A Picture
...Looking out of my window, what do I see?
A picture that’s painted exclusively for me
Endless blue skies, not a cloud to be seen
Wide open fields in every shade of green.
Graceful white butterfli...
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Categories:
pane of glass, beautiful, nature,
Form: Rhyme
Mannequin Man
...The fear I feel is real
The pain I have to hide
Frozen in a silent scream
All motion is denied
A suit to cloak my cuts
This sacrificial goat
A belt across my back
A tie around m...
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Categories:
pane of glass, abuse,
Form: Rhyme
Lounging Cat
...cat lies on her back,
lounging on the window seat...
a thin pane of glass
is all that separates her
from chaos and sturm und drang...
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Categories:
pane of glass, cat, weather,
Form: Tanka
Winter’s Crown
...The frost bites sharply at my boots,
a quiet thief stealing warmth.
The world hums in silver tones,
its breath a shiver brushing my crimson cheeks.
Each step cracks the silence,
a fragile defian...
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Categories:
pane of glass, feelings, mental health, nature,
Form: Free verse
touched
...Sporadic raindrops
every pane of glass is touched
till light of day shines...
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Categories:
pane of glass, nature,
Form: Haiku
Perfect Little Squares
...Every building in my view
Has perfect little squares
Of windows lined up neatly
Which I gaze at, unawares.
From where I sit, I cannot see
The curtains, shades or blinds,
The distance meaning ...
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Categories:
pane of glass, city,
Form: Rhyme
Bewitched Basements
...Let me be the first
to have the audacity to translate,
This piece of mystery molded
in a magical meadow of mistakes,
The reckless subject, there,
just standing still like a la...
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Categories:
pane of glass, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Love Language
...Reflection in a pane of glass
Beauty to behold
Screenshots in my mind amass
Stored within untold
Lips that are so kissable
The softness of your skin
The horses of desire
I have to rein them ...
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Categories:
pane of glass, for her, i love
Form: Rhyme
My Memories of the Past
...I’m an outsider looking in,
No matter how hard I try, I never win.
I’m separated from everyone by a pane of glass,
My best memories are my memories of the past
When I could speak without a shie...
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Categories:
pane of glass, 8th grade, depression,
Form: Rhyme
Bare of Foot
...Our world is but a pane of glass
And I have seen the Grim Reaper
Lift a wearied hand with a stone --
With little restraint to keep her.
For in a dream she showed herself,
Boring ...
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Categories:
pane of glass, grief, military, political, racism,
Form: Ballad
The Pebbles Pillow
...I tucked my head into that pebbles pillow.
Grasping the night would be rather restless.
Your sight crams me, my love and fiery foe.
If ardor was aimed to be creepily hotness.
Graspi...
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Categories:
pane of glass, analogy, angst, bereavement, character,
Form: Pantoum
Fingers Print
...The thief leaves his imprint on the door handle or pane of glass
And he takes your precious treasures and stuffs them in a bag
A child's xbox, your ring of engagement and sells them
They ar...
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Categories:
pane of glass, allusion, blessing, feelings,
Form: Free verse
The Rider the Magpie and the Horse
...Tears from the horse eyes are longer than a pane of glass
Tears from the horse eyes are piercing the riders heart
He mounts the horse with courage and confidence
And leap a thousand meters toward...
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Categories:
pane of glass, courage, endurance, environment, journey,
Form: Narrative
In Your Absence
...my lips brush your fingertips
long after your departure
your place next to me
awaits my embrace
as I bask in your aura
scooting closer to make contact
startling a blackbird at the window
tra...
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Categories:
pane of glass, imagery, loneliness, love,
Form: Free verse
Vision of a Space Explorer
...I pressed my face against the thick pane of glass
And stared out into the black of nearest space
Where my planet-home Earth hung suspended
Like a special well-worn ornament on a spruc...
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Categories:
pane of glass, earth, fantasy, future, hope,
Form: Rhyme
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