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Silence, Stillness

Silence, Stillness

A Poem by Jacques - iNkwire


How quiet, how static is everything?
A Grimy Window

A Grimy Window

A Poem by David Plantinga


Life’s a very busy thing And rushes by so fast, And since inertia rules this world It cannot help but last. Transactions p..
The Melting Hours

The Melting Hours

A Poem by David Plantinga


The town shone cleanest in the mist. The clerk rushed for his train, And if he dallied on his course, The mist would clot to rain. ..
Lithe

Lithe

A Poem by David Plantinga


Words can wriggle through the cracks Where grosser largeness blocks, And even with no aperture Huskless speech can seep through locks..
A Hair Shirt

A Hair Shirt

A Poem by David Plantinga


rhymed verse
Murmurs

Murmurs

A Poem by David Plantinga


The ocean waves are murmuring, And some who walk the shore May pause to hear some wisdom there, And linger more and more. The..
Pale Sister

Pale Sister

A Poem by David Plantinga


The moon is grim and sly, and keeps Pale secrets from her twin. She hides the darkest of her blushes Behind a slivered grin. ..
The Hour-glass

The Hour-glass

A Poem by David Plantinga


This one's a weird one about hour-glasses and bells
Crystals

Crystals

A Poem by David Plantinga


The crystals groan, whenever crushed Under a melting tread. Snow faithfully fulfilled its oath, And did just what it said. ..
Booleans

Booleans

A Poem by David Plantinga


Black shadows are all sycophants That mimic every shape. White shadows seal their bearers up, And bury what they ape. Black sh..
Bottom Rim

Bottom Rim

A Poem by David Plantinga


another poem in ballad stanza
Chatter

Chatter

A Poem by David Plantinga


Badinage and Persiflage Make such a merry pair, Chatting and bantering all day. No spiteful gossip there. Each goes witho..
To a Shropshire Lad Disheartened

To a Shropshire Lad Disheartened

A Poem by David Plantinga


Terence, this is stupid stuff: no beer here, just entropy. I put a trochee in the second foot of the first line of the fourth stanza for the harshnes..
poem #19

poem #19

A Poem by David Plantinga


Desiccated youth has bones like cork, So porous strong in cells. Lost time perfuses emptiness. And heavy dolor quells.
His Coat Of Many Colours

His Coat Of Many Colours

A Poem by Alan S Jeeves


A more cheerful, colourful, easy read. 5 quatrains from 1975
Search Party

Search Party

A Poem by Dominik D. Ravens


A quick quatrain after a long night of release.

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