Dark Roundel Poems

A life recovered from Stygian depths
tainted by the horrors of dark abyss.
He falters as he takes one thousand steps, 
		a life recovered.

Pale sunlight stippling through...

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"The sounds of Earth is the music of my soul."


Birds sing tweet~tweet
The ocean waves ring,
After singing they are ready to eat
Earth Sings In The Key...

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Rondels, Roundels and Rondeaux

These are poetic forms similar to villanelles, with refrains (repeated lines) and sometimes double refrains.



Rondel: Merciles Beaute ("Merciless Beauty")
by Geoffrey Chaucer
loose translation/interpretation...

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THE DOLL

With Mona Lisa wiles, unfurled.
Her porcelain lips with tight grip.
A button dress antique and pearled.
Her glass eyed threat.

Unnerving doll — she’s quite a trip.
A...

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Frost Like Filigree


Frost filigree, superb can be
     as nature weaves crystal delights.
         ...

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The silence seems more friendly than  before
It’s like a melody  felt in my ear
This love has taken from me, my own fear
When silence...

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This Rainy Night 
    

I hear that sound; raindrops racing
     on my rooftop, out of sight.
  ...

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Children in dangerous situations lie
It's all they can do to stay alive.
They learned at an early age how to survive.
They don't cry
Why? 
Because they know...

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As dawn breaks I have no humanity.
The hurt goes really deep
I can't even sleep.
I didn't know all the cruelty
When I decided to go live on...

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I live on the streets they're not pearly white.
To tell the truth I didn't realize how hard it would be to 
Sustain 
Until I had...

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In dreams of the dark night, I hear my heart swiftly beating
But in the light of day my dreams which become to me more bright
And...

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