Intrusive Thoughts
...Intruders
Invasive interlopers
Encroaching on the edge
Of thought
Prowlers invading
The sanctity of the soul
Clumsy burglars
Violating the boundaries
Of whispered secrets
Purring cat burglar...
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Categories:
prowlers, words, writing,
Form: Free verse
the night wonder
...Under the celestial awing,
there are degrees of darkness
stygian and silky night-blue.
Secret light seeps out of hurts
soon absorbed by night´s hue.
By the quay, lovers watch the light
Commit s...
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Categories:
prowlers, absence, abuse, anniversary, august,
Form: Blank verse
Evil Lurks On Halloween
...A fright filled night is Halloween
Monsters and goblins make me scream
Scary costumes, some too extreme
An evil scheme An evil scheme
Red splattered shirt from fake blood stains...
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Categories:
prowlers, halloween, scary,
Form: Rhyme
Witching Hour Minstrel Part Two
...Whatever happened to the twelve o ‘clock rambler,
nocturnal venturesome brushstroke sort,
they face whirlwind snowfall, freezing ice,
while others brazenly squirm,
not for stoic diarist this thre...
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Categories:
prowlers, character, city, dark, deep,
Form: Free verse
Unseeing Streetlamps
...Unseeing Streetlamps
Under the celestial awing
degrees of darkness
Stygian night or silky blue
Secret light seeps out of
manifold hurts
soon absorbed by night's hue
By the quay, lovers w...
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Categories:
prowlers, 7th grade, 8th grade,
Form: Blank verse
Witching Hour Minstrel
...Whatever happened to the twelve o ‘clock rambler,
nocturnal venturesome brushstroke sort,
they paint sound and city pastel,
never at a loss for inspiration,
weather neither bar nor barrier,
in ...
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Categories:
prowlers, art, beautiful, beauty, celebration,
Form: Free verse
Whoever Is Alert
...Whoever is alert
Seeks to some point assert.
Your thoughts need not round cruise
Or a search start for clues...
He's a security,
Safety—Priority,
For prized alacrity,
Help to authority,
Eye...
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Categories:
prowlers, care, community, fear, people,
Form: Rhyme
Midnight Promenade
...it's easy to get enthralled
under the spell of incandescence
and hear the songs of sirens in the air
when moonlight glow endows each organism
with a magically intoxicating essence
that entices...
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Categories:
prowlers, magic, moon, night, surreal,
Form: Free verse
Thalia For Science In Nigeria
...Her name is simply Thalia!
Does that sound unfamiliar?
A science foundation in an old city
Volunteering to tackle The Gritty,
Here in Nigeria accomplish
What her compatriots wish;
Like fingers...
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Categories:
prowlers, appreciation, beauty, education, money,
Form: Rhyme
When Night Descends
...When night descends,
The heavens celebrate,
The birth of stars
Through the tossing trees,
They send down their toothless smiles
The Moon too smiles with glee,
Like a pleased mother....
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Categories:
prowlers, beautiful, dark, night,
Form: Free verse
The Owl
...A display of giant eyes
But rarely morning flights tries;
Unwanted publicity her grounds,
All CCTV out of bounds!
With ears for the faintest cough,
Their sound-grabbing devices tough,
Also fo...
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Categories:
prowlers, allusion, animal, beauty, death,
Form: Rhyme
Halloween
...Ghosts and Goblins
Witches and Wizards
Halloween Costumes
For two legged lizards
Pirates and Princesses
Mermaids and Sharks
Prepubescent Prowlers
On an evening lark
Tricks and Treats
Pu...
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Categories:
prowlers, candy, childhood, fun, halloween,
Form: Rhyme
The Pursuers
...The pursuers
Under the celestial awing
there are degrees of darkness
stygian and silky night-blue.
Secret light seeps out of hurts
soon absorbed by night´s hue.
By the quay, lovers watch t...
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Categories:
prowlers, allusion, august, devotion,
Form: Blank verse
Heart's Universe
...Eye gazing ears shadows galaxies prowlers;
Light passes Saturn's moons prisons delighted;
Dark blankets of unseen polar showers;
Moonbeams raise sparkle and glow background blighted;;
We wa...
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Categories:
prowlers, analogy, anxiety, appreciation, love,
Form: Terza Rima
Tyranny Counts the Ballots
...“Never forget
everything Hitler did
in Germany was legal.”
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
drop by drop lady liberty bleeds
red on white and blue
common sense vexatious
verboten spins askew
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Categories:
prowlers, political,
Form: Rhyme
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