Dana Naone (Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii): The Distance

I have been sitting for days
trying to flatten my right breat
in hope of becoming an Amazon.
You appeared as a repairman
and went straight to the switch-
board behind my stomach.
a strange orange bird had been
pecking through all the wires,
You killed the bird and used
its feathers to make new connections.
My first call was to Egypt.
All the cobras came to the phone
flaring and hissing.

What Does Poetry Do To Me? The 4 Line Run!

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word connection and metaphors too,
they speak and express point of view.
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Lyrics, Haiku, verses, tanka, free style...
poetry keeps your brain refreshed for a while...

After A Visit By Thomas Lanier Williams

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The petals of the cosmos
are fallen to the vase;
And evening is denial
of all that morning was...
.
The smell of tea and lemon,
And an angle of a chair,
Remain your only signature
Against the darkening air.