Tag: poem
group name: writing
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July 07, 2008 01:35 AM EDT --
Take heed and please take pity
'pon this benighted soul.
For I endure such trials
that would give pause to the Heroes of old.
My poor Medusan visage
would turn mighty Perseus cold, . . . more
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June 13, 2008 09:08 AM EDT --
I decided to take Jan's writing challenge for today.
My head clutches the knowledge of all things.
My feet walked the void when there was nothing.
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June 13, 2008 01:54 PM EDT --
I wish my father had been like you...
strong , sure, and loving;
Our children are blessed,
because they have you.
They do not have to suffer
over the demons you refused to face.
They do not . . . more
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May 16, 2008 03:35 AM EDT --
His mother
Enjoys her
Birthday cake;
Each tiny
Chocolate
Crumb and flake,
And childlike
She leaves some
Evidence
Behind on
Her aging
Lips and jaw
For all to see;
Discreetly . . . more
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May 06, 2008 10:20 AM EDT --
Hail Spring
Morning showers
Tender blossoms open
Pastel reflections skim the pond
The wind chimes and mourning doves harmonize
Lilacs recreate heaven's scent
Branches boast soft spring . . . more
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September 21, 2007 03:47 AM EDT --
I dedicate this prose poetry to Dena; who said she looks forward to reading more of my writing. Thank you, Dena.
Dropping . . . my heart
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May 14, 2008 12:55 PM EDT --
One is hope
Two is trust
Three is certainty
One is free
Two are bound
Three are hurting me
One is sure
Two is choice
Three distracted me
One alone . . . more
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October 12, 2007 03:39 PM EDT --
Man, I hated going to parent teacher conferences
As if I were unaware of my love of the easy way out
my preference for the gently sloping downward path
My parents weren't hearing anything new either . . . more
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July 08, 2008 01:31 PM EDT --
Rag rug for the rag -n-bone man
Rag ged memories ran
Like the colors left out in the rain.
Here's the red rag s of cou rag e
The . . . more
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July 12, 2007 05:57 AM EDT --
In the quiet of the dark, I arose. I arose to pitch black slid to grey, hoping for a water color wash. I looked up, hoping for rosy dawn, but did not find her. The impatiens on my balcony opened, . . . more
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May 13, 2008 11:30 AM EDT --
This week's prompt is the number three
Rictameter is a form of unrhymed poetry of nine lines with the syllable count 2,4,6,8,10,12,10,8,6,4,2 with the first and last line being the same. You can . . . more
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April 15, 2008 05:02 PM EDT --
Round and around
From morning, noon to night
Round and around
From shadows, dark to light
Round and around
From sorrow, hope to fear
Round and around
From tears to smiles . . . more
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October 04, 2007 09:22 AM EDT --
I'm forgetting your smile
ripe and wide as a melon slice
your constelllation of freckles
where I traced Andromeda
I renounce the memory of your breasts
and . . . more
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March 15, 2008 02:26 PM EDT --
As I walked back past my curfew of imagination
thoughts hold on to me
I'm confused right from the start, gasping for air
finally I reach ecstasy. . . . more
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April 14, 2008 07:40 PM EDT --
Welcome to our cat alogue sale of cat s. You'll not repli cat e our values. That
Goes without saying. Our syndi cat e Edu cat es the best kittens . . . more
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May 06, 2008 11:59 AM EDT --
Nuns taught me haiku:
even now it burns
to break the rules
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March 25, 2008 10:32 PM EDT --
Unseen greatness
as I strolled in the sand
partially broken heartache
turning page after page
undeniably love has become
an odyssey.
Reminding me of a
faceless horizon, . . . more
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March 27, 2008 09:29 PM EDT --
Steady...
Fear is approaching,
predominant principal of survival,
shadows are standing there
eyes wide open...
Precocious moves between
another sundown,
I learned to escape . . . more
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April 01, 2008 08:06 PM EDT --
On a long day
intentionally I drift to
another Universe,
where meaningful thoughts
randomly feel oppressed by
an unpredictable image.
Holding to a glimpse of . . . more
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April 04, 2008 10:03 PM EDT --
Occasionally
unselfish thoughts
will past you by
finding shadows
walking an entire
plain field with you
trailing me behind.
Deception...
Whirl winds steadily
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