Making Contact
The three streaks of effervescent light slip quietly across the night sky Akin to shooting stars, they contrast the darkness
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Author: R J Schwartz
Adrenalin – Fight or Flight the Modern Way
The quiet of equilibrium Shattered by a burst of adrenalin Blood redirected, only for what’s affected Miniature moments of evolutionary
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Neglect Leads to Loss
Time for me has come to an abrupt and chilling standstill My body wracked with an uncomfortable and nagging stiffness A
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Hilarious Laws on the Books Across the United States
We’ve all heard of that one local ordinance or law which makes us shake our head, either in total amazement
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Symphony of Cracking – The Music of Winter
Plummeting temperatures ushering in a stillness without comparison Fluidity gives way to an opaque stiffness, often shimmering and beautiful Water
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Remembering Why I Love Her – My Daily Exhilaration
So close, so very close. I find my fingertips poised in mid-air, nearly brushing the petals of the flower. Its
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Flying Blind – Nighttime Airlines
Twenty six thousand feet, or is it twenty seven thousand I’ve lost track, but it really doesn’t matter anymore Window
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Cold, Colder, Even Colder
A cold wind comes creeping along the ridgeline Listen as it whistles through the ice covered branchy trees A powerful
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Cacophony in Modern Society
Cacophony in modern-day society Echoes, tantrums, and hissy fits Meaningless in the moment Meaningless in eternity Screams, shouts, and call-outs
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Virtual Reality – Specialized Technology for You and Me
Virtual reality, emblematic depiction of the future of technology Programming individualized, everyone dealing in specialties Metaphorical expressions developing perceptually Abstraction
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Tears Of Remembrance To Fallen Heroes
Tears of Remembrance I can still remember each and every time I found myself keeping watch Standing slightly off-center, reading
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On The Precipice Of Orwellian Influence
An opaque paragraph spoken without conviction The darkness obvious, as well as the vitriolic taint Uninterested reader, reading uninteresting words
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Winter Days, Flight Delays…
Winter Days bring flight delays as passengers watch helplessly Wind, and snow, and hail, and rain, all seemingly working together
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No Orange in the Big Apple
December winds whipping through Manhatten Shops and stores busy with holiday traffic Twisted lines of customers form growing tails To
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A Christmas Carol In My Own Words
Tis an hour deep into the nighttime when the sounds first reveal themselves Northern winds howl and whistle across the
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A Christmas Mouse in a Festive House
Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. We
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Crime, Emotion, and Sorrow – Unclean Hands
Have you found yourself there? The place, with the thing That guy or girl, or those guys and girls Twos, threes,
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Waiting on Winter
The chilly morning air and a harsh reminder It brandishes many knives, sharp and penetrating Slashing and stabbing at
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Confessions from a Photo Session
A camera flash, and then another Bodies move to strike a pose Hold your smile throughout the day Turn
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Death on a Cold Winter Day
Death on a cold winter day Swirling winds carry the news A body lain on hardened ground Plummeting temperatures Nightfall
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Border Wall, A Call To Action
If you build it, they will come That’s always been the rule of thumb But what if it’s a border
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Red State, Blue State, Checkmate, Stalemate
Red State, Blue State Checkmate, stalemate Republican or Democrat Coup d’état or campaign hat Everything’s at stake today Play to
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Election Day
Election Day, Election Day Read all about it! Unnecessary headlines scream Vote for me! Wait and see! All the things
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