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"once in a mountain room" by Icarus rising
Still many are stuck in fluorescent shadows With thieves, who prowl concrete corridors Coffee rings stain your letters bells toll, splitting quiet mornin. Together we sprawl on rolling hills covered in wild thyme Indigo bleeds through thunderheads
"once in a mountain room" by Icarus rising
Still many are stuck in fluorescent shadows With thieves, who prowl concrete corridors Coffee rings stain your letters bells toll, splitting quiet mornin. Together we sprawl on rolling hills covered in wild thyme Indigo bleeds through thunderheads
Poetry Prompt: Shadows
The meaning of a shadow: Reflect on how shadows can symbolize hidden truths or fears.
"Bob’s Special Cider " by AllPoetry member D.B. Marsh
Old barnacle Bob was a fisherman sort He was not real tall but not real short He fished for his fishes using a gill net rig And while he was fishing apple cider he’d swig That cider was special a secret recipe from Mom And as they’d say in L.A. that stuff is the bomb It didn’t matter how cold or how high the seas That cider of Moms would warm him to the knees
"Skyline-Drive, Shenandoah National Park" by Jeannie Eckstine
Moonlit tree's foggy view Morning's dawn's frosty dew Misty rising's cool breeze Scorching sun's heated rays Open road's dusty trail Nature's wildlife roaming the land
"Chinook" by Gearigon
Once upon a Spring I paddled a river Flowing translucent green I stuck my paddle In the water and pulled Every time It made a small whirlpool and stirred up Silver swarms Of Salmon fry In their hundreds
Poetry Prompt: Anticipation
Poetry Prompt - The moment before something important happens: Capture the tension, excitement, or dread.
"Degradation in the Steel" by Poetic Creations
barreling down never ending tracks twisting and winding never going to any place unexplored steel on steel screams sand and grit bite into turning train wheels friction wears wheels gripping the tracks keep spinning
"Moonlight Gazing" by All Red Jay
Her cheeks bask in limelight as it revives her waning self. Daily she had felt a small slice more missing like swiss cheese encouragement getting eaten out of her refrigerated heart. But here tonight, only serenity, holding this lunar glow, savored as a child of summer savoring the tang of this sweet glowing lemon drop.
"Butterflies" by Jack Corvid
Allow a moment of thought. The pen that bleeds upon the paper, Is the ink of a butterfly, caught or not, Fluttering unbound for now or later, To inspire another blot.
"Burning House" by Shobi
It was a sudden flash: A bright white light Then an aura of yellow Surrounding the house. With the dead bodies Of my parents. The house burned to ash, The crackling air sparked my skin. My hair standing on end; These crystal glows glimmering in my eyes
"i whispered to the darkness" by Cecil Miller
i whispered to the Darkness, and the Darkness whispered back. it said that i was welcome in Its embrace of black. i thanked It for Its offer, and said i’d love to stay, but first i had one thing to do, and one thing left to say.
"Tree" by Icarus rising
Where the roots are toothless now they climb The soil solidifies, and spreading leaves seek the sun To delve and drink the cycle has begun carry backpacks reaching into the sky Where chlorophyll thrives and dark grieves
"Frostbite" by KJ90
Why must it always rain just cats and dogs, Why not foxes or toads, or all kinds of frogs? Do cashiers in clouds take time to inspect, The validity of all sorts of cash and rain cheques?
"6am Club" by ElectricStarrySkies
Even the dual carriageway is silenced by the blanket of sleep that still thickly hangs. The odd car passes by, headlights blaring in the quiet The driver looking guilty for breaking the peace