elusive dance of the searcherelusive-
the futile search
for a better state
for an explanation
better than this~
elusive
seems to capture
the dance of
the searcher~
...
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Categories:
words,
Form: Free verse
pigeons in the eveningThat
is not known
cannot be known
but pigeons may
appear and may seem
in the evening
as dancing and
not separate from that
which is not known~
And, in the isolation of the sky,
At evening, casual flocks of pigeons make
Ambiguous undulations as they sink,
Downward to darkness, on extended wings.
~Wallace Stevens, Sunday Morning...
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Categories:
words,
Form: Free verse
AI is Destroying The Written Word
I want to weep
at the destruction of poetry
that comes now with the use of...
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Categories:
poets, words, writing,
Form: Free verse
Matsuo Basho: English translations of Haiku about Autumn 2Matsuo Basho: English translations of Haiku about autumn, fall, falling, trees, leaves, leaving, goodbye, rice, moon, moonlight, words.
Reverential tears:
the falling leaves
bid their trees goodbye.
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Plates and bowls
gleaming dimly in the darkness:
evening coolness.
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Twice the pity:
beneath the headless helmet,
a chirping cricket.
—Matsuo Basho, translation/interpretation by Michael R....
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Categories:
words, autumn, butterfly, fire, goodbye,
Form: Haiku
nothing is happeningwith
no separation
nothing is
happening~
with
seeming separation
nothing is
happening~~...
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Categories:
cheer up, words,
Form: Free verse
Fun with Words
Some words undergo alteration if you add
or remove a single letter from their spelling.
Remove the “a” from “paint” and you get “pint.”
Add an “o” to pint and you get “point.”
Remove the “o” from point and add an “r”
the result is “print.” And that’s what happens
when you make it a point to have more...
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Categories:
words, word play,
Form: Light Verse
WritePen presses against paper
Black ink flows across white lines
My hand moves steadily
Words appear...
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Categories:
words, write,
Form: Free verse
a certain pungencynothing
appears as
this story
and that story
and when the
story involves
the me character
there may seem
a certain
pungency~~...
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Categories:
appreciation, words,
Form: Free verse
Nothing leftwith
no separation
there seems nothing left
and that is the point
without the point~~
...
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Categories:
beauty, words,
Form: Free verse
Beneath the Godforsaken Gate
Beneath the GODFORSAKEN gate, the wind is low,
It hums through iron teeth, a GROANING chord.
The past returns in whispers cold and slow—
A GHOSTLY dirge no mortal could afford.
Its hinges hold the weight of GRAVE goodbyes,
Where time forgets to heal the GRIEF-STRICKEN soul.
Through GOSSAMER regrets, the daylight dies,
And shadows learn to make the broken whole.
No lock...
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Categories:
word play, words,
Form: Sonnet
Shut Up
So tired of the TV talking heads
twisting every word that's said
much of it scripted
and has to be read
they don't even have a vested interest
only putting their mouth
where the money is at best
my advice to them...
'If you have nothing useful to add,
Mum's the word
don't drive us mad,
keep it under wraps
stow it under your hat,
put a lid...
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Categories:
words, how i feel, humorous,
Form: Rhyme
not even nothingnot even
(as in not even nothing)
appears as nothing~
nothing
appearing as the
dance~
apparently there
are appearances
everywhere~...
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Categories:
beauty, happy, words,
Form: Free verse
equality a 4th meditationequality~
apparent
divisions are
appearances of
what was never
divided~
without the
divisions
equality
may feel as
unconditional love~...
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Categories:
words, community, how i feel,
Form: Free verse
WordsLet the mind rest,
the belly calm,
your chest soften,
so the words
of your heart
can be heard
...
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Categories:
words, heart, inspiration, peace, silence,
Form: Free verse
My Treasure BoxI fill my little treasure box
With things that people say
Each one a precious tender note
To bring joy to my day
And when life turns from friend to foe
When days are long and drear
I pull each little keepsake out
To fill my heart with cheer
The words you say, the words you write
Leave echoes in my heart
The sweet...
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Categories:
engagement, feelings, friendship, words,
Form: Rhyme
Specific Types of Words Poems
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