Resilience
I Wore Pain Like It Belonged to Me
I wore pain like it belonged to me, a weathered coat I would not shed.
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Nature
The Face the Jungle Kept
Before the maps and border lines, Before the roads through jungle rain, The Harakbut walked these ancient vines
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History & Mystery
Guardians of the Clouds
High in Peru where condors glide, The guardians confront the sky. They shield the dead along the side
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Awakening
Carla, After the Words
Carla went still beside the chair, Warm noise moved through drink and glass. Yet something deeper caught her there,
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Loss
Devoured Tide
The ocean bit deep through ash and bone, Dark waves rehearsed a final scar. A ruined pulse stood there alone,
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Wisdom
Bait's Silence
The hook hides deep in borrowed praise, Soft mouths rush fast toward the gleam.
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Nature
Three Walks with Pipes
Three times a day, we crossed the shore — Pipes kept rhythm near my feet, dancing the edge of every…
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Inspirational
The Passage of Fear
I stand before the storm within, a tide of dread that rises fast.
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Resilience
Old Debts
In the moonlit bay I stand, My conscience casts a shade, Cold waves revise my plan, Old debts demand be…
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Inspirational
Muddy Water's Edge
In the hush where waters meet the land, A symphony soft and grand. Muddy waves, in gentle play,
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Nature
Whispers by the Watermill
Featured poem: Whispers by the Watermill. A new piece from The Rustic Poet collection.
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