Stephen posted a new Poem titled Eternal Friendship 9 weeks ago
A friendship of two, tired old men
Forged not of a political union,
Nor defined in religious terms,
Not steeped in intellectual ken,
Their task a gentle understanding
Shared long after limbs easily move
Delineated in time merely as
As ink baptizing... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled broad-back city 9 weeks ago
Broad‑Backed City
City with grit under its fingernails,
you stand there like someone who knows
the job will outlast the daylight.
You laugh with your whole chest,
not because the world is kind,
but because the joke lands better
when... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Behind the Scenes: Mary Tyler Moore 9 weeks ago
Today on Behind the Scenes
We look back at one of TV's Queens
A Queen we always rooted for
I'm referring to Mary Tyler Moore
Some facts I've uncovered, at 18, married Rick
Rick was a dick, that marriage ended quick
Though Rick claimed it was... [read more] |
orishaman posted a new Poem titled The Grit 9 weeks ago
Where we’re headed, who can say, Are we there now, or lost on the way? Does the end matter when the road’s so long, Some of us wander, some chase the dawn. Life ain’t a race, it’s a slow, steady fight,... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled + 1ST POEMS: θυσίαν αἴνεσις, On The Leading Of Christ's Call To John 15:4-8 9 weeks ago
I thank You, Lord Jesus, for the privilege of being a leaf
attached to You, the Bright And Morning Star, and the salvific Vine.
And though my remaining foliate season may be brief,
I am grateful for the comfort of Orthodox belief,
for the Faith... [read more] |
tula posted a new Poem titled belum selesai (title is in Malaysian language/body is in Filipino/Tagalog/Taglish language, with English words) 9 weeks ago
belum selesai (title is in Malaysian language/body is in Filipino/Tagalog/Taglish language, with English words)
handa siyang itigil ang
ating mundo
dahil sa pagmamahal
lagi na lang,
na para bang
pagpunta... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled He can’t stay, what do you say USA? 9 weeks ago
There ever been a President
Who demands so much attention?
A clueless man who tolerates no dissension
Why he acts that way is beyond my comprehension
We have Trump, Trump, Trump
Getting crazier every day
He's a President who... [read more] |
weepingwoman posted a new Poem titled First things first... 9 weeks ago
First smoke of the day
Get the paranoia out of the way
Mama Ganja reveal
the truth behind the feel
Sit & look for enemies around this mindbend & that
Despite current affairs, the only thing that's bugging me... [read more] |
weepingwoman posted a new Prose titled Virginie Roo 9 weeks ago
"I don't know what to tell you. I've never been good at depending on other people. Don't like the feeling of asking for help. So I've learned to do things on my own." You could tell by looking at her tanned face and well worn hands... [read more] |
weepingwoman posted a new Prose titled Bradley 9 weeks ago
At 25 he was considered well past the age a man should have already been married and fathering children. One of his brothers was 2 years younger and had a wife, a kid and another on the way. He'd tried to keep putting it off by going... [read more] |
weepingwoman posted a new Poem titled Koan for a Cat 9 weeks ago
Cat go away
You are not a pet,
you're a stray
Stop being a brat
Get off my yoga mat
It's snowing outside
[read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled To Yakov Yurovsky, Broiling In Agony In Hell, A Spit Up His Rectal Sphincter 9 weeks ago
A typical Partier and Bolshevik,
and in this state that lacks class, a first class prick:
you boasted of shooting Nicholas, point blank.
Now, in the Cosmos of Christ's Sovereign Grace,
that starlight which, to you, is the flames of Hell
wherein you... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled skintellation firmament 9 weeks ago
"skintellation firmament"
You tilt your face toward
the dim hallway light,
and a scatter of freckles
gathers its quiet pattern,
as if dusk had paused here,
choosing your skin
for its small lanterns.
I follow them... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled THE YEAR OF THE NO REINDEER FLU 9 weeks ago
THE YEAR OF THE NO REINDEER FLU
From the city of No in the south of Japan…
came a flue bug…but it didn’t cause the flu in one man…
or one woman for that matter…No, the virus that year
only caused flu symptoms in Santa’s reindeer.
Two weeks before... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled hills to climb 9 weeks ago
"hills to climb"
A figure counted once,standing where the verge breaks open.Word intact, meaning thinned,a marker left upright by habit alone.
Grass leans in, listening.Its tilt becomes direction,though the ground beneath... [read more] |
