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heinzs archive of published lines and poems on Linespedia.
"Lady Liberty,Bronze effigy,Guardian of freedom's gate,Raise your lamp on high...A symbol and beacon to all.Withstanding the elements' erosion,Your skin's patina...Millions of children's pennies...A tr..."
"Darkness brings the onslaughtof costumed innocentsseeking sugar-sweet gratification.A tradition become mundaneand devoid of deeper meaning. Waiting patiently in Death's reposeour predecessors bide the..."
"In my Dreams--you are attracted to me,and together we exerciseour passions' deep desire.In my Dreams--I am virile and capable,and together we intertwinein our intimate embrace.In my Dreams--our prowes..."
"A child is born. His mother lies unresponding on life-support, her mind gone from drugs and her body ravaged by whoever was in that dark alley that night. Who will care for that small life? Who will n..."
"Alice, with feet of clay, has taken her destined leap. The rabbit hole, black hole in truth, swallows her whole. Transmogrified, transcended, she emerges... aware of her confusion. Obfuscation of real..."
"Life ebbs and flows like the great Oceans' tides... One day riding high on the incoming crest, Wallowing helplessly, waist-deep in clinging sludge the next. We live on the shifting shore, Each day..."
"Deeds shape our world. Action piles up on action like some monolithic brickwork. Without the benefit of mortar, the walls and monuments topple and frequently fall in the winds of time. Building begins..."
"Light the candle.. Let it shine for all the souls snuffed out by the terrorists' whim. Hug your children... Make it count for all those children who'll ne'er be hugged again. Kiss your partner... Li..."
"Time... is it a living thing that it can be killed? Is it a commodity that it can be wasted? Can it be bought and sold? We can make Time when we really want to. There is never enough Time when we need..."
"Brown-specked grey-white feathered flotilla, a floating mass on the California lagoon. Their feeding ballet in graceful unison dips scoop-beaks of krill and fish. The salty water rejected, squirming ..."
"I won't quit! Strike me again, if you must. Bludgeon me with your blunt phrases. Slice my flesh with your sharp words. I may go down for the count, but I will surely rise up again once I have recovere..."
"Choices are my life's bane. Like sombre Hamlet I ponder, "Whether 'tis nobler...", and still I must choose. Immediate consequences I can rationalize and live with. Shall I eat now? No? Then stay hun..."
"I want to touch you, but I am afraid. It has been such a long time... have we grown to be strangers together? I long to touch you, I wish to hold you near. How can I reach across the wake of time an..."
"Camouflaged tawny, same as the dry grasses they sleep among, ears twitch and nostrils flare at the gentle breeze. The smell of Zebra permeates the air. The dry heat glistens and shimmers above the waf..."
"It is the occasion of your 13th Birthday! I can see your brown eyes sparkle. Your grin glistens and lights up your whole face. The family laughs and applauds as you heroically blow out the candles on ..."
"The candle flame flickers, dancinglight and shadow upon the mantlepiece,reflecting from wall and mirror alike.A focal point of lightin the darkened room.Your eyes glisten from the photographon the she..."
"Thirty years of wedded bliss? No, not quite so. Thirty years of partnership through life's tribulations... fortune and misfortune, joy and pain. Births and deaths, happiness and grief alike, shared by..."
"Stars and crystals, cards Tarot, tell us what we wish to know. Will we prosper, will we fail? Will our sons end up in jail? We would like the psychic powers to control our daily hours for we need not ..."
"As I lie here, emotions flow past and through me, leaving little reminders of their passage as nicks and scars on my soul. Eyes open or eyes shut--it matters not, for what is there for me to see? Hop..."
"Our Love is deep, like a dark lake-- Yet shallow, that We cannot slake Our thirst, for Fear's own sake! Resentment brings the heart to ache With pain akin to a driven stake-- I wish to mend and heal ..."
"Nelson Mandela is free - a hero with a mission, like Ghandi. A message of peace and freedom, tolerance and unification. While zealots can rationalize cruel acts of terror, men of conscience spe..."
"Life... Live it! Don't waste it complaining about how "hard" it is. Would you rather deal with the alternative? Truth... Honor it! Don't profane it by ignoring or bending it to convenience. Can we..."
"As I walk By the sea, Crabs come up, Dancing for me. Each one leaps From rocks exposed, Glistening like dew... Heaven's tears deposed. In my heart Joy wells up... Ketchup and mustard... L..."
"Twin towers of steel and glass, now on the ground, a tumbled mass! Majestic you stood, reaching high... man's attempt to touch the sky. With deep horror we watched you burn. Our eyes were not all..."
"Once again, Alice, with feet of clay, stands at the brink - a decision to be made. Leap blindly forward into the dark unknown, or remain comfortably safe in her familiar Hell. Progress, change, adven..."
"Earth's changing canvas once more turns to Autumn gold. The die-off before Winter promising luscious green's return after the snowy gesso dries. Life's rainbow glows and shines, an inspiration to arti..."
"The season's first rain, an October event, catches unwary tourists surprised and unprepared. Rain? In California? Little do they know the rain brings warmth to break Summer's bitter cold. Tropical w..."
"At long last the decision made, Alice turns her back on change to quietly join the mainstream. Deny opportunity, defy fate - marry the boy next door and live the 'normal' life. Years pass in quiet su..."
"Once considered spawn of evil, vampires and lycanthropes were creatures of legend. Nightmare monsters, leagued with the devil to torment God-fearing men. Evidence now shows both conditions simple mani..."
