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"envisioned" poems
. I've stared... Longingly forever into you You'd stare back but you never really knew Hands of hours, minutes and seconds I've shook All the time I've carelessly took I've witnessed... That etched on each one, that amazing smile A crutch forged of sunrays that had carried me many a mile It's all that I have to know of you In this endless chase I've sought to pursue I've envisioned... Different ways you'd wear your crown Various trimmings on lavish gowns Smitten by the way you sport your paint The nectarous song sung in your gait ever so faint I've imagined... The addictive rise and fall of your every breath Bringing me back to life after every death Pulses of sweet nothings that never did ebb Ensnaring my heart with your silk spun web I've believed... You are the queen of my future tale untold I've felt it so real like verses written in bold But I've awakened from slumber into terrifying reality Pains me to realise that you're nothing but imaginary...
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Nov 7, 2014
Nov 7, 2014 at 8:25 AM UTC
Imaginary
so i get this idea sometimes that you enjoy being coy when it comes to me to conjure momentary spectacle & make me wonder if you paint catharsis on the doors of a home you've never lived in as a memory of our first night together because i do, i remember you beaming white on blue speaking softer than any storm i ever knew, i often think that maybe you live that night in your mind when your pillow is cold & you can't sleep, it makes me wonder if you do as i do, and rewrite three years fictionally beginning with a kiss somewhere maybe a balcony or a quiet car on the sand or in a sunlit grove close to your home but always a familiar scar on the maps we know we know by heart i wonder if sometimes the idea of me loving you is too real and if it teems under your tongue to stay observant but distantly intrigued if by this distance you think it safe to get a dog and pass time on the couch with a journal & some wine what i really wanna know is if your fingernails ever wish to have my skin under them or if they would boast about winning a war with my headboard i wonder if you can imagine me meeting your parents in your apartment & shaking your fathers hand as a first of many calloused palm readings and if you know that i trembled before them how insignificant i had felt to not know their daughter in the way i had envisioned how i picture such poignant moments so tangibly sharp that sometimes i replace my memories with little stories i tell myself that i can't count on two hands the number of times i've seen you & that i don't feel like a crater when i recollect our collisions i want to know if you still find madness in the words that have always been about you i wanna know if your imagination of me looks more like an anniversary or an obituary
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Feb 10, 2014
Feb 10, 2014 at 12:59 AM UTC
bars in your hometown
so i get this idea sometimes that you enjoy being coy when it comes to me to conjure momentary spectacle & make me wonder if you paint catharsis on the doors of a home you've never lived in as a memory of our first night together because i do, i remember you beaming white on blue speaking softer than any storm i ever knew, i often think that maybe you live that night in your mind when your pillow is cold & you can't sleep, it makes me wonder if you do as i do, and rewrite three years fictionally beginning with a kiss somewhere maybe a balcony or a quiet car on the sand or in a sunlit grove close to your home but always a familiar scar on the maps we know we know by heart i wonder if sometimes the idea of me loving you is too real and if it teems under your tongue to stay observant but distantly intrigued if by this distance you think it safe to get a dog and pass time on the couch with a journal & some wine what i really wanna know is if your fingernails ever wish to have my skin under them or if they would boast about winning a war with my headboard i wonder if you can imagine me meeting your parents in your apartment & shaking your fathers hand as a first of many calloused palm readings and if you know that i trembled before them how insignificant i had felt to not know their daughter in the way i had envisioned how i picture such poignant moments so tangibly sharp that sometimes i replace my memories with little stories i tell myself that i can't count on two hands the number of times i've seen you & that i don't feel like a crater when i recollect our collisions i want to know if you still find madness in the words that have always been about you i wanna know if your imagination of me looks more like an anniversary or an obituary
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I am still trying to be your friend Looking past many flaws It's kinda hard to see past The stress you always cause I know I should let you go You are a battle I'll never win Something keeps me holding on Through the chaos I am in You are not worth it anymore This is not what I envisioned I truly mean it this time when I say I am done with being imprisoned
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Jun 17, 2018
Jun 17, 2018 at 12:16 AM UTC
I Mean It
So many questions in my head about simple religions are they something God made or just devil envisioned? Its kind a practical but if I ask I'm demon possessed **** let me breathe in this cult I manifest. I'm lead to believe in something I don't understand I ask with such command am I insane because of this. They tell you two things opposite from each other but share the same views like prosperity and salvation. Telling you to not follow Islamic Ramadan, Hinduism caste systems or anything that corrupts the mind. To me its just nothing but simple communism an oxymoron for morons without a way of living. Too many days hoping for a message in a source in a enlightened force instead of letting nature take its course. How many years am I gunna live behind shades Even my shadow gets the most attention. Tired of wishing for the best still the stress keeps consuming success is up a hill a thousand miles away. Only if I had dreams to steal just to **** time A false grind running in circles chasing my own *** well even a dog wouldn't chase after a ***** with a fur collar I'm a dog barking at these strays. No choice no vision just a broken sand clock paused days seems to delay my own knowledge. No oracles its rhetorical trapped inside of Matrix living a basic life Brainwashed by circles of successors. So many serpents biting my flesh in this Garden of Eden Starving and bleeding constantly dreaming when I'm sleep and when I'm sleeping I'm 2 steps behind.
