Teytonon posted a new Poem titled He’s in the mood to purge 5 hours ago
I'm in the mood to purge
Because I have the urge to
Call me an ass, a scourge too
I'm in the mood to purge
I don't give a rat's ass
Is this purge necessary?
Yes, makes me feel so merry
I'm in the mood to purge
1/6... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE SHARING DREAMS 8 hours ago
Today my gratitude is flowing out like a river or a stream…
I’m glad to be surrounded by people
with whom I want to share my dreams
And also glad…in fact…I’m as glad as I can be
to be surrounded by people
who also want to... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled REGRETS AND DREAMS 8 hours ago
Today’s blessing comes from John Barrymore
(a famous actor from the stage and screen)
May we be blessed that our regrets
never take the place of our dreams. [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled WRAPPED IN EACH OTHER'S DREAMS 8 hours ago
When two people love each other
It’s like the confluence of two streams..
and the two of you immediately begin making memories
wrapped in each other’s dreams.
You feel happy, safe and comfortable inside your blanket
just the two of you... [read more] |
redbrick posted a new Poem titled not to the swift of foot 17 hours ago
He clings to the weight of his quill,
the tactile sensation, grounding him,
yet, the digital tide pulls at his resolve,
urging him to adapt or be left behind.
Nostalgia blooms in the scent of old books,
memories... [read more] |
metaphorist posted a new Poem titled Bullshit 1 day ago
I always get the short end
of the fucking stick.
I never achieve true happiness,
only second-rate shit.
And I wonder why this pain
settles on my chest.
And these tears fall like
from a faucet.
It's an... [read more] |
pamschwetz posted a new Poem titled LISTENING TO RAIN 1 day ago
LISTENING TO RAIN ON THE WINDOW PANE
CALMS YOUR BRAIN WHEN IT IS TAME
IF IT COMES DOWN HARD AND FAST
THEN I HOPE THAT IT WON'T LAST
WHEN IT'S GENTLE I MUST SAY
I'D LOVE TO LISTEN ALL DAY
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randyjohnson posted a new Poem titled The Divorce 1 day ago
When it happened, I was very angry and I was also stunned.
My wife filed for a divorce just because Donald Trump won.
My wife is smart, sophisticated and she's also very pretty.
But I learned that she's also superficial, shallow and petty.
My mother... [read more] |
J9thxciv posted a new Poem titled On The Teaching Of Astronomy In Elementary Schools 1 day ago
In the monnth of January, the earth begins to turn
its tilt back toward our local star, the sun; or, starward.
But elementary schools' science teachers spurn
this fact, or have, in their confusion, obscured---
this process that lasts until the... [read more] |
J9thxciv posted a new Poem titled To "Comrade" Lenin, 2, As He, Also, Enters Hell 1 day ago
[late January 21st, or early January 22nd, 1924]
" . . . neither fugues nor feathers . . ."
---Wallace Stevens, "Lytton Strachey, Also, Enters Into Heaven"
Your soul is steeped in martyred, Orthodox Christian blood;
and is engulfed by Hell's... [read more] |
orishaman posted a new Poem titled Around the Spins 1 day ago
I've been around for many years,
A long journey of smiles and tears.
I've seen the world in deep desperation,
The shadows of mankind seeking restoration.
I've learned so much through laughter and strife,... [read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled DAILY GRATITUDE ANCESTORS 1 day ago
Today I’m grateful to have so may ancestors
those I know
and those I’ve never had the privilege to see.…
Blessed to know they are somewhere
watching over me.
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joy posted a new Poem titled ANCESTORS ARE IMPORTANT 1 day ago
If you want to know why our ancestors are important…
here’s a little rule of thumb…
It’s difficult to know where we’re going…
If we don’t know who we came from.
[read more] |
joy posted a new Poem titled OUR CONSCIENCE 1 day ago
We’re all born with a conscience and wherever we go in life
our conscience comes along.
It’s that voice inside our head that lets us know
If what we’re doing is right…or if it’s wrong.
As we grow…if we listen closely to the voice we... [read more] |
Vamprose999 posted a new Poem titled Denied Dust 1 day ago
Nowhere left
Nothing inside
Hollow, empty
Always denied
Loneliness is haunting
Yet it’s forever my friend
Holding me close
Right up to the end
Everyone leaves
No one cares
Never important
Death declares
Swallowing pride
Hope and... [read more] |
