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Read MoreIn a wood where heather grows high and wide,And the moon on the bracken makes silver tide,A mortal walked where none dare stray—And met a maid from the Aos Sí that day. Her hair was woven of alder bark,And her...
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Thanks Tim! I usually just write random lines and thoughts, but this one took a quite a few days of careful crafting (and a lot of RhymeZone help, haha.)
I agree about AI poems… I think I’m getting pretty good at spotting them, that they have certain markers that repeat again and again. My former poetry site seemed overrun with them over the last year or so.
I appreciate the kind words, and that you like these oldy-timey sounding ones as I do!
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Powerfully penned, ST. Excellent write with amazing storytelling my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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Thank you! I always feel trepidatious with these rhyme and tight rhythm-schemed poems, that they’ll sound too contrived, or lose the emotion in the crafting. Thank you so much for reading, and, again, for your always overly generous comments!!
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Read More(Aŋpétu Wičhákhiye šni él He Sápa Kȟaŋǧí Kíŋ Ičháǧe)Hau! Hear now the voice of Ptesáŋwiŋ, as I have never told the story of a romantic love before, but this love was such that it even brought tears to these...
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Read Moreone night it shall comewhen all in the world choosesto go to sleep and dream togetherall at just exactly the very same time(for this has never happened before)that when upon your awakeningsall that you all want most in lifewill...
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Powerfully penned, ST. Amazing write my friend. Appreciate you.
Damian
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You are so very generous and kind with your comments. I appreciate you!!
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Read MoreDark Alice Comes to CallBy FlatDaddyShe gnawsjaws and clawslike silver to a vampireburning fireripping, tearing through my backdown my leg nerves ripped from deep insidescreaming, seeming like I'm dreamingso damned unrealskin, muscles bonesbreaking, taking me to placesno man ever has...
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haunting and chilling with a twist ❤️
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Thank you, Crimsin. This is an old piece from my years fighting morphine addiction, given by doctors to treat my pain from an accident. It took twenty years to get free from it completely — and yet I am not free of pain killers. I’ve no choice there. I’m not sure I will keep this posted. It is not me anymore. But thank you for your words, I appreciate them.
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Pain here isn’t metaphor — it’s a rabid animal chewing bone, and you let it howl.
Even in the morphine fog, your voice stays feral and human, refusing to die quiet.-
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Thank you, Thomas; from you, these words mean more. I wasn’t sure if I should let this one out of it’s closet. I think I may take it down after a short stay. It’s like having a hated uncle drop by to see “how things are now,” with a wink. Ya can’t kick him out, that would be rude. And you want him to know he doesn’t scare you anymore. Then you can gladly kick his ass out.
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The urgency in this is palpable. The way concepts almost run together in the frantic need. Intense. That’s a good word for it. It feels like PTSD and addiction ripping at the page here. Brilliant but it makes me sad for the man who survived that, and glad that it was in the past
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Survival is the key, Willow. No need for sadness. Life is what matters most. And I am VERY glad it was in the past.
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I didn’t count syllables but each line flowed flawlessly. You have a talent for rhyme, that’s for sure. I wrote something similar years ago about Brier Rose but it didn’t go over well. I think people are suspicious of rhyming poems these days with the advent of A.I.
I hope you get more comments. Great writing.