Black Orchids

...a bird in my rib cage

      That would sing in the cold.

It’s wings once overlapped -Trapped

In tight spaces but upon seeing your face they taste freedom As they start to unfold.

Orchids..... once pure black you Painted to white.

       Petals and stems Once Consumed by the night

now stretch out towards you like a          

             Thousand stars burning bright.

I’m tasting your lips and embracing your light.

Can you taste me too?

      Breathing deep into...

By Brooke Palombo

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The Finder

…hint of mystery

A winsome energy hung in the air

Whispers of essential oils

Wafted about my hair

Crystals and bright colored stones

Adorned the windowsill

I should be feeling comfortable

But had a bit of a worry, still

The scented oils smelled stronger

As I approached a large armchair

I had come to get an understanding

For that steadfast sense

I belonged elsewhere

The kindly lady beside the desk

Welcomed me right in

She thanked me then said,

"Take a seat, and then we can begin."

And so began the session

Not a thing felt odd or strange

Though…

By Sharon Cunningham

Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/sharon.cunningham.5076

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The Champion

…my dragon's back,

my shield and armour made from scales no foe would dare attack.

I roam about the countryside and seek to do good deeds,

the peasants are such simple folk, I'm pleased to fill their needs.

No need to tilt at windmills, my opponents are quite real,

they smile and offer pleasantries but lie and cheat and steal.

With promises and hope for all, but never do deliver,

I vow to make them penitent with arrows from my quiver.

The overlords are arrogant, they feel they are immune,

but they've not dealt with dragons, perhaps they'll change their…

By James Geehring

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Shadows

…hard to fight,

Fight my demons no one see's,

like darkness they follow me,

Shadows on my walls only my mind can see,

another night passed by the tick tick tick of my wall clock,

Here I'll stay, Here I lay watching my shadow dance once again,

Another night passed by the loneliness of a phone screens light,

As the sun rises I see my shadow start to move back into my mind as the world comes back to life,

A show I'll never miss, When the darkness moves within the light,

The most beautiful sight,

I say goodbye to…

By Marina Vos

Website: https://www.facebook.com/Midnight-Poetry-2169938673280394/

Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/marina.vos.564

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Warm Illusion

…noised fusion, Soft intrusion 
you always were static confusion 

Deep connection, Slow momentum 
You always were an Apprehension 

Complex concept, yet Lucid dreamt
You always were a place where my storm's slept

Constellation, Live Creation
You always were my motivation 

Fragmented eyes, Deceiving lies
You always were the highest tides 

Constellation, Complex Creation 
You always were where life Collides 

Disillusioned, Beauty ruined
You always were a warm…

By Brooke Palombo

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The Waiting Game

…approach the gate

You're loving me

And then you stop...

You stop... and make me wait

The symphony begins again

A smooth adagio

You're loving me

Again you stop...

You stop... and make me wait

Anticipation fills the air

I'm in a frenzied state

Why must you stop

You torture me...

You stop... and make me wait

My God, I'm going to kill you

If you stop and make me wait

You're loving me

So divinely

This time I cannot wait

Clutched in embrace

The cymbals crash

What magic you create

When loving me

Till I vibrate

I love you…

By Sharon Cunningham

Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/sharon.cunningham.5076

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Survive

…sound of the great waves is that of a thousand souls

Souls gasping and crying, whispering and sighing

The sun dips below the horizon and ignites a blaze that knows no bounds

The clouds burst into flames and the sea is burning

Slowly, the fire fades and a new face smiles upon the sky

Like an elegant mistress in a silver evening gown, Luna glides across the heavens

Soon the graceful lady casts her sparkling jewels about

The stars glimmer in a glow of chill as the wind is cooled by darkness

A streak of gold falls into the waters…

By Julian Aisling

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Pain

…sun arose bright and New,

Memories untainted despite they’re Old,

Life had lost its glory and its Hue,

Secretly pining over thoughts Untold.

Countless opportunities Await,

No dearth of distractions to Evade,

Relentless in effort to shoulder this Weight,

Deceiving the world with a Masquerade.

Even in moments of blissful Exhilaration,

The heart prevailed over immortal Time,

Failing to yield to Adaptation,

Will this Pain last a Lifetime ?

The sun arose with awareness Renewed,

Acceptance was the key to Liberation,

The heart and mind no longer at Feud,

For Pain was the fuel to…

By Aditya Gandhi

Website: http://Seekingmyutopia.com

Twitter: seekingmyutopia

Facebook URL: Facebook.com/seekingmyutopia

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A Desired Want, Your Gifted Need

…am stuck in a void between what I want and what I need.

There I see you in the want, and another in the need.

You are in a dream of desire and mystery, the unknown. The other is reality of agape love and understanding.

You are silent, unwilling to communicate, all through my attempts to connect have been thwarted aside.

The other, I have fully expressed myself leaving no subject off limits, we communicate without hesitation, even talking about you.

The common bond of you and the other is the ‘arts.’

You pretend to be other people on stage…

By Ann Tracey Goldbright

Twitter: Goldblatt1964

Facebook URL: Facebook.com/tgoldblatt

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Bliss

...head upon his chest

Held safely in his tender arms

Completely at rest

No other place feels safer

My worries all are stilled

When I lay beside him

All I feel is thrilled

When he says "I love you"

My heart claims every word

It feels my dreams have all come true

When those three words are heard

When I gaze into his eyes

They sparkle with starlight

His smile reflecting the moon's glow

Emblazons the ardent night

To have this sweet man in my life

Having said, "I love you, too"

I cannot wait to amend that

To tell...

By Sharon Cunningham

Facebook URL: https://www.facebook.com/sharon.cunningham.5076

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