Seagulls flying high
in the purple sky
battered by gusty winds
their wild cries of glee
carry over the choppy sea
as they flee
from the gathering storm.
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A Day at the Beach
Category: Free verse
Wait for It
Thunder and lightning
wait for it…
then raindrops colliding
Howling wind and dark skies
wait for it…
a hurricane arrives
With no apparent threat
wait for it…
the earthquake struck at sunset
The once calm sea
wait for it…
suddenly turned choppy
Bright lights in the sky
wait for it…
stars in an endless supply
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The Chosen One
They saw him from a distance walking down the middle of a post-apocalyptic Manhattan Street
wearing brightly colored rags
shuffling with a purpose
stirring up dust and the ashes of the long dead
with each step he called out to the inhabitants
that lingered within the ruins
and promised them eternal peace
if they would just follow him
and call him God
from the shadows a shot rang out
and the shooter screamed
“There is no God!”
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The Circle of Life
Turn around
Go right
Go left
back again
look behind
look forward
look down
look up
your life
is a circle
of events
that shapes
your soul
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Welcome to My Head
the window to my imagination is open
revealing an inquisitive mind
on the other side
a parade
a spectacle
wonders
fantasies
celebrations
exposed
for all to see
for those who
want to know me
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Humanity Lost
Diversity and equality are building blogs for successful civilizations
as history so clearly tells us in somber tones meant to sound wise
but those qualities are often poorly concealed lies
of patriotism meant to fool the hoi polloi
into treating democracy like a Tinker Toy
Nations rise and fall on realities
versus ideologies
in the end, humans can’t live in peace
we’re no one’s masterpiece
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The Creative Chronicles of Dave Stancliff 