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Of Soldiers or Poets

May 9, 2016May 13, 2016 EdF 2265 Views 5 Comments death, hearts, love, soldier, steed

A soldiers steed falters| turns at the front line to guard his trusted rider drops to his knees and releases it’s

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If I Could Go Back In Time

May 9, 2016May 10, 2016 Nithya Venkat 7224 Views 16 Comments life, living life, moments, times

If I could go back in time What would I do In those precious moments that I

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Lavender Fields – Thoughts of Love

May 8, 2016 Phyllis Doyle Burns 7336 Views 16 Comments fields lavender, lavender, love, romance

Lavender fields I stroll through With thoughts of romance and love Take me beyond this earthly place of daily stress

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Paths of Belief

May 7, 2016May 14, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2904 Views 2 Comments belief, dogma, openness, paths, truth

The imperative of belief must rule a life

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What Are the Cares of a Bird?

May 7, 2016February 23, 2022 Exotic Hippie Queen 2842 Views 20 Comments blue orchids, daddy's arms, wild birds

Little Sparrow (bird) painting by Gail Chandler By Exotic Hippie Queen © 5/6/2016 Close thisclose. His breath, hot and thick,

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Reaching Out

May 6, 2016May 14, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2275 Views 2 Comments color, concerns, connection, culture, fear, harm, human, protection, race, shells

I reach out,

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Night Passages

May 5, 2016May 18, 2016 EdF 2209 Views 4 Comments footsteps, hollow, night, owls, voices

I used to wander into the unknown wonders of night passages I haven’t done so now in years who

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Life’s Flow

May 5, 2016May 14, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2789 Views 2 Comments acceptance, balance, flow, learning, life, movement

From the serene eyes of understanding, life flows

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The Beauteous Path of Words

May 5, 2016September 29, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2127 Views 4 Comments artist, beauty, expression, life, writer

Beauteous Path Choosing the path of beauty, we

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Poets That I Know

May 4, 2016September 29, 2016 EdF 2336 Views 5 Comments knowing, poem, poets, together, writers

Poets That I Know Are we not but one , us writers . Do we ever go anywhere or do

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Bully Alert

May 2, 2016May 6, 2016 R J Schwartz 1826 Views 4 Comments bully

Bully Alert Bully on the prowl Quickly the warning spreads around Pressure cooker of unpredictable rage Simmering to boiling with

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I Am a Reflection

May 2, 2016October 18, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2209 Views 2 Comments heart, purpose, reflection, soul, truth

I Am a Reflection Avowed of

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She Is We

May 2, 2016May 14, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1949 Views 2 Comments she

Infused by nature’s patient ease, I try to

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Poetry Within Art

April 30, 2016September 21, 2016 Tony DeLorger 3296 Views 4 Comments art, possession, rhyme, sing, words

Poetry phrases within art … With clenched

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Investment in Life

April 29, 2016May 15, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2493 Views 4 Comments balance, canvas, effort, experience, investment, learning, treasures

Extremes undulate within a facile life, rendering

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The Diva

April 28, 2016May 15, 2016 Tony DeLorger 3010 Views 6 Comments diva, dreams, fleeting, lines, star, vow

Effervescent phrases fill the air, while jovial remarks languish at the edge of pretense, and the din, the

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Asleep, Awake, or in Dreamland…

April 26, 2016 R J Schwartz 2412 Views 5 Comments Asleep, dream, romance

Nearly Asleep Heavy eyes as I lightly inhale The heavenly perfume of lavender Soft tendrils of rich vanilla smoke Swirling

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In Pursuit of Beauty

April 26, 2016August 17, 2016 Tony DeLorger 3007 Views 2 Comments beauty, integrity, love, perspective, poetry, seeking

In pursuit of beauty … In pursuit of beauty’s flame,

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My Stillness Dawn

April 25, 2016September 23, 2016 Tony DeLorger 3162 Views 4 Comments dawn, freedom, hope, inspirations, pleas, stillness

The chill of a hesitant sun rising, Dawn just

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Someone Else’s War

April 25, 2016May 30, 2016 Tony DeLorger 1789 Views 6 Comments delusion, etched hard, haunt mind, questionable truth, shatters, war

War echoes in humanity, a hard culling, a

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Games We Play

April 24, 2016September 29, 2016 Tony DeLorger 2016 Views 6 Comments best friend, irrefutable riddle, lost paradise, mere mortals, sensory joy, wisdom shines

Games We Play Not without trepidation, I follow the paths of fools,

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Another Side of Autumn

April 23, 2016November 16, 2019 Linda 2467 Views 5 Comments autumn, garden path, light mist, maples, melancholy, oak leaves

Another Side of Autumn … “The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever.

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Bitter Words

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 R J Schwartz 2062 Views 3 Comments anger, Bitter, Fight

Bitter words lead to bitter moments, bitter endings, and unhappy memories…. The bitter taste still resides on my lips A pungent stinging, acidic,