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I drifted, drifted – far away
This tender eve the boat did sway
So gently
’Twas but a dream yet on this night
no silent screams or torrid fright
Just waves of such pure delight
Safe from anything that might
Harm me
Over me a homemade quilt
so warm and soft and safe it felt
holding me
Was walking home from work next eve
holding tight to the dream
reliving, reveling – coveting, experiencing
everything
Passed a woman on the ground
faced to the wall - sleeping sound
Upon her ragged figure found -
the dirty, torn and weathered quilt
Warm and safe, she must have felt
Dream on
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A clumsy encounter
Where words fail
Keeping a distance
With those present
Abetting a slow
Riveting
Demise of dignity
| Author Notes | Thank you so much for the exceptional artwork renate bertodi |
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time heals?
funny...
been forty plus years
this old heart beats to spite me
I hear it laughing
| Author Notes | Thank you, linda, for the expressive phot |
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You are a pig?
ME? Why am I a pig?
You are a human garbage disposal
eating other peoples crap.
Does it go down easy
swallowing their scraps?!
You are weakling and a doormat
Must be degrading to be like that
You are kidding me
I didn’t know you knew!
Who else did you tell this to?
Only you
But, how can I change?
When you are ready
This is what I do
With my help
You can do it too
Who are you?
Sort of a riddle
and a recipe
with a bit of awareness
and a whole lot of me
The pig and the doormat
will quickly cease to be
I think I'm ready now...
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Autumn's
captivating
sunset
Mirrors
falling
leaves
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| Author Notes | Thank you Mike K2! |
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Standing on a dirt road by the bus stop in New Mexico, with the sun going down...
All around me. an indescribable sunset
I patiently wait
as warm wind surrounds my face
It playfully swirls my dark hair which annoyingly whips at my nose, ears and lips.
Imagine...
Headed to California... Palm trees, sandy beaches, and teeny tiny bugs...
I think, as the sunset engulfs me
Hope the bus breaks down...
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| Author Notes | There was a contest for submitting one of your first poems. I missed it... |
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love
Full satisfaction
It heals or can kill
But real or chemical reaction?
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Ma's a naggin'
say I laggin'
lolly gaggin'
feets er draggin'
Fence need mendin'
coop need tendin'
chiks needs fendin'
han needs lendin'
Rader mosey
see me Jozie
han ha rosey
den proposey
if ha has me
Ma be happy
proud me pappy
life be crappy!
I's a wantin'
ta ge huntin'
I be gunnin'
Ma be runnin'
| Author Notes | I know this is an odd poem, but please only review if you get it? |
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He awoke to find the golden key
It eluded him so jealously
The chamber and its soft delight
now his and her's alone tonight
The canopy’s shear draped satin
compelled him to sing low in latin
A language that he never knew
Delight betwixt his weak knees grew
He caught a glimmer in the bed
'twas not the one whom he’d just wed
The door he opened was all wrong
Too much wine and too much song
led him to the Royal Queen
this revelation turned him green
He quickly snuffed the candles' fire
laid back down where he was prior
Said a prayer – went fast asleep
A secret he’d forever keep
In this tale lives a simple lesson
Some things just aint' worth confessin’
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at first
I smeared lambs blood
On my door....
Now I've gone back
to picking
my nose
| Author Notes |
A little joke
Please donâ??t take offense. It is a terrifying dilemma weâ??re in. I find that a little humor takes the edge off |
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twilight here...
the dimming blue
soothes my heart
and all I want to do
is think of you
| Author Notes | thank you snapdragon! |
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scapegoat retiring
feel your own shame
| Author Notes | Thank you for your amazing artwork MKFLOOD!!! |
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thought - rolls by like tickertape
emotion - a rowboat in the night ocean
tossing two and fro in the darkness
rocking ebb and flow in the piercing chill
threatening rogue waves
created by giant ships passing
waver one's existance
talk of shore, a warm sandy beach
beckons clarity in a weary heart
in the tiny wooden boat
Rowing is the hardest part
Just
Row
Row
Row...
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| Author Notes | Thank you avmurray, for the beautiful artwork! |
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I revel in the dark of night
Don’t need sunlight
The stars too shine
The night is mine
A soft and deep sweet lullaby
Dear blackened sky
My secrets keep
While I’m asleep
Like a shadow lurking behind
The night is blind
It cannot see
to label me
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red on black
the widow's infamous hour glass
gives her mate little time
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A clumsy encounter
Where words fail
Keeping a distance
With those present
Abetting a slow
Riveting
Demise of dignity
| Author Notes | Thank you Bertodi! |
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| Author Notes | Thank you Doris 1022!! |
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| Author Notes | Thank you pattigirl, your artwork is beautiful! |
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kite
big eyed child holds on tight
flight
| Author Notes | Thank you VMarguarite, for the wonderful artwork! |
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| Author Notes | Thank you Wolfdancer13, for the beautiful work of art! |
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I drove slowly by the old cemetery today
Green, green grass
Immaculately groomed
A garden of white headstones
Perfectly spaced
as far as the eye could see
Each white stone had a story
Surrounded by a world of grief
I drove by the old cemetery today and I am not alone
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| Author Notes | Thank you pattigirl, for the adorable art work! |
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Write on
Write anything
Anything creative
Anything goes
Goes so far
Goes to places
Places deep within
Places undiscovered
Undiscovered passion
Undiscovered world
World of thought
World of words
Words create
Words enlighten
Enlighten reader
Enlighten you
You matter
You give
Give comfort
Give love
Love in writing
Love in ink
Ink on paper
Ink spells
Spells your truth
Spells it out
Out of you
Out for others
Others to read
Others to ponder
Ponder from within
Ponder deeply
Deeply write
Deeply go
Go anywhere
Go down that road
Road to communication
Road to creativity
Creativity excites
Creativity heals
Heals deep wounds
Heals the heart
Heart once broken
Heart heard
Heard by you
Heard outloud
Outloud expressions
Outloud from the core
Core
Expressions
| Author Notes | Thank you Angelheart!! |
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A fist full of sand
that sifts through the hand
back to the land
Can't hold on
Feather in the breeze
Think you'd catch it with ease
but its only a tease
It blows away
A twinkling star
seen from afar
but then here we are
Never to touch
Sand at the beach
Feather out of reach
A star thats too far
What LOVE is to me
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"Flo, did you see that?
Gertie got him good this time!
Next time he'll bring bread"
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Send love away
Softly
As velvet petals
Thorns
Are there
To protect
Not harm
| Author Notes | Thank you Sam S, for a beautiful photograph. |
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gravity set in
so now I pose for snapshots
standing on my head
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Love is a force
Where did mine go?
He took not the love
I intended
It came searing back
with fire and fury
Branding me
Upended
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