Icarusflyboi

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  January 2025     7 days ago

Submitted Poems 5 total

Fledgling

Still not fully formed
Pushed too soon
A flipped coin tumbling

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Mother Nature watches intently
All of Creation holds its breath

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– by Matthew Patnode

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added 26 days ago
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For Celesta

Remember me, after I'm gone
I will linger there
Waiting in the space between
Starlight and moonbeams
This world and the next

Remember me in the dawn
And do not mourn too long
I will linger here
Waiting in the shadows
of our secret...

– by Matthew Patnode

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added 1 month ago
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"Revelation/Resolution"

Could I not see
What was right
In front of me
The path homeward
Set me free
I could have
Been so blind
Stare to heaven
Ready to...

– by Matthew Patnode

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added 1 month ago
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The Dandelion and the Willow

Wandering slowly down a dirt road,
They made their way
A young squire leading an old knight
on an old mare
Both with hair the same shade of gray.

The sun hanging high in the sky
Told them it was just past midday
The heat made them sweat and...

– by Matthew Patnode

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added 1 month ago
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The Dandelion and the Willow

Wandering slowly down a dirt road,
They made their way
A young squire leading an old knight
on an old mare
Both with hair the same shade of gray.

The sun hanging high in the sky
Told them it was just past midday
The heat made them sweat...

– by Matthew Patnode

 20 Views
added 1 month ago
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Because it's epic!

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Beautiful.

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In a word, breathtaking!

Bravo! Wow!

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Is this inspired by world of war craft? I like it,

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I like it. Thumbs up!

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This is BRILLIANT! ABSOLUTELY

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