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Poetry about life, society and the natural world
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FeNyX
Poem Published
7th Oct 2024 2:10am
7th Oct 2024 2:10am
Brandenburg Gate
The air seems stale
The light is clouded
With the heavy veil
Of a broken fate
I walk the gallows walk
One step at a time
Closer to freedoms tale
Of the Brandenburg Gate
The air is fresher the dreams are brighter
The love is sweeter and destiny higher
The pain is lessened and the people don't hate
The long gallows walk to the Brandenburg Gate
The light is clouded
With the heavy veil
Of a broken fate
I walk the gallows walk
One step at a time
Closer to freedoms tale
Of the Brandenburg Gate
The air is fresher the dreams are brighter
The love is sweeter and destiny higher
The pain is lessened and the people don't hate
The long gallows walk to the Brandenburg Gate
#escape
#freedom
#love
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Cyndi_Moone
Poem Published
21st Oct 2024 11:41pm
21st Oct 2024 11:41pm
FADED GLORY
There it stood on its pole
The red, white, and blue of old
Waving violently against the wind
As it found itself hinged
Intertwined by the blowing air.
The Old Faded Glory still waving there.
Many days of old have come and gone
Standing proud during each patriotic song
The emblem of American ground
Rippling the outroar cries of the warfare sound
Of long ago…dating back centuries of time.
Once gallantly and vibrantly you did stand
When soldiers encamped to conquer the land.
Yet, here you are…still standing as you wave ...
The red, white, and blue of old
Waving violently against the wind
As it found itself hinged
Intertwined by the blowing air.
The Old Faded Glory still waving there.
Many days of old have come and gone
Standing proud during each patriotic song
The emblem of American ground
Rippling the outroar cries of the warfare sound
Of long ago…dating back centuries of time.
Once gallantly and vibrantly you did stand
When soldiers encamped to conquer the land.
Yet, here you are…still standing as you wave ...
#CallToAction
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2 Comments
OxyMoronicMe
G.L.
G.L.
Poem Published
18th Oct 2021 10:03pm
18th Oct 2021 10:03pm
POLL: THE PRODUCTION LINE
PROMOTION
Speech much like inciting a rebelion
words full of sanctimonius wrath
a form of disguise, substituting motivation
— hear yeah, the wisdom of the righteous
candidates selling themselves off
as the champion of your interest
SALES
The exercise of free choice in democracy
is much like a market of monopoly
where choices are limitted edition only
— vote yeah, the brand of oligarchs
greedy crocodiles who gave away money
In public coffers they profitted greatly
AFTER-SALES ...
Speech much like inciting a rebelion
words full of sanctimonius wrath
a form of disguise, substituting motivation
— hear yeah, the wisdom of the righteous
candidates selling themselves off
as the champion of your interest
SALES
The exercise of free choice in democracy
is much like a market of monopoly
where choices are limitted edition only
— vote yeah, the brand of oligarchs
greedy crocodiles who gave away money
In public coffers they profitted greatly
AFTER-SALES ...
#politics
4 reads
1 Comment
DevonJones409
Poem Published
21st Apr 2022 10:46pm
21st Apr 2022 10:46pm
Seeing the beauty
A man of many words can inspire lots
with a tiny verse of courage,
A woman has finely tuned emotions,
With unfathom pinpoint intuition,
A neutral being is beautiful to,
With insight to equality,
A naturouse plant that grows all over,
With undying growth, lifes quality,
An for the animals that roam this earth,
Your so wondrous an natural.
There's so much beauty in the world,
From urban town, to land rural,
Keep and accept all the beauty
That you find and seek, for this will,
Enrich your soul and Life's being.
with a tiny verse of courage,
A woman has finely tuned emotions,
With unfathom pinpoint intuition,
A neutral being is beautiful to,
With insight to equality,
A naturouse plant that grows all over,
With undying growth, lifes quality,
An for the animals that roam this earth,
Your so wondrous an natural.
There's so much beauty in the world,
From urban town, to land rural,
Keep and accept all the beauty
That you find and seek, for this will,
Enrich your soul and Life's being.
