Submissions by Ely (E.A.Rothwell)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
If I could explain, I would have... but then I would not need to write the poem... art happens... sometimes it comes easy, often not. I can't explain.
in the style of Limerick,
The Oval Office is afflicted
with a resident addicted
to soothe his fragile ego with hommage... so
Is it any wonder
that the country falls asunder
as he panders to his base and makes frottage?
with a resident addicted
to soothe his fragile ego with hommage... so
Is it any wonder
that the country falls asunder
as he panders to his base and makes frottage?
#lies
#limerick
#CallToAction #frustration
#CallToAction #frustration
480 reads
4 Comments
I Been Wonderin'
Lately, I been wonderin'...
how come the World is in such an ugly mess?
I mean 'sides the fact we been screwin' it up ever since we got here...?
What is it?
Jus' too many of us?
Perhaps God is perusing the possibilities ... for wiping us off the face of the Earth…
...like complete annihilation…
starting anew...
Ya think?
how come the World is in such an ugly mess?
I mean 'sides the fact we been screwin' it up ever since we got here...?
What is it?
Jus' too many of us?
Perhaps God is perusing the possibilities ... for wiping us off the face of the Earth…
...like complete annihilation…
starting anew...
Ya think?
#anxiety
#satirical
#philosophical
399 reads
4 Comments
Little Things
A tender word...
A loving touch...
A little thing
that means so much...
A loving touch...
A little thing
that means so much...
#kindness
#strength
#spiritual
#support
#respect
430 reads
4 Comments
Mulish
Sure, I know it's not
as bad as all that.
But, try telling me that.
as bad as all that.
But, try telling me that.
#anxiety
#LifeChangingMoment
408 reads
2 Comments
Dear Supreme Being...
Dear Supreme Being...
I don't know who you are...
or what you are...
or even if you are...
But I figure you gotta be more reasonable
than the average Human Being...
So... I been thinkin'... Maybe y'all would be up
for takin' a look at this shit that's goin' on over here?
And maybe help us out?
I mean, Supreme Being...
that I haven't a clue... how to do... what I know's
the right thing... I mean not without doing wrong...
Thanks for Listenin', Sincerely, Me
PS... not to pressure you or...
I don't know who you are...
or what you are...
or even if you are...
But I figure you gotta be more reasonable
than the average Human Being...
So... I been thinkin'... Maybe y'all would be up
for takin' a look at this shit that's goin' on over here?
And maybe help us out?
I mean, Supreme Being...
that I haven't a clue... how to do... what I know's
the right thing... I mean not without doing wrong...
Thanks for Listenin', Sincerely, Me
PS... not to pressure you or...
#anger
#anxiety
#corruption
#CallToAction
#greed
490 reads
4 Comments
haiku #9 ...hammock-in-the-woods
Surrounded...
by curtains of cricket-noise
I sleep...
by curtains of cricket-noise
I sleep...
#peace
401 reads
2 Comments
Confidence
If you
cook it with confidence...
and serve it with
...confidence...
They will eat it with confidence...
cook it with confidence...
and serve it with
...confidence...
They will eat it with confidence...
#SelfDiscovery
445 reads
4 Comments
minimal?
obsess
on
less...
on
less...
#LifeStruggles
541 reads
7 Comments
Don't Do It
Putting yourself down is a waste of time
There's a whole bunch of people out there
more than wiilling
to do it for you.
There's a whole bunch of people out there
more than wiilling
to do it for you.
#LifeChangingMoment
#philosophical
382 reads
3 Comments
Moonlight
Moonlight splinters
through the trees
soft sprinkles
on my cheeks
leaves...
through the trees
soft sprinkles
on my cheeks
leaves...
#trees
#moon
#nature
487 reads
7 Comments
Contemplating Infinity
When I was just nine...
my father told me
the definition... of
infinity.
"It goes on forever,"
That's what Daddy said.
And I gotta tell ya... that
messed with my head.
I tried to figure it out... and
struggled to think it through,
but I'd never before encountered
something I couldn't... even... imagine.
I still can't see it... but apparently
maths and science still can't agree
On the nature of...
freak-me-out... In-fi-ni-ty.
my father told me
the definition... of
infinity.
"It goes on forever,"
That's what Daddy said.
And I gotta tell ya... that
messed with my head.
I tried to figure it out... and
struggled to think it through,
but I'd never before encountered
something I couldn't... even... imagine.
I still can't see it... but apparently
maths and science still can't agree
On the nature of...
freak-me-out... In-fi-ni-ty.
#science
#MentalHealth
#frustration
499 reads
7 Comments
The Gift
Why is it that Love...
and the lack thereof
Seem always to summon the Muse
from within?
Is that first intimation
of word exploration
inspired by Eros?
Of that I'm not sure.
More likely it's Enyo
who'se doing the prodding
or her brother Ares,
the Greek Gods of War.
There's nothing like heartbreak
to fuel inspiration
and focus the anger
we feel when we're wronged.
So we take what we're given...
and cherish our Muse for
our pain is the gift
that will fuel our song.
...
and the lack thereof
Seem always to summon the Muse
from within?
Is that first intimation
of word exploration
inspired by Eros?
Of that I'm not sure.
More likely it's Enyo
who'se doing the prodding
or her brother Ares,
the Greek Gods of War.
There's nothing like heartbreak
to fuel inspiration
and focus the anger
we feel when we're wronged.
So we take what we're given...
and cherish our Muse for
our pain is the gift
that will fuel our song.
...
#LifeStruggles
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry #mythology
#WritingPoetry #mythology
415 reads
2 Comments
DU Poetry : Submissions by Ely (E.A.Rothwell)