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Burrfoot
Burrfoot

TAGS updated

With so many tags here on Opuss, I thought it might be useful to gather them together.

78 33 912 words
leelee101
leelee101

A Fresh Start

#augustwriteaday I bought you flowers. They're in the bin Since when was 'happy' a mortal sin What about 'nice', and where is your smile.

38 23 126 words
leelee101
leelee101

Attack

#augustwriteaday Attack. Attack. Attack.

20 8 129 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Unknown

Heroes and fools are separated by a very fine line. Courage and folly are required, when in action combine. A split second to make a choice that may echo through a lifetime.

32 4 108 words
leelee101
leelee101

Fate

#augustwriteaday The astronaut, alone His spacecraft way off course An oxygen explosion Had ripped a hole, with force At first he thought it simple Fire thrusters and then turn But with fuel cells...

18 4 76 words
AWriterGirl
AWriterGirl

Unknown

#unknown #augustwriteaday Unknown, A lonely soul. Lovely dreams have turned cold. All alone, I don't really know Is it me, or does the distance grow.. Forever expanding, Dark land of nightmares.

10 0 50 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Naughty

On the naughty-step of life. Is where I spend most of my days. Showing up kids or being rude. Messing around rarely acting my age. From my little cold seat. A view from here on the bottom stair.

26 9 110 words
leelee101
leelee101

Forty

#augustwriteaday. All thru my life. Never really been good. Not necessarily bad. Just not done as I should. A little bit saucy. A little bit flirty. Sometimes quite blue. Oh yes a bit dirty.

30 21 34 words
leelee101
leelee101

Plate

#augustwriteaday. You come here to destroy. Well your chance is on this plate. I'm standing at these crossroads. So please don't make me wait. Your head is filled with lies.

26 11 79 words
leelee101
leelee101

trap

#augustwriteaday. I don't mind when you're out. And you give me a shout. To come and get you and your mate. You left me alone. At home on my own. It was downtime, in fact it was great.

34 13 138 words
leelee101
leelee101

creatures

#augustwriteaday Creatures of the night I'm afraid that's what we are And there's no escape We come from near and far We have come for payment You owe the night time's debt Your member's fee is...

34 16 123 words
leelee101
leelee101

Dream

#augustwriteaday. #acorns. Dream all day and all of the night. Dream of dreams I've had. Some dreams are nice and make me smile. Other dreams are bad. I dream of fantastic creatures.

44 11 48 words
Irrational_Kimmi
Irrational_Kimmi

Mercy

The minutes on the clock keep ticking, Though I try to force the hands back, Repeat time passed, over and over again.

26 14 201 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Relax

Count to ten,. breathe in then out. Start again,. resist urge to shout. Be at peace,. find an inner calm. Stresses decrease,. goodbye wolf hello lamb. #augustwriteaday.

40 6 26 words
leelee101
leelee101

gloom

#augustwriteaday #household Breathe deep a gathering gloom Sunlight's leaving every room Bleeding thru the nooks and cracks To be replaced by inky blacks The purple dusk has gone to ground For Night...

24 12 155 words
leelee101
leelee101

Breathe

#augustwriteaday 'The Breathe Easy Club', they called it.

46 39 506 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Burden

My spirit is buckled, my soul stooped from the shackles of regret that I've built. Weighted defeat in every step, from the oppressing burden of guilt.

42 3 117 words
leelee101
leelee101

homecoming

#augustwriteaday #household #emotion You're well and truly missing Your rage has brought you here Won't you look a little closer When you've wiped away that tear You're striking out at something But...

30 16 178 words
leelee101
leelee101

burden

#augustwriteaday. After mother passed. I went to see my dad. Thought he would be lonely. Rattling around their pad. I extended him an invite. Why not come and live with me. I know it's not the same.

62 25 60 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

The Boy That Sneezed

There once was a boy named Potter Who practiced spells from his jotter He tried to cure the man flu But his nose filled with green goo Now they call him Harry Snotter #augustwriteaday.

46 12 33 words
HeatherAnne
HeatherAnne

Kitten In LOVE.

I've been cast under a spell, I've crawled out from under my shell. This little place of sun and heat, Has me tanning in my seat. Flowers string from every bough, Summer spirit with know-how.

44 6 73 words
leelee101
leelee101

spell

#augustwriteaday How do you know when a spell's been cast. Do you feel it in your heart And to know when it's been lifted Does it hurt when we're apart Is it magic you're performing.

30 13 97 words
Irrational_Kimmi
Irrational_Kimmi

Abandoned Part II

#augustwriteaday #abandoned The road was little more than a country lane, potholed and with no footpath.

8 4 522 words
Burrfoot
Burrfoot

Child

Two thousand years ago, when history was new Where palm trees grow, and debts of man were due On a cot made of hay, in a stable far from harm A new born baby lay, full of peace and full of...

28 11 122 words
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