S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled + 1ST POEMS: Тропарь For The Ancestors Of Jesus The Christ, With Revelation 22:16 Quoted 10 weeks ago
Adam and Eve, with Seth; Abraham and Sarah,
Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah; Judah
and Tamar; Jesse, David and Bathsheba, with
Solomon; with all the other ancestors,
according to the flesh, exult and offer this
praise to God: "We Thank You,... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled winter palette 10 weeks ago
“winter palette“Winter leans in with a painter’s restraint,lifting soft blues from the frost’s first breath,letting tree‑shadows sketch silver across the ground.Branches rise like quiet script,each stroke a reminderthat pared‑back... [read more] |
Pungus posted a new Poem titled Made in China 10 weeks ago
Fear Death, Smiling Sky?
No, I invoke her: I know.
For what else is there
To fear when death is the sole
Answer to all our problems?
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Angelhavingfun posted a new Poem titled For Nikolus, My Youngest Son 10 weeks ago
For Nikolus, My Youngest Son
You came to me, the final flame,
A gentle soul, a cherished name.
The years have shaped your steady grace,
A man of honor, heart, and place.
You speak with... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled the pseudonym’s room 10 weeks ago
“The Pseudonym’s Room”
There is a room
where names are left at the door,
stacked like coats
on a winter hook.
Inside, the air carries
a faint shimmer of work undone —
pages half‑turned,
ink settling into its own shapes.... [read more] |
abanico posted a new Poem titled INTRO: A Poem to Read 10 weeks ago
INTRO: A Poem to Read
Sorry, I've got a poem to read.
It's not much to hear,
I've, uh, got it here somewhere
...maybe this one instead.
I write things that rhyme.
Well, one way or another.
In time, I'll get this right
On paper, or... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled @ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; His Semi-Sheer White Socks, A Sijo [ /;\ ] 10 weeks ago
Arriving from Seoul, his first stateside purchase was a pair of
semi-sheer white socks (toes and heels opaque) on which the streaks I left
(after ardent thrusts on them) "Blended right in" (his words, not mine).
Kyakuchuu [read more] |
chris posted a new Poem titled IN THE SOUP 10 weeks ago
Salutations Saturday
Are you still soldiering and swimming in the soup?
Are you surviving?
Are you having sweet success?
Surely, sliding, slicing, slipping, speeding on through?
I remember... [read more] |
ramonathompsont posted a new Poem titled The Cabin Killer 10 weeks ago
They say after 100 years
He is stalking and creeping once again
Evermore in search of release from his self imposed serial killer Hell
Cold and creepy as all f....
A home made of death and despair is where he lays his twisted head
Beneath a... [read more] |
alex73 posted a new Poem titled He is always with you 10 weeks ago
You are his baby girl. He loved you the first time he set his eyes on you. There was nothing he wouldn’t do for you. As you grew up he was there to guide you and he helped you in times of need. Sometimes he didn’t have to say anything, you just knew... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled To Stephen, A Better Friend Than I Have Ever Deserved 10 weeks ago
Comes, delivered today, a depiction of the Star of Bethlehem;
a gift to remind me, eact time I gaze upon it of them---
Starwatchers, of whom Apostle Matthew wrote, in words I have gladly read;
on theiir pilgrimage and journey of Faith, the Starward... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Prose titled a new day whistling 10 weeks ago
"a new day whistling"
The day presses in—
a slow tightening—
and the air runs thin enough
to split the skin at my mouth’s border.
Sweat gathers at my jaw,
dust touches the tongue,
and the ground answers each step
with the dry crunch of gravel... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE OPENING PRESENTS 10 weeks ago
I am grateful before I ever blow a candle
or open a present
for being blessed
to take a moment to remember
all the wonders I already possess
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joy posted a new Poem titled CHRISTMAS MESS 10 weeks ago
May we be blessed to understand
one of the most beautiful messes we make…
(which in itself is a keepsake)
is the mess we leave around the house
once we’ve eaten, unwrapped presents and played…
on Christmas Day.
So I suggest... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled TWO DIRECTIONALLY CHALLENGED REINDEER 10 weeks ago
The other day we noticed two reindeer leaping around our back yard
As back and forth through the woods they crossed…
they looked upset and a little confused…I got the feeling they were lost.
“Excuse me, Miss Reindeers.” I yelled. “I... [read more] |
