Popular Observational Poems
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Poetry about life, society and the natural world
Popular poems, listed in order of their popularity this month.
Bluevelvete
Poem Published
14th Jun 2022 7:33am
14th Jun 2022 7:33am
Thoughts From A Rose
My daggers beckon
a cunning line of defense
~
Is your blood worthy?
a cunning line of defense
~
Is your blood worthy?
#rose
#haiku
#metaphor #SelfWorth
#metaphor #SelfWorth
164 reads
40 Comments
Honoria
Poem Published
31st May 2022 8:30am
31st May 2022 8:30am
Four Freedoms
Lo’ these many nights I lie awake in fear of losing all the freedoms I have known and consider my rights to exercise at will.
Am I only to experience these privileges within the quiet protection of mind and heart?
Systematically observing the erosion of critical thinking and civilized debate among mankind.
My mental anguish does not allow a resting heart rate when I bear witness to a silenced voice, excluded prayer, distended belly, or imprisoned soul.
The very idea of prior generations sacrificing their lives to establish, uphold and leave behind...
Am I only to experience these privileges within the quiet protection of mind and heart?
Systematically observing the erosion of critical thinking and civilized debate among mankind.
My mental anguish does not allow a resting heart rate when I bear witness to a silenced voice, excluded prayer, distended belly, or imprisoned soul.
The very idea of prior generations sacrificing their lives to establish, uphold and leave behind...
#freedom
#NaPoWriMo2022
211 reads
26 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
19th Jun 2022 2:18pm
19th Jun 2022 2:18pm
Floral Hybrid Beautiful Flower
Last days of Spring
Mostly beautiful
Unless you watched the news
Art is my voice
Let’s wander in the park
Sit by the lake
Breathe deep
Enjoy the splendor of nature
Mostly beautiful
Unless you watched the news
Art is my voice
Let’s wander in the park
Sit by the lake
Breathe deep
Enjoy the splendor of nature
#beauty
#flowers
#nature
#WritingPoetry
#art
92 reads
22 Comments
Pinkdreams
Poem Published
23rd Jun 2022 2:27am
23rd Jun 2022 2:27am
Jiffy Boob
it's the type of appointment
you write at the top of those
'dumb things i gotta do' notepads
or type into your phone
or whatever your system is
nothing to dread
certainly nothing to be excited about
just life
well, maybe just a little dread
having one's boobs smashed between plates of glass
could be somebody's kink
but it not mine
once in the waiting room
phone's out
about to start scrolling
but not so fast
my name is called
that was quick
it's all brusque...
you write at the top of those
'dumb things i gotta do' notepads
or type into your phone
or whatever your system is
nothing to dread
certainly nothing to be excited about
just life
well, maybe just a little dread
having one's boobs smashed between plates of glass
could be somebody's kink
but it not mine
once in the waiting room
phone's out
about to start scrolling
but not so fast
my name is called
that was quick
it's all brusque...
#women
#narrative
#funny #responsibility
#funny #responsibility
81 reads
14 Comments
Betty
Poem Published
20th Jun 2022 5:31pm
20th Jun 2022 5:31pm
Ode to Mysogyny: Things men say
It’s difficult
You wouldn’t understand
You should smile more.
Well aren’t you pretty?
You know this is traditionally a man’s job.
You can’t expect anyone to take you seriously.
You should wear pants if you don’t want me to look.
You should button the top button if you don’t want me to look.
Your skin is so soft
You should put your hair up.
I like a woman who takes care of herself.
Women don’t talk like that.
Are you trying to be a man?
That’s not very feminine.
Watch your tone.
Let the men talk.
This...
You wouldn’t understand
You should smile more.
Well aren’t you pretty?
You know this is traditionally a man’s job.
You can’t expect anyone to take you seriously.
You should wear pants if you don’t want me to look.
You should button the top button if you don’t want me to look.
Your skin is so soft
You should put your hair up.
I like a woman who takes care of herself.
Women don’t talk like that.
Are you trying to be a man?
That’s not very feminine.
Watch your tone.
Let the men talk.
This...
#identity
#politics
#culture
115 reads
21 Comments
SweetKittyCat5
Poem Published
26th Jun 2022 11:04pm
26th Jun 2022 11:04pm
Man...
Upon his shoulders the world he carries society’s weight
In the soil of humanity, the peers determine his fate
Unto the woman he is as gentle in the heart and caring for the seeds of her sacred womb
Seductive words, a soft caress is the conception of his engaging tune
What God have put together let no man asunder
From Heaven and earth let his words, his good deeds, never allow his mind to go under
The protector in his jungle since the beginning of time
On his knees praying as he accepts and adopt the creed of all mankind
Mm… God’s true...
