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If I had the opportunity to do this life again
Would I do differently or do it all the same
If I knew then what I know now
Would I change myself somehow
©sweetlittlebirdie
sweetlittlebirdie
She still sings despite her broken wings.
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On pills, off pills
It’s all the same
I still get labelled
As insane
With help, no help
What difference does it make
When I’m reminded
Of all my mistakes
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I’m hollow and empty
And I don’t know why
I’m a ratite bird
That cannot fly
I feel everything and nothing
At the same time
I display my mask
And I’m always in my mind
I hate you I love you
I’m back and forth
My compass points south
And never north
And if you ask me
I’ll tell you I’m fine
But we both know
I’m on that borderline
©sweetlittlebirdie -
Perfectly flawed
She is all her emotions and more
She is perfectly flawed
She is kind and so cruel
She is smart and a fool
She is nasty and she’s nice
She is fire and she is ice
She is bitter and she’s sweet
She is whole and incomplete
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Lost Innocence
Surrounded by corruption
She holds her dolly tight
A new view perception
And innocence lost from sight
The world don’t look the same no more
Each night imperceptibly darker
A world she forlornly deplores
From each scar that surreptitiously marks her
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sweetlittlebirdie
51w
Read MoreThe Mirror’s Gaze
A reality no man can escape
A truth that bears it all
For it is every man’s fate
That eventually each man shall fall
Fall upon the hands of time
The past cannot erase
The future be infinity imminent
Eminent within the mirrror’s gaze
©sweetlittlebirdie
Image credited to the respective owner.A reality no man can escape
A truth that bears it all
For it is every man’s fate
That eventually each man shall fall
Fall upon the hands of time
The past cannot erase
The future be infinity imminent
Eminent within the mirrror’s gaze
©sweetlittlebirdie -
sweetlittlebirdie
56w
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Teddy Bear Picnic Parody.
Original credited to Anne Murray.
Image credited to the respective owner.If you go out in the dark tonight
You better not go alone
You might disappear out of sight
For that’s where the shadows roam
For every soul there ever there was
Will gather there for certain because
Each day each night
Time takes another victim....
©sweetlittlebirdie -
sweetlittlebirdie
58w
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Image credited to the respective owner. #Writersnetwork #Mirakee #DearStranger
Dear Stranger
I knew you once many years ago
I knew you off by heart
I’d easily find you within a crowd
And what set you apart
But now it seem I don’t know you
I don’t know who has changed
Is it my reflection of the mirror
That I have rearranged
The more I try to remember you
The more distant you become
For you are now a stranger
Just as I am one
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Why can’t I seem to break this spell
Frustrated I am as hell
These voices I know so well
And the shadows that dwell
Whispers surround my shell
Echoing the rings of knell
Will ever these demons I quell
A perpetual battle with no citadel
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If only I could decry my soul
And hark the whispers that it speaks
If only I could bare these scars
In the darkness of my bleak
©sweetlittlebirdie
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crystalwords
31w
Read MoreThank you @writersnetwork ❤ for the like and repost. #sd_wnr
~Even if the sky denies to embrace,
I would stand still with a smile on my face,
Following you with slow and steady pace,
Just for you, because you're not alone!
©_spitfire_
#tailrhyme #wod @writersnetwork @miraquill #pod.
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crystalwords
30w
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How to love yourself?
~Perhaps, often in the due course of providing love, caring about other's feeling, we forget to love the person that we are!
~We often try to change ourselves, our character and our way of lifestyle, just because we keep heeding the words of those, who won't even give a damn when you are in the well of darkness.
~it's important to improve yourself for the sake of yourself. Not as a person you are! If someone tries to change your personality and you call it as love, then it's nothing more than severe injustice with you yourself!
~if someone can't accept you the way you are, and if he/she doesn't push you to improve yourself for better without judging you and making you fall in love with you and just you then he/she is just not the one!
~Love is not what you feel for a person. It's not intimacy every time. It is when you know that your existence matters to that person you consider your world. Who accepts you with all your faults, and will be with you in the darkest twilights!
~and that can only happen when you accept yourself and keep on taking your graph in the positive quadrant of self love. Adore yourself and so others will too.
©_spitfire_
#howto #wod #pod @writersnetwork @miraquill.
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crystalwords
30w
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Thankyou @writersnetwork for like and @miraquill for EC(10)❤
Maturity~
They say, it's when you grow
with the following years,
But I say, it's when you bear,
the pain weaved in the embryo
of eternal twilights,
Moulded in the version of reality
as well as virtuality,
You endure the heartbreaks,
The betrayals from the people
whom you used to love like no one,
It's when you have grown
lotus in the desert,
When everyone else have questioned,
Your abilities, and your desires,
You have proved yourself,
with your maturity because
that's what it is!
