Submissions by EmptyTree
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I do not compose the poems. They come to me on their own accord. I simply jot them down on paper.
SELF POEM
Published
29th Dec 2023 7:39pm
29th Dec 2023 7:39pm
Memory
Before the wind blows my last leaf
I pray to keep all my memories with me
That in days of rain up there in heaven
I vision my friends all becoming, and free
Leave nothing left of me here on Earth
Except all the sands that brush rock and dirt
But keep all my memories when I go
The songs, and pain, all that I know
Keep my name, and its memory close
And know I am near when the winds blow
It's all that I ask, and now all I dream;
More profound as the bell rings close it seems
I would leave all treasure to...
I pray to keep all my memories with me
That in days of rain up there in heaven
I vision my friends all becoming, and free
Leave nothing left of me here on Earth
Except all the sands that brush rock and dirt
But keep all my memories when I go
The songs, and pain, all that I know
Keep my name, and its memory close
And know I am near when the winds blow
It's all that I ask, and now all I dream;
More profound as the bell rings close it seems
I would leave all treasure to...
#memories
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1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
25th Jul 2023 3:05pm
25th Jul 2023 3:05pm
Longing
The strong scent of smoke permeated in the air. She was smoking her cigarette and the wind was blowing our way. I could see her hair flowing with it. Behind all the locks I could spot a glimpse of her eyes that held universes I knew nothing of. A world that would forever be lost to me. The sky was a deep blue then. A vast emptiness that seemed to pull me in deeper and deeper. It felt as if the wind was blowing me closer towards the sky; a nostalgia I could feel beneath my skin, eternally trapped in that blue, empty space.
She was someone I wanted to protect all my life. To keep...
She was someone I wanted to protect all my life. To keep...
#love
#UnrequitedLove
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6 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Oct 2020 6:16am
27th Oct 2020 6:16am
Today is the day I
Let the dazzling sun peer through my window
And embrace all life’s promises.
Today is the day I…
Look at my reflection
With a smile.
The day I
Learn how to take steps forward
To loving myself.
…
And I know it’s not going to be an easy journey.
Anxiety waits around every corner.
But I realize that taking that first step
Is opening the door to a world where:
Paper airplanes fly in the sky
And the moon no longer reminds me of goodbyes
Nor the struggles of yesterday
That I...
And embrace all life’s promises.
Today is the day I…
Look at my reflection
With a smile.
The day I
Learn how to take steps forward
To loving myself.
…
And I know it’s not going to be an easy journey.
Anxiety waits around every corner.
But I realize that taking that first step
Is opening the door to a world where:
Paper airplanes fly in the sky
And the moon no longer reminds me of goodbyes
Nor the struggles of yesterday
That I...
#hope
#inspirational
#meditation #SelfWorth
#meditation #SelfWorth
413 reads
6 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Aug 2020 10:07am
27th Aug 2020 10:07am
Pesto
Coffee in my hand
I talked with the moon
In an italian place
Playing a Sinatra tune
We smiled at ducks
Flying across the clouds
And watched night tuck
The sky beyond town
We cursed the politician
And gave our secrets away
Danced at the disco
Wishing we could stay.
Even deities need a break
I was told by the moon
We can count the hours
But days end soon
I talked with the moon
In an italian place
Playing a Sinatra tune
We smiled at ducks
Flying across the clouds
And watched night tuck
The sky beyond town
We cursed the politician
And gave our secrets away
Danced at the disco
Wishing we could stay.
Even deities need a break
I was told by the moon
We can count the hours
But days end soon
#dreams
#moon
#night
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0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Aug 2020 11:37am
14th Aug 2020 11:37am
Should we go too?
To a place where fireflies roam
And birds rule the earth.
There I'll see you again soon
Underneath the gentle moonlight
Waiting the dawn.
Oh, We'll write our names in the sky
Whisper gentle breaths
And bid our goodbyes.
And birds rule the earth.
There I'll see you again soon
Underneath the gentle moonlight
Waiting the dawn.
Oh, We'll write our names in the sky
Whisper gentle breaths
And bid our goodbyes.
#memories
332 reads
5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Feb 2020 8:05am
29th Feb 2020 8:05am
I love you because
You remind me of the smell of coffee
When I no longer have the sense of smell.
Running across a silent city
Screaming at the top of our lungs in excitement.
Getting absolutely lost
When the world is looking for us.
Phone calls at night on my way to work,
Looking over lights reflecting on water.
Waking up next to your silent voice
As you breathe in my ear--
With your head on my chest
Like a baby safe and trusting.
I love you because to you
I'm a good person. I'm kind and...
When I no longer have the sense of smell.
Running across a silent city
Screaming at the top of our lungs in excitement.
Getting absolutely lost
When the world is looking for us.
