Poetry

By Shannan

Various ideas, all down in words,
Wondering why the world is as it is,
All Absurd

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Inspiration Point

By Shannan on Tue, 06 Nov 2012

Dedicated to the 'new' genre abctales have given us :-)
Nature
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1999: A Vision of Heaven

By Shannan on Wed, 13 Jun 2012

When there is nothing but beauty, silence and peace...
Spiritual
Poem
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20.11.2011 - Remember Me

By Shannan on Sun, 20 Nov 2011

A special date, I had to mark it with two poems, not knowing if anyone would remember. Who, what, gets remembered?
Journal
Poem
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20­-11­-2011, Special date

By Shannan on Sun, 20 Nov 2011

Awesome Date today, had to mark it with something :-)
Miscellaneous
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A Dramatic Touch of Irony

By Shannan on Fri, 03 Feb 2012

Is it really possible to forget? Is poetry a help or a hinderance? What is free - really?
Opinion
Poem
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A little bird called

By Shannan on Mon, 04 Jun 2012

My heart ached at the silence
Nature
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A Long Walk From Freedom

By Shannan on Thu, 05 Jul 2012

Some people think one way about marriage and some think another way ... this is another way
Miscellaneous
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A secret place please

By Shannan on Tue, 10 Apr 2012

Sometimes it's all just so overwhelming that I wish, for a moment, I could find a secret place away from life...
Travel
Poem
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A vignette of resilience

By Shannan on Mon, 07 May 2012

We all have to live through the episodes of our lives. Some episodes need more strength to get through than others do.
Other Non-fiction
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A World Needing Grace

By Shannan on Mon, 17 Oct 2011

Where are we headed to as a planet, as humanity, as humans, being?
Opinion
Poem
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Abctales Tribute

By Shannan on Tue, 30 Oct 2012

It's my abctales anniversary day today... so marking the occassion 2009 - 2012 :-)
Other Non-fiction
Non-fiction
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Accepting the Award

By Shannan on Fri, 03 Feb 2012

What are we striving for? What are we working for? What is the ultimate goal and ending?
Miscellaneous
Poem
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Around Surround

By Shannan on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

So much busy-ness / business all around... restaurants, staff rooms, malls, offices. People everywhere, yet in moments, you know your soul is on its own journey
Opinion
Poem
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At a poetry reading

By Shannan on Tue, 17 Jul 2012

Sometimes poetry creates a different feeling
Opinion
Poem
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Begin in First Position

By Shannan on Thu, 21 Jun 2012

Tension before the thrill
Drama
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Being the Other Woman

By Shannan on Fri, 14 Dec 2012

It's a new world these days ...
Opinion
Story
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Bird Haiku

By Shannan on Mon, 05 Nov 2012

for the birdies
Nature
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Birthday Haiku

By Shannan on Fri, 15 Mar 2013

A third Haiku
Unclassified
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Brief Haiku

By Shannan on Mon, 11 Mar 2013

There are briefs and briefs
Other Fiction
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Contradictory upbringing

By Shannan on Mon, 03 Sep 2012

Messages we get from all around... why can't they just get in one line?
Opinion
Poem
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Incomplete Haiku

By Shannan on Tue, 18 Jun 2013

Peace missing
Unclassified
Poem
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Noble Quest

By Shannan on Mon, 10 Jun 2013

Life is a compulsory journey, but the manner in which it is travelled is voluntary
Opinion
Poem
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Shower by Candlelight

By Shannan on Tue, 28 May 2013

Sometimes the electricity goes out ;-)
Unclassified
Poem
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He made Butterflies

By Shannan on Wed, 10 Apr 2013

Joyful Beauty that amazes me :-)
Nature
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Kissing Eternity

By Shannan on Wed, 10 Apr 2013

Touching eternity in a moment
Nature
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Mother Earth (read slowly)

By Shannan on Fri, 12 Apr 2013

I think the wonder of life passes by too many people...
Nature
Poem
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nowhere to go

