beauty
The Dance Of The Night And The Day
Prose Poetry Their is beauty in both the Night and the Day. The qualities of both are on display everyday and every night. They take
John Wimsatt September 22, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
"I never started a poem whose end I knew. Writing a poem is discovering." - Robert Frost
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affirmation
Starbright
Should you ever gaze at the silent stars above and they begin to blink off one by one by wondrous one, do not be alarmed.
Donald J. Bingle December 8, 2021 No Comments
expectations
I am Not Your Hero
Do not put me on a pedestal,we are equals and equallyfucked up. Equally trying to find our truths.Equally seeking out that little bit of joy. Equally
Kai Parker December 14, 2021 4 Comments
creativity
When the Fire Begins to Die
How do you find your way in a lightless room?So dark — shadows fail to materialize. Hands outstretched, you feel your way to the door.
Heather Martin January 29, 2022 3 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
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
happily ever after
Happily Ever After (a poem)
A poem about the rest of our lives … Happily ever after isdeciding what’s for dinnerevery single night for the rest of your life. Happily
Casey Lawrence October 16, 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
SONGS ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US IN LIFE!
SONGS ARE IMPORTANT
The world needs great songs that present messages for people to hear. People are searching for so many things in life. A songwriter can always
Walker Ikard April 1, 2022 2 Comments
Book
With the Seagull
I have read a book together with the Seagull He told me about different legends and myths Surprisingly, we saw on the beach a lost
Victoria Mineva May 12, 2022 No Comments
god
He Came From The Sky
God’s falling from the clouds, And guess where we are, Right underneath on the ground. Do you think he reflects, On all the good we
Conor Matthews March 8, 2023 No Comments
Exhibition
Buy parts for sale; Arms and livers and bones and hair. Buy them as your own, They’re yours to pretend to tell the tale. Take
Conor Matthews November 1, 2022 No Comments
haiku
The Singing Rain: A Haiku
I hear the rainfallIt sings a sweet melodyEach drop a new note Image Credit: Eutah Mizushima on Unsplash©Heather Martin, 2022 Leave a Reviewfeature0 Pros (optional)
Heather Martin January 16, 2022 4 Comments
beginning
Favorite Songs in Poems – “Truly, Madly, Deeply” By Savage Garden
On YouTube Lyrics “Truly Madly Deeply” I’ll be your dream, I’ll be your wish, I’ll be your fantasy I feel like I am your nightmare,
Victoria Mineva July 12, 2022 2 Comments
culture
She Brought Me Flowers
She brought me flowers Because she was sad She brought me flowers She didn’t have Any money Left to save But she brought me flowers
Greg Thomas February 21, 2022 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
Poetry
Our love – 3.17.16
Reminded me of The papier-mâché Hot air balloon project I made in kindergarten. It was cool to me then Because I couldn’t understand How the
Réven W January 4, 2022 2 Comments
birds
Bird Spell
Birdsong melodies surround me early in the morning inviting me to sit a spell (the birds are casting spells) their enchantment takes hold it takes hold
Jackye Smith June 29, 2023 No Comments
happy read
Rhapsody of My Heart
Listen to the echoes Of my heartbeat Flow-through the membranes Of your soul Hoping to penetrate In the highest levels Of the vibrations That we
Devyn Beal March 29, 2022 No Comments
#slam_poetry
Pray you won’t fail
I stood up to a pray the other day I raise my hands up to the sky I fall to my knees again I weep
Kawthar al-asadi October 31, 2022 No Comments
ARE YOUR DREAMS REAL?
