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Widening Poems - Poems about Widening

Premium Member The 'Whirlwind'
... Despairing of lightening her mood ten children her burden her life spent pushing and tugging at a grindstone of darkest despair ......

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Categories: widening, change, dance, friendship,
Form: Narrative
demise of my horses
...demise of my horses I had been away for a few days visiting an aunt in Cascais on returning home my three stone horses are gone a cheerless hole where they  had been tethered Widening the  r......

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Categories: widening, anti bullying, best friend,
Form: ABC



Premium Member Point of No Return
... Written: May 31st, 2025, for contest by Kai Michael Neumann *************** In the stillness of twilight, shadows sway. and a delicate craft rests on the shore, embarkin......

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Categories: widening, analogy, conflict,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member A Spiraling Song Widening Downwards
...Why? “To rise,” explain I. “To grow strong, wise, to live and defy, evolve. Expand in size, in mind, spirit! Then you fly to higher levels; win the prize, by transforming when you choose to d......

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Categories: widening, christian, faith, god, inspiration,
Form: Etheree
Premium Member Cracks In Quiet Love
... Written: May 09, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Constance La France Quote: "There is a loneliness more precious than life, there is a freedom more precious than the world." By Ru......

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Categories: widening, analogy, appreciation,
Form: Rhyme



Premium Member Leo The Lion
... I'm Leo the Lion, I am, I am From the mystical world of Astrology I'm generous, strong and warmhearted That's if you believe in symbology Not making this up, check it out Masculine, ......

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Categories: widening, children, mom,
Form: Cinquain
Premium Member Those Nightmares After Midnight
...Have to keep the door closed (after that midnight treat) The coyote or wolf far off (too close) Can’t remember the plot (salsa has tightened its grip) upon awakening (not at all sure of that) ......

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Categories: widening, dream, fear, food, night,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Ironies Within Ironies
...The morning sun filters through dust-laden windows of the district education office like an unwelcome truth trying to penetrate wilful ignorance. Shelves buckle under the weight of untouched research......

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Categories: widening, education, irony,
Form: Haibun
Wilderness of Mirrors
...In the wilderness of mirrors, light unravels, names forget themselves, ghosts slither between shards. her maundering gaze ~ branches bleeding black~ finds the noir stitched in afterimages.......

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Categories: widening, angst, imagery, metaphor, philosophy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member The Seance
... “The Seance” It was macabre you see, we were all summoned, and therefore found ourselves in the front parlour of Ballylee; In our dreams we thought we were poets ......

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Categories: widening, muse,
Form: Narrative
Premium Member Still-life:Water Lilies
... On placid waters of the reflecting pool, petals fully open as in a gesture of silent imploring, surrounded by a world of shimmering reflections. Small red carp feed on tiny insects th......

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Categories: widening, imagery,
Form: Dramatic Verse
The Weight of Silence
...I’m tired of this constant pain I keep asking it why won’t you just go away but the only response I get is a sting in my chest As if to humble me in jest; mocking me They say our tears were giv......

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Categories: widening, 11th grade, depression, longing,
Form: Free verse
Skating Upon Saturn's Rings
... One small step for woman One giant step for womankind I have reached the rings of Saturn I never thought this day would come The first step is icy and cold But a blast of hot wind......

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Categories: widening, adventure,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member IntraNet
...Within the strands that capture attention, Layered by levels to constantly attract. Is a web that's woven in multiplicity, Ensnaring reality while hidden and abstract. B......

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Categories: widening, computer, culture, education, growth,
Form: Dramatic Verse
Premium Member The Paradox of Desire
...Drugs come in all shapes and sizes But the essence is the same Providing a something we feel lacking; A hit of pleasure and fulfillment In instant gratification. The problem then becomes one ......

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Categories: widening, desire, drug, life, perspective,
Form: Narrative

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