tula posted a new Poem titled Kausap Ang Mga Uwak (in Tagalog/Filipino language) 9 weeks ago
Kausap Ang Mga Uwak
Kay layo ng himpapawid
at guhit-tanaw,
upang masilayan
ko ang kaniyang araw
Sa disyertong lipunan
at kawalan ng unan
ay tanging tag-ulan
itong tagpuan... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled ascending the hill 9 weeks ago
a figure counted once,
standing where the verge breaks open.
Name intact, meaning thinned,
a marker left upright by habit alone.
grasses tilt as if listening.
Their lean becomes direction,
though the ground beneath them
slides in its... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled It’s a boy Mazel tov 9 weeks ago
G G
GL NG... [read more] |
TheShadowKnows posted a new Poem titled Dangerous Gravity 9 weeks ago
Drifting in darknessCreeping toward the void
Dangerous heatDark flame
Scorches fingertipsCracks dry lips
Pulls, coils limbs— Suffocates
Two pressed into one
Until, painfully,Radiated away [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled One Fairly Warm Friday Morning, Well Before Dawn, In The Courtyard At Shlisselburg Fortress 9 weeks ago
"Five of them to string up; it was quick work:
"and did not, at that hour, draw a large crowd
"(although the profane catcalls were rather loud).
"The shortened drops caused each of them to jerk
"hard, and the official witnesses to smirk
"with... [read more] |
notapoet posted a new Poem titled Love on the Wing 9 weeks ago
Beneath the moon
in a quiet garden space
silver light rests
softly on each place
A black cat waits
with eyes that never stray
watching a bird
who lifts and flies away
... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Supercalifragilsticexpialidocius? No 9 weeks ago
Every day the President says something so atrocious
It is my opinion he should be thrown out of office
Democrats don't say a word, they're being over-cautious
Donald Trump's a President who makes me very nauseous
Blames his... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled LOVE EVERYWHERE I LOOK 9 weeks ago
No matter my age…as I close yesterday’s page
and today begin the next chapter in my life book…
I am grateful for being able to find love
and joy
and wonder
everywhere I look.
[read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled GIVING LOVE 9 weeks ago
May we all be blessed to understand…
and please make no mistake
when it comes to love in this world…
there is a give and take.
How we are placed upon this world to love and be loved…
To feel…to express…to live it…
And how….for one of us to receive... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled JUST LIKE DAD'S 9 weeks ago
Growing up…he never quite understood
how his dad was not interested in the climb.
He didn’t have fame or fortune…
yet he seemed happy all the time.
Throughout their life… times were good
but when the times were rough…
His dad would smile and say…’As... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled a poem that builds itself 9 weeks ago
Ode to the Poem That Built Itself
It began with a small stir—
a notion barely awake,
lifting its head as if the air
had asked it to begin.
One notion nudged another,
and soon they travelled in pairs,
trading weight,... [read more] |
ramonathompsont posted a new Poem titled A Reindeer In Headlights 9 weeks ago
A nightmare tonight begins
Raining the blood and terror of his revenge
Everywhere they go he will haunt and hunt them
Insanity run amok
Nowhere to run nor hide when this monster is near
Desperation led them to this terrible moment
Every one... [read more] |
ramonathompsont posted a new Poem titled The Ginger Dead House 9 weeks ago
Those who dare enter here
However hard they try
Eternally doomed to never to the light of day return
Gone with the darkest of winds
It all begins here with the end
Nevermore cry out the lost and lonely souls of yesterday
Evermore left to rot... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; What It Should Have Been Like . . . With BlueShift 9 weeks ago
Should have been just for you and me
so that our adolescent intimacy
proceeded without question of masculinity
or fear of perceived femininity,
but only our bodies naked (well, with your socks on) in intimacy,
without regard to parentally imposed... [read more] |
LittleLennonGurl posted a new Poem titled No New Wars? 9 weeks ago
Verse 1World in turmoil
American presidentLying about everythingWhile gunning for Venezuelan oilGee America whereHave we seen this beforeOh yes Georgie Jr and his Iraq warThe one whose failure of a pull out ofOur orange menaceOf a president blamed... [read more] |