By Shannan on Thu, 02 May 2013

nowhere at all...
Historical Fiction
Poem
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Vehicle of the Brain

By Shannan on Mon, 17 Oct 2011

What goes on in the mind can sometimes be really scary!
Opinion
Poem
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Vicariously Through You

By Shannan on Mon, 17 Oct 2011

it's a new world with the internet and friendships existing at another level
Miscellaneous
Story
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One Little Flower

By Shannan on Wed, 26 Oct 2011

Buildings all around us. Billboards, concrete, tar. We live in an age where we have to find the beauty, where we have to take the time to look and see.
Opinion
Poem
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Starting the School Day

By Shannan on Wed, 02 Nov 2011

Being a teacher in this day and age is tough, starting from the first period of registration. The motivation for being a teacher has to come from somewhere within, a personal purpose.
Autobiography
Poem
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When Does It Stop?

By Shannan on Fri, 04 Nov 2011

How long can the difficulty of something last?
Miscellaneous
Poem
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Friday Night

By Shannan on Fri, 04 Nov 2011

Being alone takes so many forms, sometimes it's necessary and sometimes it feels like it's because the world is against you.
Miscellaneous
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The Opposite of Love

By Shannan on Fri, 11 Nov 2011

Putting off Spiritual growth is so easy to do; but is it worth letting it be? Is laziness a good enough reason, the right price, for a life not lived?
Opinion
Poem
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In the Air at Dusk

By Shannan on Fri, 11 Nov 2011

Watching eagles is an incredible experience, like being one with Life, with God
Nature
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Release

By Shannan on Mon, 21 Nov 2011

One of my greatest life's lessons, and the hardest to learn - let it go... release...
Opinion
Poem
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For Granddad - 21-11-2011

By Shannan on Thu, 24 Nov 2011

My own little way of saying Good-bye & God Bless... Remembering once again not to take friends, family or those special times for granted
Autobiography
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n-o-w-h-e-r-e

By Shannan on Tue, 06 Dec 2011

If we don't have love... where are we?
Love
Poem
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I Breathe

By Shannan on Thu, 08 Dec 2011

When you look at the detail, the small things, the miracle of life is so obvious
Nature
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Tablets will destroy the dream I fear…

By Shannan on Tue, 20 Dec 2011

Which is the better to follow... your heart or the world? When do you know which is the better option?
Love
Poem
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What Do You Do?

By Shannan on Tue, 20 Dec 2011

How can you feel so much and be told it's unrequited... how do you be a different you?
Love
Poem
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Poetical Pretence

By Shannan on Fri, 13 Jan 2012

Writing poetry & publishing it here means people will read it & tell you what they think... we are all so beautifully different! I'm just not into structured space... I waft in emotional space...
Rant
Poem
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My Angel, My Sleeping Beauty

By Shannan on Mon, 16 Jan 2012

Love between husband and wife that has grown over many years is overwhelmingly beautiful, the stuff heaven on earth is made of.
Love
Poem
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Is love disappearing?

By Shannan on Mon, 16 Jan 2012

Tradegy all around. International crimes, fighting over oil, mere men thinking they should have power, since when was soil, land, anyONEs? Where is the love?
Love
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Modern Prison

By Shannan on Thu, 02 Feb 2012

Are we really free? Or is it all a figment of our socialised minds?
Opinion
Poem
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Memory, A Moment Away

By Shannan on Thu, 02 Feb 2012

The good times are never lost, our nature and nurtured past is within... one trigger and you can revisit it all...
Autobiography
Poem
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I need to forgive... who should ask?

