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).
LilDragonFly
Poem Published
Today 1:35pm
Today 1:35pm
Libellule
Even your name is
playful
tumbles off my tongue
with such a barrel rolling joy
As you rise aloft
skirt
skim along swift
above still dark water
Wide eyed
with a soft heart
beginning always
where i fear to start
Greeting me thusly
with your buzzing song
i hum along
again in resonance
Please carry me away
to the end of the day
on silky wings
those most divine things
playful
tumbles off my tongue
with such a barrel rolling joy
As you rise aloft
skirt
skim along swift
above still dark water
Wide eyed
with a soft heart
beginning always
where i fear to start
Greeting me thusly
with your buzzing song
i hum along
again in resonance
Please carry me away
to the end of the day
on silky wings
those most divine things
#nature
#confessional
28 reads
4 Comments
drone
Poem Published
Today 8:54am
Today 8:54am
Tear Down The Walls
There is nothing
that can be given
that you
cannot do
Yourself
that can be given
that you
cannot do
Yourself
#LifeStruggles
#LifeGoals
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drone
Poem Published
Today 8:37am
Today 8:37am
It Wasn't Me
Who gave you
the Authority
to sentence me
to a life
of servitude
bending my back
to pay
the ever spiralling Bills
of the necessities
in this life
Who gave you
the Authority
to sentence me
and my children
to a life
of Eating and Drinking
known poisons
that you deemed
as Legal
Who gave you
the Authority
to sell me lies and deceit
then rebrand those words
Fake news
Who was it
who gave you
the Authority
to confuse
our children
on...
the Authority
to sentence me
to a life
of servitude
bending my back
to pay
the ever spiralling Bills
of the necessities
in this life
Who gave you
the Authority
to sentence me
and my children
to a life
of Eating and Drinking
known poisons
that you deemed
as Legal
Who gave you
the Authority
to sell me lies and deceit
then rebrand those words
Fake news
Who was it
who gave you
the Authority
to confuse
our children
on...
#sadness
#lies
#LifeStruggles #hypocrisy
#LifeStruggles #hypocrisy
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SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
Today 6:07am
Today 6:07am
Is The Thrill Gone Away
Is the thrill gone away
Do I have nothing more to say
This is the day I have silently prayed never to come
I cannot hear the beat of my own mental drums
My mind is trying to stay afloat
Waves rocking against my paddle boat
I…
Do you see what I mean
My thoughts have never been this far in between
However, I’m somewhat tinkled pink
Fingers gliding as I think
Giving everything, I got bedsides the kitchen sink
Is the thrill really gone away
Is this the day I have nothing else to add or convey
Mentally...
Do I have nothing more to say
This is the day I have silently prayed never to come
I cannot hear the beat of my own mental drums
My mind is trying to stay afloat
Waves rocking against my paddle boat
I…
Do you see what I mean
My thoughts have never been this far in between
However, I’m somewhat tinkled pink
Fingers gliding as I think
Giving everything, I got bedsides the kitchen sink
Is the thrill really gone away
Is this the day I have nothing else to add or convey
Mentally...
#TruthOfLife
#philosophical
29 reads
2 Comments
mniw
Poem Published
Today 4:17am
Today 4:17am
A Tribute to the Bastards (From Bastards of the New World)
In the times of a life you become broken
& bruised but refuse to lay down
for any other soul. Feeling misused drunk
off hope & a muse to neglect all the memories
of pain. Feel a warmth in clouded skies
know that the rain pours inside when you open your eyes
to the present. Far from a gift
since the cord was snipped
you pray to a mirrored Godd cuz you hone Him.
Self divine love will get you sent to the morgue
& with chaos restored youll see all faith collapse. Stuck
in this zone you use to call your home
but...
& bruised but refuse to lay down
for any other soul. Feeling misused drunk
off hope & a muse to neglect all the memories
of pain. Feel a warmth in clouded skies
know that the rain pours inside when you open your eyes
to the present. Far from a gift
since the cord was snipped
you pray to a mirrored Godd cuz you hone Him.
Self divine love will get you sent to the morgue
& with chaos restored youll see all faith collapse. Stuck
in this zone you use to call your home
but...
#LifeStruggles
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Hunterapsych
H.R
H.R
Poem Published
Today 4:12am
Today 4:12am
In the phones
They were in their phones
out on earth,
lost their amazement
for the scenery
and the radiant greenery.
They were an impatient bunch
in a fussy state with no one to relate.
They had a self obsession and they were the children of the shining stars.
Won't you lend a hand
to these overprivileged egos?
Overprivileged egos
in this "reality" show.
We had fat demands
we had everything we needed
we were completely conceited and
we're the children of the shining stars.
Won't you pray for the...
out on earth,
lost their amazement
for the scenery
and the radiant greenery.
They were an impatient bunch
in a fussy state with no one to relate.
They had a self obsession and they were the children of the shining stars.
Won't you lend a hand
to these overprivileged egos?
Overprivileged egos
in this "reality" show.
We had fat demands
we had everything we needed
we were completely conceited and
we're the children of the shining stars.
Won't you pray for the...
#earth
#spiritual
#humankind #philosophical
#humankind #philosophical
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poetOftragedy
Poem Published
Today 2:07am
Today 2:07am
A world gone too soon
We were once devoted hearts.
Caring, selfless and beyond ourselves.
