Observances
...Halloween
blackish, villainous
haunting, frightening, chilling
jack-o-lanterns, treats, gifts, christmas lights
rejoicing, lightening, wrapping
cheerful, enjoyable
Christmas
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Categories:
observances, celebration, children, christmas, family,
Form: Diamante
Poets Declare Life's Fragility
..."How fragile is life in nature's forceful wind..."
Dylan Thomas wrote of October gales
and their harsh, buffeting fingers.
He called them an "autumnal spell."
Autumn...the season when leaves han...
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Categories:
observances, environment, wind,
Form: Free verse
Windswept Through the Eyes of Poets
..."Life is fragile and temporary. The faces of today quickly
become the faces of the past. Sorrow, pain, and anger...
it all fades, except love. Love is forever and thereafter,
even when we've...
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Categories:
observances, poets, wind,
Form: Free verse
Wintry Nuptial
...*Image of Winter Image by Pixabay.
wintry nuptial
forest of bridal dresses
dom perignon waterfalls
crystal cathedral
caves soothingly slumberous
doves kissing a crown
tracks ...
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Categories:
observances, extended metaphor, imagery, wedding,
Form: Haiku
Crime and Poetry
...The afternoon sun
now clears the trees
and comes through the window
to where you are with your book,
deciphering the clues to reveal
who committed the crime.
Imbedded in the surrounds
are th...
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Categories:
observances, love, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Life's Course
...It can't be known in its totality,
It seems to metamorphose and shapeshift,
It emphasizes human brevity,
It ushers the new dawn and builds a rift.
All that it brings to us we seek answers,
We ...
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Categories:
observances, inspirational, life,
Form: Quatrain
Bright Holidays
...Please, bright holidays - summon irresistible cheer
that dancing souls can celebrate with free hearts.
Let hallow'd observances pass with seasonal soundtracks, tinsel-prismed
cascades of multi...
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Categories:
observances, appreciation, christmas, holiday, teen,
Form: Free verse
What I Do In Between the Words
...The stock of the rifle is hand-selected walnut.
I polish it with a soft cloth and occasionally
use linseed oil.
I dust a porcelain lady
twice a week. She does not need my attention,
but I give...
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Categories:
observances, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Fragile Is Life
..."Life is fragile and temporary. The faces of today quickly become the faces of the past. Sorrow, pain, and anger... it all fades, except love. Love is forever and there after, even when we've ...
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Categories:
observances, death, nature, wind,
Form: Free verse
Do We Really Want a Republic
...Are you there Benjamin Franklin?
Yes, I am,
I live in the benevolent intentions of the Constitution
When a malevolent leader appears who spouts untruths
and offends the sacredness of the C...
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Categories:
observances, political,
Form: Free verse
The Festival of Samhain-All Saints Day- -
..."Alas, ancient Celtic festival of Samhain;
When people would light bonfires;
And wear costumes to ward off ghosts,
Yon fearsome hosts;
Halloween oh! Hallowe'en,
Also known as All h...
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Categories:
observances, 1st grade, 2nd grade,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Little Known Holidays Occurring On February Fifteenth
...Little known holidays occurring on February fifteenth...,
awaiting commercial sponsors to become...
what else...,but hand over fist money makers?
(http://www.holidays-and-
observances.com/februar...
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Categories:
observances, america, appreciation, celebration, february,
Form: Free verse
September Daze Haint Sapphire Away
...Already the month
of August 2018,
May never become
a je June'm
(Forget-me-not)
time of year,
especially for nouveau
homeless and,
penniless residents,
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Categories:
observances, 12th grade, 9th grade,
Form: Imagism
Womans Love
...He wished it to seem magic!
He wanted there love to be at best pleasant.
More than doing cures and having favor,
he wanted romance and love, she appeased him
because she loved him: but more than ...
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Categories:
observances, adventure, analogy, anniversary, appreciation,
Form: Ballad
Limbo
...When I remember to think of you
things are lighter and more smooth
Learning recently of obstacles
that have existed without my knowledge
awareness not a huge enlightening
grains of salt fill...
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Categories:
observances, angel, dedication, light,
Form: Free verse
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