Retorts Poems - Poems about Retorts

... We came not for conquest, but for containment— though conquest is what happens when containment itches beneath the skin like sulfur spores in a sealed lung. They had the secret. Not gold, n......

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...Overrun by stuffed subdued teddy bears... of diverse and sundry sizes engaged in woebegone wild rumpus as a last hoorah for diversity, equity and inclusion, whose somber bowed heads (hide t......

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... "Instead of expressing exasperation, think toleration." ~ by poet I find that I've become impatient with people who ......

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...[An Autumn kitchen a crucible of y e a s t and y e a r n i n g] Samantha kneads dough with determined hands, she hears Hank's cry—"Vi vi an"—a phantom yeast in the air Her wor......

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...I’ve always felt like leftovers to you. The one you would only seek out when it most benefited you. When my plans were set, you were always “regretfully” busy with plans you completely dismissed me f......

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...I nearly fell apart, felt despair Picked myself back up and focussed Just split seconds can devastate when resilience is low My teenage daughter hadn't got ready on time, I tried gentle encoura......

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...Start journey quest now where love shows, Stride with calm poise shrewd path of fate; Feel touch fling zest in sublime flow, By your own choice greet lavish state. Learn how to glide as act funds......

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...September 20 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Hosea 11-14 Key Verse – Hosea 11:9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim: for I am God, a......

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...Heart and Brain are at war over a sinking ship, "There's too much baggage!" cries Brain. We must let it go or we'll sink and die! The ship drowning in it's rusting pain. "Only these anchors ar......

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...A heedless world implodes beneath the weight and all the West lies smoldering in flames. And nay a soul finds shelter from the hate as dire evil seeks intended aims. The despot waves of fire and ......

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...Defeat embraces the soul that has unraveled from lies, baring the pure truth. In the library of destiny, where each heart inscribes its chronicles, I lingered among the scrolls of loss, in the cham......

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... In the mirror's cold embrace, a war of words ignite, One soul fractured, battling self, beneath the pale moonlight. The darkness snarls, a serpent's tongue, with venom in its hiss, "You're weak,......

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... Written: February 23, 2024 Rumi Quote: “There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen.”- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Line of i......

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...In the crepuscular embrace, where day and night entwine, Dances a spectral ballet, in a twilight so divine. Shadows caress the amber light, where contrasts boldly play, An ephemeral bridge suspend......

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...In the cages at the zoo they crowded around each other A million milling from father to brother All speaking in a babel a million languages From clicks and keyboard clacks to switches and bandage......

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