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Dec 18, 2013
Dec 18, 2013 at 10:32 AM UTC
Constructive Criticism
It seems simple, like all used to be It might be normal, like everyone's daydream We would run in endless circles— In fields of autumn cling, wading ogles— When this used to be about you and me The sky was glowing like your cotton cheeks Marks passionately from kisses of your lips We would scratch out scars Avast From every unpainted fence that pass In moments it was me hoping— will it ever last As we drift up to that very hill— I envisioned The grass was as different— different, Different and effervescent than I ever known And we'd lay blind feelings, forever in making But it was you who decided to let it go We only saw one tree, maybe one dotted line Not knowing all is going to be— a doleful red One horizon, everything used to be fine When time stops you to be— And someone took you from this arms of mine Never it was the same or even has it been? It would even stench fake perfumes I was pushing to believe on what to be unseen And where I stood, Died— of barren thirst My sense, which was all left but never heard And as I broke from your crimson goodbyes I thought of every promise— A perfection, And every commitment— An exaltation But a solitary torment, only to know I'm trap Oblivion, still my feeling keeps pulling you back
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Oct 20, 2017
Oct 20, 2017 at 10:10 AM UTC
◦ Crimson Goodbyes
My high school crush Is about a year younger or the same age She is a girl with a beautiful smile on her face And she's the girl I keep thinking of She is the same girl that I envisioned in my dreams I want to admit my feelings to her but it's too early Cause we're not in our season to be in a relationship And we're still in high school All I know is that I have to protect my heart And let God protect her heart as well Cause I don't want anything bad to happen And I don't want to end up being manipulated I wanna save myself from falling in love But I feel like that she went in my heart in an instant And that feeling I wanna let my emotions to come out But they're living inside a jar where I could just play with them I feel like I should not worry about this now Because I'm still a student And what may the future hold I will not worry about the future and I will still live in the present
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Jan 31, 2015
Jan 31, 2015 at 8:59 AM UTC
My High School Crush
The border to me XUAN CARLOS ESPINOZA-CUELLAR·WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015 The border to me is a constant anguish, A big pause button, Often in dreams I dream of Mexico as my lover And he waits for me, And waits. The border to me is my grandma’s rosary, She said she’d hold on until I could go back, Until she couldn’t. I recently found out that for years she’d scold my cousins for using my table games “he’s coming back, and he’ll ask for them…” And she’d save t hem in her old, rusty closet. The border to me is a big pause button, I often dream of going back, Who will I be then, when I hit play? Who will I speak with to recover my grandmother’s prayers, To collect 12 years of unclaimed hugs, All the wrinkles and gray hairs I missed on her hair, And every step I couldn’t walk by her. But one day I will cross back, In the middle of songs and candles I will conjure her spirit, And I will look in the back of that old closet Where she saved my table games And there I will find her love And her songs, her advice, her songs, And the little pieces she left for me, hidden for me, When she envisioned the day That this pause would be over.
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Oct 28, 2015
Oct 28, 2015 at 7:28 PM UTC
The Border To Me
^  ^  ^   ^   ^  ^   ^  ^   ^ ^   ^^ ^ ^  ^ ^. ^ ^^   ^ ^  ^ ^  ^Diaspora ^  ^ ^  ^^^  ^ ^ ^ ^   ^  ^   ^^^   ^   ^^^   ^  ^^^  ^^   ^^^         ^   ^ Tonight, a jumble is taking place in the small wilderness...outside my window ...cicadas...crickets...lizards... all night creatures...even the trees join in the dance.....to survive they could never go against the swooshing rhythm of the rushing kingly wind. as i am tonight...lost in my own wilderness i feel so limited...turning left to right...to and fro as sparks of thoughts and images...come and go scattered ***** bouncing here and there from corners and walls of my room now, they're here, later, they'd disappear. mind is a mess...bright ideas, scamper off fleeing from their temple...their home refusing to be captured... simultaneously, some known sounds the cries...the envisioned giggles and laughter of familiar voices, are now hidden somewhere have sought refuge some place else. faces...names...smiles...words...good spirits, one by one, slowly, have gone... ...there is only the damp darkness of a vacuum.....an emptiness... created by an absence of inspirations of people who give inspirations....but, have left some are about to leave thank God for those who came back, missing fellow poets...good friends...and their works missing the placid waters that once surrounded us i miss reading...feeling the sweet music...the rhymes, the free verse of good, wholesome friendships... of kindred spirits in poetry in poetry...where we all started...where, in one way or another, we all have metamorphosed... i believe, i know...our paths didn't cross for naught. ::: ours is a small world...existing within a bigger world :::       ::::::::::::::::: there needn't be a diaspora ::::::::::::::::::         ::::::::::::::::: i miss us :::::::::::::::::: ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ Sally Copyright March 11, 2016 Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
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Mar 15, 2016
Mar 15, 2016 at 7:58 AM UTC
DIASPORA