Every man or woman has dream within themselves, to reach a goal in life, while there is still time left. They want to find an
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 Comments
Late Nights
I can’t live with myself, But who else will put up with me. I can’t leave well enough alone, But I also can’t just let
Conor Matthews November 11, 2022 No Comments
behold
(Rhyme Entertainly series) Zero
Music heals, marching kills, realism is over with, Try to deal with and conceal evening thoughts which murderous, Beg for start from the beginning, what
Andrey Lukyanov August 25, 2022 No Comments
The Cream
The cream does not always rise, It sinks and swims and struggles, Gurgling and gulping its juices, Straining to breathe and bathe, In the fresh
Conor Matthews October 1, 2023 No Comments
The Rabbit And The Carrot
There was once a rabbit, running wild and free.He loved to skip and jump, as happy as can be.He lived in the meadows, having fun
Conor Matthews April 13, 2024 No Comments
Baby
Fatherhood
The terror in those chubby little digits,The crippling, knee shattering glimmer,And the sorrowful joy conjured by that smile. As I hold you, and look down
Conor Matthews August 17, 2022 No Comments
Dawns Christmas
by author I’m not having a Martha Christmas time. But I’m not much of a Mary either. I’m reminded on a Sunday -Emmanuel- God with
Mollie Lyon December 24, 2022 No Comments
YOU’RE THE SUNSHINE AT THE END OF MY DAY
I have lived through troubled times, when I was down to my last dime. I have seen cloudy days, when the sun wouldn’t shine. A
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
Life
Reflections
I am the mirror of your life. I see what you see when you look into me. I look back into you showing the world
John Wimsatt September 16, 2022 2 Comments
haiku
The Nile
Pistol – cold and precise Handkerchief – blood and tender Lovers swapped deadly eternity on the Nile. Pistol photo by Unsplash *** Inspired by “Death
Victoria Mineva April 4, 2022 2 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
conor
Necronauts
Dawn; blinds up and sun blazing, It’s time to die, just another workday. Dress up before the suit up, Walk out with the others and
Conor Matthews March 27, 2023 No Comments
All Stories
Idlendipity
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– When I wander alongside an idle sea, Alone but for myself and me, I rejoice in small serendipities, And only
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 48 Comments
Looking
Horrid mountains lie in wake, You can feel them in your young bones; Daunting tasks litter your future, Worn away by those who make it
Conor Matthews September 4, 2022 No Comments
landscape
Lost In The Beauty Of Nature’s Patterns Through The Eyes Of A Kaleidoscope
I have been fascinated by nature and its patterns for as long as I can think of. My free time I spend laying on the
Franzi Kinzel March 20, 2022 No Comments
butterfly
Rebirth
Time flew away Silently in the moments Of waiting for you, my Love. I do not want you to stay It is not some win
Victoria Mineva May 24, 2022 2 Comments
Children
Footnote
A light-hearted, playful poem and a reminder of one of the joys of having young children around! This is the tale ofWhere you have been;It’s
This Life's Illusions May 4, 2022 12 Comments
Scary
A Hairy Morning
Sometimes a morning doesn’t begin the way we intend it to. This was one of those hairy starts! The photo is of the actual culprit,
This Life's Illusions June 30, 2022 17 Comments
calm
Calmness
A Haiku: Slow Down and Take a Breather The snail moves slowly as the sky begins to fall — Calm, steady heartbeat. Leave a Reviewfeature0
TzeLin Sam December 26, 2021 14 Comments
alive
Moonlight
I am tired of failing The things I do not forget The pain and the pressure Made me regret But deeper inside me I know
Victoria Mineva March 16, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
If I could’ve shown you
What I know now about love I would’ve told you that Karma doesn’t matter. I know there are those who disagree But this is the
Réven W August 7, 2022 No 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
Poem
No Comment
I just read your powerful words Once again, it made your writer’s voice heard So many great sentences, that it’s hard to highlight Your ability
Gerald Washington July 23, 2022 6 Comments
Love
My Special Secret
I keep my special secret My secret keeps me warm and unlike all the other lies I’ve told, there’s no need for alarm They’re all
Amber Walters August 5, 2022 No Comments
You can educate yourself!
EDUCATE YOURSELF
You don’t have to go to a fancy college to get a good education. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t go to college if you
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
#women
(P.S. poetry series) Straight Hook
Morning is the time for stress, evening usually good for sex, one subject replaces the other, slow graduation from son to a father, misery makes
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No Comments
arguments
War of Words
*** Words matter, and incessant arguments can be the death of a relationship. This poem describes that sad situation. *** You have stored Such lousy ammunition
This Life's Illusions April 9, 2022 14 Comments
And the Breeze Blows
Image by Author The breeze blows strong through leaves of greenHot sun is out in full.Towards the floor, falls seed unseenHelpless to the pull. The
Walkey walkey February 25, 2022 No Comments
Deaf Scream
Let me call for help,And never be heard,Roaring in my bed,Next to a sleeping spouse. I wish to enjoy the sound,Of silence tearing my throat,Rasping
Conor Matthews June 12, 2023 No Comments
Poem
To You, My Muse
Are you visited by your muse, or is she your constant companion? What form does she take? Do you know her appearance or her voice?
