Observational Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poetry about life, society and the natural world
ThePalestRider
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 3:40pm
13th Aug 2024 3:40pm
Serenity and Sanity
0, when the mind doth wane, and reason parts,
And shadowed thoughts encroach upon the day,
Yet still within, the quiet of our hearts,
A sacred peace doth hold the dark at bay.
Though senses fail and visions cloud the sight,
With phantoms born of madness' cruel art,
Yet shines within a tranquil, holy light,
That guards the soul, though all else falls apart.
The whispers vile, that twist the mind to Woe,
May roar like tempests in the midnight hour,
Yet deep within, where God's pure waters flow,
The spirit basks in grace's...
And shadowed thoughts encroach upon the day,
Yet still within, the quiet of our hearts,
A sacred peace doth hold the dark at bay.
Though senses fail and visions cloud the sight,
With phantoms born of madness' cruel art,
Yet shines within a tranquil, holy light,
That guards the soul, though all else falls apart.
The whispers vile, that twist the mind to Woe,
May roar like tempests in the midnight hour,
Yet deep within, where God's pure waters flow,
The spirit basks in grace's...
#dark
#morality
#philosophical #rhyming
#philosophical #rhyming
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xthan
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 3:34pm
13th Aug 2024 3:34pm
Please write me down with your eyes
note the smile I gift
walking across these
white chlorine tiles,
did you believe I was broken
lost in strange text fonts
covered in hateful lies
does my irony upset you
as my scars dance naked
in broad daylight?
does my small frame offend you
as my body ripples water we
happen to share and glide
does my laughter slice
through your pupils
measured in media
sized ignorance?
please write me down
with your eyes,
my scars will
bare a smile
back at you.
walking across these
white chlorine tiles,
did you believe I was broken
lost in strange text fonts
covered in hateful lies
does my irony upset you
as my scars dance naked
in broad daylight?
does my small frame offend you
as my body ripples water we
happen to share and glide
does my laughter slice
through your pupils
measured in media
sized ignorance?
please write me down
with your eyes,
my scars will
bare a smile
back at you.
#LGBT
#metaphor
#transgender #symbolism
#transgender #symbolism
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Academic
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 2:58pm
13th Aug 2024 2:58pm
You can't be a parent, only when it's actually suitably convenient!
By Stanley Collymore
Multiple or large tattoos generally
denote low intelligence, a lack
of self-regulation and even
a non-existent capability of self-control,
coupled very usually with poor impulse
deduction; obviously, mental instability
and unquestionably ultimately low self
worth! They are also, characteristically
the irrefutably outward appurtenances
of disturbingly endemic social decline.
(C) Stanley V. Collymore
13 August 2024.
Author's Remarks:
Let me guess, Marius Borg Holby's -...
Multiple or large tattoos generally
denote low intelligence, a lack
of self-regulation and even
a non-existent capability of self-control,
coupled very usually with poor impulse
deduction; obviously, mental instability
and unquestionably ultimately low self
worth! They are also, characteristically
the irrefutably outward appurtenances
of disturbingly endemic social decline.
(C) Stanley V. Collymore
13 August 2024.
Author's Remarks:
Let me guess, Marius Borg Holby's -...
#disappointment
#emptiness
#jealousy
#sadness
#shame
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3 Comments
Rew
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 2:57pm
13th Aug 2024 2:57pm
Banana's Galore
From trillions of tall banana trees
zillions of bananas in the stores
but straight bananas are yet to be seen,
Though blackish or brown or yellow and green
speckled and ripe, zipped and unzipped and more
from trillions of tall banana trees,
Bananas galore and I shan't be mean
even in shops on Siberia's cold shores,
but straight bananas are yet, to be seen,
Non in my banana and custard treat
non found in those ancient banana wars
from trillions of tall banana trees
Hands of bananas, fair...
zillions of bananas in the stores
but straight bananas are yet to be seen,
Though blackish or brown or yellow and green
speckled and ripe, zipped and unzipped and more
from trillions of tall banana trees,
Bananas galore and I shan't be mean
even in shops on Siberia's cold shores,
but straight bananas are yet, to be seen,
Non in my banana and custard treat
non found in those ancient banana wars
from trillions of tall banana trees
Hands of bananas, fair...
#rhyming
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4 Comments
oskar
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 2:27pm
13th Aug 2024 2:27pm
love in a boat
Love in a boat
The water in the bay is blue and calm
a couple in a sailboat sits close together
he has one hand on the tiller and the other
hand around her waist
she rests her head on his shoulder, eyes
closed, a contented smile on her
full lips
it is so quiet only those two in the world
as the sea gently slaps against the hull
and the sails lazily flap.
That was their moment, whatever
comes after, is secondary to this
moment when two hearts sang in unison
The water in the bay is blue and calm
a couple in a sailboat sits close together
he has one hand on the tiller and the other
hand around her waist
she rests her head on his shoulder, eyes
closed, a contented smile on her
full lips
it is so quiet only those two in the world
as the sea gently slaps against the hull
and the sails lazily flap.