"When the Monarch butterflies returnIt heralds the season's change.From Winter's death, life renews.Verdant growth signals the rebirth.It heralds the season's changeWhen trees new leaves do grow.Verdan..."
"*(being an almost daily collection of stream-of-consciousness free verse) Shadows cast obscurity playing light and dark alike. The brighter it seems to be, the darker are the shadows... deep black ..."
"Wispy cirrus ice clouds glow in the east, daubed with morning's orange and gold -- while the western moon, bold in full glory, still shines, preparing to set for the day. In the crisp November dawn al..."
"I've been away so long - even now I'm not all the way back. I don't know where I was. It must have been a sad place, a bad place, without you there. Am I still welcome here? I'd like to come in from ..."
"In efforts to circumvent sin, we either can lose or can win. With faith as our guide in Destiny's ride 'twill help us through thick and through thin. When all is at last said and done, we neither hav..."
"The Sun inevitably rises, filling the day with new surprises. Shaken from our revery deep we struggle off the fog of sleep. Into Monday traffic thrust, once again to work we must. Striving for that g..."
"There is a hunger, burning, in my soul -- deep yearning. Unnamed, unspoken emptiness -- a dark and deep black hole of distress. Desperately seeking any solace I try to fill this void, this space. Food..."
"Each morning, once again awake, my pen to paper's blankness take -- invoke the poet's muse to write the clear thoughts of the passing night. What subject shall it be today? The flight of birds? A chi..."
"Music to my ears. Noise - you say, seeking an argument ~ for what reason today? Beauty in my sight. Plain and shabby, you reply. Arguing again ~ do you even know why? Whatever I say, you disagree. C..."
"Viewer discretion advised. Adult content. Oh how can I hope to compare The love that the two of us share? In your arms I shall die, With a glint in my eye, And on my face such a blank stare. But s..."
"As I sit and ponder, In my mind I wonder At Man's existence. The image of persistence Is one that worries me -- We are an experiment, you see. Just as we, in culture dishes, Grow disease bacteria vici..."
"Where passion abounds Hearts in unison sing songs Reveling in love Lovers duets sing Feeling mutual heartstrings Plucking every note Emotions soar high Lust adds steaming heat to all Music crescendo..."
"Love's labors passion's song sustain Notes both clear and charmingly sweet The clarity enhances the refrain Music that warms my heart's depths again You lay in supplication at my feet Love's labors p..."
"What hath God wrought in this creature, Man? Could it all be for naught? What is His final plan? The message so far is unclear, Man listens, but can't seem to hear. God's purpose is plain -- preserv..."
"Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my sould to keep. If I should die before I wake, I pray someone finds the body before I start to stink to high heaven and the maggots eat the flesh from my ..."
"Why does man revel so in twisting words to suit him? Anything can be proven by interpretation of a phrase and the choice of a line. A lie becomes truth, fantasy becomes reality, a part of what was sai..."
"Truth or Dare We aspire to achieve the least attribute ~ to become the lowest common denominator. Goals and standards set low to preclude genuine effort. We reward sloth and perfidy. Liars are our he..."
"The moon shines, her pockmarked face ever showing one side to her celestial stepsister. Aeons of cycles, full to new, light to dark, and crescents inbetween. Time ticking relentlessly by. What tales..."
"Steadfast rows of tall pillars clothed in green finery daubed with rainbow hues reach majestically into the grey autumn sky. Attired in fall splendor to celebrate season's change they bide their time..."
"There is a war waging, a furious battle raging. The poets are fighting, backstabbing and biting, a war of words on the internet. No one will win, I'll hazard a bet. Across the ether they fling invecti..."
"The Game We play at life like a game, building up our strategy then taking our turn to move upon the board. Advantage shifts to and fro with each roll of the dice. Once begun, this game of life neit..."
"Family Ties The maple's leafless branches fan a dark silhouette against evening's last glow - stark lines upon a backdrop of blue-grey sky. The crescent of the young Ramadan moon pierces the grey, li..."
"Another Sunrise Another sunrise - and nothing has changed. Children will go hungry again tonight and seek their bed in any available sheltered nook or cranny. Another sunrise - and nothing has chang..."
"Plastic Mickey O' artifact of love's behest The joyfulness of your bequest - Ensconced within this plastic shell, A heart I thought I knew so well! But lo, I fear my fumbling arms Shall drop this fa..."
"Addiction Irrepressible urge, obsessive compulsion, must get that fix - at all costs!! Lies, stolen moments, degradation of truth and besmirched affection become a way of life. Defiance and denial co..."
"Original Thought Each life discovers the world anew Building a unique experience bank From the empty vault at birth To full richness by last bell. Yet each must meet and overcome Similar daily obsta..."
"It's Legal Billowing Camel smoke, "coffin nails" they call them, each puff a death knell, you slowly kill yourself by cigarette. Each day your stamina wanes, bit by hacking bit. Nicotine strangles y..."
"Detention Camps Detain the suspects. No civil rights or Geneva Convention. No representation or habeas corpus because their skin is olive or yellow or they worship the East. Innocent Arabs, Innocent ..."
"Short Subjects iii Treadmill walk the walk gaze blankly ahead mileage racks up the end destination exactly where you started _____________________ Daily Routine feathers fly blood spatters on white..."
"Imagination To see pirate ships in billowing clouds, to hope for peace surrounded by war, to hear colors and to see a song, imagination expresses in multitude fashion. A child's-eye view, precocious..."