Category: Poetry
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Good days
Thank heavens for good days Sometimes they are too few But amidst the maelstrom of life Their warm embrace eschews All depressive views Keeping worry at bay
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Solitude
Solitude Soul food A chance respite Laid down the fight Noticed, the dance of leaves Undulating on a mornings breeze Found, a benevolent stasis A calm embraces Lifted mood Solitude
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Crown of Roses
To wear a crown of roses, Is a fragrant thing. Others sigh at its beauty, But do not feel the thorns. Time makes its petals drop, The perfume is no more. Exposed are the wounds, Sore lesions, deep scratches. Lay it down you fool. For the dVerse quadrille #141 ‘Crown’ check it out here.
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Loss
Loss overwhelms the soul. A matriarch ageing, A patriarch gone, Sanctuary eroding. How relentless is time. Tearing at stability. Can hope be found, In amongst the rubble?
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Change
Knowing enough is enough, Begins with believing you are enough. * When fertile ground becomes barren, Pastures are spent, What was full has emptied; * Freezing in place is unsound! Find a peace in movement. * Ride out the regret, Face down the sadness, Accept that all things change; * Turn from victimhood, Find a […]
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This
Darkness comes but it also goes, I know this. – What arises always ceases, I believe this. – Chaotic thought calms and settles, I endure this. – Grasping tightly finds release, I feel this. – Sky once oppressive Becomes spacious, This infinite expanse. – Mood brightens, Perception shifts, I’m grateful for this.
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Ruminating
Ruminating Often it comes Attempts at self mastery The Wise can settle Into the cacophony within Grasp released Annihilation ambition put down In favour of restful awareness Watching… Anxiety’s apprehension Recognising…. Melancholy’s malaise Realising… Doubt’s discomfort Knowing their transience How they dissolve when left alone How they grow and morph when probed Yes I am […]
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