Poetry
By Shannan
Various ideas, all down in words,
Wondering why the world is as it is,
All Absurd
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Inspiration Point
Dedicated to the 'new' genre abctales have given us :-)
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1999: A Vision of Heaven
When there is nothing but beauty, silence and peace...
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20.11.2011 - Remember Me
A special date, I had to mark it with two poems, not knowing if anyone would remember. Who, what, gets remembered?
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20-11-2011, Special date
Awesome Date today, had to mark it with something :-)
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A Dramatic Touch of Irony
Is it really possible to forget? Is poetry a help or a hinderance? What is free - really?
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A little bird called
My heart ached at the silence
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A Long Walk From Freedom
Some people think one way about marriage and some think another way ... this is another way
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A secret place please
Sometimes it's all just so overwhelming that I wish, for a moment, I could find a secret place away from life...
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A vignette of resilience
We all have to live through the episodes of our lives. Some episodes need more strength to get through than others do.
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A World Needing Grace
Where are we headed to as a planet, as humanity, as humans, being?
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Abctales Tribute
It's my abctales anniversary day today... so marking the occassion 2009 - 2012 :-)
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Accepting the Award
What are we striving for? What are we working for? What is the ultimate goal and ending?
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Around Surround
So much busy-ness / business all around... restaurants, staff rooms, malls, offices. People everywhere, yet in moments, you know your soul is on its own journey
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At a poetry reading
Sometimes poetry creates a different feeling
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Begin in First Position
Tension before the thrill
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Being the Other Woman
It's a new world these days ...
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Birthday Haiku
A third Haiku
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Brief Haiku
There are briefs and briefs
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Contradictory upbringing
Messages we get from all around... why can't they just get in one line?
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Noble Quest
Life is a compulsory journey, but the manner in which it is travelled is voluntary
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Shower by Candlelight
Sometimes the electricity goes out ;-)
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He made Butterflies
Joyful Beauty that amazes me :-)
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Kissing Eternity
Touching eternity in a moment
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Mother Earth (read slowly)
I think the wonder of life passes by too many people...
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nowhere to go
nowhere at all...
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Vehicle of the Brain
What goes on in the mind can sometimes be really scary!
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Vicariously Through You
it's a new world with the internet and friendships existing at another level
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One Little Flower
Buildings all around us. Billboards, concrete, tar. We live in an age where we have to find the beauty, where we have to take the time to look and see.
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Starting the School Day
Being a teacher in this day and age is tough, starting from the first period of registration. The motivation for being a teacher has to come from somewhere within, a personal purpose.
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When Does It Stop?
How long can the difficulty of something last?
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Friday Night
Being alone takes so many forms, sometimes it's necessary and sometimes it feels like it's because the world is against you.
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The Opposite of Love
Putting off Spiritual growth is so easy to do; but is it worth letting it be? Is laziness a good enough reason, the right price, for a life not lived?
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In the Air at Dusk
Watching eagles is an incredible experience, like being one with Life, with God
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Release
One of my greatest life's lessons, and the hardest to learn - let it go... release...
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For Granddad - 21-11-2011
My own little way of saying Good-bye & God Bless... Remembering once again not to take friends, family or those special times for granted
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n-o-w-h-e-r-e
If we don't have love... where are we?
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I Breathe
When you look at the detail, the small things, the miracle of life is so obvious
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Tablets will destroy the dream I fear…
Which is the better to follow... your heart or the world? When do you know which is the better option?
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What Do You Do?
How can you feel so much and be told it's unrequited... how do you be a different you?
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Poetical Pretence
Writing poetry & publishing it here means people will read it & tell you what they think... we are all so beautifully different! I'm just not into structured space... I waft in emotional space...
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My Angel, My Sleeping Beauty
Love between husband and wife that has grown over many years is overwhelmingly beautiful, the stuff heaven on earth is made of.
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Is love disappearing?
Tradegy all around. International crimes, fighting over oil, mere men thinking they should have power, since when was soil, land, anyONEs? Where is the love?
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Modern Prison
Are we really free? Or is it all a figment of our socialised minds?
