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Thursday, March 05, 2015
When I Grow Up
When I grow up, Strong, wise, and tall I see myself in charge No one will dare call me small... My vision changes daily The shifting o...
Tuesday, March 03, 2015
The First Step
Light reflects In bright wide eyes Image from Clker And out of eyes Connects-- Arms, legs, toes, fingers... Eyes follow mo...
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Visions of Love
Incoherent babbles of shy teens-- Roses, red and delicate Hushed whispers of promised things A soft kiss, sweet and affectionate Under s...
Friday, January 30, 2015
Nice Girl
Try to be A nice girl-- Sweet and supportive Understanding... No backstabbing, No underhanded tricks No Petty squabbles. But the m...
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Modesty
A declaration of modesty-- The restrictive cry of shrouded beauty While the other half flaunts bold brawn Subtle, but causing us to fawn...
Friday, January 16, 2015
Who Am I
I don't recognize her-- The girl in the mirror; She doesn't look like me, talk like me, think like me... who is s...
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Blurred Sight
How hard it seems To see the world... My own eyes fall short Of the vision of other eyes And somewhere these visions blur. Str...
Saturday, January 03, 2015
Not Like You on Display
All is dark, Yet I am there-- Center stage, Hiding in the bosom Of a deep red flower... And the audience is a-chatter Unaware of my pr...
Friday, January 02, 2015
Second Day
Time rushes by me And I never see it past Didn't have the time to see What did or didn't last-- When the dates roll by ...
Sunday, December 28, 2014
Ringing in the New Year
Its time to shed a few pounds-- Shed the weight of so called friends who make excuses and pretend... Its time to ...
Sunday, December 07, 2014
From A Barren View
Winter comes And the trees become bare... Give way to sight In the distance over there. I watch Through once full trees Gentle wav...
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
How Dreams Die
Death loves me so passionately, He obstructs every sweet dream Unable to remove himself His poison seeps into a thought, The lid on a...
Monday, November 10, 2014
Easy
If he/she isn't willing to fight for you, don't be willing to settle for him/her Why are we, where we are? Why is it that no on...
Saturday, November 08, 2014
The Sweetest Thing
So simple, The words uttered A mutual bond Distance tries to shatter-- One of my friends that recently moved away told me they think o...
Tuesday, November 04, 2014
The Darkness Above
Black, Blank and bewildering-- Behold, my God this emptiness... Ethereal, Ever-changing and eternal Embodying these unclaime...
Monday, November 03, 2014
Trinet Poetry
Synopsis More Sources Examples On the Site Tips & Tricks Recent Trinet Poetry List The Trinet form was created by Zion....
Katauta Poetry
Synopsis Sources Examples On the Site Tips & Tricks Recent Katauta Poetry List Katauta is a Japanese style of poetry th...
Saturday, November 01, 2014
Sedoka Poetry
Synopsis Sources Examples On the Site Tips & Tricks Recent Sedoka Poetry List The Sedoka is a Japanese poem. Sedoka's ...
Friday, October 31, 2014
Simple Rhyme Poetry
Synopsis Sources Examples On the Site Tips & Tricks Recent Simple Rhyme Poetry List Simple Rhyme is one of the first...
Wednesday, October 29, 2014
Etheree Poetry
Synopsis Examples On the Site Tips & Tricks Recent Etheree Poetry List An Etheree poem consists of 10 lines; the first li...
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