#love
#courage
#LGBT
#nature
#respect
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Cyndi_Moone
Poem Published
15th May 2024 1:45am
15th May 2024 1:45am
THE ARTISTRY OF SILENCE
He filled the echo of silence
With the scented incense
Of his sweet-sounding flute
which decorated
each echo soud of the selah
.
The beautiful artistry of the echoing silence
Resounded as a hollow sound
Bounced back against the concrete temple walls
With the silver-tints of the soft winds
From his flute.
With the scented incense
Of his sweet-sounding flute
which decorated
each echo soud of the selah
.
The beautiful artistry of the echoing silence
Resounded as a hollow sound
Bounced back against the concrete temple walls
With the silver-tints of the soft winds
From his flute.
#escape
#uplifting
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1 Comment
Vandel_Viaclovsky
Van
Van
Poem Published
6th Nov 2024 00:39am
6th Nov 2024 00:39am
Clown Car Aquarium
A clown car like an aquarium, its paint
A slop of false gold. Inside, beta fish swim
In the swill and piss it holds. Slime-eels glide,
Cold and sanctimonious, droll as Stepford wives—
Bottle blond to the tits. Urchins cling, and spit,
And barnacles breed with barnacle wit. Lampreys
Thread in and out of shadows; oyster toads,
With flattened heads and bulging eyes,
Pump their jowls with lies. Bottom feeders
Suck at the floor, more and more; and above them all,
A bloated starfish spews agitprop galore, nonstop,
Claiming the...
A slop of false gold. Inside, beta fish swim
In the swill and piss it holds. Slime-eels glide,
Cold and sanctimonious, droll as Stepford wives—
Bottle blond to the tits. Urchins cling, and spit,
And barnacles breed with barnacle wit. Lampreys
Thread in and out of shadows; oyster toads,
With flattened heads and bulging eyes,
Pump their jowls with lies. Bottom feeders
Suck at the floor, more and more; and above them all,
A bloated starfish spews agitprop galore, nonstop,
Claiming the...
#culture
#fish
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0 Comments
Sex_on_the_Joe
Joe-D
Joe-D
Poem Published
2nd Apr 2022 4:07pm
2nd Apr 2022 4:07pm
Footprints Through Napo
Littered ideas
Escaped thoughts
A prisoned mind
Comfort zones
Breathing space
Poetically aligned
Tune out the world
Silencio
Peace be still
Moonlight gazing
Lunar bathing
Determined will
Thank God for school
Kids are gone
Time to think
I'm caffeinated
Motivated
Poems in sink
Walk the dog
Inhale the brainstorm
Brace for calm
Crack those words
Unvault the vowels
Reapply lip balm
Stress be free
Don't bother me
I must...
Escaped thoughts
A prisoned mind
Comfort zones
Breathing space
Poetically aligned
Tune out the world
Silencio
Peace be still
Moonlight gazing
Lunar bathing
Determined will
Thank God for school
Kids are gone
Time to think
I'm caffeinated
Motivated
Poems in sink
Walk the dog
Inhale the brainstorm
Brace for calm
Crack those words
Unvault the vowels
Reapply lip balm
Stress be free
Don't bother me
I must...
#NaPoWriMo2022
6 reads
3 Comments
Sex_on_the_Joe
Joe-D
Joe-D
Poem Published
5th Apr 2022 3:29am
5th Apr 2022 3:29am
Along Came A Poem
Laying in my bed
Braindead
Wondering what it was you said
Body numb
Blood pumping like a drum
Must be this rum
Doodling misguided fingers on my keys
Help me please
Motivated pleas
Arthritic knees
The atmosphere is cold
This thought just got old
Creeping through my letters in bold
Give me a minute and hold
Hold onto this nonsensical grammar
Reign your judges down Thors hammer
My mindset is typically caught in the slammer
What a clamour?
Braindead
Wondering what it was you said
Body numb
Blood pumping like a drum
Must be this rum
Doodling misguided fingers on my keys
Help me please
Motivated pleas
Arthritic knees
The atmosphere is cold
This thought just got old
Creeping through my letters in bold
Give me a minute and hold
Hold onto this nonsensical grammar
Reign your judges down Thors hammer
My mindset is typically caught in the slammer
What a clamour?