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Memory, A Moment Away
The good times are never lost, our nature and nurtured past is within... one trigger and you can revisit it all...
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I need to forgive... who should ask?
How does the process of forgiveness work?
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Through time, we know
The bond between sisters is an incredible experience
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Prayer Request from a Soul
Faith, is a big deal and so much more to those who practise one... perceptions on everything become so different when approached from faith
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Driving to work (and back)
So many faces surround us, pass us by, and we will never even know a name...
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Our Meeting
What do you do when you meet someone and the context is all wrong, and the emotions are too strong?
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In the moments
Building a real relationship is something that grows over time in the little gestures of each day
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Unanswered
With generation gaps narrowing, with technology overpowering, how are we coping? What are the priorities?
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One in Seven Billion?
The saying goes "one in a million"... but is there any truth in that?
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No Stuff Please
Owning things / stuff brings so much responsibility... I'm not keen... I'd rather keep it key
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Lingering Monster
I think that everyone at some point has had to fight their own monsters...
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No love 101
Who started the tales of 'winning' love, of 'conquering hearts'? When did we lose the meaning of 'grace' and the 'gift of love'?
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When Writing
I love that I get to play with words, to translate ideas, the awesomeness at our fingertips beyond time and space.
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No surprises please
I can't stand being caught unawares... give me time to relish and get excited instead.
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Seven Haiku's for One
being alone... they say strength comes through the struggle
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Thank-you for your poetry
Keep writing poetry folks, you are doing a wonderful job :-)
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Love when you can, before you cannot
When your life is in a hospital bed ...
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Oh, How I would Love
Dreaming of not being in the moment I have to be in...
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The wind in the field
The wind played all around me, it was an incredible walk... through a green space
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May I be your hot water bottle?
Something light hearted for a change :-) May we all have warmth in our lives always
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The result of vulnerable
Opening yourself up takes courage and the results are experiences we can only learn and grow from, whatever the result may be...
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God did a clean up
Nothing like a good clean up to see beauty shine through
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Sometimes you just got to let go
Well... when that moment is there, and no one else is around... you have to!
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Under Your Spell
Is love magic?
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Which Map To Follow
What is destiny? Can/do we follow it?
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Read the Universe
So many messages from so many different directions... but we still need to read
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The pain will ease
Nothing bad lasts everything shall pass
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Modern Day Chivalry
When in the rain ladies, find a lady's man. Cheers to Modern Chivalry
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There was fire, I got burnt
Getting burnt is so painful
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Lord, this can’t be it
When I see all the hues, feel all the emotions, live all the experiences... there is too little time, too little
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Enough already
So over it all - so very over it all
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Winter's Haiku
They really do look upside down
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Give me Delicious poetry
Let poetry roll lusciously off the curves of my tongue... NOTE: NOT "slam" poetry. No exclamation marks in the punctuation & is meant to be read ALOUD slowly and sensually; an OPINION piece
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Sounds have a meaning
There's meaning as it is interpreted...
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Virginity is a smart move
We are living in a very different century to ones before, reasoning is changing on every topic...
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When you grow up my girl...
Never underestimate your job or the work you do.
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The Blind Man
The old saying: "My Way or The Highway" inspired this
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Truth is a marriage's sustenance
Without truth, it's a lie
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When the body is sick, haiku
So over being ill...
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The Story of a Musical
Dedicated to my granmother, it was her favourite film.
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I'm Clinging
When everything falls apart, I cling
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The Sanctity of Creativity
Each human has their creativity language
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flat gratitude, not for granted
Where you compare, it could always be worse...
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Two Pieces of Wood
Different perspectives create different actions
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restriction Haiku
I didn't actually post vibrations three times...
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Haiku go on
don't stop, it will pass, go on
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Didn't listen haiku
listen to your soul then and there
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A poem ‘set’ in cyberspace for the English ‘set’
A poem ‘set’ in cyberspace for the English ‘set’ Oh pet, Please set the table, Use the good crockery And cutlery set. You’ll find them in the drawer...
