Tag: Poetry
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So Much Beauty
So Much Beauty there’s so much beautyin the world all aroundbut I find it difficultto praise it with allthe poverty and painthat abounds gazing at sun-drenched landscapeswith mountain vistasfading in the distancebrush and critter-filled riverbedwinding norththe path of least resistance social and economic promiseis nothing but bleakwhile the apex-predatorthe ‘elite’ of the human freaksguts the…
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Small Change
Small Changeby Tom Wait Well small change got rained on with his own .38and nobody flinched down by the arcadeand the marquise weren’t weepingthey went stark ravin’ madand the cabbies were the only onesthat really had it madecause his cold trousers were twistedand the sirens high and shrilland crumpled in his fist was a five…
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The Primordial Ooze
The Primordial Ooze darkness is growingand I’m oldso what to doone thing onlyfight the growing darkstrike a sparka match a candlelight a bonfire spark it whereverthe tinder liesmake daily choicesthat brightennot darkenour collectivefutures don’t be deceivedall actions have impactsmostly somewhere in betweenever brighter futuresand dystopian dreamsdark superstitionsreverse evolutionsliding backinto the primordialooze –LE – 2/11/26
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Ravens v Crows
Ravens v Crows Circling high above the dry washThe inherent unkindness and treacheryIn the ravens’ conspiracyRegarding the murder of crowsScavenging the nooks and crannies belowA conspiracy, both treacherousAnd unkind… –LE
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Big Rock-candy Mountain
Big Rock-candy Mountain I’m sure you believethose things youclaim toaspire tocling to It’s alltoo fancifultoo incredible to meas the folk taleof the big rock-candy mountain –LE
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Where Am I — Are We?
Where Are We – Am I? a matter of perception, meditating at oneor fighting, kicking, and screamingregardless, ends as do all things entropy’s final dissolution yes, some flash-out, burn-out, peter-out, wink-outfilter-out, turn-out, poop-out, but mostsimply end in Elliot’s infamous ‘whimper’ so it seems –LE
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Words Are Spells
And now, let’s return to a topic I’ve broached before, Mages and Sorcery, based on words and their usage, the power behind Sepians’ rise. Words Are Spells from their beginningswords painted mental imagesdirected actionsmanipulated emotions since primal beginningsmany languages were bornlived and diedno longer spoken nor replied and now, new words addedsome transformed, reinventedwhile others…
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Odd Socks
Odd Socks.. the conundrum of odd socks we don’t know where the mates go get washed together somehow some just disappear a solution a kind-of retribution buy all of the same color stay under the social radar already marked as odd for anonymity is the only freedom .. –LE – 2/4/26
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Why Worry
Why Worryby Dire Straits Baby, I see this world has made you sadSome people can be badThe things they do, the things they sayBut baby, I’ll wipe away those bitter tearsI’ll chase away those restless fearsAnd turn your blue skies into grey Why worry, there should be laughter after painThere should be sunshine after rainThese…
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Watching Shadows
Watching Shadows Sitting and watchingEarly morning shadowsSlowly move acrossA chest of drawersTell truths and storiesI dare not ignore But soon, the tales will fadeAs Sol’s morning raysInevitably moveBeyond my window frameThrowing shadow-talesLight from the end of day Aren’t we all shadows… anyway… –LE – 2/4/26
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