believe
Heart Garden
In my heart, a garden grows, A verdant oasis, wild and unhurried. Where love and joy abide, And sorrow does not reside. *** The petals
Amy Christie October 10, 2023 No Comments
Poetry
"I never started a poem whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering." - Robert Frost
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#connection
Trains At Night
You and I —we are two trains at night,traveling the same tracksin opposite directions. We go. You head west. Me— I go east. Sometimes, thoughwe
Heather Martin January 12, 2022 1 Comment
Dog
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Gently Fantasizing
There’s a place where smell of old wood wraps the floor, Flickering, sparkly on the walls, flames are dancing in a tiny pattern, What they’ve
Andrey Lukyanov September 2, 2022 No Comments
center
(P.S. poetry series) Kosovo
On a daily basis, shapes are formed… loose, wrong. How long? How strong? We stand on the ground of a ruined foundation, divided nations, Life
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
Scheming.
It’s not always bad to think and think and think and To think I’ve always felt That planning was all about the structure of ideas
Réven W March 7, 2022 No Comments
Bougainvillea Snow
A Prose Poem about a Teenage Crush My heart soars like a kite on a windy day, As a silent hello escapes from your mouth.
TzeLin Sam October 31, 2022 8 Comments
acrostic poetry
John Kenmuir October 7, 2023 No Comments
The Boy Who Knew
Three fish swim our streams, of knowledge, visions, and dreams. With rainbow scales and basalt eyes, knowing everything under the blue skies. One remains, and
Conor Matthews April 14, 2023 No Comments
bank
Overdraft
Another day, another dollar in my account So I hope, as I check to see the remaining amount A terrifying discovery awaited me The wave
Gerald Washington October 21, 2022 No Comments
abortion
Remedies (Five Haiku)
Prompt: Home Remedies *** The ancient Greeks used silphium to extinction as contraception. *** Drink bitter water. (Biblical termination.) It will come away. *** Cotton
Casey Lawrence March 1, 2022 2 Comments
Bestie
Bestie
She found out she was his bestie A world’s story of old The enamored friend accepts it When there is one-sided love Because she is
Victoria Mineva May 9, 2022 No Comments
People will never steal your education from YOU!
PEOPLE WON’T STEAL THIS FROM YOU
Some people may try to steal your money. Some people may try to steal your car. Also, some people might try to steal your land,
Walker Ikard April 18, 2022 No Comments
Be Whoever
What shape of a man do you want, To be when you wish you weren’t? A lesson you can embody within, Lived rather than learnt.
Conor Matthews September 23, 2022 No Comments
REDBIRD AT MY WINDOW
There is a redbird at my window, looking in at me. Saying son, you’re not the child. You’re not the child you used to be.
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 4 Comments
Love
Table For One
A Poem About Moving On Last week I made a wish on you Tried my best to make it come true Saw 11:11 for 3
Devyn Beal March 7, 2022 No Comments
Dancefloor
Dancefloor
My life is like a dancefloor I hoof with the unknown Moving with courage I have everything on my own I will never stop Even
Victoria Mineva April 19, 2022 No Comments
DEDICATED TO LINDA DUDLEY IKARD
WHEN YOU WALK BY
When you walk by, you’ve got the look of love in your eyes. I’ve got a clear blue sky. I love you girl. You’re my
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
#mentalhealth
Daughter of Sun and Fog
I sit by the water — light dances across the crystal blue surface. I can “see” the sun — the heat “touches” my skin, but
Heather Martin January 21, 2022 8 Comments
#she
To Love
She is the sunshine to my darkness She is the end to my beginning She is the medicine to my disease She is the journey
Kawthar al-asadi October 31, 2022 No Comments
fantasy
(P.S. poetry series) Opal
Getting drunk on the bottle of wine to keep oneself relaxed, contact the good old feeling, intact with the meaning, maneuvering, thru the poisoned sumac,
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
100 lines
If I Wrote 100 Poems
A poem about poems If I wrote one hundred poems,would one of them be good enough,speak to someone,scratch an itch,or grace the pages of a
Casey Lawrence April 7, 2022 1 Comment
Water Me
When I refuse to stand as tall as I could and I prefer the cold, wet, ground to the brightness of the sun Water me
Amber Walters July 24, 2022 1 Comment
Humpty Dumpty
I Made a Poem Into a YouTube Video (Watch It!)
