Tag: gather
group name: poetrylove
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September 28, 2007 01:11 PM EDT --
Often we think of silence
at midnight . . . more
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June 08, 2008 04:16 PM EDT --
So many times
she would pray
for a touch
a tear
a sign
she was alive,
and
so . . . more
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July 15, 2008 12:15 PM EDT --
I brush crumbs to the floor
to make way for paper and pen,
wondering why
I'm left with the remains
of someone's late night sandwich
when all I want to do is
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June 02, 2008 12:59 PM EDT --
She rises
to sunrise;
Sleepy eyes,
coffee in hand ,
gritty sand
between toes;
Inside she knows
others still dream
but for her
these dreams . . . more
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June 05, 2008 08:08 AM EDT --
May the light guide you,
infuse your being,
calm your fears,
guide you through the storm;
May joyful days find you,
filling you with laughter,
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June 09, 2008 12:02 PM EDT --
What is it about fear
that causes us to hold it close like a lover?
We embrace it,
trust it, let it ingrain our very beings
until we are paralyzed,
and in that inability to move,
we feel safe. . . . more
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June 13, 2008 11:05 AM EDT --
Time is precious,
not to be wasted;
Life is sweet,
meant to be tasted;
Why wither away
our moments?
The time for living is now!
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February 26, 2008 02:05 PM EST --
(This poem is dedicated to Laura Mercer. Her beautiful poetry and stunning art never ceases to amaze me. This poem is what I see when I read and view her work.)
Ethereal, . . . more
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July 20, 2008 03:45 PM EDT --
She used to count the ceiling squares
above her bed over and over again,
and she finally figured out that by the time
she had counted them all at least three times,
he would be finished and . . . more
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July 21, 2008 01:59 PM EDT --
She made her way
every Saturday
with a crisp fifty in her pocket,
browsing through
the trinkets and wares,
books and furniture...
people everywhere;
She would nod and smile
at everyone . . . more
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May 20, 2008 06:20 AM EDT --
Your Breath
fills me;
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April 22, 2008 12:16 PM EDT --
Oh, to be lost in springtime,
where lilacs scent the air
and cherry blossoms fall like snow
upon the green earth;
To be lost in love's sweet bliss,
that whirlwind of longing,
the perpetual . . . more
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June 13, 2008 11:39 AM EDT --
Lonely;
Darkness creeps in,
Trees sway in the night breeze;
He sits under the streetlight,
hoping.
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July 19, 2008 03:15 PM EDT --
She turned the vase around
in her hands,
admiring the artistry,
feeling the smooth rounded edges
loving the way it felt
as her fingers ran over it
again and again.
A bit . . . more
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July 30, 2008 02:35 PM EDT --
Evening comes with
the rise of the moon,
the twinkle of stars,
the crickets' chirp,
the stealth of the spider,
the streetlight's dismal glow.
Tree branches reach into . . . more
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October 15, 2007 04:17 AM EDT --
write
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May 10, 2008 10:10 PM EDT --
(This poem is dedicated to ALL women on this Mother's Day. )
Yes, it was woman
who birthed you with the dawn,
and gave you life's sweet promise
sheltering . . . more
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June 10, 2008 10:25 AM EDT --
Magnolia blossoms perfume the air
on a hot and sultry night;
On a veranda
in old Savannah
I see the look in your eyes;
Sweet strains of Dixie
in a moonlit Southern sky;
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June 12, 2008 01:13 PM EDT --
I'm ready for
ice cream days...
Chocolate on my chin
as my tongue dips and swirls;
Sweet satisfaction,
round and round it whirls;
Love the sensation,
cool, . . . more
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June 23, 2008 10:31 AM EDT --
It rained today.
For the first time in a long time
the clouds burst open;
I stood out in the rain soaked street
and danced, letting it wash over me,
not caring what people might think, . . . more
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