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#911

Pixie Led

I love the idea of a magical fantasy world,visualising another reality which can sometimes become part of our world.  You just have to believe in it.
Pixie Led (A song by Sheila Haskins) I woke up this morning There was sunshine in my head Without any warning There were pixies on my bed Flying through the window panes Squeezing through the cracks It was very very plain to...

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#912

When the Potatoes Did Not Grow

When the potatoes from the blight they did not grow And the leaves they wilted and turned black upon the stem And the growing tubers beneath the earth they shriveled Hunger awaited the people who depended on...

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#913

Darkness over Light

This is about people choosing to be dark than being a light in this earth. They'd rather do bad things that feed their souls, than good things that feed their souls. Why do we...
Why is fear Always waiting for us in the darkness? Why is peace Always waiting for us in the light? Why do people Take pleasure in the darkness? Why do people Ignore real pleasures...

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#914

Human Virus

The state of the society we live in and the overall disregard for other ecosystems.


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#915

Smile

This poem is about your smile!  Your smile inspired me to write this poem.


~~Put on that happy face! Let me see you smile. It will beat anything By a great big mile.

Where is that happy song? Can you sing it loud? Can you bring a smile Upon...

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#916

Nights : left

This one is epic. As it talks about the man leaving as he is left alone
One night, He was full of fright, The stars out of sight, He still sat on the road Waiting for his friends to come and meet him Unfortunately, he got bored. Stars weren't there yet, The man could never forget, Returning of...

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#917

City train


Scars and grains aboard a cavalcade slick beard, dark skin, in my starless shades your poker face clenched fists, tight-lipped cosmetic charade see you clutch that pouch pursed lips, crushed teeth chary eyes scream "die!" can't change your mind won't change my ways to appease...

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#919

Wrestling With Paradox

This poem is from my novel Shards Of Divinities on Amazon. It depicts a time in my life when my old world view about the nature of Reality crumbled, and I was yearning to...
I had unsuccessfully danced with the paradoxes of Reality, Its feet were not in lockstep with mine. And yet I sensed they were a lesser peak in the shadow of the mountain peak above all. I went...

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