Author Archives: poeticmeditations

About poeticmeditations

The Romantic poets, nib pens, candlelight, waistcoats, and pocket watches are a few of my favorite things.

The Shape of Your Absence

Posted on August 8, 2023 by poeticmeditations

THE SHAPE OF YOUR ABSENCEBy PoeticMeditations This cup your lips once touched I now revereThis brush your gentle hand once heldYour visage reflected, reflects no moreOnce seated before this gilded mirror No longer sounds the sweetness of your voiceVacant now … Continue reading →

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A Poet of No Repute

Posted on July 17, 2023 by poeticmeditations

A POET OF NO REPUTEBy PoeticMeditations I am a poet of no reputeI seek out not the world’s acclaimWords alone my sole possessionPoor in wealth none can refute The body’s needs are few and simpleSome water and a crust of … Continue reading →

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The Song Thrush

Posted on July 9, 2023 by poeticmeditations

THE SONG THRUSHBy PoeticMeditations In the gray, silent, early mornLong before the dat has been rebornSuddenly, a thrush begins to singUnaware of what this day may bring Happiness, sorrow, or even deathYet it sings away with lusty breathNot a single … Continue reading →

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Alone

Posted on June 18, 2023 by poeticmeditations

ALONEBy PoeticMeditations One though among manyOutside always looking withinNot knowing anybodyFailing to fit in Making no connectionsAlways feeling left outNo real affectionsAlone among the crowd “No man is an island”A poet wise once wroteAdrift on life’s vast oceanIn an sailless … Continue reading →

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The Wasteland

Posted on June 4, 2023 by poeticmeditations

THE WASTELANDBy PoeticMeditations There was a time of dark despairFar away the gray horizonWithout a trace of hope in sightTo dream of love, I did not dare Heavy hung the days that passedUnending in their miseryDreary and drab, the hours … Continue reading →

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To Die in the Prime of Youth

Posted on May 29, 2023 by poeticmeditations

TO DIE IN THE PRIME OF YOUTHBy PoeticMeditations Oh, to die in the prime of one’s youth!Unlined by long years of worldly careStrong of limb and sound of mind remainUnbound by burdens that others bear Forever young to those remainingUnspoiled … Continue reading →

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The City of Lights

Posted on March 7, 2023 by poeticmeditations

THE CITY OF LIGHTSBy PoeticMeditations Seated at a cafe in the City of LightsHeart trembling with all the excitementEvery nerve on fire with each new sensationAround every corner awaits new delights In the City of Lights gathered all the legendsBaudelaire, … Continue reading →

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This Mundane World

Posted on February 26, 2023 by poeticmeditations

THIS MUNDANE WORLDBy PoeticMeditations My soul grows weary of this mundane worldSo filled with mediocrityDaily encounters with common livesBefore them dare I cast my pearl? The edge grows blunter with each passing dayPure words refined my only shieldAgainst the baseness … Continue reading →

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In Another Lifetime

Posted on February 20, 2023 by poeticmeditations

IN ANOTHER LIFETIMEBy PoeticMeditations In another lifetime, I’d have tried to make you mineWooed you with words, fine wines, and bouquets of rosesPoured out my heart to you in handwritten missivesOn one knee, plead a thousand and one proposals Composed … Continue reading →

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The Promise

Posted on January 22, 2023 by poeticmeditations

THE PROMISEBy PoeticMeditations I will never promise that I will will make you happyTo never make you sad or promise you the worldOffer you fine cuisine: champagne and caviarKeep you in necklaces of diamond and strings of pearls Buy you … Continue reading →

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