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Unsaturated Poems

Beneath the veil of twilight, time lets its shadow fall

...Beneath the veil of twilight, time lets its shadow fall,
It trickles like quicksilver through the unseen hourglass,
The silent ticking follows us, we, the children of earth,
Try to halt it with th...

Categories: unsaturated, fantasy,
Form: Free verse

Who Knew

...Years ago, when men wore hats
And women heels instead of flats,
Who knew unsaturated fats
Were somehow kind of healthy?  

When TV’s were in black and white
And folks dressed up before a flight...

Categories: unsaturated, nostalgia,
Form: Rhyme

Sorry, Barbara Bush

...Saltine crackers have become my worst enemy
Add that to my rapidly-growing list of “do-not-eats”
Along with many common foods I considered treats
Salt, sugar, and fats, in general, are my archenem...

Categories: unsaturated, endurance, food, health, heart,
Form: Quatrain

Book: Radiant Verses: A Journey Through Inspiring Poetry

Apppeal By Being Aromatic

...having a pleasant and distinctive smell.
"a massage with aromatic oils"
synonyms:
fragrant · scented · sweet-scented · sweet-smelling · perfumed · [more]
chemistry
(of an organic compound) conta...

Categories: unsaturated, allegory, analogy,
Form: Limerick

Saturation

...The faded vibrancy of your smile
Through the exposure we set
Knocks the breath right from my chest
Life through the viewfinder keeps focusing on you
Unsaturated love turning shades of grey
I'm s...

Categories: unsaturated, blue, i miss you,
Form: Free verse

Summer Storms

...Following a day of stillness and intermittent sunlight, comes the storm.
Hushed breezes, hot, humid clutching to the skies now race through the trees.
Late afternoon, darkness embraces the skyline,...

Categories: unsaturated, storm, summer, weather,
Form: Narrative

In Limbo

...If heaven were real,
We wouldn’t have third eyes;
We would have eyes that never closed 
To see what was never plainly exposed.

If heaven were real, we wouldn’t have love;
We would have lukewar...

Categories: unsaturated, depression, life, longing, love,
Form: Rhyme

As I Watch the Cognate

...I can’t help by slip and fall
As I watch the cognate shudder
But the top of this link is indeed tall

Who cares, when for some reason it was smoothened?
On purpose, to test my stamping gait
As ...

Categories: unsaturated, life, sad,
Form: I do not know?