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Poetry and poetic forms.

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Mandate of Heaven2026.04.03

free-verse · verse, religious, sovereignty

Ortolans: A Ballad2026.02.15

ballad · verse, elegy, nature, ballad

Ode to a Spring2026.01.05 - 2026.01.05

a meditation on water, and it's transformative properties that offer a infinitude of peace to the soul.

ode · verse, ode, formal

Exaltatio Mortis or "The Banquet of the Dead"2025.05.16

lyric · verse, elegy, religious

Elegy of the Saints2025.05.12

elegy · verse, elegy, religious

Ode to a Pillar2025.05.11

a tribute to my mother

ode · verse, ode, formal

Shall I Compare Thee to a Winter's Night?2025.04.10

The challenge was to do the inverse of a famous poem, in which I chose Shakespheares Sonnet XVIII. This was inspired by a great deal many relationships I have witnessed with the humurous addition of dan humprey, and blaire waldorfs.

sonnet · verse, love, formal

Forsaken2025.03.26

free-verse · verse, religious, melancholy

With Child2024.12.31

haiku · verse, love, domestic

Winter's Quiet Reverie2024.12.29

haiku · verse, nature, seasons

Winter Mist2024.12.28

haiku · verse, nature, seasons

Whispers of the Pinewood2024.12.27

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Whispered Laurels2024.12.26

haiku · verse, nature, melancholy

Subtract2024.12.25

concrete-poem · verse, meditation, melancholy

Weight of Legacy2024.12.25

haiku · verse, meditation, melancholy

A Lament for the Hydrangea2024.12.24

free-verse · verse, nature, grief

Man from Manhatten2024.12.24

limerick · verse, limerick, humor

Veil of Mist on the Moors2024.12.24

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Upon the Estate2024.12.23

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Under suns rays2024.12.22

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Through The Veil2024.12.21

haiku · verse, meditation, religious

This broken scale2024.12.20

haiku · verse, meditation, melancholy

The Writer Drifts Asleep2024.12.19

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

Man in the Savannah2024.12.18

limerick · verse, limerick, humor

The Water Boils2024.12.18

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

The Tranquil Estate Garden2024.12.17

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

The Silvered Brook2024.12.16

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

The Ship Sinks2024.12.15

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

The Ships are moving2024.12.14

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

The Scarf Falls2024.12.13

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

The Music Fades2024.12.12

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

Man from Rochelle2024.12.11

limerick · verse, limerick, humor

The Golden Horizon2024.12.11

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

The Fowl Gather2024.12.09

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

The Crowd Cheers2024.12.08

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

The Bitter Loop2024.12.07

haiku · verse, meditation, melancholy

Calm & Still2024.12.06

cinquain · verse, nature, meditation

Grandmas House2024.12.06

list-poem · verse, observation, domestic

Struggle2024.12.06

slam-poetry · verse, meditation, melancholy

The Ambulance2024.12.06

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

Dream About Joe2024.12.05

limerick · original, dreams, verse

Grieving Soul2024.12.05

quatrain-ballad-meter · verse, grief, melancholy

Stillwater2024.12.05

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Sesquipedalian Reverie2024.12.04

a challenge on who could create a poem using sesquipedalian words from the list.

light-verse · original, verse, meditation

Starry Night2024.12.04

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Antiphon for the Abyss2024.12.03

antiphon · verse, antiphon, religious

Antiphon for the Elohim2024.12.03

antiphon · verse, antiphon, religious

Antiphon for the Omnific2024.12.03

antiphon · verse, antiphon, religious

Antiphon for the Seraphim2024.12.03

antiphon · verse, antiphon, religious

Life2024.12.03

free-verse · verse, meditation, religious

Ode to a Debutante2024.12.03

ode · verse, ode, formal

Silent Sky2024.12.03

lune · verse, nature, meditation

Sorrow In His Eyes2024.12.03

haiku · verse, meditation, melancholy

Sorrows Hope2024.12.03

cinquain · verse, meditation, religious

Smitten2024.12.02

haiku · original, verse, love

Silica Dust2024.12.01

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

Sevenfold2024.11.30

haiku · verse, meditation, religious

Rome Divided2024.11.29

haiku · verse, meditation, historical

Quiet call of the woods2024.11.28

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Knowledge2024.11.27

A commentary on the paradox of knowledge acquisition and the humility of true wisdom.

haiku · original, verse, meditation

I see cars2024.11.26

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

In the sea2024.11.25

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

In the Heart of the Forest Grove2024.11.24

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Hit The Deck!2024.11.23

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

Her Tears2024.11.22

haiku · verse, grief, melancholy

Hand on My Face2024.11.21

haiku · original, verse, love

Frosted Window2024.11.19

haiku · verse, nature, seasons

Eclipsed by the Mountain's Shadow2024.11.18

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Crossing the Street2024.11.17

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

Chickadee's Lullaby2024.11.16

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Chernobyl2024.11.15

haiku · verse, melancholy, historical

Carol2024.11.14

haiku · verse, seasons, domestic

Car Honks2024.11.13

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

Camera Flashes2024.11.12

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

By the Marble Fountain2024.11.11

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Beneath the Weeping Willow2024.11.10

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Awaiting the Bus2024.11.09

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

At the Edge of the Terrace2024.11.08

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Among the Laurel Trees2024.11.07

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

A Meadow at Dawn2024.11.06

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Along the Garden Pathway2024.11.05

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

Afternoon Retreat2024.11.04

A reflection on the quiet moments shared between a child and their dog, illustrating the serenity of nature's simple pleasures.

haiku · verse, nature, meditation

A Bustling City2024.11.03

haiku · verse, urban, observation

A Bird Wails2024.11.02

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

A Bird's Dissipate2024.11.01

haiku · verse, haiku, observation

Truth2019.11.04

slam-poetry · verse, meditation, religious

Laborius Night Sky2019.10.21

villanelle · verse, nature, meditation

Tachyon2019.10.09

Contemplating the theoretical particle that travels faster than light as a metaphor for human aspirations.

haiku · original, verse, meditation

Fission2019.10.08

A poetic exploration of nuclear fission and its metaphorical relationship to human connections.

haiku · original, verse, meditation

Yersinia Pestis2019.10.07

haiku · original, verse, historical

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