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  March 2022     1 year ago

Submitted Poems 3 total

Sheba

Sheba
You came to us on a midsummer’s night,
Black and elusive as a shadow in flight.
Quiet words and gestures brought you near,
Constant assurance you had nothing to fear.
As you touched my hand in a tentative way,
All your fears and...

– by Peter Zelinsky

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Daughter of Mine

From the moment those big green eyes looked deep into mine,
I knew my heart was captured, yours for all time.
My arms and legs for the avenues and streets,
As little cars roamed to the cies of beep-beep.

You sat in my lap and we played for...

– by Peter Zelinsky

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Portrait

I sit with my canvas, twirling brush in my fingers.
Thoughts of painting your portrait, but yet my hand lingers.
Green for your eyes? But it cannot say
all the thoughts and emotions that those eyes convey.
Pink skin soft, like the petal of a...

– by Peter F. Zelinsky

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It spoke to me as a loved one who has left this earth.

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Addiction affects everyone, especially those who have to see it up close. Lost a few good people from it.

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