This Life's Illusions April 8, 2022 7 Comments
Cherish
No meeting
I loved you long before I met you But in the end, it seems we never meet I was amazed by your soul that strengthens
Victoria Mineva March 2, 2022 No Comments
a poem for my ex
A Petty Poem
Prompt theme: “Hope” I hope you step on a Lego when you least expect it. I hope you step in a deep puddle and soak
Casey Lawrence January 26, 2022 6 Comments
Siren Of Trees
Come little ones,To woods and hide,Don’t be afraid,You’re safe inside. Don’t look behind,Just walk on by,Plug your ears shut,Don’t hear them cry. They don’t love
Conor Matthews February 6, 2023 1 Comment
Dogs
This Old Dog
Passing it down Image by Author Upon his bed the old dog rests,So tired from the day.The workload on the farm now tests,Brings out more
Walkey walkey June 3, 2022 No Comments
identity
Life: A Paradoxical Feat
Maybe I wasn’t loud enoughabout my desires—or was I too quiet?I never could tell. Life—a tightrope walk of extremes,fleeing to the shadowsafter too many days
Heather Martin February 5, 2022 6 Comments
Knowledge
Favorite Songs In Poems – “Somebody I Used To Know”
On YouTube Lyrics Some songs always make me remember things I want originally forget. I love this one especially because it stops me to go
Victoria Mineva June 13, 2022 2 Comments
Who We Are
like the earth is yawningmouth open, eyes closedin the somnambulant birthof a chasm between us our divides are wide open—wounds, suddenly festeringin a place where
Julia Marsiglio February 11, 2022 8 Comments
Poem
A Change In Demeanor
Walking in the UPS Store, I’m excited All three retail cashiers look delighted Helping their customers get what they need I couldn’t wait till it
Gerald Washington February 27, 2022 9 Comments
gAZE
(P.S. poetry series) Heavy Syrup
Please wait while the list is being populated, estimated, emancipated and the more frustrated you get, the more animated the pictures of hatred. Become so
Andrey Lukyanov August 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
Love
Crossing the road again
It’s simple.I start crossing the streeton my own and before that, I’m supposed to look left andright andleft again.I take one step forward andno step
Neha Radharapu February 4, 2022 2 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
After
After all
I look at my girl’s Barbie It is indeed cool How perfectly tiny Like the mill in the hill Of artificial beauty That today’s people
Victoria Mineva March 13, 2022 1 Comment
changes
The Migration of Pink Elephants
A poem about pink elephants and life lessons Photo by J Lee (@babybluecat) on Unsplash – https://unsplash.com/@babybluecat Crisp, cold air Colours everywhere A young pink elephant
TzeLin Sam December 21, 2021 8 Comments
Foreigner
Favorite songs in Poems – “I want to know what love is”
I want to know what love is by Foreigner – Youtube video Full Lyrics “I want to know what love is” I gotta take a
Victoria Mineva April 8, 2022 No Comments
Poetry
[overcome]
what would be the point of getting that all down. who would benefit, who would be impressed. not me, not you. maybe me. maybe for
Stacey Durnin October 28, 2023 No Comments
Stench
[TW: Self-Harm, Mild-Violence/Gore] I had to shove a pair of scissors up my nostrils the other day, As there was a lingering, longing smell that
Conor Matthews October 14, 2022 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
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
feminism
Also Me (a poem)
Poems I wrote in quarantine, part 3 Men like kingpins falling from on high Every day a new story, new victim. Hold on, hold on.
