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In The Grass.

'Tis as if I saw it all — sat now in the grass, and heard
The soft warm wind in my ears like the lilt of a lonely bird;
Sat now in the grasses so — saw, but said never a word.
The two of them in the wood, below me there by the rill;
He with the light on his brow, she in the shadow still;
And a cloud so white goes over the blue on the gleaming hill.
My nest in the grass was good: they deemed that none might see —
Ah God in heaven! my eyes looked out of the hell in me,
As his arm went round her waist, and his lips where mine might be —
Touched hers, as her face drew up like a flower in the light to his —
Touched hers, as I felt her soul shine out in a dream of bliss;
While mine with the pangs of hell was alive in a world like this!
I dared not move, nor could I shut my eyes to it all;
And still they clung and kissed: I heard the waterfall,
I heard the warm wind sing till the day began to pall.
And then they rose, the twain who had taken my life from me;
I did not rise, but lay where none might hear or see,
In the grass in the dark and sobbed, 'Would God that the end might be!'
The years have come since then, and the years have gone but I,
Though the fever of death was strong upon me, did not die;

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poem by Robert Crawford
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For me a poem has to sing out of itself and the lilt of it carries the magic.

quote by James Broughton
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a star's all child's play now
late night track lilt wheels
tilt toward melting darkness

haiku by Warren Falcon
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His Eyes Lilt...

his eyes lilt
bend a rainbow, hurling a double-helix

that caused

her hips to tilt
and the violins keeled over from much wailing

poem by Cheryl Renaud
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The Mocking-Bird

In mirth he mocks the other birds at noon,
Catching the lilt of every easy tune;
But when the day departs he sings of love,--
His own wild song beneath the listening moon.

poem by Henry Van Dyke
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My lonely Lighthouse-keeper

Her yacht 'Mermaid' pitches
with the tidal waves
And she hears the Moon's lilt.
'Your beacon is so bright
And thank you for the guidance.'
She sees the distant rock
And keeps a little doubt
Why his cabin is dark?
'Are you sleeping?
But I am awake.' she hiss.

poem by Nimal Dunuhinga
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Observations on Eloquence

precise speakers
don't coin metaphors
sloppy seakers,
for want of exact similies
create a new phrase

sometimes more colorful
originated for want of language
or poverty,
the test of a new phrase or metaphor
is time

if adopted or repeated
alas eloquence is the lilt
and cadence sonorus
baritone or tenor

poem by Shimon Weinroth
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Singer In The Dark

It fills the silent spaces
Floating on evenings air.
A gentle lilt, harmonic;
Carried on alien winds
Soft as summer rain,
It tickles the senses,
Tingles the spine.
Sweet and heady,
A perfumed dream.
A ripple of notes,
A crystal liquidity,
And just as brittle.
Seemingly eternal, unending,
A ghostly bird,
A singer in the dark.

poem by Paul Brookes
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Hug Him All The Time

'When Irish eyes are smiling' -
with Rudi’s eyes so blue, as he
smiles everyone is smiling too,
'in the lilt of Irish laughter' – the
perfect description of his laughter,
all filled with sunshine and mischief,
I forget my former grief and pettiness,
I enjoy his happiness more than he
does himself, I want to hug him all
the time!

poem by Louise Tredoux
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How Can I...

From your soft, full lips,
A tender kiss when slips,
And lands on mine with a hiss,
Causes my SELF to miss.

The lilt when your lips part
From mine is what reminds me
Of the vibes-driven waves of
Desire and passion you set in.

Who would like to part
From You, Oh, blessed damsel,
Though ages drag
Dark veils on waning youth
And scowl-full decrepitude!

poem by Tajudeen Shah
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