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"chandeliers" poems
taken for granted are the hearts made of paper and string, which hang from ceilings and chandeliers for all to see. You're never going to believe this, but for the last few weeks all I could think about was the thought of you and me. Alas, you were thinking of everything but me, and maybe that's a sign we were never meant to be, but I'll spare you the 'I love you but you don't love me' speech and conclude with a 'fuck you very much' an impromptu thank you for ruining me... and hanging my heart up for all to see...
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Jun 15, 2014
Jun 15, 2014 at 1:07 PM UTC
(: **** you very much :)
The trellis of oak trees winked, captured my soul in a spinney, chalked whispers of free promises breathy like a silken shawl trailing Those wise men of old, withered skin of bark, tall and strong, waving their introduction. They bowed to me in free form, in humble escapism. Sun had stroked their warm palms, fed them sweet sap. To my left a stray leaf, rested amid invisibility, caught the air train, and spiralled free. Twizzled to the green painted rug basking under my cotton covered feet. Reaching out, it blew away, I chased the freedom fields. The brook teased it and set sail under the woody bridge, green from seasonal tears. Lost sight as it spun the space between us. The grass sprung its beginnings in full Spring, tall in parts, summer not yet wrapped and ready to visit us, much less invited to the summer ball where shadows are ten a penny, and sunshine bought on every street corner.  I am among spring devoured in daffodil eiderdowns, elbowing out the crocus, snowdrop chandeliers. I seagull my way, swaying in step with willow, blossoming surprising myself, how I let go of school day shivers, tinkering my brain into gear for terms talking tightness, cramming commas, fat full stops.
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May 1, 2013
May 1, 2013 at 7:47 AM UTC
The Park in Spring
a future promise a hard on like bundled gym socks in stuffed blue jeans a future threat a shriveled phallus wrinkled obsolete she remembered fondly being beaten drum chatter and seized like slow roasted fall off the bone pulled pork ****** raggedy Ann catapulted beyond Euboean heavens ravaging scrotums Gordian ****** with her wild fiendish mouth drinking a river of haloed golden showers spit and **** in a runaway hot house of glistening pink buttery spires engorging her macerated orifices half eaten radish chocking on hordes of big do do ***** a ****** face; cross eyed Babylon abalone bashed Ashly mashed begging for a face full of swinging ***** like caped chandeliers trotting faint giggles in a constellation of ruptured arteries and thick sparked **** on her knees milk glitter faced scared with happiness she counted one smiling bruise at a time her badge of calamities black and blue silhouettes grinning invitations like party favors without a crease of shame her skin rapturous spackled patchworks bled like torrential fountains summer tide while every body had  fizzy red ice phlebotomies and steamed through her drooling tumble pie lust ***** totem house of winding labyrinths honey pumped transfusion flush on blush opera of tangled limbs red pulse wedding flowers slick ***** palace blood tongued orchard caressing knotted mooned **** spill
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Jan 14, 2019
Jan 14, 2019 at 2:22 PM UTC
**** Spill
Leaves crumble under unwashed trainers; silence He walks along the avenue with hands in pockets, As street lamps pave the way along the lonely avenue A Hen Party is sighted; their noisy presence noticed Out of nowhere a taxi rolls up, a casualty is claimed He gazes at the midnight stars and smiles Like a fantasy; a big bubble that hasn’t yet burst Conversing and gentle laughter picks up at the street corner, Whilst crowds of hipsters and young people dance and discuss As Friday nights go; rules are meant to be broken As this quaint little place provides an escape from it all With its neon signs and hippy vibes, Its bonsai trees and chandeliers Bikes hang from the walls and flower pots roam free He is greeted by an Ola! and a welcoming smile A piano sounds from within, a cold breeze chills his neck He rolls up his collar and enters; silence
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Dec 24, 2018
Dec 24, 2018 at 9:33 AM UTC
A Stroll in Barcelona
