Popular Observational Poems
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poetry about life, society and the natural world
Popular poems, listed in order of their popularity this month.
Ahavati
Poem Published
17th Oct 2019 5:33pm
17th Oct 2019 5:33pm
floriculture
Kurdish soil
sprouts wildflowers—
blood fertilizer
sprouts wildflowers—
blood fertilizer
#betrayal
#war
#flowers
#nature
#memorial
301 reads
Josh
Poem Published
18th Oct 2019 11:47pm
18th Oct 2019 11:47pm
First Rain
After months without,
it comes unapologetically —
greying skies had been hinting a couple of days,
the wind adding its signal of change,
dry ground licking its lips in anticipation,
believing reward for good behaviour, resilience and fruitful labour
was soon due.
My months
of faithful watering throughout the Summer,
viewed by plants as discriminatory and laced with ignorant bias,
are swept into history as the whole region is soaked,
equally —
generating gasping hours of sensual bliss
across the landscape. ...
it comes unapologetically —
greying skies had been hinting a couple of days,
the wind adding its signal of change,
dry ground licking its lips in anticipation,
believing reward for good behaviour, resilience and fruitful labour
was soon due.
My months
of faithful watering throughout the Summer,
viewed by plants as discriminatory and laced with ignorant bias,
are swept into history as the whole region is soaked,
equally —
generating gasping hours of sensual bliss
across the landscape. ...
#fall
#nature
151 reads
29 Comments
Ahavati
Poem Published
29th Oct 2019 10:47pm
29th Oct 2019 10:47pm
The Champion of the World
Those who recognize Love
are lichen to its presence:
particularly poverty—
a pauper in the dell
with a cozy caravan
poached breakfast
and mechanical garage;
a widower unshaped
by societal mold
and a motherless boy eager to learn
is all it took to save the world
despite unbecoming behavior
of a profit monger—
not the Queen's Guard
upholding monarchy rules;
nor barristers in fancy suits—
but, a wealth of togetherness ...
are lichen to its presence:
particularly poverty—
a pauper in the dell
with a cozy caravan
poached breakfast
and mechanical garage;
a widower unshaped
by societal mold
and a motherless boy eager to learn
is all it took to save the world
despite unbecoming behavior
of a profit monger—
not the Queen's Guard
upholding monarchy rules;
nor barristers in fancy suits—
but, a wealth of togetherness ...
#love
#spiritual
#morality #poverty
#morality #poverty
254 reads
20 Comments
Eerie
Poem Published
3rd Nov 2019 4:35pm
3rd Nov 2019 4:35pm
“I’m Not Fat, I’m Curvy”
..no, you’re fat.
And it’s more than
just an offensive truth—
it’s an uncomfortable truth.
Uncomfortable to stand or walk
for long periods of time.
Uncomfortable to sit in certain
types of chairs.
Uncomfortable eating in front
of other people because your
conscious of your “self” and so
are “they”.
Uncomfortable in knowing
that if you don’t apply the
breaks and put it in reverse—
...your heart is going to throw
a white flag.
You haven’t gotten here because ...
And it’s more than
just an offensive truth—
it’s an uncomfortable truth.
Uncomfortable to stand or walk
for long periods of time.
Uncomfortable to sit in certain
types of chairs.
Uncomfortable eating in front
of other people because your
conscious of your “self” and so
are “they”.
Uncomfortable in knowing
that if you don’t apply the
breaks and put it in reverse—
...your heart is going to throw
a white flag.
You haven’t gotten here because ...
#anger
#love
#honesty
110 reads
26 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
30th Oct 2019 2:00am
30th Oct 2019 2:00am
sitting alone in some far off corner
when you write
poetry---
write like your neck is in a
noose and flames are shooting
out of your ass
when you write
poetry---
write like you are punching
your way through a brick
wall to rip the heart out of
whoever is standing on the
other side
when you write
poetry---
write like you're driving a
nail through the hand
of Christ
when you write
poetry---
write like you only have
minutes to live and the
last words will show the
real...
poetry---
write like your neck is in a
noose and flames are shooting
out of your ass
when you write
poetry---
write like you are punching
your way through a brick
wall to rip the heart out of
whoever is standing on the
other side
when you write
poetry---
write like you're driving a
nail through the hand
of Christ
when you write
poetry---
write like you only have
minutes to live and the
last words will show the
real...