^  ^  ^   ^   ^  ^   ^  ^   ^ ^   ^^ ^ ^  ^ ^. ^ ^^   ^ ^  ^ ^  ^Diaspora ^  ^ ^  ^^^  ^ ^ ^ ^   ^  ^   ^^^   ^   ^^^   ^  ^^^  ^^   ^^^         ^   ^ Tonight, a jumble is taking place in the small wilderness...outside my window ...cicadas...crickets...lizards... all night creatures...even the trees join in the dance.....to survive they could never go against the swooshing rhythm of the rushing kingly wind. as i am tonight...lost in my own wilderness i feel so limited...turning left to right...to and fro as sparks of thoughts and images...come and go scattered ***** bouncing here and there from corners and walls of my room now, they're here, later, they'd disappear. mind is a mess...bright ideas, scamper off fleeing from their temple...their home refusing to be captured... simultaneously, some known sounds the cries...the envisioned giggles and laughter of familiar voices, are now hidden somewhere have sought refuge some place else. faces...names...smiles...words...good spirits, one by one, slowly, have gone... ...there is only the damp darkness of a vacuum.....an emptiness... created by an absence of inspirations of people who give inspirations....but, have left some are about to leave thank God for those who came back, missing fellow poets...good friends...and their works missing the placid waters that once surrounded us i miss reading...feeling the sweet music...the rhymes, the free verse of good, wholesome friendships... of kindred spirits in poetry in poetry...where we all started...where, in one way or another, we all have metamorphosed... i believe, i know...our paths didn't cross for naught. ::: ours is a small world...existing within a bigger world :::       ::::::::::::::::: there needn't be a diaspora ::::::::::::::::::         ::::::::::::::::: i miss us :::::::::::::::::: ¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥¥ Sally Copyright March 11, 2016 Rosalia Rosario A. Bayan
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Surveillance is the cornerstone to my dictatorship Over your life I hold you firmly with my invader's grip To create strife To spread fear among the vigilant citizens And make you feel like you're not fitting in It's all part of my devious plan To trap you in my surveillance van I've got owls perched in trees And satellites floating in space Pictures make the world freeze So I can see your pretty face I start to drone on and on Your indifferent mouth yawns You spy on the clock Waiting for me to stop You stare through me The way I stare into your house Hell is 200 degrees When you find your lovely spouse She doesn't have my pictures She hasn't read your scripture I must've gotten my information wrong I thought my surveillance was strong My mistakes rule me with an iron fist And they throw me in prison I thought I could live in surveillance bliss But this isn't the life I envisioned
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Oct 11, 2017
Oct 11, 2017 at 5:55 AM UTC
Surveillance
Take my hand hold on through the quicksand of my expressed agony for I’m trying to bring us past the vanity and the demonic hailings I paint can as swiftly change to angels sailing past the hate my words can take you from a pearless white night with only the moon in sight then twist that light back to the sun’s beaming might surround you in a blizzard with imagery so vivid it cuts through the snow like a rock in a rivers flow bring you from the crumbles of earthly ruins to the humble pearly white gates of heavenly viewings invoke you in anger & apathy a firery rage bellowing until you hear a fazed echoeing pulling you from the depths of mind to the paradise I envisioned for mankind corrupt you with illness of doubtful hate then present a panacea of a hopeful fate I know I’m just a man, but take my hand and I’ll show to your there’s more to us than a monotonous plan
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Dec 21, 2018
Dec 21, 2018 at 3:07 AM UTC
Vivid
. Watching the rise and the fall of a kingdom Walls once rebuilt again tumble the ground Allowing the beasties free reign in the village Bellowing out o’er the wickedest sound Pacing the streets, seeking out bits of garbage Leaving their stains on the innocent few Leering in windows where children are hiding Tender young things and so easy to chew Thieves in the night lurk about come the morning Stealing the sun at the break of the dawn Drinking of sewage a’ flow in the gutters Checking off names as the many are gone Peering ‘round corners, down alleys, in shadows Seeking the favor of all who do grieve Laughing in spite of the torment now growing Licking their lips in the hope you believe Roaming in groups so the followed outnumber Say what you will for the king does not hear Lost in his throne made of mirrors that flatter Shivering, cowering, caving to fear Deaf to the villagers asking for reason Blind to the pillage befalling this land Dumb, well I guess that just goes without saying Nary a care what the people demand Feasting on turkey, potatoes and gravy Raising a glass to the enemy proud Taking a stand against those who support him Locking the front doors while yelling aloud ***“Carry your torches, your pitchforks, your honor It matters not for this evil shall win Even when gone there are echoes of anger Lingering on till they come back again Give them your all, what you’ve poured your heart into Down on your knees, bow to them one and all Step over rock and the piles of rubble This castle will stand even when the walls fall Shout all you like as no change is forthcoming Accept it or flee, you think I give a **** When you are gone many more will replace you Now pass those peas and a slice of that ham”*** So roam the beasties, their teeth ever sharpened Fanning the flames as so many are burned Tearing apart what the people envisioned Silly to think that they somehow had learned Nothing so happy with no ever after Always the same, it will happen again But unlike some other long winded stories Sadly in this I can not say “the end” Watching the rise and the fall of a kingdom Walls once rebuilt again tumble the ground Thankfully I can peruse from a distance Witnessing all without hanging around
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Jul 8, 2016
Jul 8, 2016 at 9:25 AM UTC
Nothing so happy with no ever after