That was their moment, whatever
comes after, is secondary to this
moment when two hearts sang in unison
#admiration
#forgiveness
#gratitude #love
#gratitude #love
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oskar
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 1:09pm
13th Aug 2024 1:09pm
winners and losers
shifting
the soup of gravy
poured into a shifter
the residue
is thrown away
if we assume the sifted
is a soup
we shall not know
if the lumps
in the sifter is the truth
no one
wanted to hear
the soup of gravy
poured into a shifter
the residue
is thrown away
if we assume the sifted
is a soup
we shall not know
if the lumps
in the sifter is the truth
no one
wanted to hear
#admiration
#emotions
#love #redemption
#love #redemption
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Academic
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 10:41am
13th Aug 2024 10:41am
Despicable Donald Drumpf - delusional, depraved and the duplicitously, deceptively walking dead!
By Stanley Collymore
Donald Drumpf, alias Trump, was
and still is undeniably the only
USA presidential candidate
to talk about and equally too obsess over
crowd size. This sort of thing, was never
entertained or quite actually indulged in
before, because candidates, truly made
policy and issues, crucially their salient
talking points. Trump however, is sadly
rather incapable of talking about either
of these things, because he effectively
basically either doesn't care or literally
essentially simply isn't...
Donald Drumpf, alias Trump, was
and still is undeniably the only
USA presidential candidate
to talk about and equally too obsess over
crowd size. This sort of thing, was never
entertained or quite actually indulged in
before, because candidates, truly made
policy and issues, crucially their salient
talking points. Trump however, is sadly
rather incapable of talking about either
of these things, because he effectively
basically either doesn't care or literally
essentially simply isn't...
#dark
#denial
#emptiness
#greed
#hate
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drone
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 9:56am
13th Aug 2024 9:56am
Poets
It's a Bitch
Sometimes
Patience
Within a Field
Of possibilities
Finding A Lonely ripple
Within the waves
A Rhythmic rhythm
That can speak
Through the Word's
That we Write
Sometimes
Patience
Within a Field
Of possibilities
Finding A Lonely ripple
Within the waves
A Rhythmic rhythm
That can speak
Through the Word's
That we Write
#honesty
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Fromelalome
Rakhi roman
Rakhi roman
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 9:15am
13th Aug 2024 9:15am
The vince.
In a Fairy land
We escape darkness
Of cool bright red
We imagine blue
wales of dest.
Dracula in a
Favourite charm.
Of wild breeze
.
And coloer first.
Heinz ketchup
Songs.
Bright picture
Of nest o f
Straw and woods
Like those of
Purple.
We are multi grained.
Timeless breath of
Longines.
Like a blue
Ocean .
We escape darkness
Of cool bright red
We imagine blue
wales of dest.
Dracula in a
Favourite charm.
Of wild breeze
.
And coloer first.
Heinz ketchup
Songs.
Bright picture
Of nest o f
Straw and woods
Like those of
Purple.
We are multi grained.
Timeless breath of
Longines.
Like a blue
Ocean .
#earth
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DamianDeadLove
Poem Published
13th Aug 2024 2:30am
13th Aug 2024 2:30am
Undercover
Collapsing before the race is finished
I wasn’t ready to begin this way
Spiritual returns remain diminished
Malicious forces are still at play
People are taxed to pay for warfare
While their opinions matter not
Propaganda designed only to scare
Corporate donors twist the plot
Puppets on a string try to pretend
As if they really care about us
Biased criminals constantly defend
Acting out plans they discuss
Hateful rhetoric stirs the fucking drink
Got citizens fighting one another
Violence breeds another...
I wasn’t ready to begin this way
Spiritual returns remain diminished
Malicious forces are still at play
People are taxed to pay for warfare
While their opinions matter not
Propaganda designed only to scare
Corporate donors twist the plot
Puppets on a string try to pretend
As if they really care about us
Biased criminals constantly defend
Acting out plans they discuss
Hateful rhetoric stirs the fucking drink
Got citizens fighting one another
Violence breeds another...
#corruption
#greed
87 reads
10 Comments
PeaceFlpw
Peace Flow
Peace Flow
Poem Published
12th Aug 2024 11:55pm
12th Aug 2024 11:55pm
Virtual Hug
most times I think-there's only so much one could say or do- especially be it virtual; who'd really take the time-to open arms-reminding you that- I feel you.... the human....
most don't have much to give- in a world with all of its digs- you thought you felt empty- untill the numbers went into the negative....
for what it's worth- you're not alone; coasting through the hurt; a hurt that seems to have no end- knowing-it could be worse;
for what it's worth- here's a hug- but i don't have much else; for what it's worth, here's some love-i...
most don't have much to give- in a world with all of its digs- you thought you felt empty- untill the numbers went into the negative....
for what it's worth- you're not alone; coasting through the hurt; a hurt that seems to have no end- knowing-it could be worse;
for what it's worth- here's a hug- but i don't have much else; for what it's worth, here's some love-i...
#uplifting
#peace
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adagio
Poem Published
12th Aug 2024 10:53pm
12th Aug 2024 10:53pm
Wooden Heart
Nothing but a wooden heart
lost soul on a Ouija's planchette
rising to the occasion on a moth
out of curiosity trapped in limbo
"Who shot the messenger?"
lost soul on a Ouija's planchette
rising to the occasion on a moth
out of curiosity trapped in limbo
"Who shot the messenger?"
#philosophical
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