Nostalgia No Pain Poems

After a long day she sits at the edge of her bed
tears in her eye wallowed in misery
every tear drop reminisce a forgotten nostalgia
she heaves...

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 Regaining communication is just a temporary fix
I’ve said everything I need to say yet I want to tell you more
Maybe we aren’t on the...

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Ambered hues in faded frames, a bygone era's smile,
Bakelite whispers of forgotten songs, on a crackling vinyl isle.
Daguerreotypes, ghosts of laughter, dance in sepia light,
Embers...

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Close up is when you see the cracks,
the lines etched, scratched onto canvas.
An oil painting that survived a fire.

Close up is when you see the...

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A touch of faded memory
came alive
with a familiar scent
swept me off my feet
created havoc

...

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Anxiously awaiting conclusions of trials
Dishonesty fading with passage of time
Veracity revealed in knowing smiles 
Poetry occluding the truth in a rhyme

Blissfully following my feet in...

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I am thankful,
I am so lucky,
yet at times I cry,
filled with sorrow,
not quite knowing where I belong,
wanting to escape the world,
for a moment I forget,
forget...

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Non ci sono labbre piu' dolci
che hanno un sapore divino,
che sciolgono il cuore piu' freddo
e piu' triste che ho cercato di conquistare
con frasi ingannevoli che...

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It is the happiness edged with sadness and pain,
The feeling of dancing alone in the rain.
It’s longing for something you’ll never get,
The missing of someone...

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Magic silver key,
fits into my silver shoes.
I was now set free,
I now owned many sidewalks.
My new skates were a big thrill.

 

Date Written: 8/4/2022

2 Place

Childhood...

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Whatever happened to all those cab drivers 
  in Madison, Wisconsin with PhD's back in the 1970's?

How are all the college kids doing who...

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Sometimes
Something is missing
One feels like singing
One feels like laughing
One feels like yelling.

At times
Something is not right
It’s unnecessary to fight
It’s better to carefully write
About it day...

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When in love, in deep love
We know or at least are aware of
Each other’s sunset and sunrise
About the rain
About our pain
About our lows
And our highs.

Say...

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it’s that time of year again.. that time 
were people start to notice I need help 
Around this time of year I get so caught...

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Love is a dream that begins
Love is a chimera that begins
It’s a ballerina who dances
It’s a poet who thinks
It's a bird that sings
It's the freshness...

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