. Watching the rise and the fall of a kingdom Walls once rebuilt again tumble the ground Allowing the beasties free reign in the village Bellowing out o’er the wickedest sound Pacing the streets, seeking out bits of garbage Leaving their stains on the innocent few Leering in windows where children are hiding Tender young things and so easy to chew Thieves in the night lurk about come the morning Stealing the sun at the break of the dawn Drinking of sewage a’ flow in the gutters Checking off names as the many are gone Peering ‘round corners, down alleys, in shadows Seeking the favor of all who do grieve Laughing in spite of the torment now growing Licking their lips in the hope you believe Roaming in groups so the followed outnumber Say what you will for the king does not hear Lost in his throne made of mirrors that flatter Shivering, cowering, caving to fear Deaf to the villagers asking for reason Blind to the pillage befalling this land Dumb, well I guess that just goes without saying Nary a care what the people demand Feasting on turkey, potatoes and gravy Raising a glass to the enemy proud Taking a stand against those who support him Locking the front doors while yelling aloud ***“Carry your torches, your pitchforks, your honor It matters not for this evil shall win Even when gone there are echoes of anger Lingering on till they come back again Give them your all, what you’ve poured your heart into Down on your knees, bow to them one and all Step over rock and the piles of rubble This castle will stand even when the walls fall Shout all you like as no change is forthcoming Accept it or flee, you think I give a **** When you are gone many more will replace you Now pass those peas and a slice of that ham”*** So roam the beasties, their teeth ever sharpened Fanning the flames as so many are burned Tearing apart what the people envisioned Silly to think that they somehow had learned Nothing so happy with no ever after Always the same, it will happen again But unlike some other long winded stories Sadly in this I can not say “the end” Watching the rise and the fall of a kingdom Walls once rebuilt again tumble the ground Thankfully I can peruse from a distance Witnessing all without hanging around
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Solitude is a blessing, forced by a changed mind. Reflection and analysis rule the quiet times, pondering. The feeling of completeness overwhelming, enjoying. Disconnected madness from the daily normal grind. Lost in the maybe, envisioned joy supersedes reality. Euphoric pleasure tempers the momentous soul. Searching to re-establish the understanding of clarity. Heart closes almost reluctantly, unexpected peace returns.
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Mar 24, 2014
Mar 24, 2014 at 6:59 PM UTC
Lust & reflection
it’s real and thick, like, jiggly tingly and tasty— i said baby i’m not made for much but giggling and i can make your night haven’t spoken since i was out on bond but you’re super cute more than i envisioned and you’re good at makeup makes my feelings all kinds of wiggly days lost in green oblivion like a prison weight lugged around do you remember when you were with me all skinny and brittle *****
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May 9, 2018
May 9, 2018 at 12:49 AM UTC
the jiggly giggly girl
Sweet, sweet the fields where the grass grows rich and full to fill the valley to a spectacular view That comes and engulfs this mind of mine. I run freely the course of the wind twirling in this dance the eternals play The days, the nights, ever glowing in bounty to these wild free images that here surround infiltrate and vitalize each breath taken thought spoken and dream envisioned. Here in the belly structures of life I commit to the song of the bird over head the fox upon the green and that screeching call of the majestic wind, that falls and gathers every scented blossom from the fragrant womb Of Mother earths grandeur. Who understands better or partakes of this form ever born to the senses, drawn to the Soul These remote desolate places that summon and call reminding one of the glory, the powers that yield Here in the Yorkshire Downs,One learns to know. Alisdaire O'Caoimph
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Apr 2, 2011
Apr 2, 2011 at 6:36 AM UTC
Yorkshire Downs
She knew that she was broken From the second that she could breathe. She always tried to be hopeful, But realized she was just niave. She began to feel the world, For what it really was. And it  pinned her down upon the ground And killed her hopeful buzz. She had things inside her, That no one else could see. A secret truth to who she was And who she wanted to be. It pushed out all her insides, And raced a virus through her blood. She didn't want to live anymore In a world void of her love. She didn't want them to find her, In the bath tub down the hall. But she cried for help so many times With no answer through the walls. She put on her best dress, And lipstick for good measure. She wrote notes to all she loved And assigned them each a treasure. She didn't want to be known as the girl, That many never knew. Because she felt in the short times she was here She had only touched a few. She envisioned a world of light, But didn't have her own to give. And she didn't want to be another blurred face Who didn't want to live. So she grabbed a brand new razor, And laid down in her bed. She said a silent prayer to the angels in her head. She let her secrets spill Down her fingers to the floor. She was terrified and guilty At who would find her through the door. Her spirit finally lifted, And she smiled from above. Because she was finally light, And she was finally love. Some people were angry, That she left them all alone. But she made them understand That she had never gone. She looked down from the skies And watched them with a smile. Sometimes she'd turn into wind To be near them for awhile. She hoped they knew she'd loved them and that they weren't to blame. She just thought she could do more good If she was only a remembered name. Before she took her own life, from the sadness and the hurt. She wrote down a note And made sure they'd see it first. It read: *I am sorry little brother. I am sorry mom and dad. I am sorry to my best friends, And my little sister who was the best friend I've ever had. Its not that I don't love you Because I promise that I do. I just feel too much pain And this is what I want to do, Don't think of me as dying, Think of me as finally being free. Because it is no secret That you never needed me. I hope you all find love, And spend your life growing inside. And most of all I pray, That you all are filled with light.* So that is her story And the last one she'd ever tell. But her soul was finally happy. And her spirit.. It was well.