Casey Lawrence January 24, 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
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
identity
Reignite Self
There is an effortlessness to who you are that you cannot capture. No hacks or morning routines — no filter or chant will call it
Heather Martin February 3, 2022 1 Comment
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
Faith
Another Gray December Day
Another gray December day I don’t blame her these last years for not wanting to stay We are left with tears. A December year of
Mollie Lyon December 19, 2022 2 Comments
creative writing
Searching
A woman went into the woods,Though born in a city,Raised in a home,She can be found,Only where she found herself. Few go in with her,Fewer
Conor Matthews June 29, 2022 No Comments
High School Writing
No Idea -A Poem from My High School Days-
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– “Write me something,” teacher says. What? But I have nothing in my head! “There’s no such thing as writer’s block,”
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 No Comments
Alone
Reading the Zodiac
Happy mood today Reading the Zodiac Enjoying the fake fact About meeting the soulmate That seems somehow away From my life, or unavailable? Time fly
Victoria Mineva April 25, 2022 No Comments
MAN WAITED TOO LATE TO LOVE HIS WIFE!
THE SILK UPON HER GRAVE
Now he unfolds silk upon her cold, cold grave. He is giving her the dresses that her young heart once craved. While she was living
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 1 Comment
anxious
(P.S. poetry series) Black from Coals
Tired… sat down at last from battles for the knowledge of Manchester, Newcastle’s pigments in the air, it always will be there, past modesty and
Andrey Lukyanov August 16, 2022 No 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
happiness
The Rhythm Of the Heart
Within all of us the heart beats with its own rhythm. This rhythm flows with the emotions of the heart. When we are happy the
John Wimsatt November 24, 2022 1 Comment
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
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
darkpoetry
The House That Never Sleeps
I’ve been here before In the house that never sleeps It used to sit at the end of a dirt road Sick and alone Kids
Brittany Johnson December 27, 2021 2 Comments
animals
Threesome
When I grow old Lady without stats I will own Three dogs Three cats And a home Husky Beautiful as a painted glass German Shepherd
Victoria Mineva April 10, 2022 No 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
death
Centre Stage
I always thought it would be cold and dark at the bottom. Someone had told me it would be. But it is still possible to
D. I. Jolly October 19, 2023 No Comments
The Land of Clouds
It is a time of endless possibilities, A time of new beginnings and a new hope. Youthful exuberance lies abundance, You and I, together with
TzeLin Sam July 7, 2022 19 Comments
Poetry
BRAVERY – 4.26.14
I wish I was bold enough to stand up for my heart So when she came running I’d know how to slow down the tears
Réven W December 28, 2021 No Comments
#Home
Armorer
I am grateful I met you Even I knew we were a deadlock Seven years younger You were not exactly a man But most like
Victoria Mineva March 14, 2022 No Comments
Ends
It’ll be gone soon, That’s no excuse for now. Just because it ends, Is no reason to rush. You can’t live your life, Years spent wondering how, You’ll go like
Conor Matthews July 31, 2022 No Comments
crow
On a Feast
Diving into Triolet I found that Poetry form today on Medium and I decided immediately to try it. I sat with the crow on a
Victoria Mineva May 8, 2022 8 Comments
erotica
“Sex On Fire” by Kings Of Leon
Favorite Song In A Poem I like that song. I am a very physical being and I want to feel deep emotions. But the lyrics
Victoria Mineva July 21, 2022 No Comments
drugs
(P.S. poetry series) Resealable
Bouncing off the walls from one side of the padded room to the other, whatever love brings I won’t share with another, it’s useless why
Andrey Lukyanov August 18, 2022 No Comments
You can be who you want to be in life!
YOU DECIDE WHERE YOU GO IN LIFE
You are the only one that can decide where you go in society or the world. It is left up to you to try and
Walker Ikard January 24, 2024 No Comments
Dawn
A New Dawn
The dawn of the uncertainty. The dawn of change. The things of the past are no more. The things of the future await their chosen
John Wimsatt November 24, 2022 1 Comment
nonet
We Had Each Other
A Nonet — We were teenagers when we first met, He came up to me and said “Hi”. I was drawn into his world, Charmed
TzeLin Sam January 27, 2022 20 Comments
Blossom
Little Blossom
Little blossom, the world is dying but there is hope. Sitting in the car on a forever trip from a polluted cesspool of trash piles
Saim Khurshid September 14, 2021 1 Comment
Dance With Me
Would you like to dance with me, in the air? A state of insouciance, a life without care. Leave a Reviewfeature0 Pros (optional) Type new
Amber Walters August 6, 2022 No Comments