#NaPoWriMo2022
6 reads
2 Comments
Sex_on_the_Joe
Joe-D
Joe-D
Poem Published
11th Apr 2022 5:43pm
11th Apr 2022 5:43pm
Fly Away
I've been observing you for quite some time
Recording your every move
As you pantomime
How can you be so smooth?
I first caught glimpse in the kitchen
When I was looking for food
Wasn’t aware you were hitchin
I was in my morning mood
My brain was foggy
Lost in its synapses faze
My cereal was soggy
As I intended to graze
Next, I saw you hop
Snap
Crackle
Pop
Ran past my tv set
Like a blinding whirl
Knocked me down a fret
My ghost went hurl
I thought I should...
Recording your every move
As you pantomime
How can you be so smooth?
I first caught glimpse in the kitchen
When I was looking for food
Wasn’t aware you were hitchin
I was in my morning mood
My brain was foggy
Lost in its synapses faze
My cereal was soggy
As I intended to graze
Next, I saw you hop
Snap
Crackle
Pop
Ran past my tv set
Like a blinding whirl
Knocked me down a fret
My ghost went hurl
I thought I should...
#NaPoWriMo2022
6 reads
3 Comments
russell_snow
Poem Published
27th Apr 2023 9:34pm
27th Apr 2023 9:34pm
The Tree Outside a Child's Window
My child is not even a year old
Playing on the floor with books
Not reading like you or I
Just flipping through the pages, obsessively
As I lie on the carpet nearby
Looking out the window with the curtains drawn
I see the Tree swaying slightly in a breeze
It has filled out over the years
with an abundance of branches and leaves
It was a sad and struggling sight early on
I didn't think it would make it through the winter freezes
Or the summer droughts
Boy, was I wrong
What I see now fills my heart with joy
I...
Playing on the floor with books
Not reading like you or I
Just flipping through the pages, obsessively
As I lie on the carpet nearby
Looking out the window with the curtains drawn
I see the Tree swaying slightly in a breeze
It has filled out over the years
with an abundance of branches and leaves
It was a sad and struggling sight early on
I didn't think it would make it through the winter freezes
Or the summer droughts
Boy, was I wrong
What I see now fills my heart with joy
I...
#childhood
#trees
#memories #fatherhood
#memories #fatherhood
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Cyndi_Moone
Poem Published
23rd May 2023 6:11pm
23rd May 2023 6:11pm
LETTING GO
Seasons come and seasons go
Each one of us learn to let go.
Letting go does not come easy.
Letting go is the parting with something or someone
We had for a while that became a part of us.
It was ours; it belonged to us.
We must have needed it for a wile or a time.
Letting go can be sad or drive us mad
It hurts to part because we, by nature, are possessive beings.
Sharing is a virtue as letting go is unnatural
To the natural beasts we are.
Letting go states we don’t need it anymore
And, yet, the future remains unknown ...
Each one of us learn to let go.
Letting go does not come easy.
Letting go is the parting with something or someone
We had for a while that became a part of us.
It was ours; it belonged to us.
We must have needed it for a wile or a time.
Letting go can be sad or drive us mad
It hurts to part because we, by nature, are possessive beings.
Sharing is a virtue as letting go is unnatural
To the natural beasts we are.
Letting go states we don’t need it anymore
And, yet, the future remains unknown ...
#motivational
#inspirational
#God
6 reads
1 Comment
Vandel_Viaclovsky
Van
Van
Poem Published
14th Nov 2024 2:05am
14th Nov 2024 2:05am
Nothing as Everything Shou.d be.
As everything should be
as it was
ever never was
Have you come
Have you come to see
the funeral or stay? Do please.
Why are we floating?
I have unregistered gravity.
Life is best lived
Without bearings, as they say. Afterwards
Whiskey.
Do they? Who says such?
Listen— there’s nothing left but the sound of
A solitary wave lost in the very ocean.
Like, this sense that we’re all drifting?
Maybe it’s always been like this, ...
as it was
ever never was
Have you come
Have you come to see
the funeral or stay? Do please.
Why are we floating?
I have unregistered gravity.
Life is best lived
Without bearings, as they say. Afterwards
Whiskey.
Do they? Who says such?
Listen— there’s nothing left but the sound of
A solitary wave lost in the very ocean.
Like, this sense that we’re all drifting?
Maybe it’s always been like this, ...
#choices
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1 Comment
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