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The Other Side
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Emily Chisholm
| Free verse |
waking, depression, heartbroken, i miss
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Black Swan
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Owen Yeates
| Sonnet |
waking, fun,
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The Glory Of The Eastern Edge
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Susan Ashley
| Free verse |
waking, appreciation, beauty, imagery, morning,
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FAITH-ADVENTURE
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Beata Agustin
| Narrative |
waking, adventure, bible, christian, faith,
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Happier
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Julie Leigh Rodeheaver
| Acrostic |
waking, emotions, feelings, happiness, happy,
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Party animal
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Alex Duffy
| Free verse |
waking, deep, depression, drink, growing
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USE IT OR LOSE IT
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Ann Gilmour
| Rhyme |
waking, how i feel, inspirational,
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As I Plot Just One More Day
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Lawrence Sharp
| Free verse |
waking, death, desire,
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As I Plot Just One More Day
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Robert Lindley
| Free verse |
waking, appreciation, art, dark, deep,
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Wayne
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Dominic Middleton
| Free verse |
waking, addiction, depression, hurt,
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Dream Walk
by Sanford Weir
Your room you are in is comfortable again
When you lie down and thoughts do spin.
Breathing does slow and eyes start to close...
As your dream walk...
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Quatrain |
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Categories:
waking, dream, emotions, feelings, imagery,
LOVING BILL BULLDOG
by Ann Gilmour
Bill Bulldog we had named him
With his brindle coloured coat
He had the most amazing face
Too many wrinkles for one so young
He was mischievous and...
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waking, dog, funny, i miss
I Hate Animal Dumpers
by Caren Krutsinger
Our dog is relaxing for the first time in almost eighteen hours.
The interloper is finally gone.
She is so relieved; I have never heard her sigh...
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Categories:
waking, pets,
If You're Like Me
by Gerald Dillenbeck
Fear of Climate Success
If you're like me,
which probably already reduces the size of my captive audience
to Zero,
Regardless,
if we're like we used to be
when we were...
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Categories:
waking, childhood, green, health, integrity,
A Tale Of My Deepest Sorrow
by Justin Worthy
Laying here in bed, i can't sleep to save my life
Remembering that day and that night
My ex left me cold turkey
No remorse and swift...
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Categories:
waking, depression, heartbroken, sorrow,
Brainstorm Colors
by CayCay Jennings
Waking, she inspects the color under her sweater
and sighs that vague orange is still wearing her.
Orange can’t be her friend until it reveals its core.
While...
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Categories:
waking, abuse, angst, betrayal, color,
The inner force 2
by mohamad safan
The inner force
2 the cat
Once, when she found him playing with the cat
She lifted her up
She warned him at loud
She threw it in strong
The...
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waking, 10th grade, 12th grade,
Funny, these days they all start out the same
by Chris Green
Funny, these days they all start out the same
Funny, these days they all start out the same
Waking and wondering why
Nothing so sinister that I can...
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Categories:
waking, good night,
Corona Fears
by Freddie Robinson Jr.
Smoldering reflections of a scarlet moon,
wearing a crimson half-smile ...
silhouette rest on the rose-embroidered kimono,
draping your naked anxiety
Thorns on the other side of the...
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waking, blue, feelings, loneliness, sad
PENETRATION OF SPIRIT
by Ernest Robles
these feelings bleeding
penetration of Spirit
these emotions swimming
indecision is winning
help me --
i've got no mission
help me --
i'm...
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Categories:
waking, emotions, sorrow,
The Bug Jar Part 1
by Carol Connell
This was written by my brother, Bob Contino. This is a longer more detailed version of my last poem posted, Chicken Coop Chronicle.
When I was...
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Categories:
waking, family, love, memory, poverty,
SHIMMERING CLOUDS
by Kim Rodrigues
shimmering clouds
illuminate the sailboats
gently waking up
9/30/2018
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waking, boat, day,
3 AM
by John Scotter
Here I am awake at three
No one else but me
It’s a useful time, nothing to do
Think of this, thinking of that, mainly you
Three is a...
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Categories:
waking, writing,
Times InBetween
by Gerald Dillenbeck
I seem to remember
a golden post-toddler childhood
in which each day was a journey
ecstatically timeless,
yet within bookends
of coral dawn
and bruised dusk,
between waking from true timeless sleep
and...
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Categories:
waking, age, childhood, earth, love,
If I Could Rewind Time
by Eve Roper
I sit amongst the lavender with thoughts of him
in his arms melting firmly in the moonlight dim.
His lips upon mine as my body would ignite;
my...
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Couplet |
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Categories:
waking, grief, love,
The Path To The Light
by Brandon Stephenson
The Sun begins to rise as I lay here in bed,
Listening as these questions repeat in my head.
I know I should be sleeping...
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Categories:
waking, heaven, inspiration, religious,
How does your contra grow
by Wren Rushing
Losing my keys can be unsettling.
Not nearly as much as finding a human skull.
Waking up naked in church is a
reoccurring dream.
Pleasant is the day when...
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Categories:
waking, crazy,
Old Fogies: Part I
by Rhona McFerran
During the day
there's a deceptive lull
in the staid common parlor
when the home seems deadly dull
Stale air, disinfectant and potpourri
stirred only by the worried, hurried strides
of...
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Categories:
waking, age, community, crazy, humor,
When I am with You
by Toni Orban
When I with you,
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Free verse |
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Categories:
waking, love, time,
The Prize
by Owen Yeates
The prize can be
Waking up to see
A bright blue sky
Do you know why?
The prize can be
Opening eyes to see
Stars in a dark sky
Do you know...
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Rhyme |
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Categories:
waking, imagination,