In the soil of humanity, the peers determine his fate
Unto the woman he is as gentle in the heart and caring for the seeds of her sacred womb
Seductive words, a soft caress is the conception of his engaging tune
What God have put together let no man asunder
From Heaven and earth let his words, his good deeds, never allow his mind to go under
The protector in his jungle since the beginning of time
On his knees praying as he accepts and adopt the creed of all mankind
Mm… God’s true...
#lust
#men
#TruthOfLife
#philosophical
#passion
118 reads
17 Comments
MissPoppet
Poem Published
7th Jun 2022 2:59pm
7th Jun 2022 2:59pm
A Cage is a Cage, No Matter How Pretty
He told me once,
in a drunken lean over the bar,
that they were the milling rabble,
the raucous men with work-hardened flesh
that come to this bar to laugh
in the face of their own demise.
He said it like he was beneath me.
Like the stage I graced each night
was a pedestal and I
was worthy of adoration.
I didn’t have the heart to tell him
that we were the same.
My skin might be soft
and my curves might be sharp,
but this singing every night is killing me.
My hardened flesh is my heart,...
in a drunken lean over the bar,
that they were the milling rabble,
the raucous men with work-hardened flesh
that come to this bar to laugh
in the face of their own demise.
He said it like he was beneath me.
Like the stage I graced each night
was a pedestal and I
was worthy of adoration.
I didn’t have the heart to tell him
that we were the same.
My skin might be soft
and my curves might be sharp,
but this singing every night is killing me.
My hardened flesh is my heart,...
#depression
#alcohol
#emotions
141 reads
12 Comments
Razzerleaf
Poem Published
10th Jun 2022 7:33pm
10th Jun 2022 7:33pm
Shaping the future
We sat opposites at a window table
waiting for breakfast after the bed
and for me to speak.
The anaglypta walls still hung to the 70's
as did the wipeable surfaces.
Each setting had an earthenware vase
with a single dusty silk rose
that made me think of teeth
and castanets. I made myself laugh
but only inside.
You were avoiding eyes
as I closed one and lined
the curve of the vase
with the sweep of your hair,
it was a perfect match.
I...
waiting for breakfast after the bed
and for me to speak.
The anaglypta walls still hung to the 70's
as did the wipeable surfaces.
Each setting had an earthenware vase
with a single dusty silk rose
that made me think of teeth
and castanets. I made myself laugh
but only inside.
You were avoiding eyes
as I closed one and lined
the curve of the vase
with the sweep of your hair,
it was a perfect match.
I...
#breakup
80 reads
8 Comments
JusTim_
Poem Published
4th Jun 2022 7:10pm
4th Jun 2022 7:10pm
Garden
When I see her standing
within the blooming buds
my heart opens
to a possibility
that renewed life
has not yet begun
within the blooming buds
my heart opens
to a possibility
that renewed life
has not yet begun
#fate
85 reads
10 Comments
S-m-sawyer
Poem Published
24th Jun 2022 8:30am
24th Jun 2022 8:30am
Wounded minds
Stray words shot like bullets
Pierce unarmed minds
Causing inner peace to bleed
Pierce unarmed minds
Causing inner peace to bleed
#kindness
#respect
59 reads
8 Comments
PoetSpeak
Poem Published
20th Jun 2022 8:19pm
20th Jun 2022 8:19pm
Birth of a Box Head ..... Process
Often I present my art finished
The process however is the jive
Often it's a matter of practice
Color combos, doodling
This is an example
It's not pretty
It's a functional start to conception
The mind's eye is fascinating
A look Inside Poetspeak
Stay tuned
Bigger and Better to follow...
The process however is the jive
Often it's a matter of practice
Color combos, doodling
This is an example
It's not pretty
It's a functional start to conception
The mind's eye is fascinating
A look Inside Poetspeak
Stay tuned
Bigger and Better to follow...
#birth
#TruthOfLife
#art #philosophical
#art #philosophical
75 reads
14 Comments
b_a_dise829
B. A. Dise
B. A. Dise
Poem Published
11th Jun 2022 2:33am
11th Jun 2022 2:33am
End
It is winter-
All of that life has died
Even the still-alive evergreens
All of the birds have flown away
The old flowers are dead;
The seeds are waiting to bloom
The air is fresh and cold
White snow clouds cover the sky
Relationships have ended
Even this darkness is beautiful
All of that life has died
Even the still-alive evergreens
All of the birds have flown away
The old flowers are dead;
The seeds are waiting to bloom
The air is fresh and cold
White snow clouds cover the sky
Relationships have ended
Even this darkness is beautiful
#death
#winter
#nature
#FreeVerse
#LifeCycle
69 reads
11 Comments
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