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beatween beats
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2026-05-25 arquious The PoetBay support member heart!

SIMPLE ACTS OF BALANCE
This is the final of a series of poems about my Mother's passing. It was written not too long after she died, and has recently been 'finished'.  The end.
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2026-05-25 Griffonner The PoetBay support member heart!

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2026-05-25 Sameen The PoetBay support member heart!

The Dance
Last week a family member misinterpreted a poem I’d written. I have read poems that left me feeling frightened, scared for the writer. Sometimes I struggle to understand a poem’s meaning. I’m sure at times I misinterpret. It’s nice we can email here.
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2026-05-25 Melinda K Zarate The PoetBay support member heart!

Triolet for Terry
2015
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2026-05-28 one trick pony The PoetBay support member heart!

disappeared
living small
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2026-05-30 jim The PoetBay support member heart!

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Get Drunk!
Poem by Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) Submitted by a Volunteer - Thanks!
2026-06-01 Editorial Team The PoetBay support member heart!

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2026-06-01 Editorial Team The PoetBay support member heart!

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