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May 14, 2014
May 14, 2014 at 3:07 AM UTC
I am sorry.
She knew that she was broken From the second that she could breathe. She always tried to be hopeful, But realized she was just niave. She began to feel the world, For what it really was. And it  pinned her down upon the ground And killed her hopeful buzz. She had things inside her, That no one else could see. A secret truth to who she was And who she wanted to be. It pushed out all her insides, And raced a virus through her blood. She didn't want to live anymore In a world void of her love. She didn't want them to find her, In the bath tub down the hall. But she cried for help so many times With no answer through the walls. She put on her best dress, And lipstick for good measure. She wrote notes to all she loved And assigned them each a treasure. She didn't want to be known as the girl, That many never knew. Because she felt in the short times she was here She had only touched a few. She envisioned a world of light, But didn't have her own to give. And she didn't want to be another blurred face Who didn't want to live. So she grabbed a brand new razor, And laid down in her bed. She said a silent prayer to the angels in her head. She let her secrets spill Down her fingers to the floor. She was terrified and guilty At who would find her through the door. Her spirit finally lifted, And she smiled from above. Because she was finally light, And she was finally love. Some people were angry, That she left them all alone. But she made them understand That she had never gone. She looked down from the skies And watched them with a smile. Sometimes she'd turn into wind To be near them for awhile. She hoped they knew she'd loved them and that they weren't to blame. She just thought she could do more good If she was only a remembered name. Before she took her own life, from the sadness and the hurt. She wrote down a note And made sure they'd see it first. It read: *I am sorry little brother. I am sorry mom and dad. I am sorry to my best friends, And my little sister who was the best friend I've ever had. Its not that I don't love you Because I promise that I do. I just feel too much pain And this is what I want to do, Don't think of me as dying, Think of me as finally being free. Because it is no secret That you never needed me. I hope you all find love, And spend your life growing inside. And most of all I pray, That you all are filled with light.* So that is her story And the last one she'd ever tell. But her soul was finally happy. And her spirit.. It was well.
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Welcome Back To This, Your Isle The rabbits beneath the deck, Even the pesky deer who eat the shrubbery, Sea creatures, living and spirits of the dead, Lying on the paths and in the creeks of Silver Beach, All inquire: Was it better wherever you went? Were the: Bears, hiding in the forests outside Berlin, Eagles, double headed, of Russia Herring, fried, creamed, wined, From the vendors on the docks of Helsinki, Riga, Visby and Tallinn, Salmon, smoked and cured in Stockholm, More impressive, Tastier than our striped bass, Island cohorts of yours, who waited patiently For their chronicler to return? Did the Little Mermaid and her Dolphin Guardians of the Port of Copenhagen Welcome you more warmly than your friends, The ospreys, lizards, turtles and owls Who overwatch your steps and safety When hiking in Mashomack Preserve? Are the interlacing tidal creeks, Woodlands, fields, salt marshes and the ragged, Irregular but charmed coastline of this cherished island Any lesser than those of Scandinavia? Are the sea-going ferries that transverse the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland, More poetic than the Menantic or the Lt. Joe, Who carry you swiftly home to us? The National Geographic people say that in Tivoli Gardens, The Amerikaner (ha!) waffle ice cream cone Is one of the ten best in the world. Guessing they have not made it yet to the Tuck Shop for some Moose Tracks! Were you unaware that our isle settled before Peter the Great ever envisioned creating the grand Boulevards of his capitol, St. Petersburg, Route 114 was a traveled forest path, By settlers and Indians, not serfs. Of the Treasures, the Gold Room of the Hermitage, The Amber Room of Catherine's Palace, Wrote not a single word, we observe. Your attentions, they did not deserve? The answers all, self evident. Here, surrounded by the gentle breezes of Long Island Sound and Gardiners Bay, Sweet and salty flavors of the Peconic atmosphere, Words unlocked, from your eyes to the page fall, Smudged by joyous tears, for the muses of the island Have embraced you yet again and rebirthed Inspiration, within their comforting, sheltering grasp. Silver Beach July 22, 2012
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Aug 3, 2013
Aug 3, 2013 at 4:50 PM UTC
Welcome Back To This, Your Isle
