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Ignorance, Brought to Bare

September 26, 2017September 26, 2017 Tony De Lorger 12 Views 0 Comments ignorance, lessons, life, pain, poem, protection

Who tries to alleviate the pain, must explain the tender-heartedness of comfort, the soothing touch of a heart-felt empathy, when

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Men Without Grace…Holding Back Our Future

September 26, 2017September 25, 2017 Tony De Lorger 15 Views 0 Comments evolved, future, grace, man, poem, selfless caring

Evolving for our future… I may find the measure of a man, not by what he says but what he

Creative Writing Memoir

Someday Will Be Here

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 20 Views 0 Comments abides within, be here, eternity, love, someday

Someday will be here … “Someday, I will meet him,” Anna always told herself at times when she felt the

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Deep Primal Forest of Ancient Faces

September 25, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 39 Views 3 Comments ancient ways, crone, maiden, mother, old ones, primal forest

Deep Primal Forest …. In deep primal forest of ancient faces, Hushed voices be heard from unseen places, Dark forest

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Escape to Darkness Halls

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Tony De Lorger 32 Views 3 Comments escape, magic nature, moon & stars, perfection, poem, sunset

Sunset escapes that incoming cloak of night, as orange and gold rays fan out, infusing the darkening sky, and cutting

Free Verse Poetry

My Friend Sleep

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Rasma Raisters 69 Views 4 Comments clouds, dreams, muses, poetry, sleep, winter

My Friend Sleep … Last night being weary, I tried so hard to find, my friend sleep, but it seemed

Poetry Rhyming Verse

The First Breath of Birth

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017 Tony De Lorger 28 Views 2 Comments birth, breath, emptiness, no masks or dress, poem, solitude

Empty, without thought, all but self remains, remote, unattached, a void without, the soul within. What thoughts struggle when shut

Halloween Poetry

Echoes on the Moors – A Halloween Stroll

September 25, 2017 R J Schwartz 39 Views 4 Comments All Hallows' Eve, halloween, Moors, panic, witches, witching hour

‘Tis the Witching Hour Time for things no longer living Even worse, it’s All Hallows’ Eve… Too long past the time

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Molding Expectation Into Life

September 24, 2017 Tony De Lorger 46 Views 3 Comments burdens, expectations, free, letting go, past, poem

Clean, this acceptance, no longer the burden of irresolution, and the soul sighs with relief, the grief too much to

Epistle Poetry

The Provocation of Intellect

September 24, 2017September 24, 2017 Tony De Lorger 39 Views 0 Comments balance, children, intellect, leaders, poem, provocation

Who stands provocative, stands to face their own inadequacies, and in that arrogance of stance, the tipping of balance, that

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

To Face the Enemy, Eye to Eye

September 24, 2017September 23, 2017 Tony De Lorger 29 Views 0 Comments balance, burden, enemy, facing enemy, fear, poem

Reticence is laced with fear, fear in turn, laced with imaginations wrath, as imagination, a doubled edged sword, our fondest

Memoir Poetry

Silver Heels – Colorado Legend

September 24, 2017September 24, 2017 Kurt James 239 Views 6 Comments buckskin joe, Colorado, kurt james, kurt james author, Rocky Mountains, silver heels, Silverheels, smallpox

Silver Heels – Yesterday, as I was driving over Boreas Pass photographing Colorado autumn gold, I looked to the south

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

One Touch, She Gave of Herself

September 23, 2017 Tony De Lorger 41 Views 2 Comments gave of herself, heavens, life, poem, sun & moon, touch

She touched the sky and clouds, like a rising mist, did flee, and blue as deep as an ocean glimmered

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Impending Rage, a Pointless Stage

September 23, 2017September 23, 2017 Tony De Lorger 50 Views 4 Comments blood and bruises, character, impemding, measure, poem, Stage

Impending rage, poised to unleash, a penny dropped, a startled breach, nerves on edge, limits reached, and the vile acrid

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

Her Every Countenance

September 22, 2017 Tony De Lorger 40 Views 2 Comments beauty, change, countenance, grateful, poem, spring

Restored I am within the day, a glorious Spring day of nurturing warmth, and even clouds have stayed away to

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

As Selfless as the Sunrise

September 22, 2017September 21, 2017 Tony De Lorger 46 Views 5 Comments masks, romantic love, selfless, sunrise, truth, universal love

Sunrise… Until certain, romantic love is a delusion I cannot abide, for so many clothed in their chosen masks forever

Free Verse

Many Starry Nights

September 22, 2017 Rasma Raisters 95 Views 6 Comments autumn, clouds, dreams, moon, poems, poetry, snowflakes, starry nights, stars

Starry nights, are for wishing and for dreaming, they’re for romancing and dancing. Starry nights, so brilliant and bright,

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Song Lyrics

One Day We’ll Meet

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 Tony De Lorger 68 Views 4 Comments beauty, face in the street, heart, hope, poem/lyrics, seeking love

I saw your face today, in the chaos of the crowd, and from that one single moment, as if

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

What She Was So Glorious

September 21, 2017 Tony De Lorger 41 Views 2 Comments glorious, misunderstood, poem, shallow smile, unhappy life, wanted love

She lingered on the lips of men, salacious thoughts for a Goddess, yet beneath a frightened little girl, unseen, the

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

The Demon and the Maiden Afeared

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 Tony De Lorger 46 Views 2 Comments darkness, demon, evil, inner light, maiden fear, peom

Upon her breath, aphonic words she dare no utter, as darkness did betray the light, and seep ignominiously into thoughts,

Inspirational Poetry Poetry Rhyming Verse

The Weave In Which My Soul Appeased

September 20, 2017 Tony De Lorger 56 Views 4 Comments layers, life, poem, rights and wrongs, thoughts, weave

So wound in layered weave, thoughts that strangle, deeds that bleed, and no matter my resolve, the depth of wrapping

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Steel Bristle Paintbrush – Art From A Tattoo Machine

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 R J Schwartz 41 Views 2 Comments poetry, skin art, steel needle paintbrush, tatoo artist, tattoo

Permanently decorative… Experiencing a new, dimension of ascension Working in perfections with amazing attention Coaxing the skin to enter

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Despite the Darkness, Rise

September 20, 2017September 20, 2017 Tony De Lorger 45 Views 2 Comments darkness, despite, life, love, poem, purpose

The flow of life is relentless, struggling to survive, to replicate, and death like birth, is intrinsic, the cycles so

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