Other Half Poems - Poems about Other Half

half light on the page words spill yet swallow their truth a moon veiled in clouds — I read between the shadows for the part you did not write half a tear is mine half I give to other hands to carry its weight shared grief breaks into pieces small enough for hearts to hold half my breath holds on half my breath has wandered free seeking...

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the streets smell of coffee and the burnt ends of last night’s cigarettes. faces move past me like they’ve been sandpapered— eyes dull, shoulders pulled up like bad weather. the mailman walks slower, the bartender pours heavier, even the pigeons look nervous. something’s in the air— a weight you can’t see but you feel it pressing your ribs. I drink my beer, pretend I’m above it, but...

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Half Past Summer, Two Months To Fall The sultry legs of summer dance under sunny skies Each day, the steps are heated and embraced She lies in summer's arms on a beach, tanning herself As the sands of summer roll with the waltzing tides When the song ends, she sighs, and a new stage begins Slippers and sandals are replaced...

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A truckful of drunks half-skunked boozers gun racks in the back unlucky losers pulled up to the pumps for a gallon or two only high octane tanked would do then one had a bad itch he started to scratch wanted a smoke and when he lit a match the explosion was heard three miles away to arrive alive do what they say 'Don't drink and drive' and yes it's true it could ruin...

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There is a hush between the crash of sky and soul— I almost forgot what silence stole his name half-spoken My own heart is unsure if it’s mine Grief echoes softly through measured time footsteps blur on ground not wholly earth or dream— I’m learning that not all ghosts are mean ...

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For long who’d been my better half Has now become my bitter half-- Bitter, my autumns sing Of fantasies of spring… To bull has blown a benign calf Who feels (or feigns) she’s tired Ever since I retired, To smirk has turned a vibrant laugh. _________________________ Happenings | 24.07.2025 | humour, life, wife Note: She has, I would like to feel, nothing against...

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Twigs and dried leaves talk timeless tales cuddling together. Parrot pandemonium camouflage under fading flowers I've witnessed seasonal cycles. Is the deep calling me? ...

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Summer is a time of wanderlust and fun with long days and warm nights A season to enjoy the outdoors as we cultivate our many gardens of life The days are now getting shorter as nature slowly starts to rest into slumber Hummingbirds take their last sip of nectar before their fall departure Leaves start to transform from...

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less sun, more moon as night time grows seasons change as all things must where did time go? Heaven knows the stars give signs, much to tell us be still, as nature all around us flows ...

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Warm summer days fly by so fast, cool weather’s lurking in the wings. School holidays they never last, warm summer days fly by so fast Dead foliage will soon whizz past - “Those Autumn Leaves” my grandma sings! Warm summer days fly by so fast, cool weather’s lurking in the wings. ...

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Half past summer, two months till fall Leaves are still green, sun shining bold Flowers still bloom, and birds still call Half past summer, two months till fall Visions of Fall, dressed in her shawl Her breath swirls the leaves, turns them gold Half past summer, two months till fall Leaves are still...

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They quickly pass, the waning days more brief, like love once shied beneath a garish moon, expose the truths betrayed by Autumn's thief. Infatuation always ends too soon ~ still tethered to the oak, a hopeful leaf... for Andrea's "Half Past Summer" Contest...

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Checked by www.howmanysyllables.com>syllable_counter **************************************************************** Half Past Summer, Two Months Till Fall ...

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King Sol is stealing all my energy. There’s no relief in sight, forecasters say. Come, clouds, with brief relief; this is my plea. While summer lovers bask in heat each day, I’ll dream of fall and trust in my AC. ...

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After the scorching days and sultry nights, We are in the cusp between summer and autumn. Days have grown cooler with nights longer. Nature, getting ready for the ceremonious Fall. A sweet change is in the air everywhere. Trees will soon waltz in cascading colours. With goodbye kisses, as leaves spiral down in graceful twirl, We will tell- 'We are in autumn’s...

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