Winner
Rock Iainson@box_one
Your mirage shimmers;
You bury each silent wound—
Eyes embrace the lie.This poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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#Mirage
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10 winning poems for #Mirage, listed alphabetically.
Mirage,
you beholding the ocean of me.This poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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The thirsty deer
chases another horizon—
mirage drinks first.This poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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I once thought love
Was water in the desert
But through tearstained eyes
I only saw a mirageThis poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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A glance
Fleeting scented breeze
Another empty passing
You must be a mirage
Never did we meet
Never did we feelThis poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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...when hope draws breath
and shifts the air,
we seek a mirage of truth
in smoke and mirrors...This poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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There is nothing left on land,
save a mirage of memories
On life's shifting sands.This poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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Winner
Manny Rey@silentinkmist
A fleeting mirage of your devotion,
starving for a phantom touch,
I drown alone in an empty ocean.This poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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in you
i found a mirage
floating
on an endless sea
of tears.This poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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My deity.
A mirage to blind love.
Anointing the sin you resurrected
in between my ribs.This poem is shared with the poet's permission. Please do not copy or repost it.
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7 poets we could not let pass for #Mirage.