I made this video from one of my humorous poems I once wrote, describing how Humpty Dumpty felt about life throughout each of the year’s
Glenn Stok July 20, 2022 No Comments
End
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Idly Passing
Sorry, no worries, it’s just that, I’m doing someone else’s job, Serving someone else’s time, Sleeping in someone else’s bed, Playing someone else’s tune, Taking
Andrey Lukyanov September 2, 2022 No Comments
choices
Nostalgy
Nostalgy is a matter Of letting something go It happens when you know The truth unspoken You do not fit there anymore In house, or
Victoria Mineva March 3, 2022 2 Comments
#ballet
En Pointe
Sometimes Itoe the line en pointejust before leapfrogging overand then I findthat my wanderingmind traces constellationsfrom the momentsthat brought me downfloored and unmade meand I’ve
Julia Marsiglio January 30, 2022 8 Comments
Elitism
It seems like the world’s gone mad, but that’s not exactly true, it’s the elite that made it bad, and their target is you. The
John Pepin February 12, 2024 No Comments
childhood
memories from first grade
I remember floating, though I am sure I was running, flitting from here to there unable to decide where to be. No one experiences FOMO
Anne Ternes May 7, 2022 No Comments
#mentalhealth
I Thought of Yellow
I thought about the color yellowand howit had drowned out all the other colors of my life. The stench of cowardice,drenching the vitality of green,dispelling
Heather Martin January 11, 2022 2 Comments
lgbt
All Aboard the Trauma Train
Please move to the back of the carriage Here she comes.Here he comes?Here they come? Pulling into the station, a hearty beasta flurry of chaotic
Kai Parker November 30, 2021 3 Comments
Will You Be Soft?
Will you be soft, Graceful and tender, In touch and patience? Please; be kind, Sombre, slow, and loving. Let me mistake you, For a friend
Conor Matthews April 25, 2024 No Comments
Use What You Know
For those ‘creative’ solutions Image by Author When a problem appearsThere’s no need to fretThere’s no need for tearsOr even break sweat Though solutions may
Walkey walkey February 18, 2022 2 Comments
Believe in yourself! Stand on it!
STAND ON IT
If you really believe in something important or yourself, stand on it. Your opinion or thoughts about something is just as important as the next
Walker Ikard January 22, 2024 No Comments
changes
Until when I hide?
Living in secret Until when I hide? Between the excuses Of having no time Or maybe was the dearest Blindside of mine Saving the merit
Victoria Mineva March 5, 2022 No Comments
Life is always a winding road!
LIFE IS A WINDING ROAD
Life is a winding road. You never know which way to go. Sometimes you want to figure it all. What is life all about? Life
Walker Ikard January 27, 2024 No Comments
TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS IN LIFE!
LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE COUNT
The little things in life always count. If you show a little kindness along the way, it will always be appreciated. It will count and
Walker Ikard April 11, 2022 6 Comments
butterfly
The Butterfly Dance
Today I walked among the trees in the forest. I walked slowly to enjoy the feel of the ground beneath my feet. Each step reminded
John Wimsatt January 26, 2023 No Comments
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WALKER IKARD
Hello, I’m Walker Ikard. I wanted to introduce myself to the writing community. I’m the son of world famous, Osie Whitaker Ikard. Osie, along with
Walker Ikard January 28, 2024 No Comments
Deadly Love
Kill me slowly with your concern Kill me gently with your kindness Rip my heart to pieces with your love Make the pain light with
Jennifer Nieto April 14, 2023 No Comments
#Ukraine
Sow to the Future
A poem inspired by the fields of Ukraine. Written in the hope of veracity and peace in all nations and for all whose hearts and
This Life's Illusions May 5, 2022 10 Comments
Party
At the dinner party, You look at me, As if you love me, But I don’t know you, Not anymore. Who is this woman, So
Conor Matthews September 12, 2023 No Comments
Alone
The Savior
There was a time when I was the savior Of lost in addiction, beautiful souls But today, I am not because I feel cold By
Victoria Mineva May 9, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
The Spirit of Love (Video)
Copyright © 2019, Glenn Stok Originally published on Medium on Oct 26, 2019 Leave a Reviewfeature0 Pros (optional) Type new or select existing pros Cons
Glenn Stok January 13, 2022 6 Comments
falling
I think summers should come every five years. I need to live in the diamond snowbank of your smile and scorch every blue dawn gaze into
Kayla Tickle July 5, 2022 No Comments
believe
Eternal Song
In the realm of the divine, where melodies reign, A song of eternity echoes through the rain, A tune so pure, so sweet, so full
Amy Christie October 10, 2023 No Comments
dark
DON’T FEAR
This poem is more of a lullabye from a scene within my Novel—Diaries of the Missing Children: Carsa Rosain Cecil ——————- Don’t fear the dark Don’t fear
Saim Khurshid August 20, 2021 No Comments
Alone
Look up
When you have tears filling your eyes Do not look upon this lowly earth Look upon the sky and its vast sea of stars For
Jennifer Nieto April 21, 2023 No Comments
Backward
Steps Backward
I made two steps forward Then, four steps backward The moment I open My tightly closed heart I meet indifference Or maybe is polite talk?
Victoria Mineva April 20, 2022 3 Comments
Untethered
I walk a shore,Stretching for miles ahead,But with a start and end. I leave footprints behind,And step into ones before me,Walking straight with no bend.
Conor Matthews November 30, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
fake s[i]mile – 7.29.20
Teeth glistening Look like a smile but Just a slim grimace shows My health and wealth Both deteriorate and determine My attitude I am not
Réven W January 4, 2022 No Comments
Faith
(P.S. poetry series) Worth A Shot?
Cars drove by, a simple sigh at six in the morning, The day starts and the body drops, Shots heard on the block in the
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
My Mom Said My Pillow Is Down
I always wondered what was in my pillow It’s soft and fluffy and brown When I asked my mom She said it was down This
Michael Robert January 28, 2022 4 Comments
Love
Stumbling
You slipped out of my hands like water. Maybe it was because I am used to not having a grip over people and situations that
Neha Radharapu February 6, 2022 2 Comments
#pets
Catching the napping cat
Our animal companions are a constant source of entertainment and company. I didn’t intend offering a home to a cat, but she intending living with
This Life's Illusions March 22, 2022 7 Comments
Life
Sandstorm
I offer you this poem in response to writing prompt # 6. It describes various effects of local sandstorms, such as the one in this
This Life's Illusions May 4, 2022 12 Comments
#adjusting
Culture Shock
Culture shock sometimes feels likestaying home—hibernatingthrough the winter of my inadequatelanguage skills, hoping that one daythe onslaught of not belongingis replaced with a longingto unravel
Julia Marsiglio January 20, 2022 4 Comments
call
The Call
Calling in the night, He stands in the open, Howling at the moon, A silhouette in your sight. Every evening is the same, The climb
Conor Matthews November 22, 2022 No Comments
laughter
(Rhyme Entertainly series) The State of Affairs
