He-She-It-They
...My gran doesn’t ‘get’ this woke society
I told her that there’s a new sobriety
We went for a walk to see what we would see
And show her we all can be what we will be
Men can be women and girls ...
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Categories:
tamara, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
Flicker of Love
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I want to get lost with you
in a valley of singing sunflowers,
where I wish they bloom
as your luminous laughter in immortal hues.
My butterfly heart wants to flutter
chasing you across ...
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Categories:
tamara, butterfly, devotion, extended metaphor,
Form: Romanticism
Jump
...JUMP!
In a panic she jumps out of bed, awakened by the popping of fire.
Trapped in her house quickly burning, the flames grow hotter and higher.
It engulfs her home with fury, destroying all...
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Categories:
tamara, abuse, change, courage, divorce,
Form: Rhyme
To Reserved
...Such a glorious grace of diva
Limitless is her divine aura
Poets compete to verse on her
For she is a presiding Lord of flora
A beauty with brains in tons
Besides being Lord Goddess Arora
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Categories:
tamara, angel, appreciation, art,
Form: Qasida
For Tamara, Never Enough
...WHERE ARE YOU WHY CAN'T I FIND YOU
WHY DID YOU LEAVE WAS IT ALL TRUE
YOUR SMILE, YOUR LAUGH, YOUR SPARKLING EYES
NEVER COULD HIDE YOUR DISGUISE
DON'T YOU KNOW YOU WERE A STAR
WE ALL KNEW THAT'...
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Categories:
tamara, death of a friend,
Form: Prose Poetry
Mind
...The mind. A chamber where thoughts are held,
And dreams are made and destroyed.
Where secrets hidden from open view,
And emotions of suffering hide in an endless void.
Grief and love flourish,...
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Categories:
tamara, imagination,
Form: Rhyme
First Snow
...The signs are all around me—
skies are suddenly gray-white,
and I smell snow is coming,
maybe on this very night…
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What is this ambiance of awe
when viewing those fi...
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Categories:
tamara, snow,
Form: Rhyme
Quddrillon-Part Ii
...This is Part-II
Yes, I tell the truth even if you throw stones, but I have to keep my headgear clean. I am going to Princess Anne’s marriage. Princess Anne, you know, the queen of Liechtenstein ha...
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Categories:
tamara, satire,
Form: Prose
Dark Days
...Gray soldier-stones now guard
my child through seasons lost.
There is no sunshine,
only rain....
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Categories:
tamara, death,
Form: Free verse
Today and Tamara
...I didn't see Tamara today
But I may see Tamara tomorrow....
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Categories:
tamara, humorous
Form: Blank verse
Categories:
tamara, humorous
Form: Blank verse
Whispers of the Devil
...Do you hear them, Mom? he asked.
I was busy doing a household task,
but I stopped to listen
seeing sweat on his forehead begin to glisten.
The room was quiet, and I’d say, even cool,
his lip...
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Categories:
tamara, introspection, drug,
Form: Rhyme
Scars
...Wounded by the words of hate
For you to change I will not wait
I guess I was the one you didn't need
Too blinded by your ego and greed
Its the same thing with all you guys
Filling my head...
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Categories:
tamara, depression, girlfriend-boyfriend, health, life,
Form: I do not know?
Life
...Life is complicated
We love it, we hate it
And hate each other
And every other person we meet
Cause we think
We have to please them
And we dont want to
But we dont got to
So we dont
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Categories:
tamara, lifehate, love,
Form: Free verse
Meaningless Happiness
...Looking in the mirror
I peer into my soul
Who am I now?
How did I get here?
I fear I'm lost
Tossed into this world like nothing
Something worthless
Like I'm worth less than bread
And ...
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Categories:
tamara, depression, happiness, introspection, life,
Form: Free verse
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