June 5, 2026

Lavender MorningThe morning after you left me / I lingered too long / in love's haze.

#1

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PeppersMy father says / the peppers need more sun. / This is somehow

#2

20

Shadow is not my nameShadow is not my name, though / I went through the path. Just / Yesterday a raven perched upon

#3

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“Between Our Eyes”I saw her. / She saw me. / A look - something rare,

16

Rowdy Writes AgainFlowin / Showin / Growin

16

SometimesSometimes I just want to run behind my dreams, / Forget everything… just feel free. / But then I see my mom and dad’s eyes—

13

Almond DanishNo, I don't devour them often / Once a month to the bakery for one / Eating as I walk

11

slipped upi don't really know / what happens biologically / in the give of skin and nerves and flesh

11

Grasping at strawsA poet writes / of the yellow brick Road to the Wizard of Oz / I’m grasping at straws

@cj-sutherland28

9

Episode 1Thinking about it feels like watching an episode. / Your shoes, sit by the doorway. / Slammed shut, the only way through is in.

8

kodak moments : Part 2I've dreamt and felt alive / but never in this life, / skin's so full of hives

8

Down by the Murray RiverDown here by the Murray River, / where life swims all around; / above and beneath the surface,

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Broken heartedYour love is like a mystery / Always misleading and unfair / Whenever I think I am close

@ParadoxicalPenguin44

5

Moments!I smile too much on my own / whenever i remind you / and for a second, the empty space

3

I Wish I CouldI wish I could kiss you... right now. / Oh, I'm such a good kisser, don’t you know it! / Imagine me standing oh so close to you,

3

Where I'll WriteA hermit in the woods they say / Where life meets death / Where the wind meets the trees

3

Prometheus Ascending (Victor Frankenstein inspired)calculations: tribulations / love to divide my time / unknown to the public

@Snaring-Snowshoes36

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