Tag: free verse
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Road out of Sanity
Out in the streets the parade marches on A thousand masked faces revel in the night Walking the long road out of sanity…
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Waves of a Silent Sea
From out of the west come visions of gold Playing in the eyes of a man atop his deathbed The long moments become waves of a silent sea Rolling inexorable to the city wall…
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The Breath in Your Lungs
Timeless is the message on the airwaves We listen unceasing to the simple words That leave the air shimmering And lights in our eyes, a faint glow of red Or maybe they’re just bloodshot…
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Road Over Still Water
Go on through conquered lands Walk until you come to a road over still water And wait for reflections to become reality Come alive and draw you in…
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A Handful of Fire
Sunrise on the wings of a solstice A handful of fire cupped for warmth Against the east wind out of the valley The land of wildling calls…
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Talk of Thunderstorms
When the door closed she showed me What was hidden behind her back A handful of fire that lit the walls with shadow And bathed our faces in twilight…
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What Defies the Senses
What defies the senses is music to a madman Without a song or a cry to heaven On the edge where lie a thousand broken mirrors Cast away by we who gazed upon the truth…
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Cardboard Crown
Anyone can buy enough wood to build a throne And sit upon it wearing a paper robe Head bowed beneath the weight of a cardboard crown…
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Fabled One
For years I scaled the tower wall Daring for a chance to feel the iron summit And when I reached the top I found you Lounging in starlight and commenting on the weather…
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A Feast for the Starving
Give out to the whispering desire Dissatisfaction in a world that demands You ignore the voices shouting in the hallway And cling to praise poured out of empty bottles…
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The Nature of Explosives
Torment until the light of this world goes out The message scratched into the head of a nail Drive it in, pull it out, repeat the process Until our skin is like a minefield after war…
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King in Chains
The world comes through as reflections on glass And I wonder what those on the other side see If anyone exists in the room beyond the window Longing as I do to step off the ledge…
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View From the Highest Tower
From atop the highest tower in the city You can imagine that, far off on the horizon, The fires of the battlefield are just visible As reflections of stars uncaring on the world below…
The Light is On 