Category: Rhyme
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The Phoenix Rises
From the crackling through the flame, lifts the firebird with no name; shrieks and whistles, caws and echoes, shadows, embers, dance untamed. Flight starts bulky, wings unfurl, fiery feathers flex and curl; dark smoke billows, volume high, then finally phoenix finds the sky.
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Red Planet
Winds swirl through sandy haze From dry nights to drier days Cloudy sky distorts the sun Even before the day’s begun The warmth is trapped The air is thin The red planet reddens keeping secrets within
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Head in the Clouds
To be a bird or a butterfly To soar, freely, up on high To see the view from in the clouds Freedom from the maddening crowds The blue, the grey, the white, the light The air, the breeze, the sounds, the sights Swirling, flying up above To be a kestrel, to be a dove To…
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A Rose for a Valentine
Although I don’t do Valentines Roses are still good On their own or in bunches Standing where they should Everyone loves a rose From friends or strangers near Or far Roses send a message As if they were a card Valentine’s Day Approaches Love is in the air Everyone is giddy Not everybody cares Time…
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Under the Spotlight
I find myself pondering This and that Is the ‘truth’ we are told Exactly that? There are many layers Concealed facts Involving many sides Different hats Each holds their truth Inside their act But is their truth mine? Is it my pact? The spotlight’s bright, but it also reveals the shadows under it…
The Mansionic Perspective 