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Shadow Sonnet Poems - Poems about Shadow Sonnet


Is It Just ----- the Shadow Sonnet
He's smiling today all along, does he know what's going on in mind, Can he know last night I couldn't sleep; thinking if it'll last long; if our affair starts, then for how long? Did he see I look out too quick, but did he know I can't stop seeing him; why he looks at me so passionately; his looks I just...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, love,
Form: Sonnet
Dry Your Eyes, Bona-Fide Floods Are Not Dry-- Eighth Shadow Sonnet Challenge
Dry Your Eyes, Bona-Fide Floods Are Not Dry Roots dig deep, the virtue of truth grows roots Nights of wantonness; praying thru the night Fruits of my labors, deeds inside my fruit Light make it bright; my soul's abundant light Dreams are my needs, where are my promised dreams? Creation lost life; where is creation? Seems like life has no...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, black african american, poems,
Form: Sonnet



No Glory, No Home, No More--First Shadow Sonnet Challenge
~~~NO GLORY! NO HOME! NO MORE!~~~ Life echoes’ cried, precious loved ones lost life Door of tears, my prayers knock on the closed door Strife took up arms that war nailed cross to strife War erred deeds, claims unjust, cold souls of war Vain war the warrior’s hallo; warred in vain Mercy, come again, please give me mercy? Shame the wars' casualties;...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, black african american, poems,
Form: Sonnet
The Soul Unknown--Second Shadow Sonnet Challenge
~~~ The Soul Unknown ~~~ Tell my sweet soul, spots on my soul do tell My soul has no prayer, poor soul oh my Well, these nightmares did not make me feel well Try harder they say, I did want to try So tears drenched my pillow; my heart cried so Dreams faded and my heart sought a new dream Owed my...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, black african american, education,
Form: Sonnet
My Times, My Times, How Art Thou O My Times--Third Shadow Sonnet Challenge
~~~My Times! My Times! How Art Thou O’ My Times!~~~ You made those asinine oaths that bind you Law made good ways; you broke all of man’s law Drew first blood, soul of time that belly drew Raw material, rare flesh cold and raw Slaves’ labor fueled the Earth, with lost slaves’ Box of secrets, received Pandora’s Box Pave are the eastern...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, black african american, education,
Form: Sonnet



Songs My Soul Cried Ended the Psalms of Songs--Fourth Shadow Sonnet Challenge
~~~ Songs My Soul Cried Ended the Psalms of Songs ~~~ Grace was inside my soul, I’d love his grace Please my grace travel the world, find peace please Face of darkness of the deep grace did face Knees freeze and their prayers had no bowed knees Risks ensnared the soul waiting for life’s risks Perils times, beliefs lost liar’s perils Frisk...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, black african american, community,
Form: Sonnet
You Lost Your Heart and Soul, and Love Lost You--Fifth Shadow Sonnet Challenge
~~~You Lost Your Heart and Soul, and Love Lost You!~~~ Seas called me back home to the Red Sea Souls without a spirit, were the lost souls Be their promise my soul don't let me be Cold and alone underneath the dead cold Hearts cried out a love-songs deep in my heart Sand in my shoes, thoughts buried in the sand Darts...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, black african american, education,
Form: Sonnet
Above Cherished Love, Bless Life From Above--Sixth Shadow Sonnet Challenge
~~~Above Cherished Love, Bless Life From Above!~~~ Taste the bitterness, life has lost its taste Blood spilled sweet innocence that dried my blood! Wasted soul where is your life you wasted? Floods of dead men tales; we drown in floods! Forgive me, if my soul will not forgive! Hate lost life and everyone it hates! Live my soul; love gave one reason...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, black african american, community,
Form: Sonnet
Above All You Loved, Heaven Is Above--Seventh Shadow Sonnet Challenge
~~Above All You Loved, Heaven is Above~~ Man made in the image of God, pray man Woman, a rib of man your love woman Can your love plan every thought, if you can? Humans can pray for the lives of humans Prime vigor, your heart felt life in your prime Compassion understands, sweet compassion Time ends days, life is wanting every time Passions...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, black african american, deep,
Form: Sonnet
Streams of Thought (Shadow Sonnet)
Dreams come and go, and still we dream Streams of thought churn in sleep's stream going further than souls should go. This if only with what if this is impossible now that love is, no my heart will forever know. Will love now go where I have willed? Fill my dreams; are your own fulfilled? Turn back time to passion's return finding peace in...

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Categories: shadow sonnet, lovelove,
Form: Sonnet

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