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 Feb 2015
beth fwoah dream
the lapping water drifting to the sand,
the smugglers hurry o'er the silver wave,
a rose-moon blushing where the waters lave
and moonlight glistens on the breezy strand.
the oars are steady, gliding to the land
the stroke of midnight near a watery cave,
their whisp'ring feet run silent as a grave                                              
to its dark reach to hide the contraband.
the waves roll mistily with honeyed breath
the sky, a vault of iron, weeps a tear,
the sweeping waters break and start to veer,
a gold tooth glints, the night as black as death,
a dreadful shout, the watch is drawing near,
how suddenly their faces pall with fear!
 Feb 2015
Christine Eglantine
it is no secret
i am the women in the grocery store with a skirt too short that mommies warn you about
i am hot venom and warm beer and blood from your forehead
i am angry
and i have earned this wrath
i am angry
and i will use it to move mountains
i am angry
and every man who has ever ground their boots into my broken ankles, any man who dares speak my name with anything other than reverence or good humor, and man who tried to stand before me
had best watch their ******* backs
i am a bull with you in the corner of the pen
and i will rip out your ******* guts
and you will feel me for all i am all at once and be no more
i will show you who i am
and i will build bridges out of you
 Feb 2015
Jamie King
Her Aura is the aurora in Crystal skies, when she smiles heaven is alive, within her heart you'll find the sanctuary for love.

My heart would betray me for her and lead me to places where joy rids me of despair.
Consumed completely by love I'm dared by bliss, a stranger I've never met.
My mind a gallery of her beauty,
priceless masterpieces I shall never part with.

Starve me of food and water I can survive, but away from her arms I lose the meaning of life.
I seem to be infatuated with love. Well this one is for... You know who you are. I love you
 Feb 2015
yasmine
don't tell me you love me
when less than two hours ago
you were reaching out for her
and don't ******* tell me
you love me only when
she's not in the picture
 Feb 2015
Francie Lynch
Poetry is
A hot knife;
Not a teeth-rattling
Jackhammer.
I'm guilty of jackhammering.
 Feb 2015
SøułSurvivør
~~~^♡^(hugs)


some friends are like
sand rubies
they're easy to be found
they lie close to the surface
on the mantle of the
ground
but when you
really need them
they are not always around

but others are like
DIAMONDS
they lie deep in your
heart
but you must first
dig for them
and sometimes
that can smart
but once you have
unearthed them

YOU'LL NEVER BE APART


soulsurvivor
2015
but
To a GREAT friend.
He knows who he is.
 Feb 2015
Nothing Much
Today I went kayaking
I glided across the cool waters
Brackish and so devoid of life
This time of year

As I drifted underneath the bridge
I imagined it painted like the Sistine chapel
A choir of angels hidden beneath the barnacle encrusted concrete
For only the fish to see

I had almost forgotten that the river existed
Five minutes away
And all I wanted to do was paddle
Out into the ocean
 Feb 2015
Kevin Eli
Expressive and frustrating,
The fire inside enduring.
Time to concentrate on loving.

Time to see the truth in our moment.
Make hope in yourself and show it.

Closing your eyes and escaping,
Imagining and dreaming,
All the feelings tumble away falling.

Singing loud out in the open,
The people begin to join in...

This feels like lifting up to heaven,
To live inside each moment...

This makes me believe that this is real.
To understand the world and still
Throw my doubts all away.

This sensation grows in size,
Inside it breathes a tiny little sigh....

To remind myself of loving,
Creating and believing,
A life always grows in meaning.
 Feb 2015
TigerEyes
I will seek
in darkness, and in light
to find every buried treasure
that glistens bright.
hidden /waiting...
to be found
like all the gold that's glistening
within the ground
hidden/waiting...
intuition picks up on every sound
our spirits
really have no bounds.
I know inside
what is true
I see shimmering gold
reflected in the eyes of me, and you.
I will search far, and wide...
for all the answers that may reside
buried deep like fortune
inside my soul
hidden/waiting
for me to hold
I will share
my buried treasure
to all I meet
I will carry this treasure
to their feet.
© Krisselle S. Cosgrove
 Feb 2015
Kelly Rose
It is Lady Winter's
time to shine
Swirls of snowflakes
covering the world
Remaking it
into a Winter Wonder Land
Icicles glisten
sparkling like
Diamonds in the sky
That hushed
Reverence
that envelops
my world
Showing me the
beauty of Silence
in this Winter Wonder Land
1/27/2015
Missing the Blizzard
Jersey girl now living in FL
 Feb 2015
Amitav Radiance
Soft words
Pampered with love
Cushions the heart
From the harsh realities
You can lean on them
Pulling you away
From the barbed wires
A feeling of home
Love’s in the heart
You are always home
Even if the world
Denies you the parasol
Everything feels right
Words from the heart
You can always rely on
 Jan 2015
Kevin Eli
Surmounting expectations create competition with me and my companions.
People now bumping into each other from exponential expansion.
Existential Conundrum.
It happens.

You have to get a job, be better than everyone else.
You gotta get rich, but donate and be "selfless". Be an entrepreneur with millions that saves dolphins, bungee off the Eiffel Tower with the Prime Minister of Ireland.

Can't help but feel like we were born in a sandbox with too much expected from us, with such little, never promised rewards.
Cardboard presentations with glitter and glue, high scores on the whiteboard.
"Mom, please... I'm bored."

A Mr. or Mrs. Perfect, immune to hangovers and pressure, while keeping a 4.0 who must always be "in the moment", in full control.
Yeah, right. Maybe with a rich football coach who lets you smoke and dope if you run a ball and don't choke... Pray you don't grow old and dash his championship goal.

So when I feel my life is diminutive, worthless with no conviction, I just tell myself that I helped people I never remembered or knew. Nobody really has a clue with all this media, race and religion. Whether you think it's science, fact, or fiction, It's just a temporary illusion of your imagination.
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