I lay in the church pew Stare at the dimly lit chandeliers Underneath that tree And feel a quiet calm I am not overwhelmed Nor am I bored Church choir screams "Alleluia" While babes cry for the death of our Lord The Lord they don't know The Lord we don't know A wooden stick new, takes time to burn May I be worn and used so the flame ignites quick And burns me into ashes For the flame does not hurt But eases all pain Into this quiet peace Of this un-ending pew And we all sing Amen
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Apr 18, 2012
Apr 18, 2012 at 10:36 PM UTC
Church Choir
Rain still falls upon my shoulders, green leaves slow dance with crystal droplets to the enchanting melody of saturated skies singing, spider webs wear liquid diamonds, shimmering chandeliers swaying like silent wind chimes on the breeze and puddles act as mirrors where I see my smile as I head down a muddy path, leaving lonely footprints behind, walking towards the sunny day that is you
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Jun 21, 2015
Jun 21, 2015 at 9:18 AM UTC
Silent wind chimes
Friday- the most promising day of all. The beginning of the weekend, but the one day that will spark appall. Down on Mainstreet all the girls In their fringed dresses, pouting their foxy lips and their hair waving in short messes. The hags frown as the winged ladies pass by- displaying their carriages a little sly. Oh, but Jane's favourite speakeasy was 'The Back Room' down on Norfolk Street: the place where the lost creatures meet. Tin ceilings, velvet wallpaper, plush thrones and back in that dark corner, there is the sound of low moans. 'A whiskey, neat, please' as a shadow in a tuxedo walked towards her and he whispered 'Hi,' in a sensual purr. 'Who are you?' he stirred, 'Oh, I'm Miss Doe' and he lept into the stool with a swift flow. And the jazz trumpets married the spontaneous harmonies and the saxophone created sublime melodies. So they sat as idle as ghouls in the dim spotlights, until Jane asked Mr Buck: 'D'you fight in the war?' And he whined 'Cambrai, Amiens and Lys' - his lips seemed a little sore. 'I'm sorry - do I know you?' His face looked as familiar as Jay to Nick. A brief pause in time at that smile. That was the final chord to the "lick". He drove her down to Roslyn- to his replica of Versailles and Jane looked intensely shy. 'Oh, do come in,' the desperado soughed. And she walked into the gilded palace which Cupid's presence bowed. 'I have a favour to ask of you, Miss Doe. Would you be as kind to wash away my woe?' And as they congressed under diamond chandeliers, his comrades gathered around the bed in amorphous silhouettes; watching disgustedly. As for Mr Buck he was an alien, skin-to-skin with a haunted beauty and Miss Doe- a labourer on duty.
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Jun 24, 2017
Jun 24, 2017 at 6:32 AM UTC
Flapper Jane (Doe)
Friday- the most promising day of all. The beginning of the weekend, but the one day that will spark appall. Down on Mainstreet all the girls In their fringed dresses, pouting their foxy lips and their hair waving in short messes. The hags frown as the winged ladies pass by- displaying their carriages a little sly. Oh, but Jane's favourite speakeasy was 'The Back Room' down on Norfolk Street: the place where the lost creatures meet. Tin ceilings, velvet wallpaper, plush thrones and back in that dark corner, there is the sound of low moans. 'A whiskey, neat, please' as a shadow in a tuxedo walked towards her and he whispered 'Hi,' in a sensual purr. 'Who are you?' he stirred, 'Oh, I'm Miss Doe' and he lept into the stool with a swift flow. And the jazz trumpets married the spontaneous harmonies and the saxophone created sublime melodies. So they sat as idle as ghouls in the dim spotlights, until Jane asked Mr Buck: 'D'you fight in the war?' And he whined 'Cambrai, Amiens and Lys' - his lips seemed a little sore. 'I'm sorry - do I know you?' His face looked as familiar as Jay to Nick. A brief pause in time at that smile. That was the final chord to the "lick". He drove her down to Roslyn- to his replica of Versailles and Jane looked intensely shy. 'Oh, do come in,' the desperado soughed. And she walked into the gilded palace which Cupid's presence bowed. 'I have a favour to ask of you, Miss Doe. Would you be as kind to wash away my woe?' And as they congressed under diamond chandeliers, his comrades gathered around the bed in amorphous silhouettes; watching disgustedly. As for Mr Buck he was an alien, skin-to-skin with a haunted beauty and Miss Doe- a labourer on duty.