We were once beautiful souls.
Helping hands and way more than just vagabonds.
We were once more than just bodies .
Everyone looking out for somebody.
We had something that made the birds sing.
Songs of joy under the sunshine.
We had something that made the stars dance to the night.
Something that gave flowers life to every sunshine.
We're a world gone too soon.
We were once so bright as fireflies.
So free and so full of life.
We were once so...
Caring, selfless and beyond ourselves.
We were once beautiful souls.
Helping hands and way more than just vagabonds.
We were once more than just bodies .
Everyone looking out for somebody.
We had something that made the birds sing.
Songs of joy under the sunshine.
We had something that made the stars dance to the night.
Something that gave flowers life to every sunshine.
We're a world gone too soon.
We were once so bright as fireflies.
So free and so full of life.
We were once so...
#identity
#evolution
#LifeCycle
17 reads
4 Comments
poetryaccident
Poem Published
Today 00:00am
Today 00:00am
The Sacrifice
The sacrifice must be made
the blood spilled to mark the day
lest the gods both good and bad
feel unwanted by mere man
deities remain steadfast
when attention turns to them
by the edge of cutting knife
or the coin from the purse
a gentle shower is not enough
be it crimson or made of gold
when attentions must surely flow
stating purpose from the soul
lives laid down in consequence
by believers or the lost
the latter being enemies
now made worthy in their ends
all this done in...
the blood spilled to mark the day
lest the gods both good and bad
feel unwanted by mere man
deities remain steadfast
when attention turns to them
by the edge of cutting knife
or the coin from the purse
a gentle shower is not enough
be it crimson or made of gold
when attentions must surely flow
stating purpose from the soul
lives laid down in consequence
by believers or the lost
the latter being enemies
now made worthy in their ends
all this done in...
#religion
10 reads
2 Comments
unnifaomsl
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:57pm
Yesterday 10:57pm
15 years ago called, they want you back
you lie in wait to prove yourself
and hope that someone will care
as you put on this teary act.
You feel strong because you think
they love you, embrace you even.
but everyone can see through your vapid
self proclamations. They see through
your pitiful attempts to sound intelligent.
And if they don't love you,
then what's the point?
and hope that someone will care
as you put on this teary act.
You feel strong because you think
they love you, embrace you even.
but everyone can see through your vapid
self proclamations. They see through
your pitiful attempts to sound intelligent.
And if they don't love you,
then what's the point?
#funny
13 reads
1 Comment
NewBeginnings
Poem Published
Yesterday 10:12pm
Yesterday 10:12pm
A Banquet for the Birds
A brisk breeze blows;
Buckeye branches bow
Beneath the beautiful, blue sky.
Behold!
Blackberry brambles
Bursting with berries,
Bring bountiful banquets for the birds.
Blue Jays and blackbirds
Break berries beneath their bold bills,
A ferocious feeding frenzy
Before the famine of first frost.
A curious cardinal creeps ever closer,
Keeping careful consideration of the crows;
Fearful, but finally finding his favorite fix
In a fervent flurry of feathers.
'Bzzzzzz'
A bee buzzes by, ...
Buckeye branches bow
Beneath the beautiful, blue sky.
Behold!
Blackberry brambles
Bursting with berries,
Bring bountiful banquets for the birds.
Blue Jays and blackbirds
Break berries beneath their bold bills,
A ferocious feeding frenzy
Before the famine of first frost.
A curious cardinal creeps ever closer,
Keeping careful consideration of the crows;
Fearful, but finally finding his favorite fix
In a fervent flurry of feathers.
'Bzzzzzz'
A bee buzzes by, ...
#beauty
#trees
#flowers
#birds
#nature
25 reads
15 Comments
Inkerpoet
Poem Published
Yesterday 9:05pm
Yesterday 9:05pm
No Way Out Of Here
No woman here,
Just those walls
and miles of them.
The sun has even run and
maybe it is all for the best.
I want booze.
I want booze to forget
every woman that I didn’t fuck
or couldn’t.
Life is funny and sad.
Somehow, even
after dying inside,
you still have to beat
the alarm clock
in the morning —
and you will.
Just those walls
and miles of them.
The sun has even run and
maybe it is all for the best.
I want booze.
I want booze to forget
every woman that I didn’t fuck
or couldn’t.
Life is funny and sad.
Somehow, even
after dying inside,
you still have to beat
the alarm clock
in the morning —
and you will.
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#myself
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thinlane
Poem Published
Yesterday 5:30pm
Yesterday 5:30pm
The Way It Is
This is the way it is going to be they say
And they start off to show you the way
The new ruling class at work
Rules drilled into young minds by those filled with fear
Of the new and unknown, or the different and scary
The new old American way
Close all the borders and build your tall walls
And stagnate from the inside out
Watch the best and brightest run for the hills of different countries
Become a fearful and singularly aligned nation
Row upon row of the white minority
Flexing their white might upon those of colour
Fully...
And they start off to show you the way
The new ruling class at work
Rules drilled into young minds by those filled with fear
Of the new and unknown, or the different and scary
The new old American way
Close all the borders and build your tall walls
And stagnate from the inside out
Watch the best and brightest run for the hills of different countries
Become a fearful and singularly aligned nation
Row upon row of the white minority
Flexing their white might upon those of colour
Fully...
#oppression
#racism
12 reads
1 Comment
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