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Literature
witching hour blues
i, sit, awake in the wee hours, my third eye's pupil blown. my withered soul quakes and cowers from the known and unknown. i seek egress from where i'm caught, deep in this lab'rynth, monster fraught; i seek egress, i seek egress, from this deep-shadowed maze of thought. i, sit, awake in the wee hours, high on fear and worry. my jaw grinds and my stomach sours from that noisome slurry. i seek release from this mad ape perched on my back, its maw agape. i seek release, i seek release, from this world that maims and rapes. i, sit, awake in the wee hours (mind in gear, clutch burned out), lost in thoughts beyond my powers (no recourse, no red
trijan refrain
13 deviations
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Literature
Poor, Marvelous Words
The bards of English verse have taught my pen Much more of life and love than I'd admit. They reach from centuries to speak again And I admire wordsmiths I've not met. They speak plain truth and life in simple words And touch on human nature that rings true In every age. How marvelous the chords They strike beyond the old age into new.
indriso
8 deviations
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Literature
the big picture writ small
oh, waterbear! oh, tardigrade! my deepest ponders you ensnare; is death, to you, just a charade? long trains of thought do you pervade; are you the blade, god's veil to tear? oh, waterbear! oh, tardigrade! are you panspermic seeds, far-splayed? did i come from the genes we share? is death, to you, just a charade? oh, watertard! oh, bearigrade! oh, watergrade! oh, tardibear! oh, waterbear...oh, tardigrade... so, now my sanity's been flayed; my thoughts on you, blame's brunt do bare... is death, to you, just a charade? though fey, i think my point's been made... though i must point it with great care; oh, waterbear...oh, tardigrade... is d
villanelle
34 deviations
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Literature
Eden
Said God, despite perfection found in Three: "Let there be another in this place, And let him reflect glory back to me." "Tis naught but a reflection of my face; Mankind shall rule a garden, bear a name. So let there be another in this place." Trees bear fruit and helpers bear the blame-- Serpents striking heels will be retried. Man has ruled a garden, borne a name. Reflecting former glory mankind cried; His failing cast a shadow on such love. Serpents striking heels will be retried. Oh man who stands as icon, not enough; Still one more will come to stand as king. Man's failing cast a shadow on such love. Victory will come, the garden si
terzanelle
4 deviations
terza rima
15 deviations
t
Literature
tirade in cinquain refrain
"there is nothing here to be seen.": misdirection's opening screen. insurrection is creeping keen, 'alternate truth' its protection; misdirection's insurrection. to see and not to say: perverse. to choose blindness: possibly worse; a fell kindness driving a hearse. give not in to the crowd's madness; to choose blindness? a fell kindness. should we fail to call this bluff history will, with time enough, make us its shills; an earned rebuff. if we yet quaff this stagnant swill history will make us its shills.
cinquain refrain
22 deviations
D
Literature
Dido's Conflict
Carthage shall forever feel the sting of your sword. We shall not endeavor to keep you in untoward circumstances. Go, then-- with lands to be explored and duly conquered when you set foot within them. And there are other men to grovel at my hem. And there are maidens, too, that I cannot condemn for falling into you the way I almost did; the way I wanted to. The love we had was all too sordid to end another way than it did.
diciotto
14 deviations
w
Literature
writer's bane
weaving wisps, knitting with nothing. i'm compulsed, but not inspired.
median
9 deviations
A
Literature
Astral
Astral: of or pertaining to the aster, stellar, star-shaped, pertaining to the stars Stars seem like cold and distant flames, burning in the long night hours we never knew we never dreamed that they were always watching us close, Just because the sun dominates, and our skies are clouded with light, Never meant they couldn't see, they are always watching us from the vault of the sky, Wondering if we know they are dead They have been dead for ages and years, shedding old light
phi
5 deviations
A
Literature
Automatic Writing
Gyres Whirl in maddening circles 'Round her, while Words wend Their way into form. Back of it all, the medium And the message (ferried from spirits Through billowing Cursive) will stir hearts, as Sirens stirred Penelope's spouse.
vesica
5 deviations
A
Literature
Artemisia
Artemisia: type of plant, genus of aromatic shrubs or herbs A taste of Witches brew is bitter When Diane's moonlight grew wormwood buds Orion lost interest, or died and she pined. and then cut him out in bitter stars.
secundus
4 deviations
R
Literature
Royal
The burning crown fits just right on her.
tractus
4 deviations
A
Literature
Aria
Aria: air or song, a melody, solo in an opera accompanied by instrumentation Music deep and rich, flows out, spilling on the air One voice One note Drawn out among the others, Centre stage Singing.
speculum
11 deviations
T
Literature
The Underachiever
You say that love and understanding is now your chief and core belief. Why, wonderful! What an enlightened sage we have. I think that you deserve a gold star for your troubles. Keep your standards low; meet the lowest bar. The irony (how sad it is!) is how we sleep the righteous status quo in dreams. to dream! I fear the mortal coil's been cast off.
