Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Sue the waitress, under stress 4 days ago
There is a young woman named Sue
Who says 'I don't know what to do
I'm a damn good waitress
But say the wrong thing, I guess
When customers ask for the menu'
They'll say 'May I see the menu please?'
I'll think 'What kind of... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Stay far away 4 days ago
Stay far away
Never wanna see your ugly face here no more
Think a court order's something you can ignore?
Ok, break the law
You'll be put away
Lock you in a cell and throw away the damn key
You have no idea how happy that would make me... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled FAMILY 4 days ago
I am grateful when I look in the mirror
especially on the days I’m feeling a little sad…
for remembering on my shoulders
I carry the same hopes and prayers and dreams…
my long line of ancestors had.
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joy posted a new Poem titled OUR CHILDREN 4 days ago
May we be blessed to be guided by compassion and love
especially with how the events of today’s world are transpiring…
because our children are always watching…
and we never know who we might be harming…
and who you are inspiring.
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joy posted a new Poem titled LETTER TO A GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER 4 days ago
Dear Violet,
Being a Great PopPop and Nana B
comes with a certain amount of responsibility…
We hope we gave our children and grandchildren good advice…
shared things we wanted them to know…
So as you, our great-granddaughter,... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled He Said, "Veni, Vidi, Vici" 4 days ago
The Conspirators, patriots all, said they feared he would have grabbed
supreme, and dictatorial, power from the Senate and People of Rome,
nor trusted his intentions for governing the City that were their home:
thus, in the Senate's Curia, he... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Witty banter 4 days ago
If you're a raver or ranter
Would like to stop, but find you can't? Er..
Need to stop raging?
And become more engaging?
You need to learn how to banter
Yes, the secret is out
Witty banter is what it's about
Be quick with a... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled + 1ST ORTHODOX POEMS: Тропарь For The Blessed Virgin Mary, Theotokos, Mother Of God, Queen Of The Heavens 5 days ago
Like the enflamed bush before which unshod Moses, son of
Pharaoh's daughter, paused to worship, our sovereign Lady,
Theotokos, the Blessed Virgin Mary contained within Her
Womb the Lord of Lights, Maker of Earth, Constructor of
Stars---V602 Carinae... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; One Fairly Chilly Day In Moscow, December, 1900 [Repost] 5 days ago
The Poet whom British haters reviled
has, somewhere not that far from Paris, died:
the still great, but now broken, Oscar Wilde.
He, lover of young, pretty men defied
the expectations of society,
whose thoughtless prejudices always are
present to... [read more] |
Jesster posted a new Poem titled Good Girl 5 days ago
Good Girl
"You were always such
a good girl"
Echoes deeper
than the sound
Of his voice.
It's not just his....
It's systemic...
Passed down..
Dominance.
A good girl
A pet
Obedient
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pamschwetz posted a new Poem titled THE FLOW 5 days ago
GO WITH THE FLOW
DON'T YOU KNOW
HIGH OR LOW
HOW TO GROW
NEED TO SOW
TOE TO TOE
WITH THE WOE
YOU WON'T SHOW [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled Quintain Plus A Loose Couplet After Roy Campbell's (Short) Poems 5 days ago
"It's just a little incorrect grammar---
"but questioning it is not all all slight
"(as some might suggest), for the error puts Verse in the slammer
"for a long, slow stay overnight,
"followed by a toss from the cliffs to the bottomless pit of the... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled Future Glance, 2 5 days ago
You will learn of us, Son, when in
the advance placement classes in your school:
we, the disciples of the great Savior, Karl Marx---
and of his most accomplished interpreter, Vlad Lenin---
are, in our various lives' achievements like the sparks
that... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE BOOKS 5 days ago
In this day and age of banning books
I’m grateful for all the books in the world…
every book from A to Z
and glad that there was one president
who totally agrees with me…
Lyndon Johnson understood the importance of books
and came to... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled TO ALL THE BOOK BANNERS OUT THERE 5 days ago
Today’s blessing comes from Stephen Chbosky
(He wrote The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
and in this time when people are banning books
his words hold special power…
To all you out there who are banning books
may you be blessed to one... [read more] |
