"betokening" poems - Hello Poetry

The scarf that you took off with a graceful flourish, From your warm throat, and covered my head On one beautiful, wintry afternoon long ago; That memory intensifies and weighs me down, Like photographs that develop in the darkroom But are never shown the broad daylight. My head now stays uncovered with snow; I wear your scarf on my shoulders. Betokening my will to carry The burden of the emptiness, You left behind with your departure.

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May 6, 2016

May 6, 2016 at 2:10 PM UTC

kastoori-barua

The Scarf

The scarf that you took off with a graceful flourish, From your warm throat, and covered my head On one beautiful, wintry afternoon long ago; That memory intensifies and weighs me down, Like photographs that develop in the darkroom But are never shown the broad daylight. My head now stays uncovered with snow; I wear your scarf on my shoulders. Betokening my will to carry The burden of the emptiness, You left behind with your departure.

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Maelstrom of emotion emboldening an eye opening betokening of an attitude full of alluring arousal Walking thesaurus as fluid as a notable chorus playing in accordance with an authentic Baroque performance; silver-tongued eloquent deliveries enthusing an amusing musing Roaring reassurance of being on the prospect of procuring central evidence - the preciousness within choosing a gained conscientiousness approach promotes an unadulterated antidote Introspection of one’s predilections stirred the modern, robust direction toward the recollection of a pristine, internal haven nurturing relaxation and crystallization.

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Nov 13, 2014

Nov 13, 2014 at 11:37 AM UTC

jessica-golich

Reassurance

Maelstrom of emotion emboldening an eye opening betokening of an attitude full of alluring arousal Walking thesaurus as fluid as a notable chorus playing in accordance with an authentic Baroque performance; silver-tongued eloquent deliveries enthusing an amusing musing Roaring reassurance of being on the prospect of procuring central evidence - the preciousness within choosing a gained conscientiousness approach promotes an unadulterated antidote Introspection of one’s predilections stirred the modern, robust direction toward the recollection of a pristine, internal haven nurturing relaxation and crystallization.

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Percepts of enlightenment & civilization to encounter The grim aftermath of tales unspoken from the galaxies afar Betokening Indian tales of deeper truths than ever, For the Great Spirit still swirls in gestures previously milder, At a snail's pace and surely winning the pursuit among souls or Is example better than pre-conceived precept? or “Is that a dog in the manger?” Now cherishing the viper? The human dilemma between liberty & authority? “Has mythology now become psychology?” A dingy white color in disguise of tranquility To suit the blemished features of the 21st century With fair women & brave men turning fables into verse, Yet Socrates’ doctrine about death bespeaks a wafture so callous! The new-age “iron claw” screams nastiness in time and space. The pretences of mankind like the puritan; Mars trapped in the net of Vulcan, Jupiter is serene and above the conflict to win, While Venus tries to fight upon the plains of troy That the Greek gods of serenity may win at Tuscany. “When do these sultry groans of mortal remorse cease?” To calm the sordid uproar that Love may peruse Through the scattered white aromatic rose petals In search of the scintillating path back to the highland stables Were snowflakes are an irresistible lure for the Arctic snowbirds! Nature herself is proud of her designs Yet! There is nothing grating in mortal cosmoses but direct villainy. Sinister fate climbs the lonesome banister faster Before the “fanged dawn” descends nearer, As stronger minds virtually become weaker; These “shameless actors” are melted into “thin air” “Must they cheat themselves with that same foolish vice of honesty?” Mischievousnesses feed! Like beasts till they be fat, and then they bleed As they are led to bend the curve of “No return” Since it is only rational that after the darkest of nights There is a brighter day to reveal the true knights Of the once gloomy age of Democritus. Tis plain, from hence, that our vows Request hurtful intense things, or useless at the best.

