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  January 2024     6 days ago

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Castles in the Air

Happy are those children that have railways in the hall,
Painting in the kitchen and stories when they’re small.
Friends to come and visit them - ribbons for their hair,
To so many lonely children is a ‘Castles in the Air.’

Mothers doing...

– by Susanna Elliott-Newth

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Infinity

I am that tiny speck of light
that sneaks through the horizon at dawn,
sparkling like a jewel
before opening the door to day.

I am that crisp bite of morning
that strikes so sharp like a whetted knife,
piercing so cruelly
but awakening you...

– by Susanna Elliott-Newth

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This Life

This life is not my native land.
This mortgaged lot of heart and hand
With lease of mind to understand
This life is not my native land.

This world is not my native place.
This mortgaged plot of time and space
With peace of mind to know in...

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A Reflect at Midnight - What did I do wrong?

You graced my life
for a brief moment
like a dew drop landing on a leaf,
before sliding off
into oblivion.

Your residue,
that soft fragment of connection,
remained like a sinew-thin moon outline,
etched across a darkening sky,
until...

– by Susanna Elliott-Newth

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Grains of Sand

Poems are little grains of sand
in which I share an insight into my thoughts.
As they fly through the air,
they sparkle in the light
and morph into words on my pen,
creating lyrical ideas
I craft into...

– by Susanna Elliott-Newth

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Latest Comments: 4 total

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There are some interesting concepts explored.

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Thank you for taking the time to comment. Emotion is where poetry is found.

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There was an attempt at rhyming couplets and syllabic patterning that make a poem, poetic.

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I like the poetic structure and use of metaphors that convey a strong, emotive message.

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