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HUMMINGBIRD
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Line Gauthier
| Haiku |
ranked, appreciation, beautiful, bird, mystery,
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TOSAYSO
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Allan Terry
| Acrostic |
ranked, celebration, clothes, conflict, fairy,
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Pitches of perfection
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Allan Terry
| Ballad |
ranked, appreciation, art, daffodils, engagement,
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CAT
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Line Gauthier
| Acrostic |
ranked, appreciation, cat, fun, pets,
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A SUMMER BREEZE
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Line Gauthier
| Lyric |
ranked, adventure, beauty, longing, moon,
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August History Since Today Marks First Day
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matthew harris
| Free verse |
ranked, 11th grade, 12th grade,
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CHARMS OF ABIGAIL
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Line Gauthier
| Limerick |
ranked, fantasy, funny, myth, sea,
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WHEN I AM OLD
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Line Gauthier
| Haibun |
ranked, age, god, heart, hope,
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PETROGLYPHS
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Line Gauthier
| Free verse |
ranked, age, art, family, history,
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MY FIVE SENSES
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Line Gauthier
| Free verse |
ranked, appreciation, happiness, joy, nature,
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A TIME FOR AWAKENINGS
by Line Gauthier
A time for awakenings
And stirrings
Spring cleaning
Of the internal kind
New resolutions for days
When the sun shines upon us
Getting rid of the cobwebs
Away with hibernating tendencies
Go play...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, adventure, cheer up, life,
MY LATE HUSBAND, RIP
by Line Gauthier
I couldn’t bear to bury him
like I knew I should -
I just...
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Epigram |
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Categories:
ranked, death, humor, husband, silly,
STAGED DAWN
by Line Gauthier
Each night I leave my blinds up just a bit
A distance calculated to perfection
I live for those mornings where the sun rises
And blares suddenly through...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, appreciation, color, motivation, sun,
SLEEPWALKING
by Line Gauthier
He gets up late at night
Puts his slippers on
and walks around
I’m never sure if he’s asleep
Or just faking it
He goes directly to the fridge
With his...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, funny, humorous, night, sleep,
KIMO THERAPY
by Line Gauthier
sweet friend, feeling beyond devastated
your bruised heart weak and beaten
your body your worst foe
how I would love to...
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Kimo |
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Categories:
ranked, cancer, confidence, encouraging, friendship
BLAZING EIGHT
by Line Gauthier
she was the paragon of allure, exquisiteness, charm and glamor
to the point people felt a hint of discomfort at first but not for long
her...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
ranked, beautiful, inspirational, integrity, strength,
I KNOW THE LAND
by Line Gauthier
I know the land where the lemon trees flower
Where the sun paints a panorama by the hour
While its light caresses each curve of the land
Dispersing...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
ranked, beautiful, fantasy, inspirational, moon,
AN INCOMPLETE LOVE STORY
by Line Gauthier
She was promised to another
Since practically her birth
An arranged marriage
Among royal families
No allowance for romance
In her life
Duty above all
Yet in the night
Hovered secrets so unbearable
And...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, devotion, fantasy, longing, passion,
AWKWARD
by Line Gauthier
awkward silence
both wondering how this can
end gracefully
Submitted on July 6, 2018, for SENRYU CONTEST sponsored by MICK TALBOT...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
ranked, anxiety, conflict, relationship, silence,
WEEPING WILLOW
by Line Gauthier
oo weeping willow oo
oo why do you mourn so oo
oo laden with inconsolable sorrow ...
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Concrete |
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Categories:
ranked, anxiety, love, solitude, sorrow,
A GEISER
by Line Gauthier
A geiser of emotions
Gush of sensations
Cyclone of turmoil
At the mere thought of you
Whip lashed back in times
Of innocence and passion
When life was bountiful
And time seemed...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, angst, confusion, lost love,
CONFOUNDS AND CONFUSES ME
by Line Gauthier
Why do people refuse
to be nice to each other
this is what confounds
and confuses me the most
especially in these times
of ever growing technology
social graces
have gone...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, appreciation, faith, integrity, motivation,
ABANDON
by Line Gauthier
He left her to her own devices, alone and penniless, without an ounce of confidence. She was a broken woman, little more than a child,...
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Haibun |
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Categories:
ranked, anxiety, heartbroken, life, lost
GREGORIAN CHANT
by Line Gauthier
deep monophonic sacred melodies
resounding inner tremors and oscillation
reverberating incursion agitates my soul
stirring an ethereal timelessness of mystery
that transcends the enigma of life and death
and...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, death, faith, father, heaven,
ACCEPTANCE
by Line Gauthier
Denial, anger, bargaining, and depression
Barely behind me, I pick up pieces
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Verse |
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Categories:
ranked, bereavement, death, hope, lost
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO MY WEDDING
by Line Gauthier
A funny thing happened
On the way to my wedding
The white limo picked me up as scheduled
Along with sister and mom all dolled up
My sister found...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, family, fun, funny, perspective,
CALUMET
by Line Gauthier
we come
dawning our best
our head and heart clear
with purest intention
and sit in silence
ceremoniously
lighting...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, peace, silence, spiritual, together,
THE MYSTERY OF HUMPTY DUMPTY
by Line Gauthier
Ladies and gentleman
Breaking news proving
The great conspiracy theory
Was far from a hoax -
Early this morning Jack Frost
Guilt-ridden and repentant
Turned himself in to the...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
ranked, celebrity, love hurts, murder,
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE
by Line Gauthier
I believe in horoscope,
the stars aligning, chance meetings,
destiny aligned, people put on our path,
the map of our life, missed opportunities,
decisions that alter our...
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Prose Poetry |
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Categories:
ranked, destiny, life, people, stars,
PATINA
by Line Gauthier
Youth may be fresh and divinely stunning
But is there anything quite as poignant
As the charm of weathering gracefully
The reveal of one's lifetime achievements...
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Verse |
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Categories:
ranked, age, beauty, growing up,