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Reflecting on the Year Gone By

December 26, 2016December 26, 2016 Rasma Raisters 3008 Views 6 Comments new year, poems, poetry, the years

Just peering out in the darkness, beyond the window, where the stars are at play – with the moon above.

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Finding Shelter in the Manger

December 22, 2016December 22, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1869 Views 6 Comments bethlehem, poems, poetry, the manger

In a land far away, ages ago, two weary travelers, made their way – to a town called Bethlehem. The

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Deep Forest Life of the Faerie

December 19, 2016 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2729 Views 4 Comments deep forest, fae, faeirie, magical, mystical, poetry

Deep Forest Life of the Faerie Deep forest life holds many secrets rarely, if ever, seen. Believe if you will

Christmas Free Verse Poetry

Tomato Soup Christmas

December 17, 2016November 15, 2017 EdF 2056 Views 5 Comments Christmas, free verse, holidays, memories, poetry, Tomato soup

Closing the peeling white lead painted cabinet doors two by two she said quietly tomato soup or tomato soup ? half listening

Free Verse Memoir Poetry

Little Mountain Girl – Small Grave in Old Cemetery

December 11, 2016 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2735 Views 6 Comments cemetery, little girl, memoir, mountain girl, poetry, wooden doll

Little Mountain Girl About twenty years ago I lived in Boulder Creek, California, located in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Very

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Still Crazy after All These Years

December 10, 2016December 10, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2851 Views 14 Comments carousels, daydreams, poems, poetry, swings, years

Still Crazy There’s no harm – to be still crazy after

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Escape Love So Strong

December 6, 2016December 6, 2016 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2374 Views 4 Comments escape, esoteric beauty, island, passion, poetry, strong love

Escape Love … This is a metaphoric poem. Yes, she loved him, loved him with every part of her

Free Verse Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Footsteps

December 3, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2770 Views 10 Comments footsteps, poems, poetry, the Lord

I trace my footsteps, through the years, remembering the tears and fears. Wondering about the reason, that my footsteps, have

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Lullabies in the Night

December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2040 Views 6 Comments Angels, dreams, lullabies, poems, poetry, stars

After the midnight hour, when the world is quiet and still. I love to listen to the lullabies – that

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In Remembrance of Poets

November 26, 2016November 26, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2186 Views 8 Comments inspiration, muses, poems, poetic words, poetry

In Remembrance of Poets To be with poets was always

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Times Change but Things Remain the Same

November 22, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2204 Views 12 Comments hope, poems, poetry, the moon, the stars, the sun, twinkling stars

Time brings changes, many suns and moons, have risen and set – sand through the hour glass keeps flowing.

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Passionate Fires of My Soul

November 14, 2016November 17, 2016 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2387 Views 6 Comments glorious images, passionate fires, poetry, soul, Wilde, Yeate

Passionate Fires of My Soul I love writing and reading poetry. Poetry is one of my greatest loves in

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The Short Career of a Serial Killer

November 12, 2016November 12, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2410 Views 12 Comments lunch, noon whistle, poems, poetry, serial killers

This poem came about with the

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Privileges

November 10, 2016November 29, 2016 Abhimanyu Gaur 2365 Views 8 Comments comfort, free verse, poem, poetry, privileges, struggles

Privileges He can sleep without An empty belly.

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For all that it’s worth

November 9, 2016January 16, 2017 EdF 1594 Views 4 Comments enjoyment, nature, poetry, pond, serene, water

Magic on May Pond At first the water was calm , quiet, smooth and tranquil , the air almost balmy in the

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Memory of Dreams

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 EdF 1868 Views 10 Comments bare shoulders, memories, piano music, poetry, romance, woman

The piano danced quietly at the end of the paintings on her fingertips yet I was enriched by distraction like the

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The Phantom Lover

November 5, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1951 Views 6 Comments gardens, love, moonlight, phantom lovers, poems, poetry

How many times had Lilly not stood, at the garden gate of the biggest mansion in town. She often wandered

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The World of Writers and Poets

November 1, 2016November 1, 2016 Rasma Raisters 2369 Views 8 Comments imagination, poems, poetry, writers and poets

Writers and Poets Every day the world creeps closer,

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Kindly Mister Timberson

October 31, 2016January 17, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2115 Views 8 Comments beloved gentleman, kindly, old man, poetry, village stores, walk

Kindly Mister Timberson Kindly Mister Timberson one day was just gone. Old Main Street would not be the same

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Return to Rocky Shore

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 EdF 2750 Views 7 Comments Fathers, memories, poetry, rocky shores, seas, stories

Return to Rocky Shore Did we not after all come from the very same rocky shorn and misty shore but not

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Left With Broken Dreams

October 28, 2016November 7, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1934 Views 8 Comments broken dreams, love, poems, poetry, romance

You left me with broken dreams and a heart that scarcely beat. I wanted to die, when my best dreams

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Love for the Lord

October 22, 2016October 24, 2016 Rasma Raisters 1936 Views 10 Comments faith, peace, poems, poetry, praise, the Lord

Love for the Lord We honor you Lord, for all the wonders you bestow upon us. How do we know?

Halloween Poetry Rhyming Verse

Perfect Halloween Night

October 22, 2016August 30, 2017 Phyllis Doyle Burns 2290 Views 10 Comments frizzy hair, halloween, jack-o-lanterns, poetry, pumpkins, scary

Perfect Halloween Night I knew it would be