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First Light
Go lightly amongst the quiet The Unseen The observers For those are the ones that have resolve in their solitude The record keepers The...
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POETRY & BEYOND
By Denise Gushue
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Vacancy
Ruination within the throng of rumination too tired to even think STRAIGHT. When nothing makes sense everything seems to lead to fatal...
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En Route
They push deep into the earth searching, feeling, wayfaring without seeing the stars above. Hidden in the dark beneath the mantle, where...
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Offspring
A poem in honour of mothers Me probably in my eighth month of pregnancy with my son, who is now 20. Our bodies carry you, vessels of your...
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The Illusion
Some No All the It was the best of _ s and the worst Always on Never on Behind the _ s Ahead of A Waste of Lost track of A race against...
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AC469 Now Departed
Light climbs each slat of the blind in the darkness of morning. The hum is much lower than the constant ringing in my left ear, and it is...
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As Whales Breach
When I was girl I never asked for much, a hug, a smile and a slice of freshly baked bread. Never aspired to be anything grand just wanted...
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Blah, Blah, Blah
When I have the blahs No movement forward No movement back No words flow Not even trying to spin my tires The rut is too deep Time to...
Aaron Quist
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A Day In The Life (An Echoing Chord)
A collaboration poem by Aaron Quist and Denise G The Beatles celebrating the release of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” Round and...
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To the One I Love
To the one I love, I could not do it without you. All those nights of deep conversation untangling the knotted chain on which I wear my...
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Kinetoscope
Sitting quietly in the dark the flame flickers I pray the wick will burn down consuming thoughts flick through my mind as if it is a...
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There is Only OneThing
My eyes cannot see Nor can my hands feel My nose knows nary a scent My ears hear no sound My tongue remains tied There is only one thing...
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Dragon
Dragon’s blood flows through mine. An ancient bloodline that can destroy as much as it can love. Wisdom carries responsibility, it can...
TRUDY NEWELL
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The Fallow Moment
There's been a lotta buzz around the term Mastery.. lately it is everywhere I look. It has taken me three days to brew about this.. what...
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Cacophony
A cacophony of caws Shiny black wings take lift and soar. The feathers swirl creating chaos and pattern that carry code that must be...
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In those moments...
In those moments Just as I wake eyes still shut glued tight I'd rather lie undercover Me, my thoughts and I Sometimes fleeting glimpses...
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In this Skin
The water caresses her body This thing We call skin Thick to thin Opaque to Translucent Firm to soft In all its versions It encases the...
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Landfall
Floating on the sea of the cosmos only the stars to navigate by in uncharted waters I steer towards my purpose with tenacious intention...
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The Stillness before the Chaos
Brown against grey saturated warm colour against black filtered light through overcast sky The whirring of tires on wet pavement vehicles...
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Steeped In Time
Leaves picked by nimble hands left to dry in warm sunlight Dessicated essence still remains Revived as boiling water pours through the...
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