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Polished Pebbles - A Poem by Paul Tristram - Appreciate Language and Form through the Best Contemporary Poetry

Polished Pebbles – A Poem by Paul Tristram

Sometimes the poem lives,
pouring out of its own accord.
Sometimes it lays sleeping,
it loses shape when resting
and cannot be awoken
until it lays flat on the page.
So, you have to pull it out slowly,
It’s extremely flexible
like imaginary plasticine.
You give back to it shape,
stare at it briefly,
a wonderful polished pebble of thought.
Then close the book,
open up the mind
and set off in search
of the next tiny treasure.

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Shoes - A Poem by Ananya S. Guha - Appreciate Language and Form through the Best Contemporary Poetry

Shoes – A Poem by Ananya S. Guha

The man next door
has a draconian law
anyone entering must take off his shoes, on his hanger on the outer
room is well hung a retinue of shoes
black, white, brown and yellow.

Invitation - A Poem by Hannah Scarlet - Appreciate Language and Form through the Best Contemporary Poetry

Invitation – A Poem by Hannah Scarlet

I’m still waiting
for a white pristine
invitation that never
arrives

I’m still looking
for a dress that’s
long been shredded

I’m still tapping
my foot waiting
for the music
but the orchestra
is out on a bender.

Eulogy - A Poem by Alan Inman - Appreciate Language and Form through the Best Contemporary Poetry

Eulogy – A Poem by Alan Inman

This is a sad rite
for the person I used
to be, the words
I used to worry over,

This is a beautiful
release so that my
fingers can stretch
to explore a new
earth and identity.

Best Sellers - A Poem by Ananya S. Guha - Appreciate Language and Form through the Best Contemporary Poetry

Best Sellers – A Poem by Ananya S. Guha

A best selling author sells
best in our railway stations
when you waiting for the train
and the heat gives you blasts
of hot air which you want to fight with fists, then water and
sleep. And as you lie on the bunk you open the pages and understand why novels or fiction are best sellers.

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