#honesty
#humankind
#frustration #disappointment
#frustration #disappointment
101 reads
27 Comments
Josh
Poem Published
9th Nov 2019 10:16pm
9th Nov 2019 10:16pm
On Writing A Poem During An Autumnal Evening
Every moment marks a shaded encounter
a palpitation sweating in the wings
forgetting lines I blabber breathless banter
whilst adults try to figure serious things
and as the pen rolls out the line with caution
the muse looks on and wonders if she shall
decide to gift the scene with inspiration
or let the poet flounder, feeling small
the one thing learned from years of tortured writing
is not to push too hard, or else the muse
will say “his mind is closed, I will not fight him
he’s left no room, there’s nothing I can do”
...
a palpitation sweating in the wings
forgetting lines I blabber breathless banter
whilst adults try to figure serious things
and as the pen rolls out the line with caution
the muse looks on and wonders if she shall
decide to gift the scene with inspiration
or let the poet flounder, feeling small
the one thing learned from years of tortured writing
is not to push too hard, or else the muse
will say “his mind is closed, I will not fight him
he’s left no room, there’s nothing I can do”
...
#LifeAsAWriter
#TruthOfLife
#WritingPoetry
82 reads
22 Comments
_boybrains
Poem Published
26th Oct 2019 3:03pm
26th Oct 2019 3:03pm
five foot six tranny.
i don't mind
the jab of a
pen
or
a butcher
who's knife is
compensating
or
an angry snowflake
who wants to pronounce
me dead
or
the chaser who asks
the state of my
downstairs
or
the dude that
hand shandys to
my six word stories.
it's still fucking
poetry ...
even if i'm a
five foot six
tranny.
...
the jab of a
pen
or
a butcher
who's knife is
compensating
or
an angry snowflake
who wants to pronounce
me dead
or
the chaser who asks
the state of my
downstairs
or
the dude that
hand shandys to
my six word stories.
it's still fucking
poetry ...
even if i'm a
five foot six
tranny.
...
#LGBT
#bullying
#confessional
#LifeAsAWriter
#minimalist
21 reads
22 Comments
LilDragonFly
Poem Published
3rd Nov 2019 11:12am
3rd Nov 2019 11:12am
L'Automne
Wispy winds first
hint
as leaves scrap
across the greyness
While westerly shadows
drag haggard fingers
defying insistent dusk
its orangey blaze
An incipient chill
now reveals
as it steals
Sol's waning power
Each lone hour
now foreshortens
portends
each and every ending
Leaving me again
here
so crystal clear
within my denouement
hint
as leaves scrap
across the greyness
While westerly shadows
drag haggard fingers
defying insistent dusk
its orangey blaze
An incipient chill
now reveals
as it steals
Sol's waning power
Each lone hour
now foreshortens
portends
each and every ending
Leaving me again
here
so crystal clear
within my denouement
#fall
72 reads
19 Comments
buddhakitty
Poem Published
24th Oct 2019 4:37am
24th Oct 2019 4:37am
trauma
sometimes
scars from
wounds are
crowns of
victory that
show the
world we
are still here
scars from
wounds are
crowns of
victory that
show the
world we
are still here
#strength
#courage
73 reads
15 Comments
Josh
Poem Published
1st Nov 2019 1:54pm
1st Nov 2019 1:54pm
A Stretched Limerick
The road to hell is paved with good intentions …”
that’s why ‘the good’ precipitate detentions
for worshiping the idol
makes people fratricidal --
I know it’s old but thought it worth a mention.
that’s why ‘the good’ precipitate detentions
for worshiping the idol
makes people fratricidal --
I know it’s old but thought it worth a mention.
#corruption
#religion
#HumanRights
#philosophical
#morality
117 reads
13 Comments
_boybrains
Poem Published
29th Oct 2019 10:57am
29th Oct 2019 10:57am
facial
wets
reh ni
detnalp
ecaf ym
dnuof sehs
netfo si ti.
reh ni
detnalp
ecaf ym
dnuof sehs
netfo si ti.
#LifeStruggles
#confessional
#minimalist
25 reads
26 Comments
Sky_dancer
Poem Published
19th Oct 2019 11:04am
19th Oct 2019 11:04am
Find the Light
Find a way to the light, my friend,
Break through the husk of pain.
Coming out of this cave of shadows,
I
After the drought... here comes the rain.
Tribes of red, crying tears of oil,
Prayer flags torn from the wind,
Black, blue, green, gold, all lives matter, friend, What left hand giveth - Right rescinds.
Plastic seas...
Feed silicone trees,
Abandon flesh
For circuitries.
We can not breathe
without these leaves, ...
Break through the husk of pain.
Coming out of this cave of shadows,
I
After the drought... here comes the rain.
Tribes of red, crying tears of oil,
Prayer flags torn from the wind,
Black, blue, green, gold, all lives matter, friend, What left hand giveth - Right rescinds.
Plastic seas...
Feed silicone trees,
Abandon flesh
For circuitries.
We can not breathe
without these leaves, ...
#environment
92 reads
16 Comments
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