By Shannan on Mon, 13 Feb 2012

How does the process of forgiveness work?
Love
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Through time, we know

By Shannan on Tue, 14 Feb 2012

The bond between sisters is an incredible experience
Love
Poem
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Prayer Request from a Soul

By Shannan on Mon, 12 Mar 2012

Faith, is a big deal and so much more to those who practise one... perceptions on everything become so different when approached from faith
Spiritual
Poem
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Driving to work (and back)

By Shannan on Mon, 12 Mar 2012

So many faces surround us, pass us by, and we will never even know a name...
Other Non-fiction
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Our Meeting

By Shannan on Thu, 22 Mar 2012

What do you do when you meet someone and the context is all wrong, and the emotions are too strong?
Miscellaneous
Poem
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In the moments

By Shannan on Tue, 24 Apr 2012

Building a real relationship is something that grows over time in the little gestures of each day
Love
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Unanswered

By Shannan on Wed, 25 Apr 2012

With generation gaps narrowing, with technology overpowering, how are we coping? What are the priorities?
Opinion
Poem
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One in Seven Billion?

By Shannan on Mon, 28 May 2012

The saying goes "one in a million"... but is there any truth in that?
Miscellaneous
Poem
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No Stuff Please

By Shannan on Mon, 28 May 2012

Owning things / stuff brings so much responsibility... I'm not keen... I'd rather keep it key
Opinion
Poem
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Lingering Monster

By Shannan on Mon, 04 Jun 2012

I think that everyone at some point has had to fight their own monsters...
Miscellaneous
Poem
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No love 101

By Shannan on Mon, 04 Jun 2012

Who started the tales of 'winning' love, of 'conquering hearts'? When did we lose the meaning of 'grace' and the 'gift of love'?
Opinion
Poem
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When Writing

By Shannan on Wed, 13 Jun 2012

I love that I get to play with words, to translate ideas, the awesomeness at our fingertips beyond time and space.
Opinion
Poem
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No surprises please

By Shannan on Mon, 09 Jul 2012

I can't stand being caught unawares... give me time to relish and get excited instead.
Opinion
Poem
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Seven Haiku's for One

By Shannan on Mon, 09 Jul 2012

being alone... they say strength comes through the struggle
Miscellaneous
Poem
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Thank-you for your poetry

By Shannan on Thu, 12 Jul 2012

Keep writing poetry folks, you are doing a wonderful job :-)
Opinion
Poem
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Love when you can, before you cannot

By Shannan on Tue, 17 Jul 2012

When your life is in a hospital bed ...
Miscellaneous
Poem
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Oh, How I would Love

By Shannan on Thu, 19 Jul 2012

Dreaming of not being in the moment I have to be in...
Fantasy
Poem
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The wind in the field

By Shannan on Fri, 20 Jul 2012

The wind played all around me, it was an incredible walk... through a green space
Autobiography
Poem
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May I be your hot water bottle?

By Shannan on Mon, 06 Aug 2012

Something light hearted for a change :-) May we all have warmth in our lives always
Love
Poem
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The result of vulnerable

By Shannan on Mon, 06 Aug 2012

Opening yourself up takes courage and the results are experiences we can only learn and grow from, whatever the result may be...
Opinion
Poem
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God did a clean up

By Shannan on Wed, 08 Aug 2012

Nothing like a good clean up to see beauty shine through
Spiritual
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Sometimes you just got to let go

By Shannan on Wed, 08 Aug 2012

Well... when that moment is there, and no one else is around... you have to!
Opinion
Poem
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Under Your Spell

By Shannan on Mon, 27 Aug 2012

Is love magic?
Love
Poem
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Which Map To Follow

By Shannan on Mon, 27 Aug 2012

What is destiny? Can/do we follow it?
Opinion
Poem
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Read the Universe

By Shannan on Mon, 27 Aug 2012

So many messages from so many different directions... but we still need to read
Nature
Poem
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The pain will ease

By Shannan on Mon, 03 Sep 2012

Nothing bad lasts everything shall pass
Opinion
Poem
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Modern Day Chivalry

By Shannan on Wed, 05 Sep 2012

When in the rain ladies, find a lady's man. Cheers to Modern Chivalry
Romance
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There was fire, I got burnt

By Shannan on Fri, 07 Sep 2012

Getting burnt is so painful
Rant
Poem
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Lord, this can’t be it

