhyme
Causeway of Hope
...Neptune grant me leave
To build a causeway
Across your waters
A barrier reef
To connect two souls
Thor's hammer strong
Will smite these rocks
No mountain chain
Will I endure
Until I
Hol...
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Categories:
mountain chain, hope, love
Form: Diminished Hexaverse