Submissions by Duke_Raoul
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Feb 2023 3:55am
7th Feb 2023 3:55am
SpeaksStakes (for Jonathan and Snow)
some stumbled, fell, died
others simply disappeared
running the write race
blessed be "Torch-Picker-Uppers"-
sprint with spark, light, lit
others simply disappeared
running the write race
blessed be "Torch-Picker-Uppers"-
sprint with spark, light, lit
#strength
#inspirational
#TimeHeals
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Dec 2021 3:29am
24th Dec 2021 3:29am
EMPTY WHEELCHAIR W/ DEEP CHEEKY IMPRESSIONS subtitled "Stoney Lights Up Two Leg Lamps For Christmas"
leg lamps and new knees
no wheelchair ramps in Heaven
fresh feet frolic/ strut
streets-o-gold toe tap
them leg lamps ain't stamped 'fragile'
shine w/ spirit, stomp
see those empty seats?
(circled 'round pot-bellied stove)
"orchestra section"
sit next to Sparrow
settle in; scribble set list
band's (almost) all (t)here...
empty seats: recurring theme
have to muddle through somehow
'till all seats are filled
no wheelchair ramps in Heaven
fresh feet frolic/ strut
streets-o-gold toe tap
them leg lamps ain't stamped 'fragile'
shine w/ spirit, stomp
see those empty seats?
(circled 'round pot-bellied stove)
"orchestra section"
sit next to Sparrow
settle in; scribble set list
band's (almost) all (t)here...
empty seats: recurring theme
have to muddle through somehow
'till all seats are filled
#TimeHeals
382 reads
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Apr 2020 5:30am
10th Apr 2020 5:30am
Goodbye In There, Oh...
Took you fishing at my daddy's farm pond
You said my whistling scared fish away
But we both knew it was our reflections
Sitting in the bathtub counting my woes
Stuck in the ice/ water turned to snow
Chain smoked Camel cigarettes until thawed
'Souvenirs' should have said 'broken colors',
'faded toys' My toys were all hand-me-downs
and my little brother broke my crayons.
you changed the words; blamed my dyslexia
but maybe that was your song anyway
and maybe I really am dyslexic
My fountain pen leaks. Took out some...
You said my whistling scared fish away
But we both knew it was our reflections
Sitting in the bathtub counting my woes
Stuck in the ice/ water turned to snow
Chain smoked Camel cigarettes until thawed
'Souvenirs' should have said 'broken colors',
'faded toys' My toys were all hand-me-downs
and my little brother broke my crayons.
you changed the words; blamed my dyslexia
but maybe that was your song anyway
and maybe I really am dyslexic
My fountain pen leaks. Took out some...
#admiration
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EROTIC POEM
Published
19th Mar 2019 4:19pm
19th Mar 2019 4:19pm
A-blazing Marked Yearling
home-stretched double fences/ awkward straddle
rope-walking strut; proverbial plaiting
expects paddock display under saddle
cliched laurels-o-roses awaiting
calculating captivating gaiting
widespread blaze markings; barn-sour redhead
dragon breath whispers, death pant pulsating
endurance saddle stitched with silver thread
weighted bedspread awaits at her farmstead
farrier finesse: change my break-over
race through veins/ head like a thoroughbred
park Struggle Bus in a field of red clover
dwelt. Felt conformation. Comprehending. ...
rope-walking strut; proverbial plaiting
expects paddock display under saddle
cliched laurels-o-roses awaiting
calculating captivating gaiting
widespread blaze markings; barn-sour redhead
dragon breath whispers, death pant pulsating
endurance saddle stitched with silver thread
weighted bedspread awaits at her farmstead
farrier finesse: change my break-over
race through veins/ head like a thoroughbred
park Struggle Bus in a field of red clover
dwelt. Felt conformation. Comprehending. ...
#happiness
#inspirational
737 reads
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LOVE POEM
Published
11th Feb 2019 4:57am
11th Feb 2019 4:57am
For An Anagram Of Drabber Area
drabber area/ dull hysteria
sapling of something special uprooted
mix melancholy with malaria
fresh pool of intense insight polluted
two suitors so ideally suited
intermingling; our lives interlaced
momentary lapse of reason, (muted)
sweet-worded-sonnets taste of toxic waste
paced myself improperly, now disgraced
followed head instead of heart, (both hollowed)
poetic correspondence erased
unspoken words: should never have swallowed
so ready to rev, her hand on my crank
this magnificent drawer drew a blank
sapling of something special uprooted
mix melancholy with malaria
fresh pool of intense insight polluted
two suitors so ideally suited
intermingling; our lives interlaced
momentary lapse of reason, (muted)
sweet-worded-sonnets taste of toxic waste
paced myself improperly, now disgraced
followed head instead of heart, (both hollowed)
poetic correspondence erased
unspoken words: should never have swallowed
so ready to rev, her hand on my crank
this magnificent drawer drew a blank
#despair
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EROTIC POEM
Published
30th Aug 2018 5:23am
30th Aug 2018 5:23am
Artha Madaandha Yajante
artha and author: all is vanity
sanity/ punctuation elation
exclamation point/ devi devotion
quotation marked "madaandha", (blind from lust)
thrust into parenthesised afterthought
overwrought by sensational kama
drama beyond dangling ellipses
eclipses of shadowy nayika
sharp phrases, odd clauses, pregnant pauses
subliminal sanskrit semicolons:
2 words rub together, (often oozing)
Oxford comma Kama Sutra sentence:
empty spaces after a period
sanity/ punctuation elation
exclamation point/ devi devotion
quotation marked "madaandha", (blind from lust)
thrust into parenthesised afterthought
overwrought by sensational kama
drama beyond dangling ellipses
eclipses of shadowy nayika
sharp phrases, odd clauses, pregnant pauses
subliminal sanskrit semicolons:
2 words rub together, (often oozing)
Oxford comma Kama Sutra sentence:
empty spaces after a period
735 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Feb 2018 4:17am
20th Feb 2018 4:17am
OF GINGER AND CHERRIES
860 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
10th Nov 2017 8:02pm
10th Nov 2017 8:02pm
Ruined Novel Cover Image
The only color visible is HER
red hair illuminated from within
molten magma just below HER surface
she keeps HER lava-blue eyes masked, (mostly)
as she stands; stark-dullest-greyscale backdrop
witnessing countdown, takeoff, and landing
a crow, mercifully un-ensnared, soars
hard to see through occasional ashes
HER rare smile creases unfamiliar cheeks-
(not knowing that she is my happy thought)
rocket fuel that keeps my engine burning
two limbs outstretched to embrace my landing
curse the clock that...