©_spitfire_
#meaning #wod #pod @writersnetwork @miraquill...
©_spitfire_
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THANKFUL ENDINGS
November has come to an end, as we welcome December. A lot happens here in the month December. I turn another year older as each one passes. Christmas Day & Christmas Eve comes & goes.Last but not least quite possibly the most important days of all for many is New Years Eve. The celebration of the year, many parties. I will be thankful for a new year to begin. So, I welcome 2022 with open arm’s. And wish for the best. For everyone!!
©angels_halo_shines -
angels_halo_shines
30w
Read MoreAlways it never fails people are in a rush. Rushing to go here, go there. When you rush you miss out on your life. Where you are on your path, you mustn’t rush it along. Take time. Enjoy life while you can. You just never know when your time has come. You can’t take for granted what you have or your heart beating. Enjoy the simplicity of everything life offers
while you still can. I have taken a lot for granted throughout my life. I have regrets, you can believe that. I had to do in my life what I was chosen to do. To realize what I had. To be thankful to know I’m blessed. We all are to be here today. Take your time, appreciate life.
©angels_halo_shines
#empathmind #time #thankful #ceesreposts #life #live #blessed #howto #wodTake Time
I had to do in my life what I was chosen to do.
To realize what I had. To be thankful to know I’m blessed. We all are to be here today. Take your time, appreciate life.
©angels_halo_shines -
lunarwolf
31w
Read MoreJourney
I laugh in the sea of sadness
as my chuckles resonates throughout the waves
every tide of my jilted past
rolls upon the shores of my heart
nothing can be seen for miles
as the darkness is thick with pain
nevertheless I float upon the driftwood of my mind
trying to laugh to keep from crying
The noise is music to my ears
for my own laughter is drenched with my heart's tears
the sky above is reminiscent of the sea
so sadness is an all around reality for me
as my laugh echoes throughout the seas
even the moon doesn't take pity on me
as I drift along this thing we call life
madness continues to carry me
They say love is a growing garland
picked from the flowers and leaves of hope
yet it falls from my head into the sea
where it sinks while keeping eye contact with me
it's been years since I adorned it
floating around I lost sight of it
continuing my laughter as to not try to remember
for sadness is my new reality
As I finally drift slowly upon the darkness sea
I see land in the distant
I sense a chill upon the wind
yet I continue to drift towards this land
I arrive to sit foot upon it
realizing its frozen in time
Life is a barren field frozen with snow
my reality changed from sadness to a world of snow
for now I'm stuck to wander these barren lands
I'm finally over my seasickness
yet on this land I have frostbite on my heart
so I turn around to the sea where I once were
then I see something flickering in the distance
A light in the sea of darkness
my heart thaws from its prison
as I realize what I been missing
reality can be a sad picture
all depends on where you're looking
sometimes the past can hold the answers
for the future and you can be gifted with the present
©lunarwolf
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#miraquill #writersnetwork #wod #metaphorJourney
I traveled a dark sea and barren land just to end up back at the beginning
©lunarwolf -
lunarwolf
30w
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I tried ��
A Real Catch
As I awake from what I assumed to be a dream
of a me in a foreign world so distant from me
I woke up by a shore that's familiar
for my fishing poles are right where I left them
I must have dozen off trying to catch a few
yet my lifetime seem to had flashed below these clouds
as the calming winds welcomed me back like a child
Oh how this land is almost as untouched as a virgin
living this life I feel I'm most accustomed
Life begins with a morning routine
me leaving my humble abode to go catch my means
I say hello to the neighbor as he gets ready like me
we both discuss how today we're both feeling lucky
we part ways at the fork in the road
he goes through the meadow to get to his boat
I wasnt one to ferry around
my feet seem to always yearn for the steady ground
yet we both have ways of trying to make a living
I stand on the edge of a serene lake
I might look poor to one that has obtained a wealthy fate
yet the peace and love I have I can never replace
my family are all alive and living
we're not the richest but we're making it
they say I have the heart of a giver
yet the stubbornness of a boar
but I'm proud of who I am as I fish on my shore
this is the life I wouldn't dare trade anything for
The days pass by and some are better than others
some days the fish grant me a nice living
while others I have to rely on faith to keep believing
yet what life dont have its struggles
surrounded by love and a sea what more can I ask for
I lay upon the grass at night thinking of the future
pondering questions that I'll never know the answer to
some say my eyes are like the stars always twinkling
but my thoughts drown as sleep begins to sink in
This life might not seem glamorous
but the peace of the sea always calms me
yet the calling of fishing is nevertheless a bit amusing
so as I ponder in the here and now
I can feel myself dwelling in the past somehow
maybe I was a struggling poet
trying to capture the moon's heart
writing fiercely trying to gather minds to catch
or maybe I'll just stick with being a laid back fishermen who was a real catch
©lunarwolf
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#miraquill #writersnetwork #cees_optionsA Real Catch
Maybe this version of me did exist or maybe it's just a fantasy
©lunarwolf -
lovenotes_from_carolyn
35w
Read MoreUpdate 10/28/2021: Will be away for a while, to deal with my son's mental health crisis.
