Non negotiable
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a line drawn in the sand of time
plucked from the depths of my mind’s eye
curled edge of what’s real what’s not
that line that never should be crossed
plucked from the depths of my mind’s eye...
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Categories:
syl, integrity, introspection, meaningful, psychological,
Form: Other
4 The Early Teenage Years
...4. THE EARLY TEENAGE YEARS
They say I’m now an adolescent because I’ve reached the teenage years
New school, new friends, new teachers, a whole new set of fears
I was supposed to wear my glasses, ...
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Categories:
syl, school,
Form: Rhyme
Savoring Solitude
...S tars o’er spiritual sanctuary
I ndulgence in inward infinity
L et us linger lush lengths of latitude
E ndorsement of envied entitlement
N omads in the night...
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Categories:
syl, introspection, peace, silence, solitude,
Form: Alliteration
Gift of Time
...On the edge of soft twilight
Before all else greet morn's dew...
I wrap you 'round my bosom
And allow this gift of hours
To savor love-coos, just mine;
Drinking deeply you...
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Categories:
syl, meaningful, my child,
Form: Verse
Program Sonnet
...Program Sonnet
Integer, Parameter:: L=14, S=10
!L number of lines, S number of syllables per line
Character (Len=6):: Syl(L, S)
Character (Len=80):: Line (L)
Do I=1,L
Do J=1,S
Syl(I,J)= ...
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Categories:
syl, computer,
Form: Free verse
In My Sleep
...I close my eyes and soon drift to another world,
and I find myself in a lush garden;
I hear ocean waves crashing on a shore,
a quiet voice is talking and I say, "pardon?"
Soon, I hear a lot of ...
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Categories:
syl, dream,
Form: Quatrain
Iris
...Dainty as a maiden embellished in deep violet,
She flutters through grassland, emitting a tangy perfume
And her bodice, luscious, drifts on an organza garment
That reflects queenly admiration...
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Categories:
syl, appreciation, flower,
Form: Personification
Seguidilla 1
...Midnight in droplet puddles
murky cobble stone
after a crisp whiz of rain,
men sound left alone.
Portal kept silence
into a magical dew
of faint world's absence.
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Categories:
syl, fantasy, imagery, rain,
Form: Rhyme
Emphasis
...In french Québec, they put the em-PHASIS on the wrong syl-LABLE
At least they make an effort, it's better than the French to speak I'm able
I heartily applaud them
Left in '76 that was whe...
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Categories:
syl, language,
Form: Limerick
Oblivious To Chills
...As mauve of autumn waves her velvet cloak
Each treetop, each leaf upturns a glazed hue:
That between dusk and morn, the winds evoke
A heartbeat tempo of evening’s debut--
Oblivious...
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Categories:
syl, autumn, beautiful,
Form: Ottava rima
Kindred
...Kindness at home breeds love
Keeping family warm…
Kids, parents join hearts to
Knit times with gaiety;
Knowing sweet acts open
Keys of faith…and household
Kneels in worship as one.
Con...
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Categories:
syl, family, love, together,
Form: Verse
''In My Sleep''
...
I close my eyes and soon drift to another world,
and I find myself in a lush garden;
I hear ocean waves crashing on a shore,
a quiet voice is talking and I say, "pardon?"
Soon, I...
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Categories:
syl, dream, garden, music, surreal,
Form: Quatrain
Hazy Evening Mist
...In that stillness of a meadow
Quite uncanny yet deep,
When birds were mute and every tree
Gasped feebly… all asleep,
Throughout one hazy evening mist
Along my grief’s replay;
The tempo...
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Categories:
syl, longing, mystery,
Form: Rhyme
Part 2 , Fully Booked
...While pensive is silver moon
calm and tender is the night
I immerse in memories
with tears in my eyes.
June 23, 2016.
PART 2, FULLY BOOKED - Poetry Contest
Title of the novel : Tend...
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Categories:
syl, emotions, missing, night,
Form: Dodoitsu
Fully Booked Part 2
...In sentient shades of silence
The heart endures from tyrants
Love lives lachrymosely long
My heart shows its prong.
June.22.2016
PART 2, FULLY BOOKED - Poetry Contest
By nette onclaud
~c...
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Categories:
syl, august, betrayal, emotions, hurt,
Form: Dodoitsu
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