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Uneven: C. Fay Shlanda

03/20/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Uneven Being at odds An unbalanced situation The irregular division of living A skewed look at the asymmetrical designs in the world Life is filled with misaligned matches challenging our will to survive Uneven Staying sporadic An atypical symptom The anomalous state of existing Seeing the inequities in a world that never claimed to be … Continue reading Uneven: C. Fay Shlanda

Tears: Betty Carmichael

03/18/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Why people can call others down when they are not perfect themselves. They should be able to notice this important mistake on their own judgement. But most times they have to end up being told. Often this mistake of theirs can cut deep. I mean it really can hurt. Tears run just like a faucet … Continue reading Tears: Betty Carmichael

A Distant Planet: Robert St.Germain

02/13/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Is it not funny how a moment can become a distant planet? And it is strange how it once felt so near. It seems like it will never end, and that it fades away back into yesterday. It is so odd how a heart can mend. And then you find new lovers and friends. All … Continue reading A Distant Planet: Robert St.Germain

Revision: Peter Herget

02/13/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

As the sun sets in the east and when it has risen to the west, these feelings of discontent and emptiness all around. The only way to fill the spaces between is knowing that some parts are still in thought. For tis those parts that make thy memories whole again. Be at peace with thy … Continue reading Revision: Peter Herget

To Barbara: Pamela Wain

02/13/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

You are someone who is smart, you love me dearly in your heart. I know this, you tell me so, with your love, I want to grow. To a place where I am well, with your help, my heart does swell. Even though I have rough days, you are in my heart, in special ways. … Continue reading To Barbara: Pamela Wain

Moonlight: Marjolaine Brodeur

02/13/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Staring out of her apartment’s window towards the night sky, the woman was pleased to see the moon’s fullness. It caused her so much pleasure that she greeted it as if it were an old friend. Many might have found her strange to do so; but, she cared not what “they” thought of her, she … Continue reading Moonlight: Marjolaine Brodeur

An Afternoon in February 2018: Kelvin Iris

02/13/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Clouds of grey Hiding the brightness Of sun Turning it white Nighttime bright moon Against twilight Hidden by city light A day’s work Exhausted Quiet Gentle ‘60’s jazz To rest at ease

Youthful Error: James Adamson

02/13/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

To the Glory of God To Gwyneth, with Love A basket with a child Handed down through time The passion of broken china free of dreams Spirits moving with air vanish with pain of peers and their mystery Love on the edge of pink cracks A field of green in twilight Desperate and alone like … Continue reading Youthful Error: James Adamson

My Soldier: Cassandra Kulay

02/13/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

My soldier is at a crossroads so intense and so alone, planning a path over foreign soil. My soldier wears a uniform, self-styled, he is a soldier of fortune. His nature is not violent but gentle, he struggles so, in an internal battle N\no one knows how it is with him. His eyes see lands … Continue reading My Soldier: Cassandra Kulay

Clemency: C. Fay Shlanda

02/13/2020 ~ kaleidoscopeonline

Clemency A leniency given The pardoning of a person Quarter is allowed despite the crime This word shows mercy, but does not equal forgiveness I will disregard your callous actions The words you spoke will be brushed off I am abandoning the idea of retaliations Dissipating are any future plans with you I will not … Continue reading Clemency: C. Fay Shlanda

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