I sleep
a down pillow
anchors my weary head
while thoughts soar wildly unbounded
and sail on clouds, stealing the dark night’s gems
this pirate plunders the heavens
and burns stars into dreams
adventuresome
I sleep
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Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
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paint me
with feather brush
dust skin with blushing hues
or stroke boldly with oil pastels
brave lovers meld in hot, brazen colors
tempting a sweet meal of nectar
a petal’s plain request
of Nature’s hand
paint me
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Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
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bleed red
the deep wounds flow
dressings stain crimson hues
from battlegrounds ubiquitous
suffering erects no bigoted walls
but into each culture’s bed climbs
disturbing the soul’s sleep
all humankind
bleed red
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unfold
from verdant bud
petals’ shy revealing
blushing at the sun’s warm kisses
the hidden nectar, a sweet seduction
to hungry dance of birds and bees
sensuous, you make seed
so new life may
unfold
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Words and Photography ©2017 Tanya Cliff ~ to contact me
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Please check out Linda J. Wollf’s explanation and example of Rictameter Verse:
https://urbanpoetry2017.com/2017/03/16/poetry-between-sunrises-and-sunsets/
