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Unattained Poems - Poems about Unattained

Premium MemberPastels 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



Premium MemberGalactic Force

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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

Premium MemberShadows 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



Premium MemberWhat 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

Premium MemberRise 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

Premium MemberThis 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

Premium MemberBroken 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

Premium MemberWaves 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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