Welcome Back To This, Your Isle The rabbits beneath the deck, Even the pesky deer who eat the shrubbery, Sea creatures, living and spirits of the dead, Lying on the paths and in the creeks of Silver Beach, All inquire: Was it better wherever you went? Were the: Bears, hiding in the forests outside Berlin, Eagles, double headed, of Russia Herring, fried, creamed, wined, From the vendors on the docks of Helsinki, Riga, Visby and Tallinn, Salmon, smoked and cured in Stockholm, More impressive, Tastier than our striped bass, Island cohorts of yours, who waited patiently For their chronicler to return? Did the Little Mermaid and her Dolphin Guardians of the Port of Copenhagen Welcome you more warmly than your friends, The ospreys, lizards, turtles and owls Who overwatch your steps and safety When hiking in Mashomack Preserve? Are the interlacing tidal creeks, Woodlands, fields, salt marshes and the ragged, Irregular but charmed coastline of this cherished island Any lesser than those of Scandinavia? Are the sea-going ferries that transverse the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland, More poetic than the Menantic or the Lt. Joe, Who carry you swiftly home to us? The National Geographic people say that in Tivoli Gardens, The Amerikaner (ha!) waffle ice cream cone Is one of the ten best in the world. Guessing they have not made it yet to the Tuck Shop for some Moose Tracks! Were you unaware that our isle settled before Peter the Great ever envisioned creating the grand Boulevards of his capitol, St. Petersburg, Route 114 was a traveled forest path, By settlers and Indians, not serfs. Of the Treasures, the Gold Room of the Hermitage, The Amber Room of Catherine's Palace, Wrote not a single word, we observe. Your attentions, they did not deserve? The answers all, self evident. Here, surrounded by the gentle breezes of Long Island Sound and Gardiners Bay, Sweet and salty flavors of the Peconic atmosphere, Words unlocked, from your eyes to the page fall, Smudged by joyous tears, for the muses of the island Have embraced you yet again and rebirthed Inspiration, within their comforting, sheltering grasp. Silver Beach July 22, 2012
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What's behind the Bright Red Door, is it all my dreams come true Is this where Time and Circumstances has secretly hidden you Did Circumstances steal you away before the light of day Keeping you confined, for reasons Time won't say Should I crack it open, take a peek, do I dare explore Do I even want to know the secrets of the Bright Red Door Maybe it's my lost childhood, that behind it is imprisoned Books read at bedtime, awake before the sun has risen Mud pies are made, fire flies chased and all my mistakes forgiven Before the division, when Happily Ever After was still envisioned Should I crack it open, take a peek, do I dare explore Do I even want to know the secrets of the Bright Red Door Wonder if it's my future there, right beyond that door I know my past, I know my present, both have left me floored Would it finally all work out, or the universe's fatal blow I'm still holding tightly on to hope, so do I really want to know Should I crack it open, take a peek, do I dare explore Do I even want to know the secrets of the Bright Red Door Standing in front of it, mindlessly wringing my hands Heart beats, that of a humming bird that never lands Skin on fire, as it turns white with the fear Hand shaking, turning cold as the **** comes near Should I crack it open, take a peek, do I dare explore Do I even want to know the secrets of the Bright Red Door If old dreams lie behind it, can't I simply dream anew If it's a lost childhood imprisoned, it's ok, with the years I grew If the future, shouldn't it remain unseen, leaving hope to grow For as mere humans we're ment to look forward, only to tomorrow I turn away from that Bright Red Door, temptation firmly resisted What does lie beyond, I'm sure is severely twisted ©Pauline Russell
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Mar 21, 2017
Mar 21, 2017 at 9:21 PM UTC
Beyond the Bright Red Door
What's behind the Bright Red Door, is it all my dreams come true Is this where Time and Circumstances has secretly hidden you Did Circumstances steal you away before the light of day Keeping you confined, for reasons Time won't say Should I crack it open, take a peek, do I dare explore Do I even want to know the secrets of the Bright Red Door Maybe it's my lost childhood, that behind it is imprisoned Books read at bedtime, awake before the sun has risen Mud pies are made, fire flies chased and all my mistakes forgiven Before the division, when Happily Ever After was still envisioned Should I crack it open, take a peek, do I dare explore Do I even want to know the secrets of the Bright Red Door Wonder if it's my future there, right beyond that door I know my past, I know my present, both have left me floored Would it finally all work out, or the universe's fatal blow I'm still holding tightly on to hope, so do I really want to know Should I crack it open, take a peek, do I dare explore Do I even want to know the secrets of the Bright Red Door Standing in front of it, mindlessly wringing my hands Heart beats, that of a humming bird that never lands Skin on fire, as it turns white with the fear Hand shaking, turning cold as the **** comes near Should I crack it open, take a peek, do I dare explore Do I even want to know the secrets of the Bright Red Door If old dreams lie behind it, can't I simply dream anew If it's a lost childhood imprisoned, it's ok, with the years I grew If the future, shouldn't it remain unseen, leaving hope to grow For as mere humans we're ment to look forward, only to tomorrow I turn away from that Bright Red Door, temptation firmly resisted What does lie beyond, I'm sure is severely twisted ©Pauline Russell