POETIC POTPOURRI
by lovenotes_from_carolyn
An awareness of deep pain
And the knowledge of great pleasure
A lifetime of laments
Several heartaches, for good measure
A wild imagination
Inquisitive, by nature
A disdain for rigid rules
A distaste for nomenclature
Inspired by art and beauty
And enlightening conversations
Intrigued by the sky above
The moon and constellations
A love for the written word
That borders on obsession
A flair for artful penning
A knack for self-expression
When all the above come together
Quite soon, before you know it
If the time and place are right
Everyone becomes a poet.
©lovenotes_from_carolyn 10/26/2021
#end #wod #miraquill #writersnetwork.
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lovenotes_from_carolyn
32w
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What do poets do? We have often heard that they immortalise people in their verses. What else? Does the 'I' in poems say anything about the poet? For them the 'I' too has hints of retrospection. Nothing's personal to them. Nothing left behind else of words and memories as one day they wear their wings and fly to another world, another day, for forever. We grope their words in black silences we find them soft we find them hard, to accept, the poet is no more. Mirage is the word for thirst, the never ending thirst of how we could know more about the heart of the poets. Remembrance is water, reminiscence is the desert. Death is just...
In mirage, we are remembering two such poets who not only won people in their verses, they made incisions, they made imprints of their name with their kindness. It was a huge loss, a huge loss, when they left us..
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@john_solomon (The Haiku King Of Mirakee, And as in memories of @lovenotes_from_carolyn ) -
Jack Williams, known onsite as John Solomon, was a caring friend to all who knew him, as well as a loving son, brother, and uncle.
As a science minded poet, he came up with innovative concepts for his well rhymed pieces that were never before seen in the realm of poetry.
Jack was an altruistic humanitarian, who preferred to spend his time helping others, rather than in pursuit of material goods or monetary gain.
I had no idea when I met Jack onsite several years ago that he and I would become close friends and communicate daily; but aside from a mutual love for writing, we had a great many other things in common and we promoted positive thinking and we loved to laugh and joke around.
He also cared a great deal for my husband and kids and he always inquired about them and included them in his daily prayers.
Due to Jack's overall good health, I also had no idea that he would inexplicably make a sudden, shocking departure from this world, all too soon, while in the prime of his life.
That's exactly what happened though, and I still feel that loss regularly and miss him very much, but there is no doubt in my mind that Jack is happy and at peace, there amongst his beloved stars.
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@kehta_hai_joker ( The Brother, Poet of Social Issues, And as in memories of @jaya__ )
Jo really imbibed the name Joker in letter and spirit. He hid his pains behind that infectious humor of his. His words seemed to comfort the fellow writers who had troubles... He kept his posts hopeful and entertaining.
His words offered new perspectives and information and always he added to it his trademark comedy. His roasts became popular real quick and some sort of celebrity status was conferred on anyone who was roasted by him.
He spread positivity and cheer whenever he spill ink over paper and truly he became that crack ass comedian he aspired to be. He made a family out of strangers on a writing app, which still sticks together and that itself is an ode to his great persona.
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The Contest - And Rules
We are announcing this yearly contest in memories of above two poets. Share your two flowers of love as we are asking submissions as-
● TWO HAIKUS WRITTEN ON SOCIAL ISSUES●
-Please post your submission before 30th of November.
-Use hashtag #mirage_poetry_contest and tag any of us organisers.
-The results to be announced on 5th of December.
-There will be 10 winners who will get to read their submission in a special memorial event on 19th of Dec. (Details for which to be announced later)
Organisers -
1. @captain_blant
2. @lovenotes_from_carolyn
3. @jeelpatel
4. @kin_jo
5. @my_cup_of_poetry
6. @dusky_dawn
Note: Aside from my involvement in this beautiful memorial challenge event, I will otherwise remain inactive due to my son's ongoing situation and our impending cross country move. Additionally, I will remain available for those in need of an admin's assistance.MIRAGE: POETRY CONTEST
In Memory Of
@John_solomon and
@kehta_hai_joker -
Two Words
Two words left,
All the others have been
Laid to rest so peacefully.
Shake them loose
And spew them out from
Burning fingertips and tongue,
To save what can't be saved
Entirely, only incinerates
Like the blazing sun.
©crogers180