By Shannan on Fri, 07 Sep 2012

When I see all the hues, feel all the emotions, live all the experiences... there is too little time, too little
Opinion
Poem
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Enough already

By Shannan on Wed, 12 Sep 2012

So over it all - so very over it all
Autobiography
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Winter's Haiku

By Shannan on Wed, 12 Sep 2012

They really do look upside down
Nature
Poem
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Give me Delicious poetry

By Shannan on Tue, 18 Sep 2012

Let poetry roll lusciously off the curves of my tongue... NOTE: NOT "slam" poetry. No exclamation marks in the punctuation & is meant to be read ALOUD slowly and sensually; an OPINION piece
Opinion
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Sounds have a meaning

By Shannan on Sat, 06 Oct 2012

There's meaning as it is interpreted...
Opinion
Poem
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Virginity is a smart move

By Shannan on Wed, 10 Oct 2012

We are living in a very different century to ones before, reasoning is changing on every topic...
Opinion
Poem
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When you grow up my girl...

By Shannan on Wed, 10 Oct 2012

Never underestimate your job or the work you do.
Other Non-fiction
Poem
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The Blind Man

By Shannan on Tue, 23 Oct 2012

The old saying: "My Way or The Highway" inspired this
Opinion
Poem
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Truth is a marriage's sustenance

By Shannan on Mon, 05 Nov 2012

Without truth, it's a lie
Opinion
Poem
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When the body is sick, haiku

By Shannan on Mon, 05 Nov 2012

So over being ill...
Other Non-fiction
Poem
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The Story of a Musical

By Shannan on Tue, 06 Nov 2012

Dedicated to my granmother, it was her favourite film.
Love
Poem
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I'm Clinging

By Shannan on Tue, 13 Nov 2012

When everything falls apart, I cling
Unclassified
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The Sanctity of Creativity

By Shannan on Thu, 06 Dec 2012

Each human has their creativity language
Opinion
Poem
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flat gratitude, not for granted

By Shannan on Sun, 09 Dec 2012

Where you compare, it could always be worse...
Opinion
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Two Pieces of Wood

By Shannan on Thu, 20 Dec 2012

Different perspectives create different actions
Opinion
Poem
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Opinion Haiku

By Shannan on Mon, 11 Mar 2013

randomness
Other Fiction
Poem
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restriction Haiku

By Shannan on Mon, 11 Mar 2013

I didn't actually post vibrations three times...
Other Fiction
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Haiku Quiet Time

By Shannan on Fri, 15 Mar 2013

A haiku
Unclassified
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Haiku of worship

By Shannan on Fri, 15 Mar 2013

another Haiku
Unclassified
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Haiku departed

By Shannan on Wed, 20 Mar 2013

love ended
Unclassified
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Haiku go on

By Shannan on Wed, 20 Mar 2013

don't stop, it will pass, go on
Unclassified
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Didn't listen haiku

By Shannan on Wed, 20 Mar 2013

listen to your soul then and there
Unclassified
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A poem ‘set’ in cyberspace for the English ‘set’

By Shannan on Tue, 20 Aug 2013

A poem ‘set’ in cyberspace for the English ‘set’ Oh pet, Please set the table, Use the good crockery And cutlery set. You’ll find them in the drawer...
Nature
Poem
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Air Haiku

By Shannan on Wed, 11 Sep 2013

The air in my lungs, the same as in dinosaurs'; giving life to all.
Nature
Poem
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A Bouquet of Roses

By Shannan on Thu, 12 Sep 2013

A poem for the dear people who have helped me over the last few weeks. Thank-you
Poem
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My Escape Route

By Shannan on Wed, 18 Sep 2013

My Escape Route You are the escape, from the mundane torment of facing my life each morning. You are the fresh air, that I need to breathe when my...
Poem
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It's always dusk somewhere (haiku)

