Black-Eyed Susans
...I’m ordering a pack of seeds
For planting near my house.
Some flowers near a home is
An idea that I espouse.
If I plant black-eyed Susans
And, with luck, they really sprout,
I’ll surely smile...
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Categories:
procure, flower,
Form: Rhyme
The Bead of Destiny
...Cento One: “Shadows of Deceit”
In eldritch times,
Ori's companions did weave a tangled web of guile,
—their hearts beset with malice.
With cunning guile,
they did solicit the king, saying:
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Categories:
procure, betrayal, destiny,
Form: Narrative
Abandon not the Soul
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Abandon not the Soul
Ill fated is a man who abandons
The silken shines of his silvery soul,
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Categories:
procure, happiness, inspirational, life, motivation,
Form: Rhyme
Was she meant to be broken?
...As far as ethereal creatures are concerned,
she fell somewhere in between
a wood nymph—
fragile and belligerent—
and a centaur—
untamable and resilient
she is a living, breathing juxtap...
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Categories:
procure, corruption, growth, mental illness,
Form: Free verse
belittlement
...i settle for the littlest scraps i can secure;
i settle for the littlest scraps, and even then they're hard to procure.
i kneel for the most jaded of hearts;
i kneel for the jaded hearts, even whe...
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Categories:
procure, abuse, angst, dark, depression,
Form: Rhyme
The Jewel Of Jesus -
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Who's that girl by the ancient tree...
She's the daughter of a butcher, quiet and pouty...
She's always there, contemplating unspoken prophecy...
She scribbles poetry,
they say her Mother is a ...
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Categories:
procure, destiny, farewell, jesus, love,
Form: Epic
Zelensky is wasting time with puppet at this juncture
...From "rare earth for aid" to blank check security guarantee, Zelensky recently made a series of blind concession to Trumpery, who trumpeted long and long for a "peace" deal with the invader. Everybod...
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Categories:
procure, war,
Form: I do not know?
For The Life Of Me
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God, for the life of me, I know not why
we have not learned a way to live in peace.
As in the past, our wars still nullify
this yearning by not finding ways to cease.
The feuds betw...
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Categories:
procure, peace, prayer, world,
Form: Dizain
I AM INSPIRED
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Always inspired on new ventures ,
feeling dynamic
cum enthusiastic
being ready to capture
opportunity to proceed in rapture.
Eager to accept
any challen...
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Categories:
procure, inspiration, inspirational,
Form: Rhyme
Adept Anglophone pines to learn Yiddish as a second language
...Adept Anglophone pines to learn Yiddish as a second language
When alive colorful turns of phrases
uttered courtesy my father or mother
whose ability to describe a situation
perfectly verbalized...
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Categories:
procure, 6th grade, adventure, america,
Form: Free verse
Giant
...Now I am quite realistic
Never ever fatalistic
Fantasy never tickled my fancy
So you can understand my surprise
From their daunting size
On the streets of New York
My air left me as if released...
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Categories:
procure, humor, surreal,
Form: Narrative
Foraging Tomorrow
...Eating everything
on the menu
Dylan asked for more
His hunger
reestablished
leftovers on the floor
A bite into
the future
yesterday a whore
A meal once paid
forever staid
— new rawne...
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Categories:
procure, future,
Form: Rhyme
Love Has Gone and Left Me
...Love has gone and left me
Yet the day continues on
I wake to ruminations
Plaguing me from dusk till dawn.
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My feet now hit the carpet
As I gather...
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Categories:
procure, angst, conflict, emotions,
Form: Rhyme
In a World Where I Do Not Exist
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Oh, in a world where I do not exist
is beauty unimaginable, for
the landscapes and the waters have been kissed
by vibrant colors; also there's no war
because those living there are all aware
o...
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Categories:
procure, heaven,
Form: Sonnet
Pivoting toward the light
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When things are turning dark,
try pivoting toward the light.
Nothing grandiose-no great secrets revealed
Just a simple pivot of the wayward mind
until the shine comes back into view.
Like ...
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Categories:
procure, faith,
Form: Free verse
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