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"love is a losing game", but for so long i never understood that song, until, i became a piece that you discarded, left scorned and broken-hearted. it was unbeknownst to me, but you knew exactly how to maneuver your poison into my veins and you made your home in my bones without requesting my permission, having no intentions of remaining any longer than your affections, or your hands, could stand to stay in one place. i've heard that love, is a losing hand, and i imagine its partner, dry & cracked - aching, reaching, grasping, empty - desperately seeking to be filled with any kind of warmth or wholeness, only to be met, instead, by astounding disappointment that reverberates and permeates unapologetically beneath the surface of weathered skin, similar to that which covered your back, as we laid in the trunk of your station wagon in the mid-december darkness. love is designed as a fate resigned, but i knew not what my future held. i did not know that it was possible, for such a tangible pain to exist inside my ribcage, but i swear you pretended not to hear my heart shatter from all those miles and miles and miles away. so i envisioned the oceans inside of your irises fading to gray, and i forced myself to ignore the lack of air in my lungs, as i spat out, "it's fine." promising myself i'd never call you again. unbeknownst to you, you'd just taught me how to play the game. - m.f
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Nov 3, 2013
Nov 3, 2013 at 5:23 PM UTC
an ode to winehouse
Glory to craftsmanship That endures the wrath of time Artisans vanish one by one As is Nature's custom But their inner beauty Remains in their labored art. A masterful stroke of hand Guided by divine volition Engages thought's flight To spheres unknown Where true art gives birth To creativity's genius. Art imparts mystical light Upon envisioned designs Shaped by hand, heart and spirit A poem, a painting, a silver cup Is brought to life For the pure joy of creation. O' masters of the wind Hearken the hopes of craftsmen And steer their zing heavenward They are the symbol of plastic arts A manifestation of wizardry Toiling in labyrinth of formation.
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Jun 7, 2018
Jun 7, 2018 at 10:59 AM UTC
Craftsmanship
I sold smack on a playground today biding time to scrounge the rent-- Two months ago I had never even seen the stuff. I'd never procured it for personal use, let alone sold it. Now I'm a full-time pusher of prescriptions for problems that can't be cured, a modern-day snake-oil salesmen schlepping panaceas for every conceivable ill. *Trying to cope with depression? This'll give you a shot in the arm! Your boyfriend just broke your heart mere weeks after breaking your ***** Here's a ***** that you can depend on*... I thought I was better than this, but who can afford scruples with bills to pay? Internally I struggle to compete with people who would never deign to take note of me. My revenge is in undermining their immaculate lives, a pill-peddling Socrates keeping creditors at bay. I'd always envisioned being someone's hero-- at least being remembered for an act of creation. Instead I'm an enzyme for eradication. A cancer cell at best-- A ****** wrecking ball. One day I woke up a sidekick to a heroine that's never saved anyone...
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Sep 21, 2012
Sep 21, 2012 at 12:53 AM UTC
Push
I read a story today. Like any good story it was layered upon the premise of the love between two perfect strangers. Like any good story it was about romance that blossomed... and then flourished as quick as it was fierce. Like any good story it spun a far-reaching web of hope and longing whilst still holding on to the uncompromising nature of responsibility to one's dreams. Like any good story, there was a spot of intimacy. The gradual build up of physical and psychological attraction that culminated in the merging of two, was nothing less than tasteful. Like any good story there was conflict. But it was not the cliched garnish that involved oppressive parenting styles nor glaring racial differences. It did not rope in the overused notion of "we're so different, we're two parts of a whole". It was... a beautiful conflict. One that does not allow the audience to choose sides. In fact, it encourages you to think inward and root for both parties - be them together or apart. If anything at all, it boils down to the pursuit of each individual's happiness. Like any good modern day story, it ended with a breath held in a gasp. You hold it there for the longest moment and you have to close that breath with a heavy sigh of loss. It also leaves you with ample room to deliberate the "what if" factor. Happy endings last a while but sad ones... they rip a hole in you that almost never closes... and you cannot help but go back to read it over and over again in the hopes of finding the elusive right answer or the best alternate ending. Like any good story it was tailored in my fit. Because I envisioned myself in it. I got consumed by it. Overwhelmed by it, enough to almost break the pipes. And like any good story, it's worth keeping... In heart and in mind. So I read a story today. And I didn't want it to end.