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Set the cheetahs on the loose There's a thief out on the move Underneath our legion's view They have taken Cleopatra Run run run, come back for my glory Bring her back to me Run run run, the crown of our pharaoh The throne of our queen is empty We'll run to the future Shining like diamonds in a rocky world A rocky, rocky world Our skin like bronze and our hair like cashmere As we march to rhythm On the palace floor Chandeliers inside the pyramid Tremble from the force Cymbals crash inside the pyramid Voices fill up the halls The jewel of Africa What good is a jewel that ain't still precious? How could you run off on me? How could you run off on us? You feel like God inside that gold I found you laying down with Samson And his full head of hair Found my black queen Cleopatra Bad dreams, Cleopatra Remove her Send the cheetahs to the tomb Our war is over, our queen has met her doom No more she lives no more serpent in her room No more it has killed Cleopatra Big sun coming strong through the motel blinds Wake up to your girl for now, let's call her Cleopatra I watch you fix your hair Then put your ******* on in the mirror, Cleopatra Then your lipstick, Cleopatra Then your six-inch heels Catch her She's headed to the pyramid She's working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Pimping in my convos Bubbles in my champagne Let it be some jazz playing Top floor motel suite twisting my cigars Floor model TV with the VCR Got rubies in my **** chain Whip ain't got no gas tank But it still got woodgrain Got your girl working for me Hit the strip and my bills paid That keep my bills paid Hit the strip and my bills paid Keep a ***** bills paid She's working at the pyramid tonight You showed up after work I'm bathing your body Touch you in places only I know You're wet & you're warm just like our bathwater Can we make love before you go The way you say my name makes me feel like I'm that ***** But I'm still unemployed You say it's big but you take it Ride cowgirl But your love ain't free no more But your love ain't free no more
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Nov 18, 2013
Nov 18, 2013 at 12:23 PM UTC
Pyramid's pt.1
Set the cheetahs on the loose There's a thief out on the move Underneath our legion's view They have taken Cleopatra Run run run, come back for my glory Bring her back to me Run run run, the crown of our pharaoh The throne of our queen is empty We'll run to the future Shining like diamonds in a rocky world A rocky, rocky world Our skin like bronze and our hair like cashmere As we march to rhythm On the palace floor Chandeliers inside the pyramid Tremble from the force Cymbals crash inside the pyramid Voices fill up the halls The jewel of Africa What good is a jewel that ain't still precious? How could you run off on me? How could you run off on us? You feel like God inside that gold I found you laying down with Samson And his full head of hair Found my black queen Cleopatra Bad dreams, Cleopatra Remove her Send the cheetahs to the tomb Our war is over, our queen has met her doom No more she lives no more serpent in her room No more it has killed Cleopatra Big sun coming strong through the motel blinds Wake up to your girl for now, let's call her Cleopatra I watch you fix your hair Then put your ******* on in the mirror, Cleopatra Then your lipstick, Cleopatra Then your six-inch heels Catch her She's headed to the pyramid She's working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Working at the pyramid Working at the pyramid tonight Pimping in my convos Bubbles in my champagne Let it be some jazz playing Top floor motel suite twisting my cigars Floor model TV with the VCR Got rubies in my **** chain Whip ain't got no gas tank But it still got woodgrain Got your girl working for me Hit the strip and my bills paid That keep my bills paid Hit the strip and my bills paid Keep a ***** bills paid She's working at the pyramid tonight You showed up after work I'm bathing your body Touch you in places only I know You're wet & you're warm just like our bathwater Can we make love before you go The way you say my name makes me feel like I'm that ***** But I'm still unemployed You say it's big but you take it Ride cowgirl But your love ain't free no more But your love ain't free no more
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✿⊰✲⊱✿ The hallway has teal arches with high grecian columns, each with gilded gold grapes and vines entwined, kissed by the light of the several crystal chandeliers. With enormous paintings on the pale blue walls -  several key moments captured and framed, and age in no way diminished it's strokes and vibrancy. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ I remember many times where I had visited Paul and I walked around his home, telling me of his ancestors achievements with a smile or a frown on his face. "We can all learn things from the past," he said sadly. "And there's always things done that we are not proud of. I only want Luciuscemi to thrive." "With you as King, I have no doubt it will." I said with a smile and Paul felt a little better. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ My feet continue to follow the red carpet to the ball room as me and my ladies pass many Luciuscemian guards, all standing tall, lined up yet all so courteous and friendly; dressed in yellow military outfits, with red shoulder capes. When I come upon the end hall to the entrance of the ballroom, I cannot help but gasp. Alive with so many people in so many colours. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ I could see the dining hall in the far back; lines of tables covered in coloured silks and with many dishes: sweet, sour and savoury, meats and vegetables, grilled fish, glazed ham, veggie rolls and many fine imported wines, fresh teas and many more. Large ice sculptures of lions and suns stand vigilant as the servants serve, people laugh, eat and talk. Some walked out to the balcony, some watch others dance; long and short, this ballroom is an orchestra for my soul.
