Pursed Poems

A WALK IN THE WOODS

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While walking trough the woods the other day…kissed by a morning breeze
we came upon an overgrown path leading through the trees..

And I was reminded of a path like this one…we happened on whil...

Death by Light

...A fallow season, a time of trivial hungers.
Scissoring illuminations sheared his eyes.
Petulant lips pursed.
He laid himself down, yet again
covered himself over with a bone deep hurt.

Light c...

A Sad Farewell

..."The clouds parted like the pursed lips of desire".


After many cold winters, they met again, 
Under the poplar tree on a starry moonlit night.
Though they had planned it over many a time,
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Kama Sutra

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she had only asked him to come in for a cup of hot strong coffee
an innocent gesture in her mind maybe an interesting exchange
of thoughts on philosophical matters like love death and existence
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Lips of Desire

..."The clouds parted like the pursed lips of desire,"
drawing an ambience for dreamers to dream
with watercolor whispers and acrylic zen ~
amorous, magnetic, and achingly allurin...

Nature's Art

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The clouds parted like the pursed lips of desire,
opening to a dazzling glow of molten fire,
as rays reflect to cover rippling waves below,
and like a fairyland, the colors blend their f...

DORMANT DESIRES

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     Seeds of desires were sown as our glances met.
     Emotive urge started to flow though hidden yet.
     Wobbled heart got confused to manifest.
      No way ! Shy silent love to hesitate.
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Ships rode by ghosts

...Contest: Choose A Line 3
Sponsored by: Joseph May
Contest Judged: June 7th, 2025 5:24:00 PM
Placement: Second
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The clouds parted like the pursed lips of desire

...the sky holding back its secrets suddenly, the clouds part
someone’s lips part; they’re caught in moment of yearning
Tight restraint release like clouds opening to reveal the stars,
waiting to whi...

The Clouds Torn Down

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"The clouds parted like the pursed lips of desire"
With God's presence in dusk and dawn — 
Do whispered moans damn this mortal bower?  

For in each stroke, dark is nigher
Though God's forgivi...

Ritual of Us

...Within the twilight of the witching hour,
where dreams mingled with reality,
your tongue, a sacred blade, flicks me open—
each unspoken word unfurling from your lips
presses against the ache ...

Stormy Seas

...Occasionally the weather forecast can be of help: by poet

Does the sky and the sea have a mind of their own?
It was a tranquil day.  I started the motor
Of my boat and headed out in the b...

The Ballad of Snow White

...A queen was spinning flax one day.
She gave her loom a jerk.
(Don’t ask what “flax” or “looms” might be,
or why a queen must work).

She pricked her finger (careful, now!)
yet Sigmund Freud wou...

A Defensive Action

...How fortunate that I, correctly versed,
knew hand-grenades are passive. At their worst,
they maim and kill. But this is interspersed
with usefulness: defenders have no thirst
for carnage. Since t...

Poetry I've Written

...I see myself in lines of poetry I've written
flying and crawling, laughing and bawling,
winning and losing, breathing and dying ~
as a river current meandering where I choose to go
moo...

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