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reconstructed frayed elbowsragged seams and cuffs hands movingone over the other in the firelightwith love Tony Beyer

mountains shadow,the dark canvas of the skyspotted with rhinestones-starry winking firefliesas the dreamy drifty cloudsare shyly shifting by,the strange symphony of a hum & buzz& the distant crickets cryawakens other-worldly feelings.Vaguely hypnotized by its mellowcruising down this lonely roadmesmerized as the moons gaze follows-me, sat at the back with the…

As the title says, this poem is about how Walt Whitman visualizes the scenic beauty on a beach at night. The poem has an interesting structure. In the second stanza, the lines begin with the word “All”. It is an example of anaphora. Whitman uses this device to depict how…

Mondays aren’t always brightSome days, you lose thе fightBut life can be beautiful if you let it beTomorrow keeps taunting youWith all kinds of mysteryIt’s a blank page for your poetryIf you let it be – Joy Oladokun

I’m knitting this poem for you. knit 1 purl 2.found the patternin an old drawerfraying at the seams. knit 1 purl 2. I’m tatting togethera crochetto keep us warm. p2sso. cablinga colourful coverallto contain love. p2sso. no slip-stitchedtangle here, k2tog. only thisinter/twined/appliquetaut to the touch. k2tog. I’m knitting this poem…

Sometimes your life feels like a broken rollercoasterA thousand useless moving partsSometimes you spend your nightsToo scared of getting closerHiding out in the back seat of your car You tell yourself it’s rainingThe clouds are in your headYou tell yourself it’s betterTo jump before you fall againBefore you lose it…