Category: Poetry
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Scrap Paper Poetry
For years now, I’ve done what I like to call ‘Scrap Paper Poetry’. Everyone has bits of scrap paper lying around, I even use the back of receipts from purchases I’ve made, and just write anything that can completely fill that area. I have a shoe box filled with these words that just fall out…
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Book Spine Poetry
I have seen a bit of this book spine poetry around lately, so I thought I’d give it a go. Here is what I came up with
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Observation of Rushing
Love exists I’ve seen it but not felt it If you take your time and wait it will reveal itself precisely when it is meant to not a second before And do not confuse hope with love Hope should never fade the wrong love does So take your time because life is long © Suzi…
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Observations of a Poet
I am not a poet I am a person to whom poetry happens This fundamental creative act with language evokes emotional and sensual responses to the senses A power that defines new meaning to a word then encourages that word to become apparent Flaunting the soul that few attempt to grasp and most allow to…
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Sonnet #1 An Ode to my First Love
Destined for exile atop dusty shelves aroma of pages, old and new Into Authors mind one deeply delves permits any reader to silently pass through Six and twenty letters laid out words toyed with ’til resonating awe similarities of prosaists throughout write of love affairs in perfection and flaw Perfect like you and marred like…
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Prayer
Had my life not been wrapped up in string, I would cross many miles to be with you. Only I am not the true owner of my life A power above all that is seen has enslaved me Quietly my lips move to the beat of a prayer With bound hands I pray for solitude…
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Still
I want to escape like an echo that runs from its source I want to go where the echo goes A destination of unanimity, tranquility Alone not lonely © Suzi Yammouni 2012
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