#gargoyles - Hello Poetry

All gargoyles scowl. What is the matter? These faces will not make things better. But gargoyles always scowl Because their haunches howl, And slipping off their ledge will shatter.

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Nov 1, 2024

Nov 1, 2024 at 5:19 PM UTC

david-plantinga

Gargoyles

All gargoyles scowl. What is the matter? These faces will not make things better. But gargoyles always scowl Because their haunches howl, And slipping off their ledge will shatter.

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oscillating back and forth head tilting from leeward and windward an abstract puzzling my imperial gaze a Van Gogh in waiting perchance a reflection illuminated in broad mesmerizing strokes some tantalizing insightfulness else a superficial escapade do the color menageries stray my mindfulness or hold attention each vivid hue enlightenment to soothe & provide enrichment is my inspiration desperation to find meaning in the simpleton gravitating and debating between beauty and gargoyles does incredulous creativity scare me or woo me into submissiveness the artist plying servitude into mine cavernous cavities Alan Scales’ exhibit of Turquoise Abstract Landscape II provides fodder for my mind to exponentially explode Andreas Simic©

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Apr 22, 2022

Apr 22, 2022 at 10:58 PM UTC

andreas-simic

Abstract

oscillating back and forth head tilting from leeward and windward an abstract puzzling my imperial gaze a Van Gogh in waiting perchance a reflection illuminated in broad mesmerizing strokes some tantalizing insightfulness else a superficial escapade do the color menageries stray my mindfulness or hold attention each vivid hue enlightenment to soothe & provide enrichment is my inspiration desperation to find meaning in the simpleton gravitating and debating between beauty and gargoyles does incredulous creativity scare me or woo me into submissiveness the artist plying servitude into mine cavernous cavities Alan Scales’ exhibit of Turquoise Abstract Landscape II provides fodder for my mind to exponentially explode Andreas Simic©

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It's a painful stretch to re-loving Gargoyles in clusters clutch at my heart Talons pierced and locked wings wrapped upon layers Pulling each one away takes insufferable self violence Just to clear a small space to let you through Too many years of inequity have placed needs burning in my heart you struggle to relinquish your control, Your gift of consideration is noted. Your changes have exceeded my expectations Though we are nowhere near even. Still, I play it peachy, Your tenderness, your keeness to please me Is unnerving, too little, too late Your heart whispers squeal like whistles in the hunt Unsettling the watchdog beasts Growling and snarling Clawing tighter at the leather pith of a stone heart Your own needs are barking Your expectations are going to be laid, I'm letting blood Before your debt is even paid It's going to be different this time... Claws tighten, wings gripping tighter Artehoke heart, just another set up I keep anticipating the fall. I go on pretending in the hope It will become real Your darkness permeates your dark love kills Still, there's something about you I can't live without.

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Dec 28, 2015

Dec 28, 2015 at 9:42 AM UTC

sylkie-smoothie

Gargoyles and peaches

It's a painful stretch to re-loving Gargoyles in clusters clutch at my heart Talons pierced and locked wings wrapped upon layers Pulling each one away takes insufferable self violence Just to clear a small space to let you through Too many years of inequity have placed needs burning in my heart you struggle to relinquish your control, Your gift of consideration is noted. Your changes have exceeded my expectations Though we are nowhere near even. Still, I play it peachy, Your tenderness, your keeness to please me Is unnerving, too little, too late Your heart whispers squeal like whistles in the hunt Unsettling the watchdog beasts Growling and snarling Clawing tighter at the leather pith of a stone heart Your own needs are barking Your expectations are going to be laid, I'm letting blood Before your debt is even paid It's going to be different this time... Claws tighten, wings gripping tighter Artehoke heart, just another set up I keep anticipating the fall. I go on pretending in the hope It will become real Your darkness permeates your dark love kills Still, there's something about you I can't live without.

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and gargoyles v v v > an < > angel < ### down ### ###### from ###### ########/heaven sat on\######## #######/a gargoyle's wing\####### #####/said she, "too bad youre\##### ###/hideous! such an ugly thing!### ###\the gargoyle said nothing/### so the angel said, nonplussed "too bad you have to stay on earth and cannot fly with us" the gargoyle just sat there. The angel left alone. the gargoyle shed not one tear for he was made of ///////*stone\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ /////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ V V

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Mar 13, 2015

Mar 13, 2015 at 12:13 PM UTC

SoulSurvivor

of angels

and gargoyles v v v > an < > angel < ### down ### ###### from ###### ########/heaven sat on\######## #######/a gargoyle's wing\####### #####/said she, "too bad youre\##### ###/hideous! such an ugly thing!### ###\the gargoyle said nothing/### so the angel said, nonplussed "too bad you have to stay on earth and cannot fly with us" the gargoyle just sat there. The angel left alone. the gargoyle shed not one tear for he was made of ///////*stone\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ ///////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ /////////////////////////\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ V V

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One eyed Doug is dead, Mario told Trey at the foot of the trail where they caught each other sneaking up to the old civil war fort. they walked up together where the trees made it seem later in the day, catching the stride through the deep shadows to the top. They heard the fire cracking and voices stirring the embers, stirring all the Coyote and Deer to the outskirts, away from Justin and Nick, resting at home, Sitting with newly lit eyes Glazed against the giant logs Lava-tinged Gargoyle’s roasting slowly in the fire Mario lifts the log where Doug always sat, that somehow never got burned. He lifts it high, like a ghost they see in the slant of the train bridge walls. Shoves it hard breaking open new fires breaking apart the civil war owl rising up from the ashes

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Nov 20, 2014

Nov 20, 2014 at 3:49 PM UTC

ekaj420024

Top of the Hill

One eyed Doug is dead, Mario told Trey at the foot of the trail where they caught each other sneaking up to the old civil war fort. they walked up together where the trees made it seem later in the day, catching the stride through the deep shadows to the top. They heard the fire cracking and voices stirring the embers, stirring all the Coyote and Deer to the outskirts, away from Justin and Nick, resting at home, Sitting with newly lit eyes Glazed against the giant logs Lava-tinged Gargoyle’s roasting slowly in the fire Mario lifts the log where Doug always sat, that somehow never got burned. He lifts it high, like a ghost they see in the slant of the train bridge walls. Shoves it hard breaking open new fires breaking apart the civil war owl rising up from the ashes

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I'm so happy, I could dance on the moon To an a cappella symphony. The shine in my face Could give starlight To a galaxy in billions of years, And that will be my memory. I'm so happy, Mona Lisa will grin in return. Gargoyles in Gothic cathedrals Will cease their snarling stares. I'm so happy, And you are in the background. I can dance to a cappella, But not to the white noise You emit.

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Jul 12, 2014

Jul 12, 2014 at 11:05 PM UTC

amy-bells

A Cappella Symphony

I'm so happy, I could dance on the moon To an a cappella symphony. The shine in my face Could give starlight To a galaxy in billions of years, And that will be my memory. I'm so happy, Mona Lisa will grin in return. Gargoyles in Gothic cathedrals Will cease their snarling stares. I'm so happy, And you are in the background. I can dance to a cappella, But not to the white noise You emit.

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