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Air Haiku
The air in my lungs, the same as in dinosaurs'; giving life to all.
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A Bouquet of Roses
A poem for the dear people who have helped me over the last few weeks. Thank-you
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My Escape Route
My Escape Route You are the escape, from the mundane torment of facing my life each morning. You are the fresh air, that I need to breathe when my...
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It's always dusk somewhere (haiku)
From outer space earth's electricity's Mexican wave
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The energy is down
The energy is down The electricity's off, The lights are out; The warmth that was there Can no longer be felt. The water's cold, The world is dark,...
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I can’t change how you feel
I can’t change how you feel Your rejection is ice. A freeze injected into my bloodstream; a domino ripple into each vessel one by one surrendering to...
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The New 'Hot Chick'
Congrats to Scarlet J & her Esquire win...
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I read me in them
I read me in them Lines, pages, books written over seconds, hours, days, decades, centuries. Topics of love, fear, faith, loss. Words jumbled re-...
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Melting into Christmas Carols
Melting into Christmas Carols It’s blissfulness I’ve found, something I can’t describe. Like roses with exotic perfume unveiling their aromas tide by...
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Hole in One
Hole in One I took the alley because it was the quickest route home. I did not need to see you pull over in your Mercedes, I did not need to see the...
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Have our ending as you will, but I’m excited for mine
Have our ending as you will, but I’m excited for mine Yes, I know. Promise I’m not opposing your opinion. You told me it was all in my mind. “Only my...
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Why Didn’t You?
Why Didn’t You? Why didn’t you kill me today Lord? Why didn’t you kill me? An accident on the highway, A head on collision, A roll down the mountain...
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Who is more human?
Who is more human? “Someone should be taking care of them,” he said, sitting in his four-bed home. “There really are too many of them,” she said,...
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Censored Hangman
Do you publish the censored or the not?
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I Brought It To You
I Brought It To You Rare treasures of creativity, refined pearls of my mind, the condensation of my soul, in dew-dropped letters. Neat, crisp, clean...
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How do you define love then?
How do you define love then? You threw a tantrum today, As if you were still a baby. An older baby who can yell and curse at the same time. “… You...
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Birdbath Haiku
In appreciation of Elsie's request for another Haiku. Thank-you
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In the cold
Another Haiku for the pile
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Damaged Goods Haiku
Answer to the single question
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Sometimes instant is no good
3-in-1 haikus...
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Love Feels Time
Love feels time - True love knows that time is short; That time together has to end, That time on earth is brief, And no second can be replaced,...
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To the You in the Queue
To the You in the Queue - It was purely by chance That I landed up in that queue; Because the machine wasn’t working, I ended up in front of you. -...
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Forgotten
Forgotten - I tried. I tried to keep in contact. I tried to express my unconditional love by being completely honest with you. I laid myself bare,...
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Except Me
At the beach On a bench Two seagulls fly past. A couple hand in hand Wander by. Two dolphins in the sea. Every being partnered But me . In the...
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Twitter Challenge:
A tightening knot 2
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Twitter Challenge:
A tightening knot 3
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Twitter challenge 5
Dodge & weave
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Twittering Mix - "See Beyond"
Various prompts led to these "micropoems" as they are apparently called :-)
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Twittering Mix - "Micro-poetry" prompters
Twitterers prompt with a word or phrase and other twitterers create :-) You only have 140 characters...
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Twitter Mix - Crack Pot
Bite sized poetry all zoning in on the new wave of media and time-shortening of everything... even poetry into a new form of art
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May you have a Facebook Rainbow
Life's glorious like a rainbow, So I've been told. Reds, oranges, yellows, greens, Blues, indigos and violets; Water and light Creating glory to...
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Destructive Silence
Destructive Silence Silence, Your power Your way to manipulate And control … … … …. … … … …. You believe silence Will secure you a place Somewhere...
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Dealt
Dealt Life created the cards. One pack. Two colours: Blood red, of life and love, And black, the cross, The mark of death, Some say hate, A twisted...