By Shannan on Fri, 20 Sep 2013

From outer space earth's electricity's Mexican wave
Poem
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The energy is down

By Shannan on Tue, 01 Oct 2013

The energy is down The electricity's off, The lights are out; The warmth that was there Can no longer be felt. The water's cold, The world is dark,...
Poem
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I can’t change how you feel

By Shannan on Thu, 03 Oct 2013

I can’t change how you feel Your rejection is ice. A freeze injected into my bloodstream; a domino ripple into each vessel one by one surrendering to...
Unclassified
Poem
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The New 'Hot Chick'

By Shannan on Tue, 08 Oct 2013

Congrats to Scarlet J & her Esquire win...
Opinion
Poem
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I read me in them

By Shannan on Wed, 13 Nov 2013

I read me in them Lines, pages, books written over seconds, hours, days, decades, centuries. Topics of love, fear, faith, loss. Words jumbled re-...
Philosophy
Poem
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Melting into Christmas Carols

By Shannan on Sun, 22 Dec 2013

Melting into Christmas Carols It’s blissfulness I’ve found, something I can’t describe. Like roses with exotic perfume unveiling their aromas tide by...
Inspiration Point (work that responds to our weekly writing cue)
Poem
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Hole in One

By Shannan on Fri, 24 Jan 2014

Hole in One I took the alley because it was the quickest route home. I did not need to see you pull over in your Mercedes, I did not need to see the...
Unclassified
Poem
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Have our ending as you will, but I’m excited for mine

By Shannan on Fri, 14 Mar 2014

Have our ending as you will, but I’m excited for mine Yes, I know. Promise I’m not opposing your opinion. You told me it was all in my mind. “Only my...
Love
Poem
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Why Didn’t You?

By Shannan on Fri, 18 Apr 2014

Why Didn’t You? Why didn’t you kill me today Lord? Why didn’t you kill me? An accident on the highway, A head on collision, A roll down the mountain...
Poem
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Who is more human?

By Shannan on Thu, 24 Apr 2014

Who is more human? “Someone should be taking care of them,” he said, sitting in his four-bed home. “There really are too many of them,” she said,...
Other Fiction
Poem
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Censored Hangman

By Shannan on Sat, 08 Sep 2012

Do you publish the censored or the not?
Humour
Poem
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I Brought It To You

By Shannan on Fri, 02 May 2014

I Brought It To You Rare treasures of creativity, refined pearls of my mind, the condensation of my soul, in dew-dropped letters. Neat, crisp, clean...
Unclassified
Poem
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How do you define love then?

By Shannan on Sat, 03 May 2014

How do you define love then? You threw a tantrum today, As if you were still a baby. An older baby who can yell and curse at the same time. “… You...
Romance
Poem
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Birdbath Haiku

By Shannan on Sun, 04 May 2014

In appreciation of Elsie's request for another Haiku. Thank-you
Nature
Poem
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In the cold

By Shannan on Mon, 05 May 2014

Another Haiku for the pile
Nature
Poem
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Damaged Goods Haiku

By Shannan on Thu, 08 May 2014

Answer to the single question
Romance
Poem
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Sometimes instant is no good

By Shannan on Sun, 11 May 2014

3-in-1 haikus...
Opinion
Poem
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Love Feels Time

By Shannan on Tue, 15 Jul 2014

Love feels time - True love knows that time is short; That time together has to end, That time on earth is brief, And no second can be replaced,...
Love
Poem
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To the You in the Queue

By Shannan on Fri, 01 Aug 2014

To the You in the Queue - It was purely by chance That I landed up in that queue; Because the machine wasn’t working, I ended up in front of you. -...
Romance
Poem
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Forgotten

By Shannan on Sat, 23 Aug 2014

Forgotten - I tried. I tried to keep in contact. I tried to express my unconditional love by being completely honest with you. I laid myself bare,...
Love
Poem
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Except Me

