God Only Knows
...Brian died
taking
part of me
with him
The part
that he
lent me
in 1966
Brian died
and the
colors
diminished
The notes
out of rhythm
and time
— left unmixed
(Pet Sounds-Ocean C...
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Categories:
unmixed, music,
Form: Rhyme
You Are The Messiah
...Like blood in flesh, with your disciples, you were united.
In your union, as though on cloud nine, they felt delighted.
Heart and mind were clear, yet were they in wisdom sure-sighted?
By your que...
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Categories:
unmixed, jesus,
Form: Sonnet
Natural splendor
...
Written: January 23, 2024
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Behold tinsel atop snow-capped mountains,
Where towering walls of gathered ice rise high.
Cele...
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Categories:
unmixed, appreciation, nature, snow,
Form: Imagism
OPEN VERSE NO 26
...STYLISATION
natural
myriad
scintillating
feeding
fluidity in
exemplified
opportunities
detected
exuberant
& ominous
empathy
Of
imaginative
dedicated
&exclusive
opportuni...
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Categories:
unmixed, poetry,
Form: Verse
Beyond the Silence of Summer's End
...How splendorous is your arrival, dear autumn!
How bright like the very gold and diamond mixed!
What, exactly, is in your little heart's bottom?
The physique and psyche of the summer are fixed...!...
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Categories:
unmixed, nature, seasons,
Form: Sonnet
What a Christian Lady Said
...To this point, I have been; my present being grows out of my yesterday; and I am in a constant state of ever becoming, ever realizing that I am not the master of my fate, but indeed, I have a Master ...
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Categories:
unmixed, childhood, christian, community, family,
Form: Rhyme
Crucifixion of Jesus of Sabaoth
...By your red scars you crucified the moving stars
By your thorns you crucified the entire world
By your dolour you crucified the world-ruler
Jesus cried loudly “Why have you forsaken me”
Throu...
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Categories:
unmixed, christian, jesus, religious,
Form: Rhyme
Unity In Diversity
...Flowers are wheat
Flour is draught
Unmixed it flies
Mixed it builds up
Bread for its eaters
Two hands divide
Unity in diversity
© John Chinaka Onyeche...
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Categories:
unmixed, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
To Mom March 11 1979
...To MOM; March 11,1979
This is the story of an animal trainer,
Whose mettle and courage, couldn't be plainer.
A search'd reveal if you'd care to explore,
None greater exists than El Eleanor.
Sh...
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Categories:
unmixed, animal, birthday, childhood, family,
Form: Rhyme
Stillborn
...Raw
Intelligence…
Like dry
Cement
Sitting unmixed
Never used
To make
Anything
Real
Raw
Intelligence…
A flashing
Neon light
To its own
Potential
Bulbs
Burning out
One at a tim...
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Categories:
unmixed, loss,
Form: Free verse
Enduring Love
...When but a child the world seems set in stone.
Too soon this cozy surety fades and dies;
And verities, like passing clouds, are flown,
Confusing right with wrong and truth with lies:
The gro...
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Categories:
unmixed, faith, love, perspective, relationship,
Form: Sonnet
Strange Love
...In a strange way, this love cannot be named or understood.
It’s sacred yet resisting of all rational reasoning and integrity.
A love that is so pure with an intense spiritual connection of my soul ...
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Categories:
unmixed, funny love, relationship,
Form: Free verse
First Acrotic
...Dubem, without a doubt in me
Understanding the feminine
Because - there's no other me
Emotions, climbs-heart on nine
Must those dreams kill you?.
Ojukwu, you can feel desires
Juxtap...
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Categories:
unmixed, africa, art, best friend,
Form: Acrostic
The Pure Realm
...There is a vast domain,
Grounded on a golden land;
There the immortals remain,
And those who in holiness stand.
Once I reminisce on the pure realm
Beyond the shadows peep
Where beings in white appar...
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Categories:
unmixed, angel, heaven, visionary,
Form: Romanticism
On Predictions 1
...ON PREDICTIONS
( by S.Jagathsimhan Nair)
What paths and brambled brooks I passed to halt
In this corny beat, to question my salt
What transcends this sum and what spills over
This re...
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Categories:
unmixed, introspection,
Form: Free verse
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