Offhand Poems - Poems about Offhand

...We know not who we are and yet we spar Striving to somehow gain the upper hand Fires of desire shift on our heart’s radar But since taste of joy bestowed now seems bland We yield to lust consumin......

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... Written: May 18, 2024, For Unseeking Seeker Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Languid breath dwindles, scrounging panacea air quiddity remorse core conve......

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...I leave the auction sick, my mettle frayed A ghost, I fear, in oil clutched near my side No doubt, a ghost for which I've dearly paid! How best to next proceed, I must decide The painting I hav......

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...So many more. Just a sampling of favorites, per contest instructions. For each poet I have included a sampling of titles in parentheses. THREE OF MY FAVORITES Gersho......

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...Eternal Surprise Productions presents the It's Time For Your Enema show bringing news of the day coast to coast reading every offhand inflection as though it were a rescue beacon from the consta......

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...Clouds loom drifting, passing by, The west wind gently tempts them on Though no one knows what cause them cry And no one hears their pleading voice As all their acid tears well dry. Snowy wh......

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... Belief systems rigid: enslavement to a cult, offers mind some solace; type of self-hypnosis but of God, not a trace. Belief systems rigid: hymns and mantras we chant, address b......

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...I do like poems I can understand Written with plain everyday words Thought out, not merely offhand, Observing basic poetry standards. Written with plain everyday words I want to fe......

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...With thoughts of getting fish-faced on a Friday night, I dropped anchor in a portside bar To contemplate the crooked path to closing time; Couldn’t guarantee I’d get that far. I ordered a te......

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...Oh great divide you stand to look at me while I on bended knee grope for you between this world and the next we are like ocean book ends , meeting in the center of the Universe ; Oh great ......

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...When you are confused, anxious, in pain, your stomach in a granny knot. Near the end, nowhere to go, no friends, no family that understands. "Stand in a field and scream," it helps, they say. I can......

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...The Lord offered His wondrous love Bringing forgiveness from above I’m handpicked. Upholding my faith’s fervent zeal His truth-covenant shows great seal: God’s handshake. Saviour’s ......

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... Some people don't have habit to listen when one talks, it seems words go in one way; speaker regrettably fails to convey; May be one can find, why they don't listen. One can spec......

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...Last Halloween was scary with evil brewing strong when Peggy planned a party and things went off all wrong In tatty robe, her hair awry she slaved all day with care her neighborhood to satisf......

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...A pity I couldn't comprehend What is happening to my homeland?! Utter disarray harming my stand Lives in the clutches of evil hands The paths we are to walk have no ends Face demons or bury hear......

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