Observational Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poetry about life, society and the natural world
Observational poems offer a view of life from the world the writer inhabits. You'll find social, political and nature poems that provide an outlook on life around the globe. Observational poetry offers social commentary on subcultures, war, poverty, street life and politics. Along with social poems, you'll also find poetry here which explores the natural world. This broad category has poetry about everything to do with the way the world works (or doesn't work).
Ely
Poem Published
Today 3:29am
Today 3:29am
Inspiration and the Power of the Written Word
I was sitting here
in my fat chair...
wondering...
What is it about cats...
... and paper?
They sit on it... sleep on it...
s-t-r-e-t-c-h on it...eat on it...
It speaks to the power of the
written word... as Puss is drawn...
to absorb...
...the latent energy...
that flows from the tip of my pen...
in my fat chair...
wondering...
What is it about cats...
... and paper?
They sit on it... sleep on it...
s-t-r-e-t-c-h on it...eat on it...
It speaks to the power of the
written word... as Puss is drawn...
to absorb...
...the latent energy...
that flows from the tip of my pen...
#cats
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords #philosophical
#PowerOfWords #philosophical
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babajava
Poem Published
Today 2:54am
Today 2:54am
Shadow Cats
Shadow Cats
You can’t see them
They see you
Cloak of invisibility
In the forest, the jungle
The streets of New York City
On the train the bus the plane
Right there next to you
in plain sight, unafraid
Accepting Others
You, Me, All of us
in one damned big boat
Sinking!
You can’t see them
They see you
Cloak of invisibility
In the forest, the jungle
The streets of New York City
On the train the bus the plane
Right there next to you
in plain sight, unafraid
Accepting Others
You, Me, All of us
in one damned big boat
Sinking!
#fate
#apocalypse
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xmar82
Poem Published
Yesterday 00:57am
Yesterday 00:57am
Deep Diver
Your bring the pretties
Pearls back from the deep
Though bloody and mangled
From demons unknown
I applaud your tenacity and bravery
To face and battle them
For those precious gifts
You are quite unique
Your sight impeccable
Your strength immeasurable and grows
With every dive
Your voice beckons me deeper
For I have played at the shores
For far too long
May I grow stronger and braver
To Dive deeper
Than ever before
(C) 2018 Xmar82 All Rights Reserved
Pearls back from the deep
Though bloody and mangled
From demons unknown
I applaud your tenacity and bravery
To face and battle them
For those precious gifts
You are quite unique
Your sight impeccable
Your strength immeasurable and grows
With every dive
Your voice beckons me deeper
For I have played at the shores
For far too long
May I grow stronger and braver
To Dive deeper
Than ever before
(C) 2018 Xmar82 All Rights Reserved
#inspirational
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xmar82
Poem Published
Yesterday 00:35am
Yesterday 00:35am
By The Shore
I wallow at the shores of insanity
Splashing about like a fat child
With my floaties, goggles and SPF 30 on
Mother looks on pleased
I gingerly play about careful
To stay in the shallows
Though the deeper water calls to me
I dare not go any further
As I have seen
People not return from the deep
But still it beckons
No I will stay and play in the sand
Write my name and watch it fade
As though insanity reclaims it
But I mock in false protest
I pound my chest and flail my arms
As though I have swam
In those demon...
Splashing about like a fat child
With my floaties, goggles and SPF 30 on
Mother looks on pleased
I gingerly play about careful
To stay in the shallows
Though the deeper water calls to me
I dare not go any further
As I have seen
People not return from the deep
But still it beckons
No I will stay and play in the sand
Write my name and watch it fade
As though insanity reclaims it
But I mock in false protest
I pound my chest and flail my arms
As though I have swam
In those demon...
#scary
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buddhakitty
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:58pm
Yesterday 8:58pm
outcomes
there," cried the bullet,
"aim for the head."
"there," cried love,
"aim for the heart."
either way, the end
result was very
much the
same
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
"aim for the head."
"there," cried love,
"aim for the heart."
either way, the end
result was very
much the
same
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#LifeStruggles
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Trouble_Loves_Me
Poem Published
Yesterday 8:11pm
Yesterday 8:11pm
# postcards from a window ledge
Forgive my intrusion of your true intention
In dimming light of your schadenfreude
You interpreted me in illumination
Of oh-so clever shades of Freud.
Déjà vu collapse of blank verses
Collected here in this red box of memories:
Portraiture of most that has soaked me
Coins to fall through my skeletal bones
In fountains which sometimes spout dust
Cardboard cut out of ‘a man for all seasons.’
Five postcards affirm an apathy -
As if writing to your Granny -
Sculptured by your iced hands
That cold winter was merely...
In dimming light of your schadenfreude
You interpreted me in illumination
Of oh-so clever shades of Freud.
Déjà vu collapse of blank verses
Collected here in this red box of memories:
Portraiture of most that has soaked me
Coins to fall through my skeletal bones
In fountains which sometimes spout dust
Cardboard cut out of ‘a man for all seasons.’
Five postcards affirm an apathy -
As if writing to your Granny -
Sculptured by your iced hands
That cold winter was merely...