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Aug 25, 2018
Aug 25, 2018 at 6:11 PM UTC
❀❁ тнє gαlα VI (I of II) ❁❀
✿⊰✲⊱✿ The hallway has teal arches with high grecian columns, each with gilded gold grapes and vines entwined, kissed by the light of the several crystal chandeliers. With enormous paintings on the pale blue walls -  several key moments captured and framed, and age in no way diminished it's strokes and vibrancy. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ I remember many times where I had visited Paul and I walked around his home, telling me of his ancestors achievements with a smile or a frown on his face. "We can all learn things from the past," he said sadly. "And there's always things done that we are not proud of. I only want Luciuscemi to thrive." "With you as King, I have no doubt it will." I said with a smile and Paul felt a little better. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ My feet continue to follow the red carpet to the ball room as me and my ladies pass many Luciuscemian guards, all standing tall, lined up yet all so courteous and friendly; dressed in yellow military outfits, with red shoulder capes. When I come upon the end hall to the entrance of the ballroom, I cannot help but gasp. Alive with so many people in so many colours. ✿⊰✲⊱✿ I could see the dining hall in the far back; lines of tables covered in coloured silks and with many dishes: sweet, sour and savoury, meats and vegetables, grilled fish, glazed ham, veggie rolls and many fine imported wines, fresh teas and many more. Large ice sculptures of lions and suns stand vigilant as the servants serve, people laugh, eat and talk. Some walked out to the balcony, some watch others dance; long and short, this ballroom is an orchestra for my soul.
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The smell of shadow clung to our clothes like white to chandeliers, but we walked… we walked hand in hand, skin to skin, bone to bone. We walked a world where our indifferent sides were painted a shade darker than our dark sides, a world where we spent time as time mutually spent us, a world where every touch of toe upon earth felt like the devil rearranging hell just to accommodate our arrival. But how could death swim in our chests when we held forests in our hands? So we washed our shadows in our tears & hang them up on clothing lines, Then with all the end in our lungs… We run into the embrace of the sun, Ferociously… we run.
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Aug 27, 2013
Aug 27, 2013 at 3:12 PM UTC
Bleaching Shadows
DEAR PENPAL PEOPLE, memory loss is impossible to the sense of smell:) ancient perfume box left somewhere in a classic loft opened moments in a meet to an old of an old sweet memory in a tape on a leash in fear like a flashback of brief to four years disclose the good not the sad never the bad already made sure to wear on the days of happy in mere and now the odor smells a swift of colors once in each while go back a little in miles a tickle to the nose something out of Beethoven's ears souvenirs the precious chandeliers things the mind randomly chose several pasts when my pen couldn't write and the piano served a beam of light in an ocean sinking deep with no motion escapes from each New Year's mistake for the lifetime spaces of the turn from the tackling faces pink floral promises of better opposites fragranced to keep a stay afraid a glass would slip away                                                                                  ------ravenfeels
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Aug 14, 2021
Aug 14, 2021 at 6:46 PM UTC
Für Elise
This cosmos, indisputably, a sheer wonder We cannot but bow before its grandeur To what strange terrains opens its doors And what secrets, hidden beneath the stars From the merciless emptiness sans light, From the deep silence of the horrendous night, Was heard the bang of hammers On the anvils of eons like thundering fire crackers Abruptly through a gas cloud burst of inexorable force Life emerged from stardust, our energy source This is what the exponents of Big Bang assert Life, from cosmic egg was hatched, some others purport No doubt, this universe is an infinite stretch of lattice Woven in the loom through billions of years by gratis Where myriad wonders exist in the intergalactic space And man has been on relentless effort to trace their course As the wheels turned and as the fires burned Through cosmic vapor the first atom was churned How, over the eons, life here has flourished With man’s wisdom and efforts nourished! Galaxies are scattered in infinite space And our planet Earth is well balanced in place After the day’s vigil, when the mighty sun sets The stars invariably take over on their night shifts Multitudinous stars glitter and twinkle, a wondrous sight As branching chandeliers, shedding luminous light They are gems donning the night sky with their splendor Where meteors dash and star light dances in nebulous glare Some extra terrestrial hand has set the Earth in tune And everything needed to hold life is benevolently strewn Through countless dawns and sunset Endless generations did come and beget  Just as this universe was born, it would one day die With all the planets, stars and starlets of the sky Who can predict how it is going to end With a bang or whimper, or is the end impend?
