Published on Sat, 22nd Aug 2026 at 22:20
by William Troup
Beneath the leaves
the soil believes
this world still greaves
for clouded thieves.
Of what they achieved,
we can but weave?
as oceans deceive
the shores of leaves.
Beneath the leaves
the stone conceives
a rose in eve;
shall we believe?

The Sharpest Knife
Published on Tue, 24th Mar 2026 at 23:35
by William Troup
Death, the sharpest knife;
in brilliance, it defines us.
Venerated, so many a night,
yet leaning from my sight,
its silent veil flails around
this heart of wasted time.
Morn catches a hopeful sun
the moon has yet to forgive;
what of it? what of me?
The
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Published on Sat, 14th Mar 2026 at 23:59
by William Troup
A brimming cloud
determines each flowers growth;
hearts in jubilant keepers
lay merry nepetas.
Opaque petals quietly
rince summers temper under
ventured winters;
xeric yellows zoom!

Existence Is Alone
Published on Wed, 25th Feb 2026 at 00:45
by William Troup
Existence is alone,
therein lies the power;
life, a fickle thing, shuns
this waking hour.
Glory of omnipotence
leaves you and I alone;
no further dream is needed,
as existence will have grown.
What of love and family?
will peace cast a stone?
father,
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Death and All Her Games
Published on Tue, 27th Jan 2026 at 13:02
by William Troup
deathlifefamilyhopefaithtime All but left is ashamed;
death and all her games
leaves life a cherished play,
in anguish ... yet decayed.
This labyrinth of time
yields plenty to enclasp;
but death and all her games
comes crawling with a tax.
All but left is ashamed;
death and all her
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Perennial Streams
Published on Sun, 19th Oct 2025 at 23:19
by William Troup
Perennial streams bore a son,
riven beyond their dreams; ramparts
kept his goals at bay, in a citadel
born from timidity.
Abode there, as he is, as sandstone
withers in peace; dust and tears
gather in frames, whose memories
have yet to be born.
Perennial
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Pink Blossoms
Published on Fri, 10th Oct 2025 at 23:06
by William Troup
familyfriendshopehealfuture Pink blossoms
within a veil of apples,
effaced my fears ... begone!
what tender heart begat thee?
I must find her time!
yet sap ascends on broken arms
whose relics lay wasting
upon the sod;
have I spring
to lay thanks to thee?
have I spring to
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The Drought
Published on Wed, 20th Aug 2025 at 23:04
by William Troup
familyhopefuturefaithtime
Low upon the lake, a docile crescent moon;
abash, yet stolid, and luminous to a fault.
The stars lay silent, affixed upon the sky,
and this thespian claims the night,
as a daughter purloins the south.
What of the black dahlias?
in repose they haunt the fields
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