Phone calls at night on my way to work,
Looking over lights reflecting on water.
Waking up next to your silent voice
As you breathe in my ear--
With your head on my chest
Like a baby safe and trusting.
I love you because to you
I'm a good person. I'm kind and...
#love
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5 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
29th Feb 2020 8:04am
29th Feb 2020 8:04am
Mornings
Listen to the whispers of trees
And gentle peeping of the sunrise
Through dancing curtains
Reaching our pillows.
I wake up
To the softness of your breath
Tickling my ear
Tickling my heart
Wiping sand off your eyes,
Cherishing the wrinkle of your nose
You smile at me
In the good of morning
And I know just who you are
When suddenly the room
Any room at all
Becomes home.
And gentle peeping of the sunrise
Through dancing curtains
Reaching our pillows.
I wake up
To the softness of your breath
Tickling my ear
Tickling my heart
Wiping sand off your eyes,
Cherishing the wrinkle of your nose
You smile at me
In the good of morning
And I know just who you are
When suddenly the room
Any room at all
Becomes home.
#morning
471 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Oct 2019 9:31pm
14th Oct 2019 9:31pm
Burnout
There will come a time when
We reach the end of our match.
When the flame goes cold
And passion becomes a distant memory.
You simply cannot expect
Someone's world to turn forever.
We are human too;
Persevering, however fragile.
And o cursed spite ,
The time will be out of joint
And it will take the effort of two
To set it right.
We reach the end of our match.
When the flame goes cold
And passion becomes a distant memory.
You simply cannot expect
Someone's world to turn forever.
We are human too;
Persevering, however fragile.
And o cursed spite ,
The time will be out of joint
And it will take the effort of two
To set it right.
#FeelingLost
444 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
14th Oct 2019 9:27pm
14th Oct 2019 9:27pm
Summer in the Rain
I can hear the pitter-patter of rain
Dropping on my windowsill;
The beaming car lights that passed us by
As we stood under the same umbrella.
I knew the rainy days were at hand
But you make all the days in my life
Feel like a warm
Summer's day.
Dropping on my windowsill;
The beaming car lights that passed us by
As we stood under the same umbrella.
I knew the rainy days were at hand
But you make all the days in my life
Feel like a warm
Summer's day.
#love
#summer
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1 Comment
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
12th Oct 2019 8:26pm
12th Oct 2019 8:26pm
Things I know nothing about
There are many things I do not know.
But whatever the case may be
For reasons ineffable
We ought to carry on carrying on,
Continually learning about learning,
Dreaming the unimaginable dream,
And live...living
A life unexplainable
And yet entirely comprehensible
A dream.
But whatever the case may be
For reasons ineffable
We ought to carry on carrying on,
Continually learning about learning,
Dreaming the unimaginable dream,
And live...living
A life unexplainable
And yet entirely comprehensible
A dream.
#TruthOfLife
#philosophical
#SelfDiscovery
502 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
6th Oct 2019 1:04pm
6th Oct 2019 1:04pm
Don't get me wrong
One of these days you'll receive a letter
And you'll know who it's from.
It's profuse with the scent of spring
And the color of a million days.
You are strong
Like the mountains against the wind
There is no other you will ever need
To stand immovable amidst adversity
But oh, You'll be loved
With the kind of love you deserve.
That person will look at you
And in one glance know
That life is a blessing.
And your scars will fade
As you remember this warmth.
You will smile
With a smile...
And you'll know who it's from.
It's profuse with the scent of spring
And the color of a million days.
You are strong
Like the mountains against the wind
There is no other you will ever need
To stand immovable amidst adversity
But oh, You'll be loved
With the kind of love you deserve.
That person will look at you
And in one glance know
That life is a blessing.
And your scars will fade
As you remember this warmth.
You will smile
With a smile...
#love
#SelfWorth
667 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Aug 2019 11:02am
25th Aug 2019 11:02am
When do you stop being a poet
When do you stop being a poet, I asked myself.
You stop
When the scent of coffee ceases to please
And you no longer smile at your phone.
On the day you stop listening to music
And singing your favorite songs.
The instant you stop dreaming at night
or hoping to dream,
Or looking back at all your memories
And warming to the thought of many more.
I answered myself:
You do not let go of poetry for not writing.
Life itself, in excitement or boredom,
is a poem.
And simply being...
You stop
When the scent of coffee ceases to please
And you no longer smile at your phone.
On the day you stop listening to music
And singing your favorite songs.
The instant you stop dreaming at night
or hoping to dream,
Or looking back at all your memories
And warming to the thought of many more.
I answered myself:
You do not let go of poetry for not writing.
Life itself, in excitement or boredom,
is a poem.
And simply being...
#WritersBlock
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry #SelfDiscovery
#WritingPoetry #SelfDiscovery
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2 Comments
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