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Jul 3, 2014
Jul 3, 2014 at 3:44 AM UTC
Cosmic Wonder
This cosmos, indisputably, a sheer wonder We cannot but bow before its grandeur To what strange terrains opens its doors And what secrets, hidden beneath the stars From the merciless emptiness sans light, From the deep silence of the horrendous night, Was heard the bang of hammers On the anvils of eons like thundering fire crackers Abruptly through a gas cloud burst of inexorable force Life emerged from stardust, our energy source This is what the exponents of Big Bang assert Life, from cosmic egg was hatched, some others purport No doubt, this universe is an infinite stretch of lattice Woven in the loom through billions of years by gratis Where myriad wonders exist in the intergalactic space And man has been on relentless effort to trace their course As the wheels turned and as the fires burned Through cosmic vapor the first atom was churned How, over the eons, life here has flourished With man’s wisdom and efforts nourished! Galaxies are scattered in infinite space And our planet Earth is well balanced in place After the day’s vigil, when the mighty sun sets The stars invariably take over on their night shifts Multitudinous stars glitter and twinkle, a wondrous sight As branching chandeliers, shedding luminous light They are gems donning the night sky with their splendor Where meteors dash and star light dances in nebulous glare Some extra terrestrial hand has set the Earth in tune And everything needed to hold life is benevolently strewn Through countless dawns and sunset Endless generations did come and beget  Just as this universe was born, it would one day die With all the planets, stars and starlets of the sky Who can predict how it is going to end With a bang or whimper, or is the end impend?
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Roar Bean Got Chosen Sipping on taste never forgotten So miraculous power rising. Been told so Boldly, her uniqueness Only it's mode of attachment Sips up on you like a Goddess in fragments Her spell of the blend, Coffee lips he was sold kissed her hand Mystical bow Thought's love-arrowed Through "Hearts" Wowed All her poem's Quick thinking The (Quickie) hour? Coffee lips ******* the tower money showered Home-body Coffee__steamy  he raided my book Crystal ball showed me, "Everyone" Oh! my he dated (Holy-Coffee) My Ego got inflated Digging gold dreamily Flower Lily mated and seeded Please "Lips" dream on Opening up the invitation Coffee? Me or You Masquerade flower's brocade Spellbound red poppy I fooled you Coffee says cheesecake Mystical play awake Chosen One Bean Clean Godly-scent Cat nine rumor years. coffee live's pretend Million in one tear's gallivant super stirred Small World Cafe Big University Princeton NJ. Mister Mystical  laptop taking a sip New Jersey The kaleidoscope Blueberry Go Girl Godiva-raspberry Coffee lip me   Not over my lip's He takes another sip Carmello, He's the good fellow Italian mob cappuccino   Leave the Cannoli Take the gun movie set "Tarantino" Here's his handle I'm his Secret Gun-it lips I told you my secret Streaming play scout The smell of his aura cup In his eye's only James No games just coffee? Bonds What about me? Her chosen bean Luna blue blueberry His  sugar flight "Shimmering Chandeliers" Hello musketeer's fight Mystical Coffee well suited BMW car's Wedding Bellringer We are destined to star is born Judy my Mom the singer.
