I Was Drunk
...Whispers
Long and lost
Loud and low
“S e i z e t h e d a y”
Touched my ears,
Poured into my soul,
Vanished my inner ghoul,
The night nostalgic, new,
Nectarous and nefarious,
Feathered my h...
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Categories:
nectarous, beautiful, beauty, poems, poetess,
Form: Free verse
Lone, But Not Lonely
...Joan Marlowe was eight years old, and loved the smiling, happy people;
As green pines love chattering redbirds, when an orange sun is gleeful.
And yet, when some found they were too busy,...
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Categories:
nectarous, beauty, fantasy, girl, nature,
Form: Couplet
Gross Grandeur
...Nectarous taste would not surcease
in torture now that’s my showpiece;
I sit in a hard chair pallid,
there’s solace in something solid;
Give fine obeisance to the madness,
decayed memorie...
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Categories:
nectarous, devotion, emotions, feelings,
Form: Couplet
my nose leads the way
...New Orleans French quarter bakeries
feature luxurious flavorsome bene’s
palatable pumpkin pies, exquisitely decorated cookies
aromatic meaty soups, nectarous scones, rich dipping sauces
appetizin...
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Categories:
nectarous, food,
Form: Free verse
A Pocket Full of Sunshine
...Lucy Locket lived amidst Lakeland Hills, where jay serenaded morning;
Like plum rainbows celebrate sunshine, with never any silent warning.
Lucy was merely twenty years old, like a peach ...
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Categories:
nectarous, birthday, fantasy, friendship, happiness,
Form: Couplet
Cream Filled Pastries
...A sweet fragrance pierced the air
As I hold on to this moment.
Awaking at last to lonesome bedsheets
As I hear movement from within the kitchen.
I arise to a foggy atmosphere
being probed by ...
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Categories:
nectarous, caregiving, creation, happiness, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Inviolate Spirit
...
Written: December 04, 2023
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Desensitizing me—destroying my delusion.
Snapping sight of the kaleidoscopic illusion.
Delving in...
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Categories:
nectarous, analogy, appreciation, character, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Halcyon
..."Halcyon moments are privileges for the destitute.", by the poet
The nectarous voices are whispering bye,
as seasons substitute one for the other,
remodeling landscapes harmoniously,...
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Categories:
nectarous, beautiful, blessing, imagery, inspirational,
Form: Sapphic stanza
No Ordinary Week Day
...luscious orchid of purple sitting in a faux crystal vase
flavorsome apples of red
nectarous juices of orange tangerines
palatable watermelons with pink centers
marvelous corn pancakes
wondrous...
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Categories:
nectarous, grandchild,
Form: Free verse
The Inevitability of Happiness
...Today,
there are no rubber ducks
or mother's marigold skirts
to hide behind
as we once did.
In their place,
lurking dark and hoary,
a bathtub mist
updrafts thick with loose spores,
and mil...
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Categories:
nectarous, care, extended metaphor, fun,
Form: Free verse
Southern and Symmetrical
...(PoetrySoup Format)
Worthy
beyond words
Warm, Wavy and Wild
Southern, Symmetrical and Shapely
~ Oh, those satisfying sensations ~
you give me
A
Bountiful...
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Categories:
nectarous, poetry, sensual, words,
Form: Shape
Richards Love Letter
...Richard’s Love Letter
Through distinct beaten paths we’ve wandered and journeyed
Gliding through the fog of the mundane days; scurried, hurried, worried
In quest of happiness by mans standard ...
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Categories:
nectarous, cute love, fate, how
Form: Sonnet
Skin
...skin
a lonesome word set above all others
provoking one to strain beyond the epithet
curious to discover the oracular journey
of a single utterance…
skin
will this bard’s quill paint ...
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Categories:
nectarous, inspiration, poetry, poets,
Form: Free verse
Perfect Magus
...Though sapient vision limps short,
And digs no eye into nirvana's fort;
Albeit most vivid dream’s flips stop,
Instinct excels where iffy triers flop.
And that sharper divining seer tells
Swe...
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Categories:
nectarous, allegory, allusion, blessing, change,
Form: Rhyme
Simone
...Simone
I’ve yet to see her cry
Or wipe a tear from her eye
Though I’ve seen her dry sweat off her brows
And that fan ain’t nothing
She’s going on sixty-five
Burgundy lipstick staine...
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Categories:
nectarous, appreciation, autumn, beautiful, butterfly,
Form: Free verse
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