Needling Poems

Kensington Avenue

...“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, 
don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
- Quote by Confucius
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Human e...
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Categories: needling, abuse,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberOf Loves, Once Borne

...She was weaving a silken tapestry with long silver threads 
and golden memories from her life that hadn't yet faded
Drizzles of sorrow fell with every loving stitch taken
until the sto...
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Categories: needling, age, poetess, sorrow,
Form: Narrative


Galore of buzzfeeding, needling and scamming female hustlers

...Galore of buzzfeeding, needling and scamming female hustlers...

with a scheming, loving, and enticing guise
alive and well seeking gullible guys
(once upon a time just like me),
who experiences...
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Categories: needling, adventure, age, anger, anti
Form: Rhyme

Crisscrossing

...Every doorway is well lit yet barred and locked.
This is my dream body, it is chasing its twilit shadow
down blind alleyways
pausing only to heave breathlessly
as it comes to a stop
in yet anoth...
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Categories: needling, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Premium Membernacre grace

...
dear …

moonlight
keeper of the wan,
wondrous, midnight mists
might I beg of you a kindness?
I know you hide there,
safe from the needling stars in a
shroud of black brume
but could you wi...
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Categories: needling, analogy, metaphor, moon,
Form: Free verse


Beyond The Veil

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   Nothing refreshes me more 
than standing beneath the misty veil of a waterfall. 
Like avatar of baby's breath 
and droplet of anti-death. 
Phoenix burst of peppermint- spurt, 
soft chew s...
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Categories: needling, art, beautiful,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberHalloween

...Happy pumpkins
Apple dumplings 
Licorice sticks
Lollipops to lick
Owls hooting
Witches looting
Emerald city dreams
Every Halloween 
Needling together fun things...
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Categories: needling, art, halloween,
Form: Acrostic

Premium MemberTelestich

...Needling thoughts being bewitched
Heart of art revealed in telestich
Ending letters of a poem
Stringing me along 
Despite my rights my wrongs
Singing me like a song
Dreaming me into the unknown...
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Categories: needling, appreciation, poetry,
Form: Rhyme

By George burn hing hard, I Shaw tried to be a stinking playwright

...By George (burn hing* hard), I Shaw tried to be a stinking playwright

offers his unsolicited tidbits 
as scene courtesy 
the following virtually 
staged philosophical insight.

Arch back like...
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Categories: needling, adventure, appreciation, art, encouraging,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberGershon’s Pen

...Gifted golden pen drenched in
Emerald emancipating elegance
Regal red reverie so daring
Sending me singing thinking or dreaming
Humble humorous and socially conscious 
Onyx thoughts that hold on...
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Categories: needling, appreciation, art, for him,
Form: Acrostic

Premium Member4 Single Dads

...Sun rays slide across your face
Inviting silhouette artistic shades of love
Needling fingers plats a braid
Girl dad doing her hair not a fad
Little rituals she enjoys 
Emerald ribbons matching j...
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Categories: needling, america, appreciation, black love,
Form: Acrostic

Premium MemberSilent Symphony

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(Title taken from Sara Etgen-Baker) 

In this little island before my house 
I hear not a sound not even a mouse 
muted trees of valor stand still in grace
I think I almost won the rac...
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Categories: needling, appreciation, nature,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberScript Writer vs Poet

...You capture me with your radiant smile 
Hearty bold laugh impassive and vexing
Little grey hairs in your barely there beard
Needling your chocolate chin for years
Your artistic style and fashion ...
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Categories: needling, appreciation, art, black african
Form: Free verse

The bane of a cold sore inside my mouth

...The bane of a cold sore inside my mouth

Sent my smooching life south,
whereby I felt like poor Georgie Porgie,
pudding and pie,
who kissed the girls and made them cry.

The medical term for c...
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Categories: needling, analogy, anger, anxiety, bird,
Form: Rhyme

Seven Seas

...Adrift in rite, Forethrift of every 
               wind-sworn thing.

           By Night and Gale Banshee wale, 
         styled in Sylphstream.

         A symbol vibrates the sound of the w...
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Categories: needling, art,
Form: Epic

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