By Shannan on Tue, 02 Sep 2014

At the beach On a bench Two seagulls fly past. A couple hand in hand Wander by. Two dolphins in the sea. Every being partnered But me . In the...
Romance
Poem
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Twitter Challenge:

By Shannan on Sun, 14 Sep 2014

A tightening knot 1
Poem
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Twitter Challenge:

By Shannan on Sun, 14 Sep 2014

A tightening knot 2
Poem
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Twitter Challenge:

By Shannan on Sun, 14 Sep 2014

A tightening knot 3
Poem
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Twitter Challenge

By Shannan on Wed, 17 Sep 2014

Dodge & weave
Poem
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Twitter challenge 5

By Shannan on Wed, 17 Sep 2014

Dodge & weave
Poem
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Twittering Mix - "See Beyond"

By Shannan on Thu, 09 Oct 2014

Various prompts led to these "micropoems" as they are apparently called :-)
Other
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Twittering Mix - "Micro-poetry" prompters

By Shannan on Thu, 09 Oct 2014

Twitterers prompt with a word or phrase and other twitterers create :-) You only have 140 characters...
Poem
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Twitter Mix - Crack Pot

By Shannan on Thu, 09 Oct 2014

Bite sized poetry all zoning in on the new wave of media and time-shortening of everything... even poetry into a new form of art
Poem
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May you have a Facebook Rainbow

By Shannan on Sun, 19 Oct 2014

Life's glorious like a rainbow, So I've been told. Reds, oranges, yellows, greens, Blues, indigos and violets; Water and light Creating glory to...
Poem
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Destructive Silence

By Shannan on Sat, 25 Oct 2014

Destructive Silence Silence, Your power Your way to manipulate And control … … … …. … … … …. You believe silence Will secure you a place Somewhere...
Poem
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Dealt

By Shannan on Sun, 30 Nov 2014

Dealt Life created the cards. One pack. Two colours: Blood red, of life and love, And black, the cross, The mark of death, Some say hate, A twisted...
Poem
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A Sole Sun from Dawn to Dusk

By Shannan on Fri, 05 Dec 2014

A Sole Sun from Dawn to Dusk The sun rose, Near a central cloud, Scattering its rays Across the peacock feathers Brushing the sky. The sun set, Under...
Nature
Poem
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A Mistletoe Moment

By Shannan on Thu, 25 Dec 2014

A Mistletoe Moment My forehead near your heart My hands on your waist A moment for my hurt to rest In the strength of your embrace Your hold brings...
Love
Poem
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One Gardener

By Shannan on Wed, 20 May 2015

One Gardener He planted seeds of doubt in my mind. I don’t think he could have comprehended That my mind was such fertile ground. The mind cannot...
Love
Poem
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From Blooms to Perfumes

By Shannan on Sat, 30 May 2015

I hate it when flowers die, But I love them when they bloom: from precious bud, hopefully brand new, to fully opened grace, in generously tactile...
Nature
Poem
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Forever Engaged

By Shannan on Sun, 14 Jun 2015

Forever Engaged I’d like to live in engagement; Engaged in your smile, Engaged in your embrace, Engaged with the twinkle in your eye, Engaged with...
Romance
Poem
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Helpless, Useless, Scarecrow

By Shannan on Wed, 07 Oct 2015

Sometimes one may feel lost, lonely and forgotten and it's scary and one can run out of ways to talk the self out of it, ways to 'fix it'...
Horror
Poem
Certificate PG
Cherry

Prayer for my Wife

By Shannan on Thu, 24 Dec 2015

Prayer for my Wife She lights her candles, Tonight it’s vanilla. The fragrance rises and the walls perspire, awaiting her entrance, for her being to...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG

Fighting heart fire

By Shannan on Sat, 06 Feb 2016

Fighting heart fire The embers of you Have not yet died, As flames still lick my ribs, Stealing breath from inside. Coals of simmering memories One...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG

My Heart Aches

By Shannan on Sat, 30 Apr 2016

My Heart Aches I was blessed With a precious gift An exotic rose Home grown Heaven extracted to earth Exuding a perfume Earth could never hold Ether...
Love
Poem
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Doef Thudding Neighbour