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A Sole Sun from Dawn to Dusk
A Sole Sun from Dawn to Dusk The sun rose, Near a central cloud, Scattering its rays Across the peacock feathers Brushing the sky. The sun set, Under...
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A Mistletoe Moment
A Mistletoe Moment My forehead near your heart My hands on your waist A moment for my hurt to rest In the strength of your embrace Your hold brings...
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One Gardener
One Gardener He planted seeds of doubt in my mind. I don’t think he could have comprehended That my mind was such fertile ground. The mind cannot...
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From Blooms to Perfumes
I hate it when flowers die, But I love them when they bloom: from precious bud, hopefully brand new, to fully opened grace, in generously tactile...
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Forever Engaged
Forever Engaged I’d like to live in engagement; Engaged in your smile, Engaged in your embrace, Engaged with the twinkle in your eye, Engaged with...
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Helpless, Useless, Scarecrow
Sometimes one may feel lost, lonely and forgotten and it's scary and one can run out of ways to talk the self out of it, ways to 'fix it'...
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Prayer for my Wife
Prayer for my Wife She lights her candles, Tonight it’s vanilla. The fragrance rises and the walls perspire, awaiting her entrance, for her being to...
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Fighting heart fire
Fighting heart fire The embers of you Have not yet died, As flames still lick my ribs, Stealing breath from inside. Coals of simmering memories One...
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My Heart Aches
My Heart Aches I was blessed With a precious gift An exotic rose Home grown Heaven extracted to earth Exuding a perfume Earth could never hold Ether...
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Doef Thudding Neighbour
Doef Thudding Neighbour Doef Thud Doef Thud Oh Dear Lord… Doef Thud Not again… PLEASE! Doef Thud My body tenses An automated reaction Doef As anger...
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Fictional Love
Fictional Love In my imagination, You walk beside me: Listening, Responding, Caring. In my imagination, We dance together As one: United in movement...
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Tweet Poetry Set 1
In joy & elation With the work done They gathered 2 enjoy The blessings of berry-stained feet Stamped into wine-song … Cool breeze My soul at...
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Tweet Poetry Set 2
Her reflection shows Through shades of blue Eyes hosting a soul That has locked away All the memories of you … Dear Lord, Let me not stay Let me not...
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Haiku Set 1
Neatly cut flowers All perfectly designed Pinned to her gown … Growing from the dust From seed to plant to flower Colours that explode … She is at my...
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I wish I had more time to rhyme
I wish I had more time to rhyme It’s been an age Since I’ve put words to page Since I’ve had time to rhyme Since my life Has had the semblance of: My...
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A grain of sand - pearl or glass
A grain of sand – pearl or glass You have a gift, Use it for good. As you write of love, Let it not be Merely to hypnotise. Let it be Not to misguide...
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In the Key of Memory
In the Key of Memory There was you There was me It was heavenly A moment In time Intertwined destiny You fitted All of me Safely, perfectly You...
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Done - blow out the candle
Done... Blow out the . . . Touching the bottom of the pit once again Holding onto sanity for no reason at all No reason around to stay sane. All I...
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Tight
Tight Negotiating this tight line Your will on one side And mine: On the other. Respect for you Versus: My desires. I wish the tight rope would SNAP...
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Mommy's Shoes
Mommy’s Shoes I was five, or four, Sneaking in to open the cupboard door. Taking out the elegant heels, Sneaking them on with ease. My feet filling...
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Your Girlfriends
Your Girlfriends You carry them around with you – Everywhere. Closer than I could ever be. You share the fire of heat with them - Inhaling, lip to...
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Today, we open Free
Today, we open Free The dawning of a new day, With sunlit rainbow rays, Gracing the clouds to say: “Today!” Today we heal. Today we unfasten the pain...
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African Praise Poem for My Aunt
Praise Poem for My Aunt 1955 - 2022 My Aunt, Janet Browne, walked in elegance and grace; Slowly, and peacefully, like a beautiful giraffe. She showed...
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African Praise Poem for Dad
African Praise Poem for my Dad Charles Beverly Balfour Browne, the man with a camera, And a smile that never-ended; With his twinkling, royal blue...
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