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nivek
2h
· 24
buoyancy
nivek
2h
buoyancy
enveloped first in motherly waters
buoyancy protection
against hard knocks
then a world of edges and corners
straight lines and solid walls
grazed knees, sometimes broken bones
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2h
come what may
nivek
2h
come what may
deeps of the deep
a candle flame
pinprick star
unseen dark
journey of mankind
a corner to round
come what may
as candles snuffed.
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2h
10w carnivorous poets
nivek
2h
10w carnivorous poets
connected tissue
gristle and bone
marrow ******
joints chewed whole
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2h
· 11
sticky red hands
nivek
2h
sticky red hands
the boom and the bash
explosive man made thunder
tearing of flesh
rivulets of blood
dirt smeared faces
sticky red hands.
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2h
· 9
the silence of words
nivek
2h
the silence of words
the silence of words
a meandering stream
slow passage out to sea
deep red horizons
a half finished song
the dreaming of the grave
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2h
· 54
a barren road
nivek
2h
a barren road
seeing in secret
hidden away
whispers of truth
loud as the sky
a valley of trees
a barren road
solitudes fullness
cradling love.
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5h
· 18
dreaming
nivek
5h
dreaming
visitations of the night
victim and author
-the starring role
mixed adventure
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5h
· 45
magic of icecream
nivek
5h
magic of icecream
a tongue for licking icecream
cooling the fire
all contention put on hold
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5h
· 23
Angels and Saints
nivek
5h
Angels and Saints
tradition tucked in pockets
waymarker and mystery
a modern ancient tour
talking with ancestors.
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5h
· 31
pinch of skin
nivek
5h
pinch of skin
a slice of luck
pinch of skin
destiny calls
time fulfilled
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5h
· 31
10w dreamy
nivek
5h
10w dreamy
destined to be
- to be this moment
- doing something
dreamy
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5h
a blackened witch
nivek
5h
a blackened witch
fire agonisingly burns
a firedance path
beautiful and terrible
spit and crackle
a blackened witch
twirling her skirts.
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5h
· 33
Ukrainian lives
nivek
5h
Ukrainian lives
a handshake of shared dead skin
beaming smiles on convicted lips
a world cupped within two hands
making a deal to share the spoils
mouths to mouth congratulations
carve-up of innocent Ukrainian lives
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2d
· 73
Humanities freedom
nivek
2d
Humanities freedom
a shared heartbeat
this side of the grave
this fragile beat
with freedom song
needs must go to war
needs must die
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2d
· 6
to feed and nurture
nivek
2d
to feed and nurture
milk
for
offspring
God is a parent
with great need
only a child can fulfill
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2d
· 61
a cradled babe
nivek
2d
a cradled babe
a cradled babe
a mothers love
unbreakable bond
on a confusing road
a great reveal
on solid ground.
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2d
· 48
10w Fathers love.
nivek
2d
10w Fathers love.
golden thread
incorruptible
divine love
weaving
eternal life
my child.
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2d
· 31
a spear to the soul
nivek
2d
a spear to the soul
drips steady rhythm
ripples in spacetime
water and blood
mixed witnesses
a gushing
generosity.
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2d
· 29
flute and violin
nivek
2d
flute and violin
whistling lips
heart for a drum
ancient footfall
fire dancing
flute and violin
words to music.
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2d
· 11
Noah's flood
nivek
2d
Noah's flood
storm riders
a destroying heat
Noah's flood
firedevils
a thirst for water
a drowning sky.
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2d
spineless
nivek
2d
spineless
spineless
broken strength
tiresome
weakness
too much speaking
enfeebled actions
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2d
· 50
itch and scratch of mind
nivek
2d
itch and scratch of mind
thin skin betwixt bone and stars
the itch and scratch of mind
calcium,
marrow filled
walking upright by firelight
chewing on a bone.
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2d
· 49
words to communicate
nivek
2d
words to communicate
unwrapped mystery
a life of prayerful aloneness
full to the brim and
running over
words to communicate
the silence.
