Category: Poetry

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Youthful Eulogy

Poem   I hope all have heard Of how the battle was done There were those who survived And those who won But you shoulda seen the battlefield I thought it just couldn’t be...

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An Awaited Turn in the Weather

Brightening. Darkening. Crabapple leaves viewed through the dining room window alternate between a luminescent emerald in golden light and drab green. Until the daylight dims to a dull-gray. Thunder rumbles in the distance. The...

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You’re On Your Own

Poem on Life and Love   When I tried to sort it out I rationalized the cause With doubt in my mind And now I’m caught Watching a feather fight Under the weight of...

Sad Poem, Art Photo 0

Perpetual Agony

Poem   Dragging through perpetual agony I crave for that familiar feel Surfing through the layers I dip into the marsh mellow cake Sparkling in the depths Are those ever expressive eyes I plunge...

Love Poems, Art Photography 3

Are You Ready for the Day

Love Poems   I cannot rule your destiny, not even mine, I cannot give you hope, it’s so divine, I cannot make your dreams come true, forgive, I wish I could… but life is...

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A Paternal Encounter?

Am I dreaming, or somehow awake? I can almost hear Dad: his absolute, direct, self-confident tone filled. I feel a burst of his frenetic energy. Someone calls out, “Dad!” It’s me. Someone cries, “Help!”...

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Trust

Poem   Someone that listens But does not speak. Pulls you through When you feel weak. Lets the weight off Your back. Helps you, supports you Comments that lift And crack The worries. Feelings...

Poem About Identity 0

Forgotten Memories

Poem About Identity   Silent echoes of forgotten memories Wake me in very deep, sound dreams Take me back to songs of emotions Take me far into penetrating reveries What makes me who I...

Relationship Poems 2

Humans

Relationship Poems   I can be a butterfly if you like A colourful little creature Full of grace and beauty Or the fresh grass in spring If you wish Snuggled by the rain On...

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Bowing to the season

One finds it hard to believe summer ever existed at all She turned her back on us and off it went in the fields some wind has shaken the trees out of their exhaustion...

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On Robert’s 41st Birthday Celebration

Tina must have laughed about it at least ten times. “I can’t believe you gave your mother a Christmas list in July!” All my brother does is smile, as he takes another bite. wind-blown...

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Colors I Cannot See

Poem Looking out the window I wish I could go there Just for a moment Just to try it To live in a different shade To walk around Or fly above ground And hear...