S74rw4rd-13d posted a new Poem titled + 9TH POEMS: Thesis I Should Have Offered, In My Independent Study Class [History Of Rome], On May 30th, 1980 19 weeks ago
Those who had not yet heard the Gospel were still numb.
And they turned Rome into a cesspool and slum.
Here, the Church with the Gospel will come,
with open proclamation that would never keep mum,
cleansing RomN souls from sin's accumulated scum.... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE KNOWING THE CHILDREN ARE WATCHING 19 weeks ago
I am grateful for understanding
(something I wish more adults would discuss)
how with innocent eyes the children of the world
are closely watching us…
And whatever good or bad behaviors in us our children see
will have an... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled SMILE AT THE CHILDREN 19 weeks ago
May we be blessed to smile at every child we see.
(Oh, how I wish everybody would)
because smiling at little children…
let’s them know the world they are inheriting is good.
And if we take the time to smile at ever child we see…
we’ll... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled ALMOST SANTA 19 weeks ago
Being an old man with a white beard and a smile…
sometimes children will pause…
(I’ve learned to recognize that twinkle in their eyes)
The moment, for a moment, they think I’m Santa Claus.
The other day in the bookstore a lady... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled thresholds 19 weeks ago
Station Clock The iron hands refuse to hurry. A whistle threads the air— not command, but reminder that every departure is also a mock-up of return.
Tracks Parallel lines persuade us that direction is destiny, yet the... [read more] |
Pungus posted a new Prose titled i demand a donut 19 weeks ago
Kora: ‘I’m developing whiskers as a woman, a newly-wed compatriot and spicy gorilla girl! You hhhear me, boy?’ she managed to tweak out, like some big, strange bird, stretching the syllabic rhythm and substituting it with country twang. ‘Even... [read more] |
orishaman posted a new Poem titled El Patriota 19 weeks ago
¡Oye, mi gente, escucha el tambor,
que retumba fuerte el son del valor!
Pedro Albizu, hombre de fuego,
que lucha y canta por nuestro suelo.
De la montaña al llano, su grito es trueno,
como el coquí que canta en el... [read more] |
patriciajj posted a new Poem titled What Survives 19 weeks ago
My world shrinks with age.
Too much time pruning
what is left of my life
like a bonsai tree
until it is a
tame and demure
little thing.
Can the real self ignore the
howls outside our door... [read more] |
karlmcallister posted a new Poem titled the phoenix 19 weeks ago
time must pass
in an ever so great haste
are not 5oo years
for you but one single day
for me, mere mortal
like Sisyphus of late
tirelessly I labour
under the wait
is it true your only
sustenance
are the tears of
human countenance
the sun the... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled It’s in the cards, must follow suit 19 weeks ago
CLUB DIAMOND HEART SPADE
= DONALD TRUMP: I B HEADCASE
= HA, A CLOD. A DUMB PRESIDENT
= I BAD AND U DEMOCRATS HELP
= THE REPUBLICANS? A, DAM ODD
[read more] |
karlmcallister posted a new Poem titled the eclipse 19 weeks ago
I’ve been worshiping
your light
since the beginning of days
without you
I am blind
rosy fingered dawn
present on every page
of the great epics
yet never have you
been granted a
cult of your own
the intensity of your brightness
prohibits mortal eyes... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled On the brink he won’t blink, he 19 weeks ago
I met a young man from Helsinki
Who's been trying to give up drink, he
Said his ass has been draggin'
Since he's been on the wagon
I told him 'Need energy? Have a Twinkie'
He said 'What?', I said 'Let me finish
Your effort to stop... [read more] |
Teytonon posted a new Poem titled He’s in good shape 19 weeks ago
D
P O L
U R N O T
M O R A L R U
... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE WALKING SLOWLY 19 weeks ago
Here’s a little something that if you take the time to do
you may find will astound you
Walking slowly anywhere
gives you a wealth of opportunities
to see the beauty all around you
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joy posted a new Poem titled WALKING MEMORIES 19 weeks ago
I’m grateful for the memories created when I’m waking on my own
but any memory I make then…is mine…and mine alone…
I much prefer the memories I make…the beauty that I see
when I find myself out walking with my friends and family... [read more] |
