Saffron Skylines
Silk-
starfish
of fervent
fate weaves soft-quartz
feathers of marshmallow metaphors that
croon with firefly's fluorescence amidst life's
claustrophobic
clouds, shading
bitter
smogs
with
plush sweet-
dahlias;
And I chase light
within saffron skylines beyond dreamscapes.
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Categories:
skylines, deep, dream, emotions, life,
Form: Tetractys
ancient skylines
Strange people
are scurrying
here to there
each toiling in odd
obsolete jobs
I watch the timbers lean
to and fro
around the ancient grove
I find it odd that the trees grow
not where they stand
only bare limbs and broken fruits
strange people hid
their large watering eyes
blind to words of
oppression and opportunities
odd jobs and
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Categories:
skylines, absence, allegory, art, career,
Form: Free verse
Skylines and Sunsets
In the sunny summer of '72, the magic words were, "I do".
I was in love, young, and free. You also were in love with me
O sweet love
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Categories:
skylines, anniversary, husband, love, marriage,
Form: Couplet
Shorelines and Skylines
Though our minds sail and soar across
one and the same borderless Ocean,
our feet get wet as we wade along
its many and different
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Categories:
skylines, introspection, life, philosophy,
Form: Tail-rhyme
Skylines
We're just a little impatient to finally be free
I'll dream of skylines that I'll never get to see
If lying on driveways makes me feel alone
Then I'll call your house when I know no one's home
I could have stopped breathing just to feel myself dying
But not for too long, because I know how hard you're trying
I
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Categories:
skylines, life, love, teen, dream,
Form: Heroic Couplet