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  September 2022     1 year ago

Submitted Poems 5 total

The Empty Chair

The Empty Chair

 
Against the farmhouse blasts the cold,
Frightful, icy, wintry cold;
While the family lifts a prayer,

  A prayer around the empty chair,
A prayer for one not seated there,
Not seated in the empty chair.

 
The...

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Does the Nightingale Still Sing?

When storms unfurl the fury of their wind
And blast the trumpet of the thunderous cloud,
When bolts of lightning burn electric blend
And belt the earth beneath a blackened shroud,

I ask you, does the nightingale still sing?

I ask you, does...

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A Poem or Two

They said I lack ambition
A career I should pursue.
And I, I sat...
And wrote a poem or two.

The bills came abundant
My finances to consume.
And I, I sat...
And wrote a poem or two.

My house laid in shambles
The rain leaked through the...

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The Night

O night that reaches, expands in its greatness,

  Bringing the blanket of deepening darkness,
Dragging starlight through intoxicating vastness,

  Trades all consciousness for insentient blackness.
Dreams alight with mysterious mischief

  ...

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The Friendless and Lonely Scarecrow

Made of straw with no living soul,
Empty of pleasure, of love and of hope;
The scarecrow endures the heat and the cold
Without a friend or hand to hold.

There is no greater sorrow I know
Than that of the friendless and lonely scarecrow.

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I like the imagery and structure of this poem. I thought it was very creative how you switched from ABAB to ABBA on the last stanza. By doing so, you really made that last stanza stand out. The last line really got me. "I'm deaf to all but speak to you." So good!!! 

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I love the imagery in this poem. So many good lines. I felt the story of Abraham and Isaac come alive. Great work!

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It expressed how a simple cup can have such significance in a relationship. I liked how it ended with the author wanting to pour a second cup which symbolizes the desire to have the relationship continue on. 

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