Vies Poems

Dweller of our heart

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“The essence in us is the same as the essence of the sun.” — Unseeking Seeker
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At the beginning—
before Satan lost his place in heaven,
Man h...
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Categories: vies, extended metaphor, metaphor, nature,
Form: Free verse

Briefer art thou, better O Life

...Ever since we called thee as grief O Life,
Heavy hast thou turned, light as leaf O Life.

Not sprightly, but nigh painful do thou feel
As if ye climb up a stiff cliff O Life. 

Hence, thought u...
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Categories: vies, grief, life,
Form: Ghazal


Nurturing Black

...?Black soil 'n' seeds
?Black waters
?Black axe
?Black trees
?All grew the girl into a woman
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?Black house
?Black home
?Black hue
?Black terrain
?All grew the boy into a man
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?Black weat...
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Categories: vies, black love, uplifting,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberThe Indigo Crest - On the Commemorative Stamp of - Purple Rain By Prince

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Written July 14, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Robert James Liguori 
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So tiny, yet so vast: a square of purple flame,  
A postal stamp formed from forever lame.  
House...
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Categories: vies, appreciation, star,
Form: Ekphrasis

Love, what if unrequited

...What today weighs light in your life
Would one day swell, feel fairly rife,
Pages of your life, getting full,
Would look ever so beautiful.

What seems today unknown to you--
You who has not kn...
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Categories: vies, love,
Form: Rhyme


Walled Away

...The pain is shored up, hidden behind bricks,
But it shows through tiny, myriad cracks.
Deception fools the deceiver, plays tricks,
Discretion does not allow the heart to relax.
The soul bears all...
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Categories: vies, faith, loss, love, sorrow,
Form: Sonnet

What if

...What avail his vim,
Fulfilled dream, world at his feet
If lost he has him.

What good his great goal,
What, if his fame headlines hit
If  lost he’s his soul.

What, all power and puff,
What ...
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Categories: vies, self,
Form: Senryu

Premium MemberPRAISE BE TO GOD FOR ADMONISHING US TO FEAR HIM REVERENTIALLY

...July 20 Praises to God Bible Meditations Based on Proverbs 24-26

Key Verse – Proverbs 24:21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change. 

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Categories: vies, bible, blessing, christian, faith,
Form: Alliteration

Premium MemberFlowerful Fun

...Rosey, had a rose of course
And Dan had Dandelions.
Sonny sought out Sunflowers
And Pete perfumed Petunias.
Maisey dreams of Daisys,
Cyrus clings to Iris.
Pops loves Poppys everywhere and
Viol...
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Categories: vies, adventure, fantasy, flower, fun,
Form: Alliteration

Raining in Summer

..."Raining in Summer" Contest
Sponsor: Ink Empress
3rd Place
"Raindrops" Contest
Sponsor: Jcb Brul
2nd Place

It's raining.
Well, it was at least.
I'm just a nobody in their parents' garage wi...
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Categories: vies, appreciation, beautiful, beauty, green,
Form: Free verse

Jamais Vu

..."NA" poetry contest
Sponsor: Ink Empress
3rd Place.

Jamais Vu ~ "The feeling of being unfamiliar with something that is familiar. The opposite of deja vu."

These days, life is shroud in a fog...
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Categories: vies, allusion, angst, growth, introspection,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberI will bite my tongue

...In shadows deep, where truth resides,
Do you dance with lies, where darkness hides?
Oh, you, the keeper of deceit,
Does my honesty make your heart beat?

Do you clutch the shroud of ignorance ti...
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Categories: vies, anger, courage, memory, truth,
Form: Rhyme

Premium MemberUnder the glow of a dead moon

...I have been here much too long.
I ache for a varied vies of the stratosphere
A spin on the rings of Saturn
Bar hopping on the Milky Way

I know way too much about you
Earthlings, 
Making love
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Categories: vies, moon,
Form: Free verse

Hide and Seek

...Words tumble like dice,
nonsense vies with sense.
Life plays hide and seek
with itself.

An artisan mixes clay,
gathers new mud,
spits into it.

He molds a prayer,
words shape themselves.
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Categories: vies, poetry,
Form: Free verse

Premium MemberMy Pearl From the Sea

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                                   My Pearl from the Sea

                     How shall I survive, my pearl from the sea
                     Snatched away by a sneering storm at sea!

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Categories: vies, emotions, feelings, love, sea,
Form: Ghazal

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