Staying, sleeping, smiling, growling, carrying on and astray, Sucking and howling, fucking and loosing, finally fading away, Mumbling and choking, fearlessly stroking, leading the pack,
Andrey Lukyanov August 25, 2022 No Comments
#women
Vibe Diva
As insane as it may seem I remember once I’ve had a dream, Pristine in every single aspect, all colorful and drastic, She appeared to
Andrey Lukyanov April 26, 2022 2 Comments
Poem
Little Children Of Uvalde
Little ones No one expected your short lives to end by the gun You were daughters and sons Trying to play and learn Only for
Gerald Washington May 27, 2022 12 Comments
Vice
Travel for a bed, Leaving deceit in their head, A regret before your dead, But who cares; you got fed. Love what you hate, Stay
Conor Matthews January 15, 2023 No Comments
Summer’s Promise Gone
What can I say? What can I write? Summer’s promise lost its way alone now, in the dark night. Midsummer’s over, too. I know you’re
Mollie Lyon May 22, 2022 1 Comment
family
My Venn Diagram
Not a single person in the universe has experienced life the way I experience life. My circle is a huge Venn diagram of shared experiences
Amber Walters July 23, 2022 1 Comment
Fear
(P.S.poetry series) Collaboration
Unimagined feelings rise from far above, the feeling changes, crosses through the sky like doves, when it’s right next to your throat, nothing is at
Andrey Lukyanov July 23, 2022 No Comments
beauty
The Flower Of Love
What is the Flower Of Love? This flower is nourished by the sun and loved by the water. It is food for the bees and
John Wimsatt November 7, 2022 No Comments
Favorite
Favorite Songs In Poems – “Listen To Your Heart” by Roxette
YouTube Lyrics There is no way I could miss this sad and tender ballad loved by many generations. It is a song I listened to
Victoria Mineva June 9, 2022 No Comments
angel
Lavender Angel
In fields of lavender, where the sun glows A purple angel descended, her wings did show Her robes were flowing like a river’s stream And
Amy Christie October 9, 2023 No Comments
Children
The Mischievous Christmas Elf
A Christmas Poem for Children (and Everyone Else) A pointy hat and a pair of pointy shoes, Grinning from pointy ear to pointy ear, Stealing
TzeLin Sam December 24, 2021 2 Comments
Alone
Nothing to say anymore
There was a time when my life was in your eyes Now, these moments are like far memory that flies I have lived long in
Victoria Mineva April 29, 2022 No Comments
Form
Sink or Swim (a Sepigram)
InhaleHolding her nose, she dives right in, plunging down, down, into the cool, dark ocean.InhaleA nervous mother waits with bated breathfor her daughter to break
Casey Lawrence April 23, 2022 1 Comment
Love
Favorite songs in Poems – “Need you Now” by Lady Antebellum
On YouTube Full Lyrics “Need you now” Picture perfect memories scattered all around the floor I got another pretty souvenir in my heart’s store. Reaching
Victoria Mineva May 20, 2022 No Comments
Amour
Deserted love
I looked at his picture It was not so long ago I dreamed of Christmas He wouldn’t let me go Unfortunately, happened That I stood
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
“The Outlier”
You are not just some dot on a scatterplot. You rise above the others. I admire you. I cannot touch you, yet I bask in
Lilith Waters February 23, 2022 3 Comments
The Land Of Far-Off-Away Features
You thought you weren’t a Fandergander?You thought you weren’t a Dandillious-Flander?Upon this land of ancient grandeur,you mistakenly thought you were a panda! Whander-whizzald! Whizzald for
Adam Robinson February 5, 2024 No Comments
flags
(P.S. poetry series) Cold Fur Map
On the emptiness one blizzard showed the path, thru the forest of invisible forecast, to the valley of the shadows of the past, Bravery’s been
Andrey Lukyanov August 18, 2022 No Comments
creative
Take The Island
The burning ships behind you,Ruffle and rubble like thunder,Fortelling fortune or fatigue,Promising plunder or blunder. The shore you cross,Still blistering at night,Were looming cliffs defeated,By
Conor Matthews July 16, 2022 No Comments
beginning
Perfect Lies
While drinking my wine In the cheapest of glasses I can not deny My memory’s coming Back on my mind To make me remember How
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
Jewel
She was exotic,Fully formed from the formless,The foreign lands,Far from my own,Of age and mystery. She came up,Out of the holy waters,And my tongue stumbled,To
Conor Matthews January 26, 2023 No Comments
Appetite
(P.S. poetry series) Over The Course of One Day
Over the course of one day, a thousand of thoughts, time is restless, one thousand times you get hurt, Things can be bad, things can
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
What would you need to live the good life?
