Pastels of Peace
...I dream
in the golden glow
of a sakura orchid
nestled between blooming browns~
as saffron streaks of sunsets
spill syllables of l o v e and trust,
scented with sugared crystals,
emittin...
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Categories:
unattained, dream, life,
Form: Free verse
Colors
...It is what you see,
exposure to the light,
they can rush by you,
causing the feeling of flight,
petals that can't be painted,
palets of truth that are unattained,
captured only by the eyes,
s...
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Categories:
unattained, art, color,
Form: Rhyme
Galactic Force
...
Beyond the skyline, I watch an expanse
outside this earthly realm…
torches of balls glitter in seamless motion,
orange streaks rolling in random numbers,
circling ' round their ter...
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Categories:
unattained, planet, space,
Form: Imagism
Herald of Eternity
...Poetic verses manifest,
for there is beauty unattained.
We yearn for distant, lofty skies;
for floating, contemplative clouds,
and souls that overflow the eyes.
Combustive, nameless hankerin...
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Categories:
unattained, beauty, imagination, inspiration, poetry,
Form: Other
Shadows in the Broken Mirror
...Shadows in the Broken Mirror
In the endless shadow of the soul, where unfulfilled dreams take shelter,
Lies an unbounded love, the destiny of a beloved in chains,
A storm of misunderstood feelings...
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Categories:
unattained, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
What do you do when the longing for you burns in my chest
...What do you do when the longing for you burns in my chest,
My heart cries silently, calling your name, misunderstood,
Through night dreams, in the moonlight's shine, I search for you ceaselessly,
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Categories:
unattained, longing,
Form: Free verse
Lamb Off the Altar
...The birthmark of Satan
a spherical star
Old curse in the distance
new devils at war
His prophecy stolen
the markings of Cain
Madonna the virgin
rebirth unattained
Melody of darkness
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Categories:
unattained, mythology,
Form: Rhyme
In the Manse Market For a Preowned Spa House
...In the manse market for a preowned spa house
Mine feeble efforts pale in comparison
to a kid scaling El Capitan
of Yosemite National Park,
nevertheless me, a dry witted husband
self emasculate...
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Categories:
unattained, absence, allegory, angel, appreciation,
Form: Free verse
Done
...When youth was ripe and strong
And accomplishment was infantile
Future was but an un-walked pathway
Stretching the distance to today.
Events and persons still unknown
Would fill history yet to...
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Categories:
unattained, nostalgia, remember,
Form: Narrative
Rise Up America
...ARISE, O troubled one sandwiched between two oceans, and reach for heights of goodness and devotion yet unattai...
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Categories:
unattained, america,
Form: Acrostic
This Is Who I Am
...
I am...
a lamb of the Good Shepherd; seeking to love and follow him more faithfully
the husband of my college sweetheart; with her, I hold a winning lottery ticket
a family man; se...
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Categories:
unattained, i am,
Form: List
Pardon Mine Allegiance To Infidelity
...Unfaithful marital transgressions
self admitted indictment,
crime and punishment,
no longer think high lee
entailing no mister re: demeanors,
I searingly weathered
(George by bushed, albeit t...
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Categories:
unattained, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Dramatic Verse
An Answer For All, Part 2
...Effective farm proves strong
Success of facilitated facts
Emerge under stressed weight
Fattened feeding for slaughter
Feet to the file
Starting storms as statements
Control as a conclusion...
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Categories:
unattained, philosophy, riddle, satire, society,
Form: Free verse
Broken Bridges An Ekphrasis Tribute
...beside the sea
running sa
slowly
flowing
as floods
released
where
rivers meet
out
of
reach
waterside
meets countryside
with
force&grace
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Categories:
unattained, tribute,
Form: Ekphrasis
Waves In a Puddle
...Waliking with aid of cane
wind mocks my thinning white hair
Unattained is my life long wish
I pause to see my reflection riddle by waves in a puddle...
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Categories:
unattained, age, desire, life,
Form: Free verse
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