When I Visited Lemuria from Atlantis
When I crossed the violet bridge of thought,
From crystal-veined Atlantis — I was caught
By Lemuria’s breath, warm like a sigh,
Where mountains hummed and stars walked by.
There were no towers, no kings, no gold,
But forests that whispered truths untold.
The air was mind — the wind, intent,
And time bowed down wherever it went.
Children sang in languages of
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Categories:
visited, future,
Form: Free verse
Once Visited by Death
“Nothing can happen more beautiful than death.” - Walt Whitman
Once visited by pain, I begged for it
to leave me be, but it enjoyed its stay.
Merciless it was and unrelenting
until one day as in my bed I lay. . .
I’d gone to sleep; my bed became a boat
surrounded by the dreamy blue of sea.
As if by
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Categories:
visited, dream, pain,
Form: Rhyme
Visited the fallen
Called on the fallen
Now buried by the way
I stood in the rain
On a grey, stormy day
Flags hung on the posts
And fluttered in the breeze
I bowed low my head
Then knelt down to my knees
Thought I heard the words
Of stories long gone by
Echoing from hills
That rise to touch the sky
The ghosts of the past
No longer cry in
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Categories:
visited, patriotic,
Form: Rhyme
the past visited
the past revisited
He was going back to his home in a tiny village from
where people congregated living close together and professed to hate it, the absence of war had cost the country dearly, and unemployment was high, like the enforced idleness had made people apathetic
there were no cars on the road, petrol was
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Categories:
visited, africa, birth, books, car,
Form: Blank verse
Visited the Whitney
Visited the Whitney*
For the Hoppers – what a treat!
A gathering of works with which
Few artists can compete.
Yet in a separate little room
A different treasure lay –
A film of “Calder’s Circus”
With its figures on display.
For Alexander Calder,
He of mostly-mobiles fame,
Put together, out of wire,
And deserving of acclaim
Every animal and acrobat
That we’d expect to see
At a
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Categories:
visited, appreciation, art,
Form: Rhyme
A Talking Bird Visited Me One Day
A mourning dove appeared one day on my window sill
He looked in, aghast, as he saw me taking a vitamin pill
I stopped midway and looked back at him as he cooed in protest
“You can leave right now” I said, “you dirty bird you’re not an invited guest.”
He cocked his head and stared some more looking
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Categories:
visited, animal, bird, surreal,
Form: Rhyme
Jesus Visited Me
Jesus came and he visited me
He wanted to see my Christmas tree
But it was only Spring
The doorbell didn't ring
Though I did give him a smile with glee
He had jiggled the door handle
'told him he'd have to remove his sandles
He walked in the room
Where I hastily broomed
I offered him tea as a gamble
This limerick makes no
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Categories:
visited, appreciation,
Form: Limerick
When Momma Visited
I would say she was a ghost
It was past midnight on that chilly night
When Momma appeared at
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Categories:
visited, death, identity, mother, surreal,
Form: Free verse
Sunshine Visited Me
Of all of the beautiful seasons, I like summertime the best.
As with blooms, greenery, and bird talk, it is richly blest.
When comes dazzlingly warm weather, life moves out of doors,
For the gardens we vacated in winter, are blooming as before.
Days are long and beautiful, and the nights sultry and black;
Like a being lost in the
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Categories:
visited, fantasy, imagery, magic, nature,
Form: Couplet
Stimulus Checkup Visited Mine Local Gastrointestinal Economy
Stimulus check(up), visited mine local gastro-intestinal economy
Around high noon
today March 19th, 2021
fecal impaction I did plaintively croon
until effect courtesy amitiza, which
prescription medication
(in short a laxative)
served as amazing grace saving boon.
Once activated - impossible mission
to suppress strong urge to excrete,
linkedin, kickstarted and coaxed
soon after swallowing medicament
'course yours truly needed to defecate
while taking shower and washing hair
which
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Categories:
visited, abuse, betrayal, conflict, dark,
Form: Rhyme
It Visited Me At Last
It visited me at last,
The one which I loath to call on,
Even for my worst enemy,
Like a plantain stem fallen on its sword on bed.
Trembling,shivering,
Unable to walk,
unable to sit,
unable to think,
Unable to breath,
Oh! the tip of my tiny hair follicles,
crying song of pain,
sure, I will come back strong,
But can't vanish without a note,
Goodnight PS,
At least
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Categories:
visited, 10th grade,
Form: Free verse
I Often Visited
I often visited my grandparents when I was a child
then whispers of Grampa's death left me upset
Gran struggles with the garden, overgrown and wild
unkempt flowers and ferns won’t win a prize rosette!
I stay at Gran’s house during the long school holidays
we often sit outside on the porch until late at night
Jasper, the old collie dog,
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Categories:
visited, childhood, house, memory,
Form: Rhyme
The Night Rabbie Visited Me
THE NIGHT THAT RABBIE VISITED ME
One night in spring I couldn't sleep I heard knocking on the door
I got out of bed, walked to the window to have a peep ..what I saw made me gasp, and nearly fell to the floor.
A gentleman stood there
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Categories:
visited, fantasy,
Form: Prose Poetry
Why Have You Visited
An angel came to me last night
As I slept in my bed,
In my dream I asked her,
"Why have you visited."
She said " I come to offer comfort
I come to ease your pain.
I come to quell the sorrow,
And the grief that you retain."
"Your loved one she is safe
In heaven, there she waits.
In God's good time
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Categories:
visited, angel, god, loss, love,
Form: Rhyme
The Madness of the Mind Re-Visited
Today I wrestled with the beast.
Thought of suicide
And the solitude it would bring.
From a window I watched the snow fall
And I was envious of its simplicity.
How it could make even the ugliest of things look beautiful.
I prayed to the Gods and asked them if they could make this madness that
Raged and burned inside me beautiful
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Categories:
visited, dark, depression, mental illness,
Form: Dramatic Monologue
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