Locutus2999's Poems

Here's the list of poems submitted by Locutus2999  —  There are currently 7 poems total — keep up the great work!

Juliet's what's in a name?

Juliet's what's in a name?

Is a rose not still a rose
if called by any other name?
Would the woody stems
not still be adorned
by sharp prickle thorns
pricking the fingertips
of pluckers and pickers
and other such predators?

What of...

– by Brian S. Clifton

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Now

Now is but a moment,
one fleeting yet real
a place out of time
surreal while aware
a state of mind
rather than a where
or heretofore when.

For only now, we feel;
Therefore, we live
yet spend it lamenting
yesteryear's feelings
in our...

– by Brian S. Clifton

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The Shore of Loch Erne

Gaelic by his Mag-Guire Clan heritage
the direct descendant of chieftains
of the former Kingdom of Fermannah,
the alderman eyed each grain of sand.

Fine white crystal sand of distant lands
sifted down through a bottleneck sieve
depleting...

– by Brian Clifton

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added 9 months ago
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Shadows I have seen

Is it a silhouette of memory,
Or a shadow I have seen—
In the brief moments
'twixt waking and sleep,
in the small space which intervenes?

 
The fleeting seconds or less
(ah! can such things be?)
When confusion still lingers—
and life's...

– by Brian S. Clifton

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added 1 year ago
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Cherish the Wanderer

There is always someone
who looks down upon
the wandering gypsy
who visits only briefly,
leaving behind memories
and dream catchers.

There will also be those
who’ll say they pity
the old souls, the vagabond
everyone calls uncle
who has...

– by Brian S Clifton

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added 1 year ago
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Champagne and Maritime Pines

While keeping oneself to one's self,
feelings kept close to the chest,
I close my eyes and take a deep breath
and imagine open fields, windswept.

A breeze blows in from the Mediterranean,
salt-tinged, from a place I've never been.
...

– by Brian S. Clifton

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A path well-traveled

Towards a violet-hued horizon
in the ambiance of amber light
provident of sunset skies
and a rising harvest moon.
Crisp autumn air
feels like autumn sounds.

Underfoot, gravel crunching,
walking a road unpaved.
Each side is tree-lined,
a...

– by Brian S. Clifton

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added 1 year ago
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