Moonlit Cane Tango
...Under a silver grin of moon, he shuffles past the tide,
His cane clicks like Morse code—C-A-N-E, not C-A-N-T—in stride.
Salt air tames his hair around the balding head, still stubbornly spry,
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Categories:
resolutely, beach,
Form: Rhyme
Something to Munch On
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The world too much occupied his mind
left no room for things mundane
busy with intrigues of state and such
from deep feelings he resolutely abstained
So ...
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Categories:
resolutely, father daughter, feelings, relationship,
Form: Rhyme
Pantomonium
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Whispers spoken…fears awoken…we all say ..there is no way whatsoever that he can play on the 2nd day..his foot’s broken..
But whatever…this is the.. oh so clever if a tad crazy .. nothing will p...
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Categories:
resolutely, sports,
Form: Free verse
The Only Thing I Want
...In my youth I walked alone
A man of muscle, mind, and bone
No heart to break, no love to shake me from my throne.
On my quest for greener grass
I would march resolutely past
A dream to be, ...
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Categories:
resolutely, growth, life,
Form: Rhyme
The House on Lake Maggiore
...The House on Lake Maggiore
The house on Lake Maggiore was reality, a physical truth,
my imagination became the artist.
The day has become a deckchair, gently folding itself up
as my walk le...
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Categories:
resolutely, home, house, imagery,
Form: Free verse
Elm trees facing the wind
...I saw the Elm trees
Standing tall in the cold winter
The freezing wind has withered their dense leaves
Blowing up alike fireflies
Their tough branches hit the hurricane
I heard the wind his...
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Categories:
resolutely, baptism, confidence, courage, encouraging,
Form: Free verse
Chasing Love Letters Through The Void
...It seems,
I’ve spent my better days tangled in dreams,
where your voice resonates as a symphony,
your eyes the beams of a thousand sunsets,
a canvas painted in hues of angst.
You,
a constella...
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Categories:
resolutely, emotions, longing, sad love,
Form: Free verse
Confidence
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Quote: Know your value. Confidence breeds success. Act like the person you want to become, and people will start seeing you as that person.
Mark M Ford
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Categories:
resolutely, confidence,
Form: Rhyme
Refurbished Nursery Rhymes: Old MacDonald or Afoul of Vowels
...Old MacDonald had a farm
With some noisy critters on it.
They mostly mooed, or neighed,
Or clucked, or brayed,
But some stayed
Resolutely mute,
I'm afraid.
It wasn't his equines,
Or bovines,
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Categories:
resolutely, humor,
Form: Light Verse
Blame
...Quote: A man can fail many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.
John Burroughs
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Inspired by life’s goals, winners are int...
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Categories:
resolutely, life, loss, meaningful,
Form: Rhyme
MEMORIES OF SPRING
...MEMORIES OF SPRING
Spring is the time for hope, the poets write.
Now winter’s loosed its icy grip one more,
The crocuses creep boldly into sight,
With pretty tulips knocking on...
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Categories:
resolutely, lost love, spring,
Form: Sonnet
How to Survive A Cold And Weary World - an Easter Story by the Arctic Lily
...The arctic poppy
stretched into existence
rooted on a rock
surrounded by ice
it unfurled
its lemon cream petals
in an open embrace
with the sun
the small meek flower
filled with warmth
a...
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Categories:
resolutely, easter, flower, hope, inspirational,
Form: Free verse
Time To Come And Go
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Luminous lucent mind
longingly mystique,
made of multi-facetted crystal
of gorgeous gem,
shines sublimely
with translucent thoughts,
glistened by soul-suffusing
sensuous rays,
emanati...
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Categories:
resolutely, analogy, life, time,
Form: Free verse
The Elderly Man and His Speach
...The elderly man we call leader
Would shout as if our ears couldn't hear,
Then whisper with the expectation
We would agree to adhere to his
Foreign invasion~
Ten million strong from every nation...
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Categories:
resolutely, political,
Form: Political Verse
Sipping Coffee
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In the tawny twilight hours at the edge of the void life,
perched on the sea shore of foaming contention,
with the coffee cup full of fulfillment in hand I see
the dusky desires reach the drow...
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Categories:
resolutely, analogy, spiritual,
Form: Free verse
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