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poetaldo May 17, 2026

Wishful thinking

Wishful thinking
The warm days
In the fall are over
Now I have to
Be thankful
For the warm days
My Father gave to me
Now the warm days are over
And the leaves are changing
Its color
From green to gold
Yes there are some dead leaves
In the ground
Some people are raking
The dead leaves
Couple more days
And thangs giving will
Be here
We will share a meal with
Our families
And at the same time
We will give thanks to God
For what we have
There is no body else that
Made the nature
So beautiful like God did

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1738mary0miller May 17, 2026

My Last Rhyme

Thoughts of you fill my everyday, 

So many things left for me to say. 

This is harder than I thought it would be, 

But before you go I need you to see me. 

We've never been close, never had the perfect mother-daughter relationship, 

You tried your hardest to be a Mom so hip. 

I remember all the times we would argue and fight,

And in the end,  "most of the time, " you were right.

Whenever I needed you,  you were always there,

Even though I was mean to you, you showed me you did care.

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favourafolabi85 May 17, 2026

A polite shell

Coming from a closed shell she mistook for privacy,

present in rooms but never remembered.

“There you are—

how long have you been here?”

As if she had just arrived instead of always being.

She lived like a shadow—

not because she had to,

but because silence fit better than attention.

In corners, she learned people—

eyes sharp like a falcon’s,

collecting truths she never spoke.

Apologies lived on her tongue,

even when no one asked.

And somehow, that quiet life felt safe.

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crypticbard May 17, 2026

late cup

'Late Cup'


day thins on toothy edges, 
each request arrives, softening contours.
Still, hands move in steady patterns, 
carrying out what the moment asks
while the inner field settles
into quieted grain.

a cup waits on the bench, 
its position unchanged, 
holding a small shift of light
room adjusting around it rim
body and mind follow that adjustment, 
working through each hour
with same steady mutedness.

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Summer Days May 17, 2026

Carcass

My wings flutter, 
cutting through a vein.
The tang of blood flows into my mouth,
burning down my throat.
All I can do is swallow it up
until my stomach bursts,
and I become what feeds the starving land.

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caseygoehl2 May 16, 2026

The Closest We Came


It was never satin, never lace
only the thin white gown
settling over your skin
like slow snow on bare shoulders.
I stood behind you in the sterile hush,
close enough to taste your breath.
My fingers found the loose strings
at the small of your back
and drew them tight, one by one.
The fabric pulled close,
then eased again,
clinging to every curve of your ribs,
honest as the air between us.
No aisle. Only the low green pulse
of machines keeping time.
You leaned into my hands.
I knotted the last tie slow,

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Leslie May 16, 2026

Blue Skies!

When the shadows of night

creep upon us,

we look for a blue sunny day!

 

Come tomorrow we may

find an avenue, to 

pass the dole  drums away!

 

When you arrive at the age

of the elderly,

there's nothing to stand in your way.

 

You know we have choices 

to make, and mine 

is to not fade into gray!

 

I'll leave this existence,

with honor, I won't

take my life I just can't.

 

If I could leap into

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crypticbard May 16, 2026

crocus buds

crocus buds burst forth
peep and poke through dunes of white
winter bows to spring

when the sun begins to shine again
vital truths on wood-lined paths arise

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Triskelion May 15, 2026

WHERE THE ROSE GROWS

HOW STUPID IS PRESIDENT XI!

GIVING ROSE SEEDS TO SOMEONE LIKE ME!

AND HIS MIND MUST BE BENT

THEY DON'T GROW IN CEMENT!

SHOULD HAVE SPENDED MY TIME WITH BIBI!

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Simon May 15, 2026

Vantablack

No peace to find,

Just pieces left behind.

No history written,

just physics and blind force.

No home to claim,

just homies in the drift.

No respect given,

save for the exceptions we buy.

From analog pulse to digital code,

From digital code to the ghost in the AI,

As the soul of the species

loses its market value.

I sense the fever of rebellion

rising against the rust—

erasing the vintage, 

the dated, the dust.

Breaking the old fashion,

Breaking the old age,