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Jan 3, 2017
Jan 3, 2017 at 6:26 AM UTC
Alternate Endings
I read a story today. Like any good story it was layered upon the premise of the love between two perfect strangers. Like any good story it was about romance that blossomed... and then flourished as quick as it was fierce. Like any good story it spun a far-reaching web of hope and longing whilst still holding on to the uncompromising nature of responsibility to one's dreams. Like any good story, there was a spot of intimacy. The gradual build up of physical and psychological attraction that culminated in the merging of two, was nothing less than tasteful. Like any good story there was conflict. But it was not the cliched garnish that involved oppressive parenting styles nor glaring racial differences. It did not rope in the overused notion of "we're so different, we're two parts of a whole". It was... a beautiful conflict. One that does not allow the audience to choose sides. In fact, it encourages you to think inward and root for both parties - be them together or apart. If anything at all, it boils down to the pursuit of each individual's happiness. Like any good modern day story, it ended with a breath held in a gasp. You hold it there for the longest moment and you have to close that breath with a heavy sigh of loss. It also leaves you with ample room to deliberate the "what if" factor. Happy endings last a while but sad ones... they rip a hole in you that almost never closes... and you cannot help but go back to read it over and over again in the hopes of finding the elusive right answer or the best alternate ending. Like any good story it was tailored in my fit. Because I envisioned myself in it. I got consumed by it. Overwhelmed by it, enough to almost break the pipes. And like any good story, it's worth keeping... In heart and in mind. So I read a story today. And I didn't want it to end.
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*The confusion is envisioned During the brief hiatus Between thoughts*
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Jun 28, 2015
Jun 28, 2015 at 11:27 PM UTC
Brief Hiatus
If I stole your art, could you blame me? The melodic curves or rhythmic edges, organic pastels, or heart-throbbing neon, awake as the eyes that envisioned them. My muses all run to you with eager, little fingers, pinching and plucking at your sketches, protruding tongues, and rolling sneaky, spiteful eyes in my direction, ******* on your creations with humming bird vigilance.
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Sep 11, 2012
Sep 11, 2012 at 9:14 PM UTC
Banksy
The Decider-in-Chief made another hard decision, rebebilitatin a debilitating Gaddafi. The Agog Decider sleekly peeked into the bleak soul of the master Bedouin. The Pious Decider peered pretty deeply, so its hard to tell what his arcane rebelations revealed. Some say The Jaundiced Decider, saw the desert bleeding deliciously malicious sweet crude onto the scabby tongues of Halliburton Executives while Big Time Vice Dickey Boy ****** a petrol nozzle dry, licking the dripped drops that drizzled from the shoot hole, so as not to waste a precious drop to satiate the black viscous goo coursing through the ebony veins of his chingling heart. Others say The Condoning Decider sized up the man and saw a brother-in-arms in the fight against The Evil Doers; yet failed to see the revolting obscenities his new comrade-in-arms inflicted upon his own body politic. The Forgetful Decider, blessed with amnesia forgot Lockerbie and applauded BP's royal court of justice for pardoning all perps. The Oblivious Decider's near sightedness failed to foresee a brewing blow-back amassing in the desert winging its way home on the blasting sands of a blistering Saharan sirocco. The Pollyannish Decider envisioned grand spectacles, only happy visions of Beyonce, JZ, Usher and the Def Jam Buddha Russell Simmons yodeling filthy lucre tunes, sending giggling tweets while partying down with Muammar's posse of martinets and way cool far out crazy execs drunk with the power that blinds the eye to all discernment. The Decider decides. Music Selection: Lady Ga Ga Beyonce, Telephone Oakland 3/3/11 jbm
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Apr 12, 2013
Apr 12, 2013 at 8:11 PM UTC
The Decider
The Decider-in-Chief made another hard decision, rebebilitatin a debilitating Gaddafi. The Agog Decider sleekly peeked into the bleak soul of the master Bedouin. The Pious Decider peered pretty deeply, so its hard to tell what his arcane rebelations revealed. Some say The Jaundiced Decider, saw the desert bleeding deliciously malicious sweet crude onto the scabby tongues of Halliburton Executives while Big Time Vice Dickey Boy ****** a petrol nozzle dry, licking the dripped drops that drizzled from the shoot hole, so as not to waste a precious drop to satiate the black viscous goo coursing through the ebony veins of his chingling heart. Others say The Condoning Decider sized up the man and saw a brother-in-arms in the fight against The Evil Doers; yet failed to see the revolting obscenities his new comrade-in-arms inflicted upon his own body politic. The Forgetful Decider, blessed with amnesia forgot Lockerbie and applauded BP's royal court of justice for pardoning all perps. The Oblivious Decider's near sightedness failed to foresee a brewing blow-back amassing in the desert winging its way home on the blasting sands of a blistering Saharan sirocco. The Pollyannish Decider envisioned grand spectacles, only happy visions of Beyonce, JZ, Usher and the Def Jam Buddha Russell Simmons yodeling filthy lucre tunes, sending giggling tweets while partying down with Muammar's posse of martinets and way cool far out crazy execs drunk with the power that blinds the eye to all discernment. The Decider decides. Music Selection: Lady Ga Ga Beyonce, Telephone Oakland 3/3/11 jbm
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