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Sep 17, 2009

Sep 17, 2009 at 5:16 AM UTC

muhumuza-kenneth-ezra

Implacable fate

Percepts of enlightenment & civilization to encounter The grim aftermath of tales unspoken from the galaxies afar Betokening Indian tales of deeper truths than ever, For the Great Spirit still swirls in gestures previously milder, At a snail's pace and surely winning the pursuit among souls or Is example better than pre-conceived precept? or “Is that a dog in the manger?” Now cherishing the viper? The human dilemma between liberty & authority? “Has mythology now become psychology?” A dingy white color in disguise of tranquility To suit the blemished features of the 21st century With fair women & brave men turning fables into verse, Yet Socrates’ doctrine about death bespeaks a wafture so callous! The new-age “iron claw” screams nastiness in time and space. The pretences of mankind like the puritan; Mars trapped in the net of Vulcan, Jupiter is serene and above the conflict to win, While Venus tries to fight upon the plains of troy That the Greek gods of serenity may win at Tuscany. “When do these sultry groans of mortal remorse cease?” To calm the sordid uproar that Love may peruse Through the scattered white aromatic rose petals In search of the scintillating path back to the highland stables Were snowflakes are an irresistible lure for the Arctic snowbirds! Nature herself is proud of her designs Yet! There is nothing grating in mortal cosmoses but direct villainy. Sinister fate climbs the lonesome banister faster Before the “fanged dawn” descends nearer, As stronger minds virtually become weaker; These “shameless actors” are melted into “thin air” “Must they cheat themselves with that same foolish vice of honesty?” Mischievousnesses feed! Like beasts till they be fat, and then they bleed As they are led to bend the curve of “No return” Since it is only rational that after the darkest of nights There is a brighter day to reveal the true knights Of the once gloomy age of Democritus. Tis plain, from hence, that our vows Request hurtful intense things, or useless at the best.

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Former CIA Director John Brennan scathing headlines Washington Post op-ed sharply published critical accusations muted excoriation slams Commander in Chief volcanic blatant pathological lying spews like lava his American foreign policy boilerplate brazenly bastardizes by banditry blueprint, balefully balkanizing beautiful bracketed booming brady bunch brand, bests best-buy buffer braking balanced bastion, bolstered beloved benighted bequeathed bicameral bipartisan bliss, Baptizing bacchanalian buffoonish bombast, betokening bobble-headed Bumstead, barmy bartered bride bravado, bizarrely brash brassiness, blindsiding behavior, beetlebrowed bonehead, bafflingly baldfaced, bankrupting, blithely bollixing, bombastically belittling, badmouthing, banally blasting, banana-boat baseless, bearish blandishments, beastly boastful boosterism, bellicosely boorish, bug-eyed, bighearted, bigoted blathering breeding blunderbuss bloopers, bewildering bloodletting bellyache blight, brazenly being bandying bellwether, blitzing bourgeoisie balderdash, balking but beaming barbaric berserk ballyhoo backbiting, backslapping backstabbing blacklisting bromides, besetting basic bestowed blooming, Bobbitizing bedeviling beneficial bulwark bereft badinage, ballistically ballooning betrayal birthing bedlam.

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Jun 2, 2018

Jun 2, 2018 at 6:06 PM UTC

matthew-scott-harris2p

Mean Mien Donald Trump

Former CIA Director John Brennan scathing headlines Washington Post op-ed sharply published critical accusations muted excoriation slams Commander in Chief volcanic blatant pathological lying spews like lava his American foreign policy boilerplate brazenly bastardizes by banditry blueprint, balefully balkanizing beautiful bracketed booming brady bunch brand, bests best-buy buffer braking balanced bastion, bolstered beloved benighted bequeathed bicameral bipartisan bliss, Baptizing bacchanalian buffoonish bombast, betokening bobble-headed Bumstead, barmy bartered bride bravado, bizarrely brash brassiness, blindsiding behavior, beetlebrowed bonehead, bafflingly baldfaced, bankrupting, blithely bollixing, bombastically belittling, badmouthing, banally blasting, banana-boat baseless, bearish blandishments, beastly boastful boosterism, bellicosely boorish, bug-eyed, bighearted, bigoted blathering breeding blunderbuss bloopers, bewildering bloodletting bellyache blight, brazenly being bandying bellwether, blitzing bourgeoisie balderdash, balking but beaming barbaric berserk ballyhoo backbiting, backslapping backstabbing blacklisting bromides, besetting basic bestowed blooming, Bobbitizing bedeviling beneficial bulwark bereft badinage, ballistically ballooning betrayal birthing bedlam.

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