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Buddha
Member since December 24, 2015
Member for 10 years, 5 months
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The Many Shades of Dorian Gray
A self portrait painted with self importance
paints proudly spread on a life's canvas.
The vibrant, playful tones of childhood
preoccupied hours and dillydally
wishing for tomorrow, wasting today.
Thus giving way to the lusty decalesent
hues of adolescence. Hedonistic thrusting of
paint and pallet, hastily cleaned brush and trowel
self satisfaction, no heed or need of others.
Beauty and sensual fulfillment embellish the beast.
Autumn pastel shades adorn adulthood
furtively picking up the lost pieces,
Trying comically to recapture the wasted youthful hues
dulled and dried by overuse, abuse and time.
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The gray winterly landscapes come to soon,
Humbleness regains nothing, no tint nor dye,
no pill or potion can hold erect the sagging canvas
a self portrait indeed!
An audience of jackals,
crows and clowns.
Buddha’s timeline
- December 2025
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24 WedAnniversary
10 years of membership
- February 2023
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25 SatReceived a critique
on The Many Shades of Dorian Gray from @Candlewitch
"I have always been intrigued by the story of Dorian Gray. it is one of my favorites. I think the best lines of your poem are: Trying comically to recapture the wasted youthful hues dulled and dried by overuse, abuse and…" -
25 SatReceived a critique
on The Many Shades of Dorian Gray from @Leslie
"Although there are many unsavory characters in the world. I think the character depicted is some ways descriptive of the natural man in all of us. The wisest among us choose to subdue the beast while those who refuse to…" - December 2020
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24 ThuAnniversary
5 years of membership
- December 2016
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24 SatAnniversary
One year of membership
- January 2016
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20 WedReceived a critique
on The Many Shades of Dorian Gray from @Esker
"and there are many the bullies true not knowing the flexible and expendible ways for enhancement soaking it all up for their common cup rare are those who give treasures of worth value and mirth the merit falling back i…" -
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15 FriHighest posting month
January 2016 — 5 poems
- December 2015
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27 SunFirst critique offered
on "Forest Walk" (since unpublished) by @Sparrow
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24 ThuFirst publication
Anticipation
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24 Thu
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24 ThuJoined Neopoet
Membership begins
First poem published 1 days later.
About Me
About me
I love poetry
Location: San Diego, California U.S.A., USA
Favorite Poets
Shakespear
Silverstien
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