
Death Is a Common Fight
Published on Sun, 1st Feb 2026 at 02:09
by William Troup
Death is a common fight
we find within the light;
do you jest?
or stay your hand?
an ocean reeps the floor,
with little chance of succour;
and what of tomorrow?
Death is a common fight
we crown before the night;
do you prevail?
or flaunt your coronet?
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Death and All Her Games
Published on Tue, 27th Jan 2026 at 13:02
by William Troup
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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I Am the Glass That Keeps the Mind
Published on Sun, 16th Nov 2025 at 00:54
by William Troup
Assail me, and beat me ... sign;
I am the glass that keeps the mind.
Regale me, and picture ... find;
I am the hand that bleeds the time.
Fail me, and listen ... mime;
I am the heart that beats the rhyme.
Assail me, and fight me ... fine;
I am the glass that keeps the
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Her Smile
Published on Wed, 29th Oct 2025 at 00:15
by William Troup
Effulgent, her smile; soft and warm,
where sunlight wraps its soul ... behold!
Weary, yet dogged, the moon does ache;
what of her day will grace this heart?
Vast, yet sewn, these swathes of trees;
deeper from me, her lies do bleed.
Effulgent, her smile; sweet, but worn,
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Pink Blossoms
Published on Fri, 10th Oct 2025 at 23:06
by William Troup
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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My Timid Friend
Published on Thu, 9th Oct 2025 at 07:51
by William Troup
lovehopefuturefaithtime
She lays in wait, my timid friend,
and sits on a happy end.
Watching, and waiting,
with boundless faith;
will fate bend
to her heart?
this diffident youth prevails
under fallacies of fear;
what remains of me is still unclear,
yet still she waits,
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Published on Wed, 8th Oct 2025 at 22:46
by William Troup
Execrable words upon my walls,
their tarrying unknown!
this solitary path bedevils me,
yet what of you remains?
this earnest heart continues,
but not without regret,
and upon the pastures,
my heart does fill;
where to hang upon my walls?

Falling Leaves
Published on Sun, 5th Oct 2025 at 23:31
by William Troup
Falling leaves
under a mundane sky;
their time will come again ...
this veil of rain becomes me,
in a maudlin sort of way,
as summer departs in triumph,
with a haven still unknown.
Fallen leaves
under good tidings feet;
their heart prevails again ...
much
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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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Hollow Dreams
Published on Wed, 20th Aug 2025 at 16:20
by William Troup
Hollow dreams awaken me
from an anxious sleep; opaque skies
cloud the arcane sun, and what looms
is crushed beneath my soul.
Velvet rays dry my eyes, as yearning
beats no more; madness lingers, but not
what's seen, and cerulean skies
cast the pastures
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What Game Do True Lovers Have?
Published on Tue, 19th Aug 2025 at 23:07
by William Troup
What game do true lovers have?
garish clothes unlike any of mine?
what ambient waves unfurl the sheets
and beget a dream
still wasted on the young?
Look at me! they scream and plead;
photos capture the naked truth
and thread the walls on desperate screens;
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The Summit
Published on Mon, 11th Aug 2025 at 23:27
by William Troup
Whether or not I will reach the summit,
my desires still speak in soft,
berry-shaped tones; a morass path of which
I cannot recall, awaits for me
in the appalachian springs,
and renders a song
that would leave the hummingbirds in awe;
will my heart feel peace
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Oh Tempest!
Published on Wed, 6th Aug 2025 at 23:35
by William Troup
Oh tempest, break the adamantine waves,
and let this habitation breathe; what of
the strakes that break the hull?
a home for those smaller than thee.
Upon the mast, our dreams are tied,
as we await the gales abatement; what of
sails that flail from the yards?
a
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Published on Tue, 5th Aug 2025 at 00:53
by William Troup
reflectionhopefuturefeartime I must be down by the sea again,
I must be all but me.
I must be down with my dreams again,
I must be all but free.
I must be down,
I must be me,
I must be me again, but here.
I must be down by the sea again,
I must be all but fear ...

Peonies Suffice
Published on Mon, 7th Jul 2025 at 23:43
by William Troup
Peonies suffice
with the role of the dice;
think twice, did not, yet
thrice I tried,
and memories regale
the mewling advice.
Peonies suffice
with a hand on the dice;
wish twice, now thrice, yet
one is the face,
and memories aloft
in a gleeful
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Published on Sun, 6th Jul 2025 at 22:35
by William Troup
My heart must be a bird,
for I have seen it fly away.
Immortal, is my fantasy,
yet still too far today.
Fallen boughs upon the knoll,
so nowhere is safe to land?
what of me remains to stand,
in the hope that she will return ...

We Outgrew Our Hearts
Published on Sat, 5th Jul 2025 at 23:57
by William Troup
lovejourneyfuturehopetime
We outgrew our hearts,
like so many things,
and stentorian silence
is the crown that sings.
Our antique words,
so brittle, unworn,
may rend what dwells,
and yearn to be born.
We outgrew our hearts,
like so many beats,
yet dulcet voices
is the rescue
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What Word of the Daffodils?
Published on Wed, 2nd Jul 2025 at 23:47
by William Troup
The violets are lost,
with roses in dwam,
and carnations weep
where the lilies may meet.
The tulips wonder
where the daisies sleep;
and what of the orchids?
the violets still ask.
The bluebells pine
for the sunflowers heart,
and poppies are
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Beloved
Published on Mon, 23rd Jun 2025 at 22:05
by William Troup
Beloved! manifestations drip
from this weary earnest heart;
as if someone, maybe a lonely rose,
beseeched an early path.
As carnations weep in soil,
the kind I've yet to spoil,
escort me, my sonorous wren,
as I have yet to sale...
Beloved! manifestations
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Complex Beast
Published on Wed, 21st May 2025 at 23:23
by William Troup
My thoughts
reveal a complex beast,
yet the morn is set with felicity!
Manifestations still regale
a heart that's yet to feast.
My mind pretends to be a friend,
but my hand remains alone;
What for tomorrow, again I ask,
as my dreams prevail and
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Published on Wed, 21st May 2025 at 08:50
by William Troup
lovehopefaithtimefuture
Love should never
speak of time,
for eternity is invisible
to the blind.
Ghastly ghouls
may linger in shadows,
but the devil
may have forgotten their goals?
Published on Mon, 12th May 2025 at 00:56
by William Troup
Enough is one, few is a rolling dice;
take a slice of lemon,
the lime pretends to be nice;
One is ethereal, real in their touch;
enough is one, many upon the ice ...

For as I Was Fearing It
Published on Thu, 24th Apr 2025 at 01:15
by William Troup
For as I was fearing it,
what's left was done,
and my tenebrous staircase
became unsung.
So lost in fear,
these ubiquitous fires
are felt by beats, in this lonesome heart.
For as I was fearing it,
what came was one,
and my irreligious steps
became
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On Desperate Waters
Published on Wed, 23rd Apr 2025 at 22:55
by William Troup
naturejourneyhope
On desperate waters, the ships do yearn
to reach the goal the wanderers bore;
as precarious sails flail in might,
their dreams lay silent in their native shore.
These hyacinths are yearning for new growth,
where a new sun rests in soils unknown;
the perfumed air
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