Winter Recedes
Dirty snow retreats
Exposing well salted streets
Soon a taste of spring!
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Categories:
recedes, leaving, winter,
Form: Haiku
Running On Land Oceans Recedes--
RUNNING ON LAND OCEANS RECEDES--
seldom I shall
run as the ocean goes comes
on this ground run
running on land I’m
being chased by oceans seas
short of drowning yet
running away from
those dreading streams cover me
I swim now I run
3/4/2020
written words by James Edward Lee Sr. 2020©
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Categories:
recedes, analogy, appreciation, confusion, how
Form: Haiku
As Light Recedes
You spot her passing under a streetlight
shining like a dazzling star in the night.
And you cannot take your eyes off of her,
everything else gets reduced to a blur.
She walks within shadows as she proceeds,
yet you follow hope wherever it leads.
And her beauty compels you to comply,
fueling thoughts that can make a man cry.
As the light
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Categories:
recedes, beautiful, desire, feelings, imagery,
Form: Rhyme
Free Cee As Red Recedes
AS PETALS FALL
Upon the soil a pile of petals
Fallen from the strains of time
Once a rose bush rooted well
To sanctify a love sublime
Petals fell from buds of red
As Autumn neared to summer’s end
No cold of winter’s breath yet felt
Yet no help could heaven lend
As petals fell buds bid adieu
Day by day did piles grow
Higher past
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Categories:
recedes, angst, autumn, autumn, love,
Form: Quatrain
Summer Recedes
Cooler nights arrive
Ahead of the shorter days
As summer recedes.
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Categories:
recedes, seasons
Form: Haiku