red hair illuminated from within
molten magma just below HER surface
she keeps HER lava-blue eyes masked, (mostly)
as she stands; stark-dullest-greyscale backdrop
witnessing countdown, takeoff, and landing
a crow, mercifully un-ensnared, soars
hard to see through occasional ashes
HER rare smile creases unfamiliar cheeks-
(not knowing that she is my happy thought)
rocket fuel that keeps my engine burning
two limbs outstretched to embrace my landing
curse the clock that...
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DARK POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2017 11:45pm
3rd Oct 2017 11:45pm
VAMPIRISH
Veins collapsing, memory lapsing..........Void
Arterial- surrender- stage ..................Anguish
Mesmerized by batted eyes....................Molten mind
Paling, flailing, wailing.............................Pulsed & convulsed
Internally flushed....................................Ice-water gushed
Ravaged by your.......................................Red heat eminating
INCISORS..................................................Irritating overbite
Sucking.....................................................Seeping blood/...
Arterial- surrender- stage ..................Anguish
Mesmerized by batted eyes....................Molten mind
Paling, flailing, wailing.............................Pulsed & convulsed
Internally flushed....................................Ice-water gushed
Ravaged by your.......................................Red heat eminating
INCISORS..................................................Irritating overbite
Sucking.....................................................Seeping blood/...
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LOVE POEM
Published
24th Sep 2017 1:51am
24th Sep 2017 1:51am
UNWEAVING HER TAPESTRY
thread-bare tapestry, missing a grommet
use to be something wonderful, splendid
tear-stained and splattered in writer's vomit
unraveling ends are now unended
hung-out-to-dry, but only cross-winded
poetic piece, (once belonged to a bard)
perhaps past the point of being mended
with handwoven pattern of avant-garde
scarred, marred, too many faults to disregard
hanging rod sways and cracks in partial breech
ready to be charred/ destined for graveyard
overly beaten and smelling of bleach
leeched of all color, overly-sunlit ...
use to be something wonderful, splendid
tear-stained and splattered in writer's vomit
unraveling ends are now unended
hung-out-to-dry, but only cross-winded
poetic piece, (once belonged to a bard)
perhaps past the point of being mended
with handwoven pattern of avant-garde
scarred, marred, too many faults to disregard
hanging rod sways and cracks in partial breech
ready to be charred/ destined for graveyard
overly beaten and smelling of bleach
leeched of all color, overly-sunlit ...
476 reads
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2017 4:06pm
22nd Sep 2017 4:06pm
JENGIBRE CALIENTE
pantry packed with ingredients wilder
shelves stocked with tin cans missing their label
prefer my peppers and salsa milder
shocking intestinal jumper cable
reflux recurring, taste buds disable
her spicerack ingredients: overused
was raised to be stable at the table
my esophogus smoking, tonsils bruised
overly sauced, jalepeno infused
her table is set with ware informal
(asked to leave table, but was not excused)
our meals border on the paranormal
chewing, methodic, digesting, steady
asks, "Is it time for dessert...
shelves stocked with tin cans missing their label
prefer my peppers and salsa milder
shocking intestinal jumper cable
reflux recurring, taste buds disable
her spicerack ingredients: overused
was raised to be stable at the table
my esophogus smoking, tonsils bruised
overly sauced, jalepeno infused
her table is set with ware informal
(asked to leave table, but was not excused)
our meals border on the paranormal
chewing, methodic, digesting, steady
asks, "Is it time for dessert...
538 reads
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LOVE POEM
Published
22nd Sep 2017 2:07pm
22nd Sep 2017 2:07pm
LOVESICKNESSES
Licking my wounds, sobbing and tear-swabbing
Out-patiently waiting, pain-diverting
Veins are pulsating, arteries throbbing
Emergency room, (and tomb), alerting
Spinning from vertigo disconcerting
Immune to therapy/ pain reliever
Chronic flirting stirs sardonic hurting
Kiss-of-life from reluctant reciever
Narcoleptic day-dream unbeliever
Earthquakes internal, epileptic shakes
Second-hand-smoke-signals fanning fever
Schizophrenic heartbreaks/ seizure headaches
Emotional prognosis unspoken
Sedated, elated, heart unbroken
Out-patiently waiting, pain-diverting
Veins are pulsating, arteries throbbing
Emergency room, (and tomb), alerting
Spinning from vertigo disconcerting
Immune to therapy/ pain reliever
Chronic flirting stirs sardonic hurting
Kiss-of-life from reluctant reciever
Narcoleptic day-dream unbeliever
Earthquakes internal, epileptic shakes
Second-hand-smoke-signals fanning fever
Schizophrenic heartbreaks/ seizure headaches
Emotional prognosis unspoken
Sedated, elated, heart unbroken
629 reads
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