In the Park
...The slow budding, turn up of coloring; the tincture
in pinks, yellows, magnolia greens, and bluer skies.
Smile of eyes and mountain cheeks; a Springtime elixir.
Winter white and tawny skin absorbi...
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Categories:
tincture, crush, spring,
Form: Rhyme
Ever So-High
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Ever So-High, I reach the Sky
above the Lesser Creeds, I Vanquish the Nights
where there is no Hope, I grasp the Emerald Stone Aloft
High Abode the Greater Realms of Thought,
where the Ang...
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Categories:
tincture, spiritual,
Form: Rhyme
Azure Vistas
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"Azure Vistas"
Azure vistas presented themselves to me
rolling inwards the clouds like tumbleweeds
mercilessly bump fallen angels off the map
like torrents of rain fal...
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Categories:
tincture, muse, political, spiritual,
Form: Narrative
DIALOGUE WITH ONESELF
...Neither academic, nor preacher, nor politician, nor judge,
But a writer, with a fetish for the act of creation —
Not to broadcast my thoughts, or to synthesize critiques for others,
But for the va...
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Categories:
tincture, violence,
Form: Free verse
End of Haviland
... end of Haviland
stilled kickstands & spokes of Schwinn
our teen shapely thighs
after school books are returned
and mind wanders down the road
chill in Summer heat
orange & vanilla tw...
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Categories:
tincture, memory,
Form: Tanka
Underneath A Spell
...A dark blue midnight awning has its portrait,
etched by a a starlit silver lustrous galaxy,
silhouette of black lace frilled clouds,
in somber quietude adrift beneath a vibrant pearl,
amber mo...
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Categories:
tincture, beautiful, city, color, dream,
Form: Imagism
Underneath A Spell
...A dark blue midnight awning has its portrait,
etched by a starlit silver lustrous galaxy,
silhouette of black lace frilled clouds,
in somber quietude adrift beneath a vibrant pearl,
amber moon...
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Categories:
tincture, beautiful, city, color, dream,
Form: Imagism
But Reflection Is
...Never in secluded pools they dwell,
I speak of ornate waterfalls,
they rise and fall majestically,
near docks, wharves and piers,
sparkle, gleam, smooth flow trickle,
eye balm whirl fantastic p...
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Categories:
tincture, beautiful, care, celebration, color,
Form: Imagism
Like KOALA'S
..._LIKE KOALA'S
Like Dophins,
Always sleep with half of your brain,
Glowering at nature’s grain,
You may be a koala for all fins,
For this arduous moments;
Will tell in the future’s ornaments.
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Categories:
tincture, allegory, earth, extended metaphor,
Form: Rhyme
Entrenching Reality
...Through sand and pebbles, like a snare brush scratch,
while cannon rumble in horizon's flash
and hearts of digger's hurried cadence match
as song of shovel sings a cymbal's clash.
oak handle worn...
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Categories:
tincture, war,
Form: Sonnet
Fabulousness - First Place Contest Winner
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Quote: True intelligence requires fabulous imagination. Ian Mcewan
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In a realm of dulcet dreams, a tale unfurls,
Whe...
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Categories:
tincture, analogy, appreciation, beauty, character,
Form: Rhyme
Aperture
...Black photograph
Naked eye in flight
I'm by the river's mouth
Where they drowned us shut
My life in shadows
I won't have it any other way
The will of sunspots
The chase between night and day...
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Categories:
tincture, dream, introspection,
Form: Free verse
The Paradox
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"The Paradox"
When we had crossed Styx
like a slow game of knuckles
we were thrown for a six
it was like the party
had kick started
way ahead of time
without us
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Categories:
tincture, journey, muse, mystery,
Form: Narrative
Silent Cries
...Speck of deliriousness..
Craving for love..
And feeling is peachy..
I've been around..
For a long time..
Feels like I should take a halt..
Soury moments..
There's a tincture of salt..
Friends...
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Categories:
tincture, art, betrayal, loss, lost
Form: Free verse
My Cup of Tea
...May I suggest trying a strong cup of tea
When I am distraught, my go-to remedy
A soothing tincture for the addled brain
After a cup or two, I really can’t complain.
I shall take the E...
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Categories:
tincture, culture, drink, happiness,
Form: Sonnet
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