Short Retracts Poems

Mind chided him,
Pushed forward by love, he retracts,
Ego pulled him back!...

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the thought that inhibits and heart contracts ~
path of love, light and bliss, for soul retracts...

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sharp sickles pierce trunk
frosty mail bristles crackles
lucent shield retracts 



(Ice Sickles)...

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Hearts left on a sandy beach,

Waves then trounces and retracts,

Hearts obscures and become one,

More waves, more hearts drawn....

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Land masses in freeze
mans conditional now waned
nature retracts, whilst
a polar bear roams a city
incomprehensible times









http://www.thehighlanderspoems.com/life-13.php...

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Light
illuminating
life as a tree
with wrinkled
trunks of
character and
prickly ends
of sap,
pulling and
pushing it
back to earth.
Life resists 
and  retracts
to what is
right which 
is Earth’s
natural light....

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When time overcomes memory,
and vision retracts

The past sits in judgment,
its verdict exact

With yesterday’s reason,
tomorrow to blame

All hope left in ashes
—truth mourning the flame

(Dreamsleep: March, 2021)...

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The magic gem of curly hair,
Procures itself in sodden downpour.
Frizz retracts and curls define,
Revitalised by heaven's moisture.
No brolly required.
No wind-swept locks.
A long-awaited makeover,
Of the most natural kind.

28/04/2019...

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sudden squall
fears recall
so we fall

ego acts
hand retracts
heart contracts

love’s bliss flame
plays life game
with no aim

gist is this
we are bliss
here now this

07-May-2023
Tricube
(with an extra stanza)...

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A black cloud dangles
Effortlessly forms
A haunting image
Showers travel east
Daisy hides her face.

A Robin sings
A melody
The sun appears
Once more she smiles.

Grass uncoils
Raindrops dry
Web retracts.

Sunset
Moon beam.

Stars.

 © Harry J Horsman 2022...

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An arrow from the darkness…
rejection finds its mark

The sharpened edge of jealousy,
its point straight through the heart

The bow retracts in shamefulness,
its string left slack and loose

One shot was made, a cursed fate
—the devil laughs anew

(Dreamsleep: February, 2020)...

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Few byte here a trigger there,
The virus jumps each wall-snare,
Downloads junky virus-ware,
Cuts up those I really care.

Remote 'Comodo' connects,
Without fanfare or distracts,
Silently killer retracts;
Security pro attracts.   

Never defaults online picks,
Peace of mind in its light clicks....

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Fallen little angel, retracts to self, curls
withdrawn,
sits to re-explore her soul
far away from the troubles of her life
saddened and burdened with stories unforgotten, untold
waits silently
in search of a reason of hope to return and re-ignite her dreams to fruition,
metamorphosize and fly ..................

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All my days,
All my sojourn,
None do I know,
None, can I tell,
Dawn chauffeurs my existence,
Nightfall retracts me into my chamber,
The passage that my feet find,
I navigate,
The route that dawn heralds, 
I walk,
I envisage better days,
I keep hope alive,
As I anticipate heaven's kiss.



February 17, 2023....

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Our future he impacts
Social issues he just stacks

He gives educators the axe
Keeps piling the load on our backs
His stance on illegal immigrants lacks

He took a loose stance on tax
Mud slung, he seldom retracts
From his vantage point he acts

Lives in a mansion while we live in shacks
 Lots of promises, few facts...

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In this fall
The time retracts slowly

The wind comes from all corners
Makes it long life

Message written on flowers
Fades along this fall

But the wind brings their smells
Spreads away to the entire life

When the slowest motion
Reachs the final line

The old message
Lives in the deepest hearts

Brings peace to this rest...

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Within this structure,
my words remain
Each line a fortress,
as thoughts refrain

The ramparts solid,
its moat retracts
All quivers loaded,
as doubt attacks

The enemy constant,
assault on fire
What darkness births,
one phrase retires

The battle spoken
upon the wind
My legend written
—still safe within

(Dreamsleep: October, 2021)...

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ANTECEDENTS
espoused
in
intense
authentic
 hegomony
 surrounded
 overwhelmed
in
solemnity

survivial
an
aftermath
 retracts
 to   scare
but
the
individual.
 little changed
remains
inordinately
heroic
anguish
&
affliction
unresolved
in
 flavour
knowing
the
ill fated
 supposedly
narrower
setting
lies
in
    improbality...

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A sky of angry screeching,
demanding;
like a raptor in the wind.
Doesn't have the impact
that simple warbling brings.

With fear of cruel words spoken,
love retracts,
like claws on birds of prey;
and all I loved about you
has now flown far away.

Predatory words can rip,
into beings
lovelorn at their peak.
Not accomplishing anything but
the sharpening of the beak....

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Twice the shadows descend 
upon the ring of water, stagnant

Twice the high winds hurl heavy rain 
awaits the Songbird's song 

Breaking like fine crystal the songbird descends 
upon the brown earth

The descent creates a stir, greater  
Down, down the songbird 
coils and  retracts

Resistant to the downward push, 
the songbird sings
taking in the glory
of its forgotten pleasure....

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I promulgate against all odds,
To let go indoubts my mind 
Profusely with no room to spare.

The image retracts the greater 
Evil that lures deep with~in the
Back walls of my soul;and itches
poisonous ivy under my skin,
which starves my hunger for 
you.

Are you ready to excape all necessary
Placements to give eachother a special 
treatment; of exotic tendiousy's if you dare...
To share the double pleasure... with me; and 
only me....

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A Diamond in the Dark
A Diamond sits silent in all black
All the lights fade as my iris retracts.
My pupils engage as demons attack.
I react with an aggressive relapse.
When will the world collapse upon my enemies.
When will the air wrap and contract on contact.
Tell me please.
How long must this be.
How much will they feast. 
Before the beast takes it's seat?
Revelation 6:3 kjv come and see.
Look at a revealing, this is prophecy.
Truth in an unveiling. unraveling wonderfully....

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i think of you often...
this cheval glass
titled like downcast eyes
retracts memories
of reflective past
    i see you there

this tiny frame
surfeit on pain
can't see me
beyond you

gaunt on love
starved of touch
i reach for you
beyond
the shards
of shattered glass
where you fall
again in death
yet in each piece
i fall with you

a shadow
in your reflection
longing to be seen
without you
as the years
fade by
yet i only see you
in the image
behind shattered glass...

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