#hope
#SelfReflection
#disappointment
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poetryaccident
Poem Published
Yesterday 4:27pm
Yesterday 4:27pm
Complicit Sacred
Their relevance has been abducted
excuses stealing dogma’s heart
by the master of this domain
knowing victory is now assured
power given comes with a price
the soul is laid on dark altars
still the theories are put forth
to explain the disconnect
the world is flipped to discern
why good is evil in the mind
asking hearts to then follow
the will-o-wisp of Lucifer
tempting lights for the lost
any harbor in the storm
as the leaders avow the bait
turning from their holy paths
the rugged wood...
excuses stealing dogma’s heart
by the master of this domain
knowing victory is now assured
power given comes with a price
the soul is laid on dark altars
still the theories are put forth
to explain the disconnect
the world is flipped to discern
why good is evil in the mind
asking hearts to then follow
the will-o-wisp of Lucifer
tempting lights for the lost
any harbor in the storm
as the leaders avow the bait
turning from their holy paths
the rugged wood...
#politics
#religion
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2 Comments
gateunder
Poem Published
Yesterday 11:21am
Yesterday 11:21am
ramann columba on allpoetryDOTcom reference to e e cummings
ramann columba on allpoetryDOTcom reference to e e cummings 22.07.18
for reading i thank
but disagree with your similarity
e e cummings will be below when rank
for giving this sucker is top charity.
so many poems written
back then no internet to scan
with history log all are smitten
did you write quote "i'm your man".
was your genre deliberate
ban on letters capital
let me explain and be elaborate
memory of education is spiteful.
lets bring closure
the resemblance is making me smile
e e cummings would have...
for reading i thank
but disagree with your similarity
e e cummings will be below when rank
for giving this sucker is top charity.
so many poems written
back then no internet to scan
with history log all are smitten
did you write quote "i'm your man".
was your genre deliberate
ban on letters capital
let me explain and be elaborate
memory of education is spiteful.
lets bring closure
the resemblance is making me smile
e e cummings would have...
#humankind
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Breakingbenjamin
Benjamin
Benjamin
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:31am
Yesterday 10:31am
Social Juggernaut
Tisk tisk to the judgements of life.
And tit tat to the rule of the social Juggernaut that is the media.
Fuck that, we are forever entranced and enchanted in a blurred Hay's of false hope,
Tis relentless, demeaning and a sometimes deranged chase. To then be followed trapped and engulfed,,,, too then disappear into transit then to reappeare back into the waves of limbo.
But to where is it now our tribulations have taken us,,,,, is it peace or war,,,, or our own dull melcontent driving our tales of affliction.
Maybe its our own devine unknown sourcery- black magic if...
And tit tat to the rule of the social Juggernaut that is the media.
Fuck that, we are forever entranced and enchanted in a blurred Hay's of false hope,
Tis relentless, demeaning and a sometimes deranged chase. To then be followed trapped and engulfed,,,, too then disappear into transit then to reappeare back into the waves of limbo.
But to where is it now our tribulations have taken us,,,,, is it peace or war,,,, or our own dull melcontent driving our tales of affliction.
Maybe its our own devine unknown sourcery- black magic if...
#lies
#religion
#fate
#hypocrisy
#philosophical
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eswaller
Poem Published
Yesterday 7:32am
Yesterday 7:32am
Wanderlust Nightmare
Darling, I can see the wanderlust within your eyes
For the one place that you have only dreamed
About, but all the trees there turn dark and dreary.
Your laughter that rings out loud turns into cries
And being frightened. Your smile that once beamed
So bright like a shining flashlight becomes weary,
Tired and guarded. Everything is on high alert
As you never know about the creatures that lurk
Within the shadows. It is like you are being chased
By those monsters you cannot see. You try to advert
Danger, a hand over your chest, hoping your...
For the one place that you have only dreamed
About, but all the trees there turn dark and dreary.
Your laughter that rings out loud turns into cries
And being frightened. Your smile that once beamed
So bright like a shining flashlight becomes weary,
Tired and guarded. Everything is on high alert
As you never know about the creatures that lurk
Within the shadows. It is like you are being chased
By those monsters you cannot see. You try to advert
Danger, a hand over your chest, hoping your...
#nightmares
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2 Comments
River12
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:53am
Yesterday 5:53am
Telegram from Hell
#anxiety
#regret
#dark
#confusion
#despair
30 reads
3 Comments
diamonddave75
Poem Published
Yesterday 3:36am
Yesterday 3:36am
Religion
fragile fucking being
contradicting soul
evil is believing
knowing your role
archaic rebellion
smeared in blood
species reptilian
venomous mud
walk on water
impossible
saints to slaughter
genocidal
withered land
raped and killed
Christ’s last stand
human fate sealed
wooden stake
holy ground
cross shaped
sacrifice
worthless
words
twisted into
religion
contradicting soul
evil is believing
knowing your role
archaic rebellion
smeared in blood
species reptilian
venomous mud
walk on water
impossible
saints to slaughter
genocidal
withered land
raped and killed
Christ’s last stand
human fate sealed
wooden stake
holy ground
cross shaped
sacrifice
worthless
words
twisted into
religion
#conflict
#religion
#confusion
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2 Comments
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