S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled Verbal Complaint 5 weeks ago
A new item should not be said to "drop":
this is, rather, a reekiing piece of verbal slop,
offensive to many if not all---
like a bowl of my late mother's cole slaw;
or like something imposed, inflicted, or done
in that annus horribilis, 1981... [read more] |
hollow.point posted a new Poem titled penelopé 5 weeks ago
exorcism relenting max frugal delentor
no pastor in quota pacific defentor
colmiotic exclusion of pasrictel ingot
new fervor in triage max open pri encel
ex lugor pacific delentine effexor
max Truman specific in host best... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled nipping at your ghost 5 weeks ago
"nipping at your ghost"
A small dog waits
beside the brass horn,
ears lifted, body held
in that soft readiness
only devotion can teach.
Once a wanderer,
he learned the shape of shelter
in the warmth of a single voice.
Now... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled invisibility of poets 5 weeks ago
Invisibility of Poets
A screen's smallish glow
a doorway's gaped invite,
through which someone steps
without footsteps.
They sit among the others—
icons, cursors, drifting lines—
yet no one turns their head.
The room... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE LOVE 5 weeks ago
I am grateful for all the people I love
And who have love me in my life
For they have not only brightened up my days…
but through their love…
have changed me in so many wonderful ways.
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joy posted a new Poem titled THAT KIND OF LOVE 5 weeks ago
May we be blessed to have much love in our life
a wide and diverse array…
the kind of love that we are sure will last
until our last breath fades away.
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joy posted a new Poem titled HOW MANY TIMES HE HAS BEEN WRONG 5 weeks ago
Every moment he thinks it is impossible
for him to love her any more
the next moment comes along…
which always makes him to smile
when he thinks back to all those other moments
and realizes how many times…
he has been... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled motion obsessed 5 weeks ago
Limpets and lemmings,champions of inertia,heralds of the status quo.In their unwavering passivity,they reveal the absurdityof our frenetic world.
Limpets, unmoving,a satire of steadfast conservatism,clinging to tradition,to their... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled persistent disguise 5 weeks ago
persistent disguise
You enter the drafting room
like a sprinter stepping onto a track
that keeps rearranging itself
whenever you blink.
First step: pretend the blank field
is already bursting with form.
Pretend you can... [read more] |
weepingwoman posted a new Prose titled Incident in the Aspen Grove 5 weeks ago
It was unclear as to how exactly they were related - cousin?, 2nd cousin?, much older half-sibling?, maybe a half-uncle - they only knew to stay away from him. He lived alone far on the other side of the compound, near the creek in a... [read more] |
weepingwoman posted a new Prose titled The 2 Josies 5 weeks ago
The 2 Josies were half-sisters born just a half-hour apart. They were distinguished by middle initial as Josie C, for Carol, their mothers' mother, and Josie G, for Ginny, their mothers' triplet who had died at birth. They were... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled She’s special, comes with fries 5 weeks ago
There was a young woman named Patty
Married to a young man Hanratty
When they first wed, he was nice
Now, would have to think twice
He was verbally abusive, called her 'Fatty'
Patty would leave him but was too afraid
Afraid of the... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Expanding his empire 5 weeks ago
Headline in today's N.Y. Times:
'After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland,
Europe Weighs Going All-Out'
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/world/europe/greenland-us-trade-war.html
After Trump Reignites a Trade War Over Greenland,... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE SNOWFLAKES 5 weeks ago
In this time of division and discord
I am grateful for individual snowflakes…
one of the miraculous lessons
created by nature’s weather…
They seem fragile and delicate by themselves
but look at the beauty they create
when so many... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled FOOTSTEPS IN THE SNOW 5 weeks ago
May we be blessed to understand
our future lies before us like a field of freshly fallen snow…
and how we must tread through the snow carefully
because every step we make…will show.
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