In the abyssal silence of fading stars, I travel through shadows
...In the abyssal silence of fading stars, I travel through shadows,
Under the heavy eyelids of night, I walk the ancient, nameless path.
Mysterious words, like an old prayer, roll in echoes,
Calling...
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Categories:
slip on, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Us Girls Live in a Fantasy
...Waist not an outfit, Barbie with her slip-on shoes,
fairy-belts; plush hair, sometimes in ponytails.
Forget-me-not her impossible figure. Why do some
suppose that Barbie should...
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Categories:
slip on, childhood,
Form: Free verse
I’ve Paid My Dues
...to be of use
without abuse
there’s no excuse
a bit obtuse?
well-cooked my goose?
slide on the noose?
that I refuse!
slip on my shoes
spread the news
do not confuse
it’s not a ruse
but ...
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Categories:
slip on, character, courage, strength,
Form: Monorhyme
The WAY
...
Will yesterday silence the night who is grief
the shining story of a heart who can see
beyond the fears, the tears, to sweet relief
where the story remembers who I want to be,
the...
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Categories:
slip on, appreciation, hope, life, light,
Form: Rhyme
baby daddy
...How many women here
have been impregnated
by Elon Musk? looking for hands
He plans to repopulate the planet
single handedly - well, not handed
exactly - you know what I mean.
In Australia, ...
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Categories:
slip on, baby, birth, character, child,
Form: Rhyme
What does it mean to be a dream?
...What does it mean to be a dream? To lose yourself in the veil of forgetfulness,
Moments after you were born from the dust of past time,
Unraveling the thread of the story, piece by piece, without o...
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Categories:
slip on, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Fire on the River
...The boat sways under a reddening sunset.
Is it wrong to wish for a Viking funeral,
to ponder a last journey West
into the dying light?
Strangers have always been my companions,
they intuit
th...
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Categories:
slip on, poetry,
Form: Rhyme
Than-Bauk October 8
...Not Henpecked
Not shy, this bird.
Beak’s absurdist
beat, stirred my spouse.
Early Appointment
slip on long pants
coolness paints cheeks
car points the way
Silhouettes...
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Categories:
slip on, morning,
Form: Than-Bauk
Tire of The Canopies
...Sovereign or martyr thus gravitas none dolorous,
dirge has keyed the grave motif to your succubus,
organs glistening as the innards burst vile viscera,
to bite on carbon release hammers sledge Inv...
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Categories:
slip on, dark, deep, earth, gothic,
Form: Free verse
People Will Talk
...They said she was too hot to handle
Wore a slip on her date with Randall
When she came in at two
Is when the gossip flew
And became the neighborhood scandal...
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Categories:
slip on, girl,
Form: Limerick
Pee
...Wet Area rugs
Yellow, it’s pee
soggy socks,
Don’t slip on the tile
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Categories:
slip on, animal,
Form: Free verse
Brothas and Cold Weather Don't Mix
...You don't always hear me complain.
I love the warm sun, the summer rain:
The springtime flowers and the autumn leaves;
But when winter arrives, unfortunately I start to freeze.
I like it when the...
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Categories:
slip on, february, january, snow, winter,
Form: Free verse
LIFE IS HARD
...I don’t remember the shower
unless the glass shatters
into smithereens
I slip on the soap
of sudsy shards
Life is hard
the walls press in
white and smooth
as if a crowd’s haranguing ...
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Categories:
slip on, angst, encouraging,
Form: Verse
Meeting a Friend
...Meeting after all this time
Is such a wonderful surprise.
Meeting after so many years
Chased tears into my eyes.
Although you have cut your hair
And lost a pound or two,
I recognised you instan...
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Categories:
slip on, best friend, betrayal, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
Avoid Skin Cancer- Slip Slop Slap
...We reach
The beach
Nice spot
Sand's hot
Flies swarm
Water's warm
Surfers crave
Big wave
We wish
no jellyfish
We learn
sun burn
hot sun
have fun
slip on
a shirt
slap o...
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Categories:
slip on, beach,
Form: Footle
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