torus
5 deviations
A
Literature
Arabesque
Vines furling Vines dreaming Writhing in stone, Celtic leaves Or the dance Twirling slowly, Origin in hearts or was it The product of Arabia?
platonic
7 deviations
hesed
5 deviations
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Literature
listening
suppliance sibilance succorance sustenance succulence sibilanace undulance sustenance utterance submergence undulance turbulence utterance transmittance unctuous turbulence succulence transmittance suppliance transcendence
pentelloum
15 deviations
p
Literature
prologue
murder's lost meaning; i've realized my potential... in this form. my evolution awaits. it is but my death away.
collaborations
20 deviations
R
Literature
Relationship - An Acrostic Haiku
Reach into your heart Engaged, I will marry you Let go of your life l a m Ask for permission Try not to fight anymore Ignore what she said n c o g n i t Ordinary night No, nothing lasts forever Seems so short, this life e l f i s Have you had enough? I feel it's time to move on Please. Don't call me back.
contest entries
14 deviations
C
Literature
Creatureless Me
Creatureless me Denied myself sweet happiness Creatureless me Shrouded in lonely mystery No salvation from distress No love or soul, no more, no less Creatureless me
rondel and rondel prime
3 deviations
M
Literature
Music of Ainur
Create and sing! Your mind has wings from Music wrought In an eye's blink to being brought in Timeless Hall What you can think to the last dot, that I will call to make a world The horse's trott, the fir-trees tall, the heat and cold The creatures small, and big and bold Just as I've told: Eä! Be!
diagonal
2 deviations
n
Literature
neighborhood watch-your-ass
pop-a-cap-cappity, 'dirty' george zimmerman were iced tea and skittles aimed at your head? self-preservational stories should go before a dozen or so peers when someone is dead.
double dactyl
2 deviations
D
Literature
DFC2013 3: Addiction
I can't stand your company so never leave me be. Hold me like a lover while I sleep alone tonight. I never want to see you except perhaps for always. I scream when I'm without you and I scream when you're within. And since you're always with me I'll always be alone. You know that I am soft; you know that I am stone.
parallelismus membrorum
4 deviations
S
Literature
SONGE NORDIQUE
Songe nordique. Pour Judith. Eau, calme Le froid Empalme L'effroi L'eau pâle Opale Empale L'orfroi. Un grand souffle Sur la mer S'emmitoufle Songe amer Une danse En cadence Se condense En enfer. De grandes ombres Couvrent l'azur Sous les décombres Un fjord obscur Dans son arène Cherche la reine Douce et sereine Au regard pur. Tombant sur la glace Un pleur de cristal Déchire l'espace Dur comme un métal Une épée cou
la marche
1 deviation
Why Form?
Mar 9, 2013
Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. —Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism The history of poetry reminds me of standing knee-deep in the water at the beach. Though you are continually in the water, you are able to feel movement after movement, wave after wave rolling in. You can feel the receding water sucking the sand from beneath your feet, but with the coming of each new wave, you need never fear being sucked into the miry ground. So it is with poetry. There's something intrinsic to poetry—the joy of prosody, of the delightful placement of words, and of the novel communication of
editorials and essays on poetry
3 deviations
speculum
11
Aria by PrideofPanem, literature
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Literature
Aria
Aria: air or song, a melody, solo in an opera accompanied by instrumentation Music deep and rich, flows out, spilling on the air One voice One note Drawn out among the others, Centre stage Singing.
PrideofPanem
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astray by Adagiobunny, literature
a
Literature
astray
falsehoods leave me wrapped in my foundling shroud, waiting sightless self-born tossed along the wandering shoreline like driftwood.
Adagiobunny
20
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Routines by goddess-of-ravens, literature
R
Literature
Routines
driving my left arm tanned darker than my right arm mirror two face the habits of daily life leave imprints on skin
goddess-of-ravens
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NaPoWriMo by goddess-of-ravens, literature
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Literature
NaPoWriMo
I find that I hoard prompts and challenges like gold to spend on April with words that shine fool's silver and print that burns bright.
goddess-of-ravens
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MirachRavaia
As Below So Above
MirachRavaia
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Cotton Balls by intricately-ordinary, literature
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Literature
Cotton Balls
inside cotton balls numbness, lack of everything no thoughts blurry apathy epitome blinding still blankness
intricately-ordinary
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3
Unfounded by timelessarii, literature
U
Literature
Unfounded
where lie masquerades cruising to twilit reason bosky like death awakening in season such charades am I
timelessarii
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1
syzygy by haijinik, literature
s
Literature
syzygy
my soul resonates in sweet sympathy with all; in ohm find home; sacramental frequencies sublimate my whole.
haijinik
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Deranged by Lazy-Flutist, literature
D
Literature
Deranged
Peeking Sanity drives away Insanity to try and pry grips from lustful Vanity; Sanity's hiding.
Lazy-Flutist
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1
Thuiskomst by PrettyCrazy, literature
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Literature
Thuiskomst
Dit is dan liefde: wij horen samen, eeuwig. Thuiskomst. Kom thuis. Eeuwig samen horen wij: liefde dan is dit.
PrettyCrazy
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