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3d
· 90
10w cyborg poet
nivek
3d
10w cyborg poet
crunched numbers
DNA
AI
cyborg poet
21st century
titanium song
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3d
· 21
wordsmiths
nivek
3d
wordsmiths
wordsmiths hammering ancient seams on the anvil
-the fire and the heat folded within each word
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3d
· 29
tipped over the edge, riding the cusp
nivek
3d
tipped over the edge, riding the cusp
destiny begins each morn
revalued, reborn
-on the road
having travelled far
with not so far
to go.
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3d
· 31
gave it up
nivek
3d
gave it up
gaining some purchase
the mountain moved
just far enough
out of sight
revealing what lay
behind.
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3d
· 2
above your head
nivek
3d
above your head
flash of lightening
out at sea
rolling in
a quickening
rumble and boom
crack of thunder
louder, louder
raging storm
above
your head.
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3d
· 29
2x 10w canopy of trees
nivek
3d
2x 10w canopy of trees
clouded path
canopy of trees
cradled mystery
journey of love
canopy of stars
open Universe
mysterious path
mind and heart
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3d
· 57
service in unique ways
nivek
3d
service in unique ways
feet for walking
for washing
walking in the way of love
following Jesus
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3d
· 25
love
nivek
3d
love
foreign language of love
hardly believable
consequently rejected
in heart of hearts
purity of intention
equalling action
love fulfills loving
constant
everlasting.
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4d
· 64
crazy love
nivek
4d
crazy love
updated mind
more heart
tender love
infused
unending generosity
- crazy love
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4d
· 29
thoughts
nivek
4d
thoughts
thought processes
others thoughts
can think what they like
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4d
· 51
freed
nivek
4d
freed
freedom comes in myriad ways
often very surprising
freed from invisible shackles
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4d
· 35
there is no end to
nivek
4d
there is no end to
the gaining of knowledge
reading of books
studying complex questions
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4d
· 38
mummified dust
nivek
4d
mummified dust
worldly foundations crumble
- a pyramid of sand
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4d
· 37
hard work
nivek
4d
hard work
hard work
what is that
sweat on the brow
sore fingertips
a search for truth
a humble heart
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4d
muffled good news
nivek
4d
muffled good news
good news in short supply?
not at all!
just a little muffled
(by big mouths)
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5d
· 68
5w unwrapping a disguise
nivek
5d
5w unwrapping a disguise
love comes disguised...sometimes...often
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5d
· 45
twiddling
nivek
5d
twiddling
twiddling of thumbs
running on the spot
time is a slave-master
even when forgot.
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5d
· 32
talking with ghosts
nivek
5d
talking with ghosts
the dead remain
memories ghosts
maybe a haunting
something more to say
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5d
· 47
one in the now
nivek
5d
one in the now
straddling two centuries
a foot in the past
one in the now
a mind to catch-up
a heart to let go
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5d
· 31
spirit worlds
nivek
5d
spirit worlds
sunlight skin
breathing in
gulping down
transported mind
spirit worlds
mysterious lives
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5d
very short
nivek
5d
very short
the child makes sense
freedoms steps
the long walk home
made very short
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5d
· 127
a lovers Moon
nivek
5d
a lovers Moon
language from stardust
loosened tongues on Earth
chattering like birds
a flock of Humans
a family of birds
silence in motion
twirling sunlight
a lovers Moon
the forever dream
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6d
· 66
breeze riders
nivek
6d
breeze riders
those seaside scents
ocean roar
breeze riders, all
one side of our island is a sea on the other an ocean
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6d
· 59
washed up on a small island
nivek
6d
washed up on a small island
with the sea in your window
an ever changing picture
and skies as big as the sea
been here 15 years now
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6d
· 35
tricksy songs
nivek
6d
tricksy songs
tricksy songs
childhood dance
a world of playfulness
in adult hearts and minds
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6d
· 7
a known weaving of blood
nivek
6d
a known weaving of blood
those songs of seagulls
reaching deep into the ancestors
a known weaving of blood
sky singing dancers
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6d
· 63
10w art of the sky
nivek
6d
10w art of the sky
white cloud sailing day
magestic formations
art of the sky.
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