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Unbreakable People
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Edward Ibeh
| Verse |
faith, people, simile, strength,
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Fragile
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Edward Ibeh
| Rictameter |
feelings, simile, woman,
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Don't Close Your Eyes
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Edward Ibeh
| Free verse |
inspirational, repetition, simile, write,
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This Poem
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JESS OPPERMAN
| Free verse |
simile,
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Life Is Never Without Hope
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Therese Bacha
| Prose Poetry |
child, simile, words,
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Lost Glory
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Edward Ibeh
| Verse |
simile, fate, hope, imagination, loss,
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Betrayal
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Edward Ibeh
| Monoku |
feelings, metaphor, pain, simile,
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Ballad Of The Brook
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Carol Connell
| Haiku |
beauty, image, nature, simile,
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Bad Habits
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Vicki Acquah
| Prose Poetry |
abuse, betrayal, dark, simile,
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Gremlins
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Rose Henderson
| Prose |
funny, imagination, simile,
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Look Deeper
by Rose Henderson
What you see is broken as I gather more strength. What you see is trials but to what length. What you see is smoke and...
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Prose |
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Categories:
simile, deep, imagery, irony, recovery
Leviathan
by Edward Ibeh
Leviathan-sized
The enormity of dreams
Keeps rising like yeast
Date written and posted: 08/19/2018
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Senryu |
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Categories:
simile, truth, write,
LOVING HER ABSENCE: NO COMMENTS
by Anil Deo
SENRYU 20180814
quiet soul mate, bird
cares for nest, old sacrifice
near death - June - God's work...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
simile, absence, best friend, community,
The Oasis
by Alrio MIller
Life is the survival of the fittest and it’s the greatest battle we’ll ever endure. It’s plagued with ups and downs , so...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
simile, beauty, deep, lost love,
Love's Vortex
by Edward Ibeh
Let it suck you in
Just like you breathing in air
Let it absorb you
Like plant roots absorb water
Be sucked in too deep by love
Date written and...
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Tanka |
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Categories:
encouraging, love, simile,
A Missed Opportunity
by Edward Ibeh
A balloon that has floated up and away; out of sight
Out of mind. A popped balloon dropping to earth like a wet rag
In ruins; punctured...
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Sijo |
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Categories:
analogy, metaphor, perspective, simile,
Ballroom Dancers
by Edward Ibeh
the ballroom dancers
pirouette like...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
analogy, art, dance, simile,
Lightning
by Edward Ibeh
Lightning forked
Its long ivory tongue
Through the rain clouds
Tasting the air like a snake
Date written and posted: 07/19/2018...
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Imagism |
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Categories:
analogy, color, imagery, simile,
Metric Rhythm
by Subimal Sinha-Roy
A good poetry emanates from the heart of the poet, vibrates in its rhythm that resonates in the mind of the reader. The form of...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
poems, poetry, river, simile,
Haiku 173
by millard lowe
The sky’s face goes pale
as rock-like crocodile tears
fall and bounce around.
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Haiku |
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Categories:
simile, imagery, metaphor, nature, rain,
children of the waters
by millard lowe
like seagulls skating
on ocean waters
we navigate the currents
of deception
cascading jelly rocks of defeat
as we flow nile like
upward and onward
splashing into liberation…
water eagles sailing
surging waves…hip...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
simile, allegory, bird, children, imagery,
Surrounded By Loneliness
by millard lowe
Like trees in a forest
we live surrounded by so many others
and yet remain isolated entities
in the crowd.
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Free verse |
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Categories:
simile, allegory, imagery, life, loneliness,
BOLD
by Line Gauthier
a bold stroke
wielding the brush
like a master
posted on July 10, 2019...
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Senryu |
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Categories:
simile, appreciation, art, beautiful, inspirational,
cosmic blinking
by millard lowe
moving…
blinking the moon…
brisk clouds
pass by…
a flock of geese
silhouette the sky…
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Lyric |
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Categories:
simile, imagery, metaphor, moon, nature,
A Sable Hued Awakening: For Richard Wright
by millard lowe
A Sable Hued Syllabic Awakening…
(For Richard Wright)
Even snakes have love…
but no one wants their embrace;
such coiled loneliness…
Yet nature provides…
eggs are laid…babies are hatched
and snakes slitter...
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Free verse |
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Categories:
simile, allegory, analogy, black african
Flowing Blissful Beats
by millard lowe
Like cool running waters
Flowing over and polishing
Smooth rocks,
Are the thoughts of you flowing
Through the realm of my mind;
You are epitomized ebony essences
Of God’s creation
Wrapped in...
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Prose Poetry |
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Categories:
simile, beauty, emotions, imagery, longing,
Unfulfilled Dream
by Edward Ibeh
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Verse |
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Categories:
dream, light, metaphor, simile,
Sweet Sky
by Carol Connell
Soft, white, swirly clouds
Velvety smooth and dreamy
Like icing on cake.
6/28/18
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Haiku |
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Categories:
beauty, simile, sky, sweet,
Nonet |
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Categories:
emotions, hate, racism, simile,
Ice Flute
by Vermillion Scythe
In the snow and ice,
a flute is played in the blizzard
by someone who makes tunes like a wizard
to tame the weather, in order to create...
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Quatrain |
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Categories:
beautiful, imagery, simile, snow,