Section: «Poems»
Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings:
artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.);
a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").
Sweet Guinevere
Don Quixote in his questSought a woman, the bestWho on a pedestal he placedOne who could never be replaced.Alas, in the tale of woe of that bygone..
© Sidi Mahtrow
Susan: Not All Plums Are What They Seem To Be.
On reading the poem by Suzan Jarvis and her reflection on William C. Williams' poemThem plumbs aboutwhich you writewere ‘haps somethingother than..
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Supplication To The Devil
A tale of a battle-dore - (moral fable with animals as the principals)(As told by the devil to Pierce Penniless in the Supplication to the Devil..
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Sun Rise/Sun Set
Some come to SarasotaFor the Beautiful SunsetsThe last glow in the eveningThe phosphorescence in the waterThe 'Green' flash as the day ends.I am here..
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Sugar Sand
Listen to the crunchOf the sugar sandAs it yields to footstepsThat mark the path of man.The grinding of crystalsThrobbing from withinA sense deeply..
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Strayed
They always played togetherStayed together,Now they're goneDidn't even say, 'so long.'Just after the evening mealThey went out side, No big..
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Starbucks
Sitting slowly sipping the latteNotebook open, tapping keys,No social outing is this.Business as usual, before on her wayJust another multi-tasking..
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Standing In Line At The Walmart
So this is what’s to beStanding in line in a CommissaryWaiting as if time has no valueAnd perhaps ‘tis true for those about you.See the others with..
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Space Shuttle's Last Flight
Twin BoomsIt’s the last time we will hear the twin boomsOf the space shuttles returning soundsBreaking the sound barrier in a flashIs the mission’s..
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Sounds That Astound
Did you hear it,There it is again,Seems to be coming from over thereAcross the fence whereThe new couple moved in not long agoSomething's going on, I..
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Somewhere Over The Rainbow - An Obit
Somewhere Over the RainbowON APPEARANCESWhile Dorothy was no differentFrom the rest of the class,Having committed to more than they couldAnd can..
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Someday
SomedayIs a placeAlong the pathTo Next to Never.SomedayIs looking back.Next to NeverIs Reality.Sidi
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Society's Misfits
There he stands, waitingPatience is the only thing he understandsFor a reward will surely come his wayAs the panhandler greets the day.He's been here..
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Smell The Fear
As you walk alongThere's something in the airThat doesn't quite belongIt wasn't there beforeAnd yet it's a presenceYou can't ignore.The small..
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Smell Of Defeat
A whiff,The wind changesSomething's in the airThe nose knowsIt's the smell ofDefeat(or is it the feet)Chicken hawks knowPreying on the weakIs fair..
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Sleepy
Stretched out on the deskLying across the paper and pencilsFor the moment, at rest,Eyes closed, shading pupils.Breathing deeply in his..
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Sixty Nine’s In Love
See him approach the object of his affectionBoldly he asserts “I am Here! ”The others move away making a pathFor their master to have his way.For one..
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Silence
On the Myakka prairieMorning comesQuietlyWith dawn's first light..Birds take flightFrom night-time a-roostingSeeking food,Freedom and romance.First..
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Shoes
In the Sweet Earth the Wild Blackberries GrowOnce a bull, arched back, pawing the earth, bellowing - I am here, come challenge meAn eagle high above..
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Shapes Of Clay
The shape of things to comeStanding on their pedestals quiet and forlornThe finished product of the creator’s artWait to see if those who view them..
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Second Hand Shoppe
Went shopping at the Second Hand StoreSign out front said, "Bargains and More"How could I resist the urge to buyThe merchandise was there, something..
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Sarasota Florida – A Place In The Sun
Every year they come,Like clockwork.Old and weathered,Weary and cantankerous,Following the sunThat is setting on their lives.They seek the glitzy,The..
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Sarah Through The Looking Glass
Oh Sarah,Dear innocent Sarah,Is this trialYour last hurrah?The Crime - you're accusedOf - making the guest listWithout being properly invited.In..
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Sand Hill Cranes
In the nest, an egg, anew.(Sometimes, but seldom two.)Then when it is time for life's beginningThe male or female begins the nesting.Amist the..
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Saba, trap, rat
In the nest, an egg, anew.(Sometimes, but seldom two.)Then when it is time for life's beginningThe male or female begins the nesting.Amist the..
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