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redzone posted in the group National Poetry Month
The Silence of Words
April 30th, last day of
Poetry Month, arrives
with showers, grey skies,
and sadness. Fitting I
suppose referring to
the old saying, ‘April showers,
May flowers’, those Springtime
colors designed to bring joy,
happiness, and the feeling of
self-worth, of being whole
and seen, alive in wonder.
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Hi Willow, I really appreciate your comment on this poem. I think your are right about the ‘filter’ of how words land with someone. It’s hard at times, even in real, face to face conversation, but here or on any social media website, it’s even harder. And yes, words are powerful and dangerous. It’s one reason I think, that we write poetry. Thank…Read More
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redzone posted in the group National Poetry Month
Love Sonnet LXXXVI
For some reason April 29th
hung in the air like a full
moon, its beams finding you
through the open window, andtickled your skin as you
slept. I watched you
breathing, breasts rising and
falling as the moon beamsfrolicked their enthusiasm,
causing you to awaken slightly,
roll on your side,And settle…Read More
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Curly Grace posted in the group National Poetry Month
The Pull
There’s a gravity to you,
quiet, irresistible,
the kind that pulls
without touching.But when you do touch,
the night folds around us
like silk caught in a fist.Your voice at my ear
undoes me faster
than the heat of your mouth
on my shoulder.I fall into wanting,
into you.© 2025
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redzone posted in the group National Poetry Month
Endings and Beginnings
It was April 28th, a Tuesday, situated
two days closer to May. Something
unclear, vague, shifted just beyond
my sight.Perhaps it was my over worked
imagination, a mind focused
entirely on the abstraction of
reality, or the discord of a
symphony that was playing
in my head.Perhaps it was due to…Read More
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Read MoreI'm not holding backI'm just hiding it wellIt's carried in the painOf the stories I tellBlink and you missIn between the linesYou may feel the sorrowIn the sign of the timesYou won't hear the painIf I muffle the soundYou...
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Very good. The rain is a good cloak to hide the tears.
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Thank you Fia!
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Powerfully penned, Brandon. Another excellent write with clever wordplay my friend. Nicely done. Appreciate you.
Damian
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I’ve found that more often than not, people translate words through whatever filter they’re currently struggling with. It may not have anything to do with us even. But our words have impact, not always how we meant them, and their responses have an equal impact. Words are powerful and because of that, can be dangerous. Even if unintended. I feel this one