Lonely Narrative Poems

Here I am standing in this secluded space with the pillow of hope hanging over my face, I cannot go backward or forward, I am...

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I once saw a man with kaleidoscopic eyes,
reflecting in hues of periwinkle and persimmon.
His heart illuminated in shades of scarlet, 
marigold and clementine,
releasing rainbow ink...

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Beyond the grave of Beni Blue
was an aging twisting branching Yew
Young Beni liked to play and hide
as he did the day he died

In a forgotten...

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I felt a sharp thrill in my heavy heart, 
But hardly knew if that tip of a dart 
Was caused by delight, fear or curious...

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In a small village in the green valleys of the Peak District, Sarah gave birth to a son, after a decade of trying for a...

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The mother loved him before she met him. 
On days when her love posed a threat 
She gambled with her health 
And cradled him against...

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a gentleman from a grand, but time-worn oil-painting,
unbelievably handsome in his forties,
immaculately dressed in a formal grey suit,
from the backdrop of a luscious tea-garden
on a...

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Once upon a midnight dreary, while I tapped my keyboard, my eyes bleary
As I tried to write a novel that was no bore
I looked for...

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I took a walk along the old country road looking desperately for a story that is not yet told, I search in the bushes and...

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Walking up uneven sidewalks—
up cracked little hills of pavement,
past dingy apartments
gliding through trailer parks—
rough rails and low fences
skidding my fingertips—
reaching the dampened street.

Through an empty...

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I am a writing this letter with my hand, and I hope that you will understand; I want you to penetrate every word and paint...

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It all began as my wife and I were attending a
state fair. My wife had joined with a friend,
and the two of them sought their...

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("Howling Rock" - 2016, Castle Rocks, Idaho)

Crying Wolf

My phone is set to the tone of a trumpet horn
To signal incoming texts
And every time it sounds
I...

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Looking forward to 2024:

Psalm 1:1-3

Blessed is the one who does not walk in the steps of the wicked
that sinners take or sit in the company...

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It was one day in December,
another day in the calendar,
but for him, a different one.
That day his life took a turn,
fed up with his misery,
wandering...

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