Time Terza Rima Poems

DIVINE MAGNETISM

There’s an attraction, North to South
Embracing the original source of love
And almost a sweet taste in the mouth

Whether from each other, or above
For some,...

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Line of inquiry:

“We have been here a thousand times before
Memory erased, each time we begin anew
Of hands held tenderly, we’ve lost the score
Each embrace virgin...

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MORE THAN EPHEMERA

A dusty attic one must reorganise
Unlabelled boxes trying to hide
There will be at least one surprise

A diary and postcard tucked inside
A letter from...

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WORLD WITHIN WORLD

At first glance, we are a single entity
On our slowly spinning planet home
Yet with a subtlety in such quantity

As we look up to...

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BABEL

It was a tower, built to avoid a second flood
Erected in Babylonia, that Nimrod planned
Using bricks made from sun-hardened mud

It was to deny the power...

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Finally my blood began to coagulate,
signalling that wounds inflicted by fate had healed,
paving way for my presence, to pass through heaven’s gate.

I played out my...

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ANOTHER TIME

It was another time, not at all like now
None thought history was in the making
Hard labouring with sweat on the brow

A full day’s work...

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SPONTANEITY

One day, the idea came to me, just like that
And my own, not inspired by some deity
A bit like pulling a rabbit from a hat

So...

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BUILDING TENSION

The day approaches, and it is not long now
Before my decision’s made, a prize to award
As judge I have delayed it, as time will...

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6 lines from Firefly Memories (Terza Rima)

As the night rolled into a darkness rich
With glimmering fireflies, vibrant, quiet
And happy, charming, able to bewitch

I caught them...

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A YEAR TO FORGET

We all have times we’d like to forget, it’s true
Perhaps a moment, a day, a month or year
One must discard the old...

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Bring back the taste of homemade gifts 
normalize giving straight from the heart;
A look back is how this mindset shifts;

Time together is a good place...

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Reflect awhile, think
How is breath being renewed
Who enjoys the cappuccino we drink

Fears that arise are in time subdued
Our attitude undergoes a change
Love and light are...

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In the shadow of Christmas lives a song, a gentle whisper, collecting all the wonder, the laughter and the tears… silent as the night when...

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Persuading October from her quiet lair
Shedding the pleasures of life’s fictional realms
Mouthwatering plunder, gathering to share

Swirling through the silence, round oaks, pines and elms
Secrets and...

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