poetry critical

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Poetry Critical 2.0

Hey guys, Donald here.

In a few weeks, this site will be 9 years old. 9 years! And I still know some of the earliest submissions by heart.

But, boy. That’s like 102 in web-years. So it’s time for something new. I’m building that something now with my nights-and-weekend minutes (and plenty of coffee). Buy me a cup?

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Random Poem:

sacrifices of life for lust
turtlepoet

she came first in a dream.
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Her pale white face smiling shyly,
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lined by jet black hair.
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Her plump red lips pursed,
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in the most seductive fashion.
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She smelled of lilacs, vanilla, and sweat;
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sweet and immensely erotic.
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Her voice, the sounds angels speak,
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soft and resounding.
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The eyes a dark deep green,
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that of the forest,
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just after a long winter rain.
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The air around us cool, dark
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but hot, and sticky like a rainforest.
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she beckoned me to go with her,
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to her world, be by her side,
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and as the last word
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exited those dark, crimson lips...
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I awoke, already asleep again.
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Clutched in the firm grasp of a bony finger,
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wrapped in a black cloak.
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a sharp blade in his other hand.
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A quiet raspy whisper,
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"Are you willing to die for that seductive mistress?" ...  
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My response "I don't know"
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