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crush
it feels like a subtle exhilaration a private anticipation a smile begging to be let go your mind racing towards imagination analyzing...
hannahquense
Oct 8, 20251 min read


Road Trip
Driving in my car, rhyming up a storm. It might feel out of pocket, but for me it's kind of the norm. I've got my beverage in hand and an...
hannahquense
Oct 6, 20251 min read


Indiana Sunrise
all celestial bodies have tucked away by the incoming day a lone star clings to the vestiges of night the sky black burgeoning to deep...
hannahquense
Oct 6, 20251 min read


False Humility
I have a problem with pride so I choose anonymity as masked humility wen actually it's an excuse to hide showing my face can mean...
hannahquense
Oct 6, 20251 min read


Follow
We think to follow is to swallow who we are We think to follow is a hollow endeavor But to follow is to find Fullness fearlessly forward...
hannahquense
Oct 6, 20252 min read


4th of July
Who said it's too late to live like a child? Awash in a bright innocent glow Of a moment in which we forgot to grow Transported back to a...
hannahquense
Jul 24, 20251 min read


Doubting Thomas
Jesus did everything with intention So let’s pay attention as doubt works to redemption You see Jesus had the schedule His planner was...
hannahquense
Jul 24, 20251 min read


The Music of Poetry
Poetry is music The tune of which cannot be transcribed The melody of which rings on within the poet’s mind alone And the harmony of...
hannahquense
Jul 19, 20251 min read


Nightly Inspiration
Inspiration wreaks havoc on my sleep Thoughts race through that I try to keep Seeing what enlightenment I can reap Before blackness on my...
hannahquense
Jul 19, 20251 min read




Dampened Spots
dampened spots upon a page become wrinkled patches as they age perhaps marking the spot of emotion run deep but no, it cannot, it’s a...
hannahquense
Jul 19, 20251 min read


Early Springtime
Originally posted 2/15/17 ©2017 Hannah Quense
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Jul 19, 20251 min read


As Life Changes
FROM THE ARCHIVES #4 I wrote this poem back in 2007, when I was coping with moving on from 8th grade into my freshman year of high...
hannahquense
Jul 19, 20252 min read




Consciously Pondering My Subconscious
Drifting As I begin shifting around in my bed Searching for the sweet spot to be my sleep spot I can’t help but consciously ponder my...
hannahquense
Jul 16, 20251 min read




Winter Negativity
Originally posted 12/14/16 ©2016 Hannah Quense
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Jul 16, 20251 min read




Sister Sleeps
FROM THE ARCHIVES #3 From the good ole days when me and my sister shared a room, but shared little else in common. sleeping sister sits...
hannahquense
Jul 16, 20251 min read


Sluggish Wednesday
Originally posted 12/1/16 ©2016 Hannah Quense
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Jul 16, 20251 min read
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