One Take Poems - Poems about One Take

ideas don’t have time to percolate Trixie yells them at me, this is my fate Some of them are lame, not witty or great Fearing Trixie’s wrath, I do not hesitate As muses rank, she is truly first rate her fantastic ideas we do not debate she can create a poem from an apple crate play dough, umbrellas, or a rusty grate She...

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I sat next the guy who sat to that"ole Gal" that night that they talked it over. Over and Over again they talked about it. I heard words of love and endearing concerns. They talked about everything from frustations to ferns they spoke of the need to understand and a bneed to know more one things for sure they talked it out. See what is worth mentioning in...

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Time changes with life and life changes with time. October grows too old, Hobbling backwards With the burden of years, On the sinuous alcove of time, Tenebrous and feathery, Her hidden lamps blinking furiously At the silhouettes of wasted days. The wasted leaves of autumn Break forth and dance down With the weak speed of burnt confetti. The clocks go back several ticks, Schlepping on the tired...

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Letters from Borrowed Ground 'Part One' --- To: Myself (Three Years Ago) Date: Every Night Status: Never Finished Focus: Warning Dear Dreamer, Tonight, I dig up buried footsteps, each stone beneath my feet heavy with goodbye. The coffee grows cold in my cup as I write this at 3 AM, watching snow fall on a street whose name I still can't pronounce. You...

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Leukemia boys and Leukemia girls wave in hospital volunteers, as the angels wave them away. What is love? Beyond an overpriced ambulance ride, and an unnecessary hospital stay? The most beautiful things: summer sweat, and Rome after rain. Inside, a child draws a yellow sun with trembling fingers. The IV, taped down like it’s trying to hold him there. Forced positivity. A heart full of apathy. I see that same world you try to see with substance sober, and I’ll be the first to...

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Comes a time in each life when passed time rouses our thoughts. Then,, we give scant thought to the future. Age has left us with no aspirations. And we’ve accepted the fact that our future, is the present day. ...

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I was eight years old the first time I realized, no one was coming to save me. That I could scream , until my throat bled raw, cry until my eyes swelled shut, beg until my knees bruised- against the floor, and still, no one would come. I learned young that love...

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at one with nature the sun sets on the weary ~ reward for hard work...

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Let's love one another and take the hand of Even those with a differing opinion-as free speech is important but Today's narrative divides and is Spoken to separate the human race into two. The Blame game is played by the hypocrites who are Encouraged to follow blindly to catchphrases And words without proper research. So they chant words to divide...

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Nobody reaches out to me, Few people ever call, Every boy is repelled by me, And no one catches me when I fall. People tell me they hate when I join their conversation, But there’s more they don’t see, I have to insert myself, Because nobody talks to me. My artwork is criticized, “You aren’t even good at art” they say, They do anything to...

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Two sapling oaks in early spring Soft sage color their tender leaves wave Light reflects Verdant leaves intertwine in summer Their bond has stood the test of time What will gnarled limbs reach next When winter comes, and twisted limbs fall The light shines through and reaches brush Younger life must rise, life that's complex ...

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One night stand by Adejola Joseph One night stand Your breast is like the firmness of a ripened apple Beautiful to the core You are a diamond One night stand. Give me one night stand I can't wait Hoping for a brace One night stand I ask Because you are all I need in a woman One night stand....

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Out comes the storm In a galloping parade Of silver and iron Honour masking the greed of men In the rattling and dim wilderness The rituals and the songs Are ready to be extinguished By those who rule over gods And then a fatal sob Pierces through the still ether And the keepsakes of ages Are washed away in a river the colour of...

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When asked, 'If the orchestra conductor had made an effort more concerted not to miss the concert and a sordid scene averted, would he have been less disconcerted?' "Don’t ask me, I’m only the drummer," replied I in chagrin. And, altho' the name of my favourite band is the one I am currently in, I do like the sound of the moniker, 'Big Ben,' it's...

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The more we travel while on this Earth… no matter where we roam… the more we realize we are all one family and this planet is our home. ...

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