By Shannan on Mon, 08 Aug 2016

Doef Thudding Neighbour Doef Thud Doef Thud Oh Dear Lord… Doef Thud Not again… PLEASE! Doef Thud My body tenses An automated reaction Doef As anger...
Unclassified
Poem
Certificate PG

Fictional Love

By Shannan on Sun, 30 Oct 2016

Fictional Love In my imagination, You walk beside me: Listening, Responding, Caring. In my imagination, We dance together As one: United in movement...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG

Tweet Poetry Set 1

By Shannan on Wed, 07 Dec 2016

In joy & elation With the work done They gathered 2 enjoy The blessings of berry-stained feet Stamped into wine-song … Cool breeze My soul at...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG
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Tweet Poetry Set 2

By Shannan on Fri, 09 Dec 2016

Her reflection shows Through shades of blue Eyes hosting a soul That has locked away All the memories of you … Dear Lord, Let me not stay Let me not...
Other Fiction
Poem
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Haiku Set 1

By Shannan on Fri, 09 Dec 2016

Neatly cut flowers All perfectly designed Pinned to her gown … Growing from the dust From seed to plant to flower Colours that explode … She is at my...
Nature
Poem
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I wish I had more time to rhyme

By Shannan on Fri, 24 Feb 2017

I wish I had more time to rhyme It’s been an age Since I’ve put words to page Since I’ve had time to rhyme Since my life Has had the semblance of: My...
Autobiography
Poem
Certificate PG

A grain of sand - pearl or glass

By Shannan on Fri, 24 Feb 2017

A grain of sand – pearl or glass You have a gift, Use it for good. As you write of love, Let it not be Merely to hypnotise. Let it be Not to misguide...
Romance
Poem
Certificate PG

In the Key of Memory

By Shannan on Sat, 02 Dec 2017

In the Key of Memory There was you There was me It was heavenly A moment In time Intertwined destiny You fitted All of me Safely, perfectly You...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG

Done - blow out the candle

By Shannan on Mon, 09 Oct 2017

Done... Blow out the . . . Touching the bottom of the pit once again Holding onto sanity for no reason at all No reason around to stay sane. All I...
Unclassified
Poem
Certificate PG

Tight

By Shannan on Thu, 07 Jun 2018

Tight Negotiating this tight line Your will on one side And mine: On the other. Respect for you Versus: My desires. I wish the tight rope would SNAP...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG

Mommy's Shoes

By Shannan on Thu, 07 Jun 2018

Mommy’s Shoes I was five, or four, Sneaking in to open the cupboard door. Taking out the elegant heels, Sneaking them on with ease. My feet filling...
Other Fiction
Poetry Monthly
Certificate PG

Your Girlfriends

By Shannan on Sat, 29 Sep 2018

Your Girlfriends You carry them around with you – Everywhere. Closer than I could ever be. You share the fire of heat with them - Inhaling, lip to...
Love
Poem
Certificate PG

Today, we open Free

By Shannan on Mon, 14 Jun 2021

Today, we open Free The dawning of a new day, With sunlit rainbow rays, Gracing the clouds to say: “Today!” Today we heal. Today we unfasten the pain...
Other Non-fiction
Poem
Certificate U
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Cherry

African Praise Poem for My Aunt

By Shannan on Fri, 29 Apr 2022

Praise Poem for My Aunt 1955 - 2022 My Aunt, Janet Browne, walked in elegance and grace; Slowly, and peacefully, like a beautiful giraffe. She showed...
Other Non-fiction
Poem
Certificate U
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Cherry

African Praise Poem for Dad

By Shannan on Thu, 25 May 2023

African Praise Poem for my Dad Charles Beverly Balfour Browne, the man with a camera, And a smile that never-ended; With his twinkling, royal blue...
Other Non-fiction
Poem
Certificate U
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