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Dec 2, 2016
Dec 2, 2016 at 9:44 AM UTC
Mystical Coffee-lip's
Roar Bean Got Chosen Sipping on taste never forgotten So miraculous power rising. Been told so Boldly, her uniqueness Only it's mode of attachment Sips up on you like a Goddess in fragments Her spell of the blend, Coffee lips he was sold kissed her hand Mystical bow Thought's love-arrowed Through "Hearts" Wowed All her poem's Quick thinking The (Quickie) hour? Coffee lips ******* the tower money showered Home-body Coffee__steamy  he raided my book Crystal ball showed me, "Everyone" Oh! my he dated (Holy-Coffee) My Ego got inflated Digging gold dreamily Flower Lily mated and seeded Please "Lips" dream on Opening up the invitation Coffee? Me or You Masquerade flower's brocade Spellbound red poppy I fooled you Coffee says cheesecake Mystical play awake Chosen One Bean Clean Godly-scent Cat nine rumor years. coffee live's pretend Million in one tear's gallivant super stirred Small World Cafe Big University Princeton NJ. Mister Mystical  laptop taking a sip New Jersey The kaleidoscope Blueberry Go Girl Godiva-raspberry Coffee lip me   Not over my lip's He takes another sip Carmello, He's the good fellow Italian mob cappuccino   Leave the Cannoli Take the gun movie set "Tarantino" Here's his handle I'm his Secret Gun-it lips I told you my secret Streaming play scout The smell of his aura cup In his eye's only James No games just coffee? Bonds What about me? Her chosen bean Luna blue blueberry His  sugar flight "Shimmering Chandeliers" Hello musketeer's fight Mystical Coffee well suited BMW car's Wedding Bellringer We are destined to star is born Judy my Mom the singer.
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-lying on a bed with satin sheets and stacks of cash -pastel pink lingerie and a matching pistol to go with it -black chokers with pearl earrings -crystal chandeliers to break -making your girl ******
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Jan 4, 2015
Jan 4, 2015 at 3:07 PM UTC
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Like salt from a shaker, she flowed into the room. Sprinkling just a bit too much of herself. Ruining the assumption of true flavor. My taste for the bland is non existent However; I need the seasoning to be just right to taste such a delicate dish. Nothing too over the top, but just right. Lying on the surface, ready, waiting to be devoured. Her mood changed when she saw that I had dropped the napkin, Saw that I bent the fork, dumping it next to the ice and wine. And the waiter; that tight nosed ****** Shrugged and harrumphed his way to the kitchen, Saying there would be no desert. No tasting this night. She thought she had seasoned me well, and left me to bake in the chandeliers and crystal goblets of this place. Alas, she fell short of the recipe, Foreplay burned in an overheated oven. Burnt to a crisp in her little black number, and over salted in the assumption of her come hither look, and my desire or the lack thereof.
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Jan 3, 2011
Jan 3, 2011 at 8:27 AM UTC
The Restaurant
Aesthetically tuned with the goddess My curtains blow beauty in the small corners The vines climb the tallest towers and I swing on chandeliers dancing, swishing, jumping high! I reach and touch the lantern sky! But underneath the glove lies an iron fist With this my glittering charms turn to dusk The attentive mind ruptures with jewels of intellect, Standing in the light holding the glass container of justice! My eyes come alive - I will stand against the balcony lifting the scales The flower field of lavender petals stand next to my thoughts The horse in the wind I seem to some, but until the end I will never stop to stand up Watch my kingdom come
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May 11, 2016
May 11, 2016 at 1:36 PM UTC
Libra
When you sit swinging at every blink of my eyes. The dark circles under sing the setting moon lullabies. Free shadows of spring sunlight, and whispers in the corridors. ” I wish to never be alone”, says the Gardener in his mother tongue. He pulls up hope in a tin can pouring over new buds, his whistles add sweetness to my ears. that Mynah that sits under the banyan tree, sits on it today. And sparrows picking at raw berries, flutter as I near them. Wet grass pins at my feet, random flowers that mysteriously grew; falling from the paradise. Here’s to my very own forest of life & death. For I have failed many friends, those which never came back. Though I waited, and I wait. The woman in my house, with rags for clothes, dead faith that lives in the cracks of her lips. And when she walks, her bunch of keys rattle her bottle of liquor she considers hidden. Her hands that pet rotis and light stoves, escape destiny and destroy hope. Olive shaded walls of my home, frequently fall short of peace. The ringing of bells from the latest exhibit, the tv making up for all those who were once before. I raise the volume from 45 to 80, All sorts of sacred prayers surround my very being. I devour my pancakes and drain down coffee like religion itself. shattered chandeliers bring me patterns of floating aspirations. Sofa’s hold me any way I Can sit, while I forge some sleep, and fool my mind. Rested i am not. Empty i am. My walls are so high, i only feel free at the top. And sometimes think I’d like to fall. when the waters from the shore mumble to me, “don’t fall for the charades.” I stay put and cherish all the beauty. At least, that’s what I think it is. A passing wind slips from my hands, parting from every inch of my spine. I plead, “take my heart with you.” And so, my heart beats in my rib cage, But never at peace or in one place.
