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Emotion

by Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu

An African drum throbs from a distance.
It is heyday and there is rejoicing.
But ululations surround me suddenly, and tensions
Climb gently the steps of a dancing heaven.
As my lobes grow softer and my hair stands
On the grounds of love,
I sense the throbs on my hollow soul,
Near, yet so far, for the wretched wench
Whose sweet eyes I have descried yonder.

The Glove And The Lions

by James Henry Leigh Hunt

King Francis was a hearty king, and loved a royal sport,
And one day as his lions fought, sat looking on the court;
The nobles filled the benches, and the ladies in their pride,
And 'mongst them sat the Count de Lorge, with one for whom he sighed:
And truly 'twas a gallant thing to see that crowning show,
Valour and love, and a king above, and the royal beasts below.

Ramped and roared the lions, with horrid laughing jaws;
They bit, they glared, gave blows like beams, a wind went with their paws;
With wallowing might and stifled roar they rolled on one another;

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The Canonization

by John Donne

For God's sake hold your tongue, and let me love,
Or chide my palsy, or my gout,
My five grey hairs, or ruin'd fortune flout,
With wealth your state, your mind with arts improve,
Take you a course, get you a place,
Observe his Honour, or his Grace,
Or the King's real, or his stamped face
Contemplate, what you will, approve,
So you will let me love.

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On The Death Of The Beloved

by John O'Donohue

Though we need to weep your loss,
You dwell in that safe place in our hearts,
Where no storm or night or pain can reach you.

Your love was like the dawn
Brightening over our lives
Awakening beneath the dark
A further adventure of colour.

The sound of your voice

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Vineyard of Exotic delights

by Reynaldo Casison

As you gaze WithIn
And Without
the stars all ablaze
The exquisite honey flows
With the Moon all aglow
Is It alright I Love you so
As I did then
Fountain eyes candle sighs
A moonlit lake shimmers
Deep as the ballerina fireflies

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Recent Love Poems

freedom and stop signs

by atef ayadi

she said:
freedom is the pause button you can’t unpause.
welcome to planet earth.
the desert of the real.
you were the admin all along.
your default password is ‘illusion’.
choose carefully. the cursor is blinking.
this sentence is a stop sign. you just read it anyway.
you broke your chains, good for you.
congrats.

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Gazing at the Evening stars

by Reynaldo Casison

Gazing at the Evening stars
Its been a long Summer day
The Moonlight waltzes like the fireflies
While the clouds drift away

Were lounging by the light of the Fountain
Gazing at the stars
Moonlight and Salsa waves
Shimmering their own unique way
Chillin Sublime

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Sweet Sorrow

by Evelyn Judy Buehler

Bonnie Brown was in love with Charles, like black pearl clings to night,
So young and engaged to be married, like myriad stars, shining white.

They were active professionals, dwelling in a charming, bustling town;
As warbling charms orange noon, after pink mist clears, with no sound.

They had dreams of future and a family, like purple nights of fantasy;
And they were already making plans, like butterflies flitting frantically.

Fellowship of friends made fabulous Fridays, when they met after hours,

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Golden Solitude

by Reynaldo Casison

Are you real
Your Beauty Is So Surreal
Our Love Is Full as Moon
Your crescent hips
feel like they are mine

Like a Salsa Rose you sway
Only you can make me feel this way

Perhaps kindness Is a bouquet

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Love at first blush

by Reynaldo Casison

Its not all that crazy
To fall In love
At first blush
Although the world
Always seems to be quite upside down
Love at first blush
And You touch the ground
With Its Luminous shores and gardens
to kiss the evening sky

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