Reborn
Sub-aqua marine blue
accosts my [limpet] eyes
my retinae shrink
childhood parties, balloons nestling against
my [naked] knees
The depths of the [saline] sea
seen from the Arahura,
Acrid, acid the salty, sandy seawater
Sprays up and I inhale
all that
is [suffuse] sea
blue
the
Blue green dark wine water
embracing me now
with the warm comfort
of a long lost
yet now sought womb.
Title And Insertions: Terence George Craddock
Stanza One: Anonyms
Stanza Two: Katie Tamanus Thomas
Stanza Three: Terence George Craddock
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Pale Black Rider Ridge Shadowed
dust darkened brown mustard
pale black rider ridge shadowed
there is a resolute stillness about
you in your solemn purpose trod
onward motion do you ride resolved
soul determined to certain death filled
Stanza extract from the poem ‘A Thousand Flamenco Fires’ by Terence George Craddock
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Guidance Absence Prudence
“God chooses
God keeps secrets
too many secrets”
far too many
guidance is there any
for life decisions heavy?
We need a little guidance
more faith more patience
forbearance offers balance.
First stanza quotation from the poem ‘Perplexing Divine Decisions’ by Terence George Craddock.
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A Child’s Toy
a whirl of sunshine and cup of blue
within a single line of poetry
our world becomes a spinning top
First prime line written by Miroslava Odalovic.
Title, second and third lines written by Terence George Craddock
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The Sea So Deep
the sea so deep
it never sleeps
by day or night
it lives on the fight
against the rocky coast
which is its host
rushing ramming
against its side
then it (wave water) does
a quick fast dive.
down below
its calmer there
for no waves roll
way down here
ocean surge
current swell
foaming water
tales to tell
marine life dwells
in tidal margins
lunar pull water turns
undercurrents chargin
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Poetic fragment surviving lines 1–14 written when I was thirteen.
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A Little Compassion
a little compassion
goes a long way
justice equality for all
solves many problems
before they crisis arise
time world governments
address the real issues
Splitting image from the poem ‘Injustice In Politics’ by Terence George Craddock.
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Toasted Public Over Exposure
What's the difference between Russell Crowe
and kiwi expat poet Terence George Craddock
Russell is fame toasted public over exposure
Craddock is vision stealth sight under the radar!
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After Love Is Lost
after love
is lost
the final turn
the rose
is beautiful forever
is sustained
the Lotus
must remain
soul pure
aloft
in
aloneness
Splitting Images from the poem ‘Mortal Framework Evoke Life Lessons’ by Terence George Craddock.
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Social Conditioning Before Arrival Birth
we condition
our children
from first contact
first embraces
immediately
after their birth
given is love
in multiple hues
given is wealth acceptance
warm sense welcome
rainbows colour love
elfin strands stream gold
even floating ripple rocked
in warm growth womb
darkness comfort kicking
stretching begging love
before arrival birth
baby already knows
mother’s spoken voice
smell tastes moods
baby is contraction born
knowing mother love
or starved of mother love
dice are already rolling
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
See also ‘Social Conditioning From Earliest Age’.
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Asian Cyanide Fishing
“symptoms eyes white
skin seared fish dead
in two or three days”
coral dead from cyanide
industry fishing suicide
Indonesian fish genocide
global curbside ringside
stupidity fisheries riptide
resource fish stocks died
depleted
shanghaied
worldwide
welcome event
horizon dead
empty saline seas
(Quotation from the poem ‘World Fish Extinction Crisis’ by Terence George Craddock )
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Deformity Jealousy
a single instance
a single moment
of rage jealousy
unleashed
triumphant
can transform
road map love
in sequence
permanency
beauty adored
acid burn fire
rage glass cut
disfigurement
to instantly
remove looks
adoration
admired
deformed
by instant
excessive
bitterness
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Silver Screen Heart Throb
soft liquid allure eyes
on-screen chemistry kisses
act out intriguing roles
Split imaging from the poem ‘Silver Screen Sex Sirens' by Terence George Craddock.
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Death Chance Final Curtain
love for the living
still life possibilities clinging
dead feel nothing
Splitting image from the poem ‘Bedside Viduals For Who? ' by Terence George Craddock.
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You ask me to leave (Pantoum poetry)
The “pantun” is a Malaysian poetic form that was introduced to the West by French novelist, essayist, and poet, Victor Hugo (1802-1885) , hence the French spelling, “pantoum.” Westerners have taken creative liberties with the Malaysian form, which tends to follow a standard rhyme form of ABAB, where multiple, rather than single subjects, are introduced. While pantoums can have unlimited stanzas, you might want to begin with a 3-stanza poem until you get the hang of it:
Stanza 1: Line 1/Line 2/Line 3/Line 4
Stanza 2: Line 5 (repeat of line 2 in stanza 1) /Line 6 (new line) /Line 7 (repeat of line 4 in stanza 1) /
Line 8 (new line)
Stanza 3/Last Stanza (This is the format for the last stanza regardless of how many preceding stanzas exist) : Line 9 (line 2 of the previous stanza) /Line 10 (line 3 of the first stanza) /Line 11 (line 4 of the previous stanza) /Line 12 (line 1 of the first stanza)
And you ask me to leave all behind
Now when our moment in time is done
Going nowhere with nothing in mind
'Cause you're my world and my special one
Now when our moment in time is done
I love you like there's no end in sight
'Cause you're my world and my special one
You're still on my mind all day and night.
I love you like there's no end in sight
You're inside me filling my soul's space
You're still on my mind all day and night.
I feel still cuddled in your embrace
You're inside me filling my soul's space
Going nowhere with nothing in mind
I feel still cuddled in your embrace
And you ask me to leave it all behind
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apj Indonesias Police Perks
torturing suspects
'the norm' in Indonesia
routine police perks
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Source: Associated Press, Jakarta | Fri,12/31/2010 12: 24 PM | Headlines
poem by Terence George Craddock
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Super Models
hypersexuality sex kittens
disturbed interpersonal relationships
model magazine successes
Split imaging from the poem ‘Silver Screen Sex Sirens' by Terence George Craddock.
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apj Indonesian Confession Technique
routine law enforcement
torture suspects convicts
extract corrupt confessions
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Source: Associated Press, Jakarta | Fri,12/31/2010 12: 24 PM | Headlines
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Wavelets Of Light
enlightened darkness an embryo upon the horizon
is the birth of light the breath
taking dawn with possibilities waking
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
Inspired by the poem ‘You just have to go out’ by Miroslava Odalovic.
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Donkey Love
The new the new the new
crowd’s bay
its great its wonderful its fab
crowds say.
Future fads
espouse condemnation
deny past
has been prophets.
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
fad – short-lived fashion.
fab – as in fabulous.
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Eagle Sight
piercingly
beautiful
sky images
celebrating
auras
earth heat
thermal
energy fields
keen eyes
pierce heat
waves
Copyright © Terence George Craddock
See also complete mosaic concept in the poem ‘Eagle Spirit’.
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Each Soul An Island Awaits Love Alone
each soul an island alone adrift apart
will force irresistible continental drift
impact love lock together or ripe apart
Splitting image from the poem ‘How Many Ways To Show Affection? ’ by Terence George Craddock.
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