Portcullis Poems - Poems about Portcullis

...Escapism – For the readers. (A lone voice whispers) Hey you, Reading this From way beyond the reach Of the Great Abyss I, Thomas, have a question or two Would you blindly follow ......

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...I walked beneath the ribcage of a giant whale; Encapsulated in the briney entrails of an empty long-dead being. Its grimace echoed in these halls of boned wall, Of which calcite chambers temper;......

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...Birthday of beloved buxom babe I betrothed Pardon my hyperbole if in fact such embellishment can be sifted out amidst the pretentious poetry and/or prose NOT aired to appear superior, but more so ......

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... The whole of my life is rather mundane, endured only until those few minutes gained; Yes, granted reprieve from this daily drudge, and allowed for the nonce, even if begrudged, to hold a f......

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...What happened to my sex drive? (sung – in a round pussy willow warble - to the tune of -- Oh Where Oh Where has my little dog gone). Once pronounced libido of mine took kamikaze nose dive, ......

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...IT STARTED WITH A BLANK CANVAS Come lay your paint on me, it pleaded I’m here in this garret, naked and cold So what could I as a sensitive artist, do Except comply, dabbing shades of blue Rea......

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...KEEP All keep safe and heed my warning Too late to escape by early morning And surrounded as the day is dawning The outer walls are thick and strong But battered, they’ll not last too long An......

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...A mother’s two daughters transformed the bookstore the other day… let me set the scene…. They turned our bookstore into a castle…ruled over by two queens. In an instant the battlements and a tow......

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...The door is closed The shutter down No voices heard Now out of town Portcullis, locks A barricade Small chance to rescue What was made The landing pad A storm does seize To wildest r......

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...James Reaney ORACULAR PORTCULLIS     =========     |__|__|__|__|     |__|__|__|__|     |__|__|__|__|     |__|__|__|__|     \/\/\/\/\/\/VV......

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...November is a thin needle under the shortest rib, often it slips past your moat, your portcullis, your castle walls unnoticed. The fire in your kitchen splutters and the wood is too wet t......

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... Around this precious pulse there is a moat It has a raised drawbridge of desires denied — Wouldn’t emotions, they be crave carved from the mahogany variety Splintered thoughts lowers......

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...From north, south, east and west This is the town to beat the rest, Where history and present blend As through its many streets you wend. Where once a monastery so great From every view woul......

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...The portcullis skulked up and down, with incisors twice. Welcomed in victory; treachery was his victor. He’d sink low. Rose petals bow under carriage wheels of friend, now foe. To kiss the crown, ......

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...Fire's fickle flare falls down Rosy cheeks with violent wet streaks of fury shattered against the shores of tragedy. Hair torn, grace forlorn feigning futile fights from last morn now rendere......

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