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Sep 3, 2020
Sep 3, 2020 at 2:33 AM UTC
A Home in my Head.
When you sit swinging at every blink of my eyes. The dark circles under sing the setting moon lullabies. Free shadows of spring sunlight, and whispers in the corridors. ” I wish to never be alone”, says the Gardener in his mother tongue. He pulls up hope in a tin can pouring over new buds, his whistles add sweetness to my ears. that Mynah that sits under the banyan tree, sits on it today. And sparrows picking at raw berries, flutter as I near them. Wet grass pins at my feet, random flowers that mysteriously grew; falling from the paradise. Here’s to my very own forest of life & death. For I have failed many friends, those which never came back. Though I waited, and I wait. The woman in my house, with rags for clothes, dead faith that lives in the cracks of her lips. And when she walks, her bunch of keys rattle her bottle of liquor she considers hidden. Her hands that pet rotis and light stoves, escape destiny and destroy hope. Olive shaded walls of my home, frequently fall short of peace. The ringing of bells from the latest exhibit, the tv making up for all those who were once before. I raise the volume from 45 to 80, All sorts of sacred prayers surround my very being. I devour my pancakes and drain down coffee like religion itself. shattered chandeliers bring me patterns of floating aspirations. Sofa’s hold me any way I Can sit, while I forge some sleep, and fool my mind. Rested i am not. Empty i am. My walls are so high, i only feel free at the top. And sometimes think I’d like to fall. when the waters from the shore mumble to me, “don’t fall for the charades.” I stay put and cherish all the beauty. At least, that’s what I think it is. A passing wind slips from my hands, parting from every inch of my spine. I plead, “take my heart with you.” And so, my heart beats in my rib cage, But never at peace or in one place.
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(Should someone get inspired after reading this poem to compose one with a similar Title, at least she should have the decency to acknowledge the same!) THE BELLY DANCER    BY RAJ NANDY The sparkling dazzle of those chandeliers, Transformed the night into an endless day! And underneath its ignited glow, The belly dancer's hips gyrated to-and-fro ! With her semi-veiled face and mesmerizing eyes , And the rhythmic quiver of those half-clad ******* ; Her belly button a vortex of tantalizing desire , Hypnotized all those assembled guests ! In the smoke filled hall as the drinks went round , With eyes all glued to the central stage ; The music echoing the Arabian Nights , - Swept them beyond all clime and age ! The Oriental music raced their blood , And ignited the night with the heat of desire ! Who knows, before the night comes to an end, They all may be consumed in that eternal fire ?!                                            -Raj Nandy, New Delhi. Notes: I had painted in oil a belly dancing night scene inside an Egyptian Cafe few years back. This poem was composed by looking at that painting hanging on my Study Room wall. If you like it, kindly recommend this to your friends also. Thanks! -Raj
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Sep 21, 2014
Sep 21, 2014 at 3:04 AM UTC
THE BELLY DANCER
And like a bride when all the guests had flown – Unto her Quarter Master, veil upraised And corsage strewn atop her lily gown, The ****** MOON stood humble and unphased A boon of SUN's light nestled in her tresses, And HEAVEN's gift, bright star-born chandeliers – COUTURIER, The Wind, bestowed caresses – CENTAURUS brought an honour guard of spears The MOON, her dimples pale, her mood unblemished, Fell silent as a petal on a flower – Her slender frame looked ever the more diminished And wanton as she lay upon her bower She watched the constellations rearranging To mark this passing day across the skies, And full aware that things were ever changing The MOON laid down her guard and closed her eyes.
