Twitch

twitch not this silence, my owl
I hear the waves in your eyes
rock not this dark, my owl
I see time gallop down your gaze

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Crimson Shadows in Black

clouds in crimson, wearing black
drop lights, wrapped in murmurs

rise stars, from your breath
shiver leaves, lounge no more

Yesterday

yesterday, a leaf broken
by hands I know not
found its stairs
on silver feet
to distances I dare not

Lines Between

do I need wait
when I am the time
of your life

do I need say
when I am the smile
of your dream

Pool of Love

words croaked, in blown slurs
And they slipped off the breath
for a heart, held by a pool of love

Puzzles

puzzle these eyes
do wings beget shivers
do shivers beget wings

Keep

drank and I drank
waves upon wave
roar upon roar
hand upon hand

Senses Treacherous

coffee tracks, fresh drops
brew memories over the brim
words in sweet, crooked wit
play echoes on the wall

Hour Glass Shine

a tumble to water
a time to soak
a heart to sink

Thread of Life

on this round leaf, of blue and brown
you let me in, a tendril with a heart
curling my feelings, of yesterday
thinning my dreams, into tomorrow

Slender Meanings

twist of unfurls and frills
swirl thoughts, blown
Monroes, upon slender meanings
in wisdom, paired tall

Of Solid Gold

in glitter it wore hats
of crimson words
in meaning it bore stories
of velvet shades
love yet was not, nor ever
of solid gold

In Time

Stones, rolled down her eyes
And the meadows, found a sky
Rain clasped wanderlust leaves
Rolled up a breeze in her moment

Unstitched by Time

in time they come
your dreams
stitched by stars
on a vest you wear not

Choice

a wooded home, to hold love
across cemented minds, words painted
oars starved , of every choice

Gravitate

off they swirl, your spinning words
between brows, into spaces
meanings bright, meanings dark
Some I read, some too far
gravitate me yet, on orbits apart

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Gentle

gentle became the moments
our smiles wore
gentle become the smiles
our moments wore

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Limerick – Drops

Drops, they rained, cavalry in order and shine

Drops, they loved, million brothers divine

Clouds, in murmurs, shook in dance

Suspended in a lightning romance

Limerick – Fall

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Mr. and Mrs. Bee went to skydive to be light

Balloons in belly of a sky, in suits tight

Lighter than air, thin as cloud

Feather landing on moon, proud

Quuen-in-law stung, they so fell back in fright

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Limerick – Fear

She was an Amazon, nothing to fear

Rivers gave way, her step taps near

Mountains shrunk, melted cheese

Bowing down, low wild white geese

Earth quaked and ate her, no tear
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Limerick – Lies

Mrs. Android went to see where truth lies
She surfed through Google sea, being wise
Truths from cocoons be lies in bits
Lies from cocoons be truths in hits
She nodded, ‘Lies are truths written by mice’

Limerick – Age

Limerick – Age
‎01-Dec-2017

-by Venkat

Wrinkles they stood up, lined in stripes
As tigers they held voices, hollow pipes
Life’s jungle, dark stripes in white
Grew eyes to paint the night
Age in shooting aches, gives best wipes

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Do we do?

8th Nov 2017

Note the position of the word *do* in each line

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

do we grow bones of mind
or do we mow grime off thoughts
did they do life for horses
or did they do eyes for our hands

A Small Note

Hi Esteemed poets/friends/readers,

As a long time contributor here, I would like to share the launch of my site on learning Good English Usage. I would like to extend it to include creative writing in future – for the larger benefit of those keen to enhance their writing skills.

Besides writing poetry, I teach as well. Your recommendations / suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

Visit: englishwithvenkat.com

(A WordPress website)

Soldiers

ferry blood, nerves of steel
huddled boats of fear
pump blood, hearts of stone
into huddled boats of fear

Over and over

A poem with the same first and last words

look now look
speak they do speak
over and over

Clowns

they filled our icy breath

and rolled springs of laughter

bathing our arid hearts

Concord

31-Oct-17

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the stalk between us

we hold long

to hold our distance

 

the stalk between us

holds us long

to find concord, in the distance