Tag Archives: free verse

Shake Me, Rock Me

Posted on October 1, 2016 by irinadim

    An instant only stood Between offended gloom and jolly joy The gesture offered in good faith, A simple sorry, did unleash An avalanche of mocking mirth An instant only Then into merry sparks it morphed A waterfall of … Continue reading →

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I Cried A River Over You

Posted on September 15, 2016 by irinadim

~ I cried a river over you For years and years and years Until all the tears had dried up   The river bed is parched ground now Dying a slow death Yet yearning for life Yearning for tears But … Continue reading →

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Midday Terror ~ #CoffinHop

Posted on October 30, 2014 by irinadim

    Midday sunshine Church bells ring through Steamy fields Farmers run for shelter Helter skelter Some climb up tall trees Twelve bell strikes resound The Midday Witch Comes out of ground Black snakes peak From underneath Her black peaked … Continue reading →

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Fear – Second Version (SunWinks! October 19, 2014: Metaphor)

Posted on October 23, 2014 by irinadim

I can hear the angry wasps Buzzing around And the stampede of the wildebeest Through the savannah With the lions and cheetahs In wait, ready to pounce I can see the parched earth Gaping – ready to swallow me I … Continue reading →

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Fear (SunWinks! October 19, 2014: Metaphor)

Posted on October 20, 2014 by irinadim

First a flutter in the chest Then a thudding Elephants stampeding Through the savannah Sudden drought In the throat Words freeze On the useless tongue Gasping for air She turns into A statue * Copyright © 2014 Irina Dimitric * … Continue reading →

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A Poem is like an Orange (SunWinks! 7 September 2014 – Shuffle)

Posted on September 12, 2014 by irinadim

      An orange is a fruit. Fruit it is with pips. Pips, pips, pips and Juicy orange flesh It is full of vitamin C. It is good for you. Orange juice is an orange juiced, with no pips. … Continue reading →

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‘Tis better to have loved and lost …

Posted on January 12, 2014 by irinadim

Sunset at Beauty Point, Sydney, Australia. The sun will come out again tomorrow It will shine on the world Plants and trees will grow Birds will chirp and sing Children will play and giggle While my heart will pine For … Continue reading →

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Purple Head

Posted on November 6, 2013 by irinadim

The Black Spectre has cast his tar-like cloud Over her purple head, purple with misgivings And positioned a heavy millstone on her bruised chest She can hardly breathe Such is the weight of her despair All hope has flown away … Continue reading →

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The Month of the Jacarandas

Posted on November 4, 2013 by irinadim

The Jacaranda blue, a heavenly hue Graces the landscape in November Sometimes already in late October As is the case this year As it was the case Many years ago I remember Birds are busy nesting in the trees Caring … Continue reading →

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Sweet Revenge for Halloween

Posted on October 13, 2013 by irinadim

There was an old hag Sick of trick-o-treating brats Disguised as spooky spooks Lean mean witches Even meaner Captain Hooks Fairy floss fairies Devouring her treats So she put on a hat, mounted a broom And went trick-o-treating as well! … Continue reading →

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