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Jul 19, 2018
Jul 19, 2018 at 2:18 AM UTC
The ****** Moon
I'm              drowning                          in light,                 In blinding light: Lights on cars; and buildings; and lit up trees lining lit up streets;              Houses with sills all lined in gold And diamond; silver glitter glued onto mould; Street lamps; and laser pointers; and Towers; neon lights dotted with flowers Of plastic sun; hoardings and billboards, With bright teeth and skin and red words Everywhere you turn, Telling you what you want And never knew you wanted; Shop windows; chandeliers; Presents for that time of year; Cell phone pylons with twinkling, Bright lights on top, like Christmas trees; Christmas trees, with stars and angels Speckled, Frosted, Dusted on the tops; Disgusting glare on sunglasses, And a smiting gaze along the arms; Bridges and fountains with gold poured on; Platinum bands in every size, laying all forlorn; Bedside lamps; and taxis; and taxi stands; Every window, but the ones Being jumped off of; TVs and refrigerators, opened Thoughtlessly at night; Screens shooting onto impassive glass That used to be faces; Cameras, going off in quick succession, Quicker than you can keep up; I'm drowning. We are taught desire, in light, We learn to read in light and scarlet letters of fluorescence We are blind, Now that the road is paved for us, To the light that was before.
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Apr 5, 2016
Apr 5, 2016 at 10:20 AM UTC
Shards of Light
With closed eyes I see Chandeliers swinging free A dream my belongings number three Plate, spoon and aged setee.
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Feb 1, 2015
Feb 1, 2015 at 2:08 PM UTC
chandelier
Cinderella- She left her shoe behind as she ran, Barefoot, unthinking, she hurried on dewy grass towards greener lands and castles grand, and chandeliers radiant, and jasmines fragrant, Cinderella- did you realise that the bloom which beckons from afar, in reality, will only hurt and jar, the sun, the glitter, and the stars are faces of a deceitful mirage? Cinderella, return! You left your shoe behind, You left your heart behind, You left your prince behind, You left yourself behind, Save them all before they go **** It's only minutes until midnight.
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Jul 16, 2016
Jul 16, 2016 at 3:53 PM UTC
Story Of Some Other Cinderella
Dressed in finest with diamonds and pearls, Draped in cascading waterfall of silk and lace, Velvety scent hovering delicate skin, Senses heightened, a muse enters the ball. Lights, glitters, somehow the chandeliers reflect, The festive and jovial non caring mob on the floor, Flirty and inviting giggles and smiles of women, Received by the charming and engaging flock of men. I hear a toast of welcomes and greetings. Glasses were raised of sweet bubbly champagne. Wishes of well-being and welcome filled the room. Faces passed into an recognizing blur of smolder. But the reception was a well-played sham, The festive, a rehearsed staged scene from your screenplay, Artists are your familiars that act on your command. With the exclusion of the maiden muse you invited.
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Jun 16, 2013
Jun 16, 2013 at 6:12 PM UTC
Invitation to a Ball
Falling stars make chandeliers and I wish upon each piece To hope among a million dreams that my chances may increase Within the creases and cracks of time as future becomes present becomes past That you won't count me out even if you count me last My hand, it reaches out for you like many a lover before Closing my fragile, feeble eyes and opening my hearts door In all and all in with the wager for a hint of you No promise to be found in the stars or in the cosmic hue Love is written on the blackboard of the universe While passion's written on bed's backboard, gifting touch like verse And as I lay in roofless rooms I look towards starlit skies I wish for you and only you to stay eternally
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Dec 21, 2012
Dec 21, 2012 at 9:08 AM UTC
Cosmic Chandelier
Around a big glass table reflecting chandeliers suits, oxford knotted ties, long tongues gathered to move an anti-aircraft division across the western border straddling two different opinions. at dusk under the silk of darkness the satellites zoomed in on the convoy of green dressed camouflaged trucks, Slinking down the back roads under infra-red eyes six hundred kms across the mountains to take up new positions. At dawn the satellites spoke to each other and defied opinions made at the round table. The longest tongue now hanging out in sheer delight at operation well done, like steak! Without discussion the satellites ordered the trucks back to where they came from! When the war began the anti-aircraft guns were ready and waiting for the enemy in the wrong location. A flock of geese migrating from Canada to Kazakhstan were met with missiles attracted by the metal tags researchers had strapped around their ankles. As the feathers settled into the waiting valley two satellites in outer space laughed at each others games And switched off.
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Feb 27, 2014
Feb 27, 2014 at 12:49 AM UTC
War Games