B.A.Rhoten

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B.A.Rhoten
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I was born in the southern Appalachian Mountains and I now call the American West my home.

  July 2022     2 months ago

Submitted Poems 7 total

Cold Burn

Cryogenically,

I perceive the world burning.

The hearts of men cold....

by Brenda Rhoten

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The Secret Place

My altar is in my heart. I carry it with me wherever I go. It is not made of wood or stone, it is not a scarf to put a candle upon. It is a spiritual place, symbolically inside the very organ that pumps the blood through my veins and through which...

by Brenda Rhoten

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Refining Fire

Awake my beloved and come away with me.
Let me show you that life is still beautiful,
and you are still pure.
Love is a fire that cannot be quenched,
but doesn’t always burn us.
You and I are flames.
Let the fire engulf us and we will put...

by Brenda Rhoten

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Bound

I saw things for how they could be not how they are.
They were only dreams inside my head,
and I told myself stop wishing,
Because whatever could’ve been
Dwells now among things that are dead.


But you see springs of eternal hope kept my...

by Brenda Rhoten

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The Escape

I use to love you.
When the tulip trees were in bloom,
When the lightning bugs flashed,
While the cicadas played us a tune.

I use to love you.
When we stood before God
And promised our love forever true
Through the hard times together...

by Brenda Rhoten

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