LIVING THE GOOD LIFE
You can live a good life by being free to choose what and who you become in life. If you can choose your job or
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
#achievement
Pride
While having a high fever Still, I want to rhyme Stanzas are my believers For prejudice and pride Poems are my achievement I am giving
Victoria Mineva March 25, 2022 No Comments
breakup
The Girl With the Strange Allergies
A Narrative Poem The sky was the bluest of blue on the day that I met you, Sapphires pale in comparison to the color of
TzeLin Sam March 13, 2022 17 Comments
Endure And Be
It whispers, “It’s coming”, And everything goes, Everything turns. But we are here, Forced, To endure and be, Then nothing more. Crying, Cooing Coughing, Croaking.
Conor Matthews August 16, 2023 No Comments
addiction
Co-Dependency/Recovery
This poem is a diamante: a seven-line poem that takes the shape of a diamond (see the image below for an accurate visual of this
Heather Martin February 17, 2022 No Comments
Limericks
Here are some limericks for your entertainment… ——————————————————- The elite work hard and they toil, To pass off as other than a boil, lie as
John Pepin February 7, 2024 No Comments
angels
Worthless Structure Ventilator
When your eyes are soaked in all the nuances of light, maybe it’s time to close them, just for a little while… (Rock’n’Roll in a
Andrey Lukyanov April 28, 2022 No Comments
Lament
Lament for a Troubled Land
Too many lands are troubled these days. Some are distant, some closer to home and some forever in the heart. I don’t know if I
This Life's Illusions July 2, 2022 12 Comments
Children
Steam Dreams
This poem relates to a time when my children were young. Whenever they were unwell they would like to lie on the sofa covered in
This Life's Illusions May 23, 2022 15 Comments
#connection
Red laces
I watched a K-drama It looked romantic Men showed attitude To be with a woman In keeping red laces From one heart to another All
Victoria Mineva March 12, 2022 4 Comments
prose poetry
Sasha
Sasha sees the girls with their pretty hair, straight and light, and she wants to pull it. She wants to pull it because she sees
Stacey Durnin October 28, 2023 No Comments
Rabbiting Around
The rabbits bounce vivaciously upon the rain-soaked moss this one isn’t scared of me he doesn’t run across to greet his other rabbit friends all
Amber Walters August 3, 2022 No Comments
#Ukraine
Farewell
A poem expressing hope that spring will thaw the cold heart of winter. It may be read superficially, or perhaps you feel it reaches a
This Life's Illusions March 14, 2022 6 Comments
accident
The Lost Poem
Oh no! What have I done? My happiness has been stung By a major error There’s nothing in my mind except terror It ruined a
Gerald Washington July 6, 2022 No Comments
inspirational
Paradox
3 Haikus The smoky scent of burnt flowers from a candle freshens up the room. —- Faded colors of air-dried blush pink rose petals brightens
TzeLin Sam May 15, 2022 11 Comments
Fitting
Fitting in
There are shaping forms to fit in. Where do I fit in your living? I started my mind cleaning. There are shaping forms to fit
Victoria Mineva May 18, 2022 No Comments
#miscarriage
Platitudes
At nighttime I still feel youthe way you favoured one side of my bodynestled up against my sigmoid colon.I laughed at my lopsided belly.I can
Julia Marsiglio January 24, 2022 9 Comments
cozy
That magical moment
That magical moment when rain drifts on my window And I can feel it on my skin, That magical moment when all is clear and
The Lazy Bookista Writes June 26, 2022 No Comments
personal narrative
The Contact Lens Battle
Contacts will be the coolest thing to have, or so I thought. The actual experience was something I never expected or was taught. I’m in
Gerald Washington May 20, 2022 4 Comments
family
A Lemonade Soaked Hollyhock
Hollyhocks formed — pretty little dolls.Lemonade, brimming with sugarSilence stares at you and me.Perplexing connectionof familial ties —reinforced truth:separatenessdefines us. My mother’s parents were strangers
Heather Martin February 8, 2022 4 Comments
Growing up
I Want Normal -A Poem from High School Days-
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– I love to be myself, but at school I seem different than everyone else. I don’t mind the clothes I
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 1 Comment