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Games and Dreams

Radiant waves of emotions, full of hope.
Hearty beef stew with raisins and pickled beats.
We gained wisdom from our mothers.
Trusting the saints who walk beside us.
Into rivers we bathe away our shadows. 
Lights favor us with songs.
Jungles of bone.
Sand gave us the glass.
Knitting heavens weave.
Yearning for earthquakes.
Wake us when the sky is gone.
Many did not wait for us.
Roses laid waste by acidic snowfall.

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William O'Rourke

A patriarch falls
Clear summer morning fog stings
Family silent

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Blades of glory

Traveling within the darkness. 
In shadows I am hidden
Clinging to the light.
Love overwhelms me.
Upright I stand.
You are my mirror. 
Reflect the sunshine.
Abundant hope fully alive.
Washing the path.
In trust we found peace.
Who is our King?
Sanity to reside at the round table.
Questing for silence.
Gain the favor of sorrow.
Taste the air full of magic.
Ask and it is ours.
Take nothing for granted and pledge to trust in Love.

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Lost Hope

Blatant chaos. Colorful lights mark our path.
Distant waves confuse my sight.
Heads driven into madness, minds broken.
Avoiding the edge. Lost in silence we found our souls.
Vibes of mint and echoes of lemon.
Wake from your dream, I am deeply amused.
Venting ash from cosmic depressions.
Quantum fear descends the tension.
Life is great, I have learned my lesson.

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Open Grave

Fey King knelt to me.
Hearts engraved with oak leaves
Songs of fires and green rosaries
Bands of merchants plying their wares
Queens ascending toward mountains glen
Scenes of battle and quests of yore
Live contention favors from source
Cosmic gardens Love branching forth
Trees connecting roots deep in the earth
Stars descending fall from the sky
Open secret I never die.

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Tidal Whirlpool

Into the darkness I drove the line.
With sudden persistence I stuck their spirits.
Questions arose about my faith.
Under the shadows the powers of the air quake.
Through blended fields I struck their souls.
Yoking my aura deep into the earth.
Waking the mountain it never crumbled.
Ascending the moon, we summit the sky.
Zero percent of my trust was lost.
Accepting the limits of music's healing powers.
Into the light I became the world's darkness.
Without warning I took down all their protections.
Queens discovered my resilience and my mercy.
Under heavy silver rain those in power ran to cover.
Thoughts of my greatness whispered in all secret places.
Yoga they have never seen with Mastery of all senses obtained.
Witnessing visions almost forgotten in ancient days long past.
Acquiring strength to find hope in sorrow.
Zooming past traps laid by fools.
Asking for amber rain.
Indigo rivers of royal blood spilt.
Without doubt I belong to empires yet founded and peoples yet born.

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Nothing Remains

Chaotic romance.
Fearful dreams of war.
Lost in the river.
Wakeful spirit.
Chaotic storms.
Heavy snow falls.
Fate or chance?

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Trance of The Zebra

Allow the rain 
Hunt for berries
Echoes cast our shadows
Accept the start
Deduce the summer nights

Lemon scented mead
Initiate the Eclipse
Escape the Bunker
Silver snow storms with warm shelter

Protect the youth
Educate society in past innovations
Allow for Patience and Understanding
Create solutions to advance Humanity
Erect monuments to recognize Greatness

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Cross Roads

Blades of stone
Walls of leather
High way down toward the tree line
Sights unseen 
Carving bones to dust
Waves of flowers burn
Quote the wind, discern
Heavy guilt lifted
Treasure stolen will return
I begat High ways.
Silence the frequencies
Blades of Light descend
I am a cross road man

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Time Lord

Wisdom gained from pain
Lost tomorrow sentenced
Shadows think me insane

Tortured and blood soaked stains 
Detached from earth yet dependent
Wisdom gained from pain

Memory lies in the rain
Star gazing got me contentment
Shadows think me insane

Free to play games
Facing my own are sentenced
Wisdom gained from pain

Screams lament my gains
I enjoy refreshments
Shadows think me insane

In chains I am lame
Darkness leaves me unrepentant
Wisdom gained from Pain
Shadows think me insane

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