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Overtures Poems - Poems about Overtures

Contemplations For Joanna
...Contemplations For Joanna Propulsion forward through the entropy toward the finish line Expulsion toward nothingness from a population in decline Repulsion formed at courts of corruption by th......

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Categories: overtures, life,
Form: Rhyme
A Checklist for 'My Day'
...Sunshine soul resonating joyful vibrations In a key of kindness, modulated by mirth, With chords of joy, arranged in light, And a symphony of smiles— I approach my day. Laughter echoes and res......

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Categories: overtures, appreciation, happiness, joy, perspective,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Wheat Field
... She lay down among the verdant wheat listening to swishing overtures, supine, eyes slightly closed; relishing the blue of a spring sky wishing she were the white cloud that appeared out of......

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Categories: overtures, desire, nature,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Seduction Interruptus
...She throws herself at the feet of the unimpressed— rolling, rubbing and yowling, an opera of yearning for the neutered elite. They blink, stretch, then saunter off for another nap on the sun......

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Categories: overtures, animal, betrayal, cat, desire,
Form: Free verse
the mismolding of the lens
...Courageous stories end courageous words, issuing peaceful assemblies Laid away as day was valued, enjoyed without symbol Divisive victory hiding overtures of bread Hardships and arrogance about h......

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Categories: overtures, abuse, age, america,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member Self-doubt
... Late autumn afternoon on the beach a broken branch sways to the overtures of lapping waves, contemplating on whether to trust again after the pain of wind’s betrayal. - - - - - - - - - ......

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Categories: overtures, betrayal,
Form: Verse
Premium Member ON THE FORECOURT OF THE STARS
...ON THE FORECOURT OF THE STARS Mama Mia! What a voice! Her depth of emotion carries the show. Cast of friends slow burn the audience. Shimmy of stars with sensual overtures. Mama Mia! ......

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Categories: overtures, granddaughter, tribute,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ethereal Lanterns
... As the holy season commemorates revelations of scriptures, Sacred flame burning within, reinvigorates soul’s intellect, Steering away from the fallible, toward realms of perfect, Away from servi......

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Categories: overtures, inspirational, meaningful, uplifting,
Form: Verse
Lapsed contra dancer rediscovers his happy place
...Lapsed contra dancer rediscovers his happy place I tip figurative hat to the late Cathy Robertson, longtime (lifetime) Thomas Paine Unitarian Church member, who unwittingly and quite casually made......

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Categories: overtures, 12th grade, addiction, adventure,
Form: Free verse
Bittersweet pyrrhic victory
...Bittersweet pyrrhic victory... if a 2024 November presidential Biden win pandemonium likely to occur, subsequently figurative tectonic upheaval might set United States in a tailspin. Thou......

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Categories: overtures, 12th grade, abuse, america,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member An Affair To Remember
..."Musings of Love" A n affair to remember and cherish B oth of us with bemused smiles every time we met C harismatic in every way, every move D elightness when we were together E ngaging with i......

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Categories: overtures, feelings, love, remember,
Form: Abecedarian
Premium Member TITANIC OVERTURES
... Chinrest in place I begin to play my violin and the whole world disappears.... an appassionato moment of pure delight, among the chaos of ......

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Categories: overtures, history,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Life is a Song
... In the gritty alleys of city schemes, Life's grumble rides on subway beams. Rhythms clink in the rusty car, Street-wise notes play on sidewalk tar. Concrete cracks hum a tired tune, City pigeo......

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Categories: overtures, america, analogy,
Form: Rhyme
Premium Member Love Letter
...Love Letter This is my love letter To a beautiful woman I hardly know I do know from observing Her interaction with others She is smart and compassionate She has chosen a profession Helpi......

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Categories: overtures, devotion,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Operetta
...Operetta Opaline arias glow in moonlight Shimmers in the whip-poor-will’s reminisce, Opalescent anthems silvery delight On the still waters, moonbeams leave a kiss. Iridescent serenade sonat......

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Categories: overtures, moon, music, night,
Form: Sonnet

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