redbrick posted a new Poem titled curtains! 15 weeks ago
The crowd’s applause thins like ash drifting,
a name once bright now set aside in silence.
Yet on the lips—still—
the spun sugar of that moment clings,
a sweetness refusing to... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled cork screw 15 weeks ago
In the cellar,
green‑glass vessels lean
against one another,
their shoulders dust‑padded,
throats sealed tight.
Some wait decades,
stoppered against the tremor of hands
that might one day twist them open.
Others burst early,... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled waiting in the kitchen drawer 15 weeks ago
It waits in the drawer,
a spiral of patience,
metal glint tucked among
the scatter of spoons.
Lifted, it feels heavier
than its size should allow,
a small machine of insistence,
hinged for descent.
The point finds its mark,... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Without uh Tracy 15 weeks ago
There once was a gal named Tracy
Who enjoyed listening to Count Basie
She listened to him so often
Friends feared her brain would soften
She said 'I know, but no one can replace he'
As she got older, Tracy acted more and more spacy
She became... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Flo you know flow grow 15 weeks ago
There was a young woman named Florence
Engaged to a young man named Lawrence
Hysterics were displayed
When he requested the wedding delayed
Started crying, her tears fell in torrents
If you want to hear my two cents
Tbe entire... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled crying in the rain 15 weeks ago
crying in the rain
Ey, the cobbled street still slick with rain, boots clatter past the soot‑stained mill, a brass band echoes through the narrow lane, and grief is folded into pint and hymn.
Oi, the paddock cracks beneath the... [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled To My Former Supervisor, K. McSway O'Fay, MBA 15 weeks ago
My supervisor in 2004,
you wrote me up much about the vast dimension
of the only accomplishment of mine you could acknowledge,
as you described it, "my arrogant and belittling condescension."
You it disrupted the work flow,
and required... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled behind each step 15 weeks ago
Smoke curls along the alley,
and in the shifting haze
a mural dragon stares down,
its scales chipped,
yet the gaze still remains—
a watcher above the street.
A café door swings open, ... [read more] |
Jesster posted a new Poem titled Swamp 15 weeks ago
the swamp was drained
to reveal all the monsters
and the orange man
hired them [read more] |
S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled Nocturnes: Poem On A Friday Night, Summer, 1974 15 weeks ago
Across vast cosmic fields, starlights' ancient effulgences
still arrive---unnoticed, and unappreciated---upon the
mutilated surface of the small planet. Its' machines' power
sources, thoroughly depleted. At a distance, the... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Can’t fly with me 15 weeks ago
Can't fly with me
I'm sorry, not today
The air traffic controllers
They've been working without pay
The FAA says there's no other way
How are you affected? I'll explain
If you're planning to go somewhere
And plan to take a plane... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled after-image 15 weeks ago
Rain streaks the window of the late‑night tram,
and I catch my reflection—
half‑lit, half‑blurred,
a passenger caught in between:
Cinema lights sputter,
half the bulbs gone,
yet the pavement glows... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled farcical bloomery 15 weeks ago
In the meadow of impossible mornings,
the daisies exhale in a trumpet’s blush,
petals fluttering like embarrassed fans as
the air fills with laughter disguised as wind.
Rosehip hiccups, clouds of lavender smoke,
their thorns... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled Hope it works out in the end 15 weeks ago
I have a friend named Ray
Looking to buy a house, ok?
Feels he's a victim of discrimination
Based on his sexual orientation
You see, Ray happens to be gay
Ray says 'A house I saw, was interested in buying
A mortgage I needed... [read more] |
RudyPoetryColle... posted a new Poem titled Walk Me Home 15 weeks ago
If it could be bottled I’d drink sunshine
To center my focus on what I should.
I’d say what’s mine is yours and yours is mine
And quench my longing for the greater good.
But this is not a rosy complexion -
Up... [read more] |