Submissions by FamaSemperVivat
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write/experiment with many forms, including shape, acrostic and haiku. Visit my blog at Check out my blog Poets In Training at as well.
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
22nd May 2011 2:34pm
22nd May 2011 2:34pm
Sea Song (30 word short poem)
The trumpet of the conch shell
sounds across the sea.
Calling to the creatures there and then,
floats gently to the surface.
For humankind to see,
like teardrops for eternity.
sounds across the sea.
Calling to the creatures there and then,
floats gently to the surface.
For humankind to see,
like teardrops for eternity.
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STORY POEM
Published
18th May 2011 7:46pm
18th May 2011 7:46pm
My Dragon Spirit
My Dragon Spirit's got control
Where she'll take me I do not know
Will her tale have a Celtic flair?
Or will she pull it from thin air.
My pen's under a dragon's spell,
what tale is told I cannot tell..
Will she tell us of days long gone?
Or teach about the Dragon's Song
I hear her voice inside my head
I do not fear, nor do I dread..
Her voice softly gentle to me,
defies the image man does see.
A Dragon look is fierce, yet can be--
gentle, loving to those she sees.
Where she'll take me I do not know
Will her tale have a Celtic flair?
Or will she pull it from thin air.
My pen's under a dragon's spell,
what tale is told I cannot tell..
Will she tell us of days long gone?
Or teach about the Dragon's Song
I hear her voice inside my head
I do not fear, nor do I dread..
Her voice softly gentle to me,
defies the image man does see.
A Dragon look is fierce, yet can be--
gentle, loving to those she sees.
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LOVE POEM
Published
15th May 2011 5:06pm
15th May 2011 5:06pm
Love is Just a Fleeting Thing
Oh, love is just a fleeting thing
Some see it as a passing fling,
While others grasp and hold on tight
With grip so hard it makes men fight
Now once the love I had for you
would make me glad but now I'm blue
for your love it no longer shines
like sun and stars 'til end of time
To heaven's gate you've gone today,
it's here on earth where I must stay
All alone and lost I shall be
'til Gabriel's horn calls to me
Again I'll see your shining face
with hearts as one we shall embrace
Our love on earth no longer true
For love...
Some see it as a passing fling,
While others grasp and hold on tight
With grip so hard it makes men fight
Now once the love I had for you
would make me glad but now I'm blue
for your love it no longer shines
like sun and stars 'til end of time
To heaven's gate you've gone today,
it's here on earth where I must stay
All alone and lost I shall be
'til Gabriel's horn calls to me
Again I'll see your shining face
with hearts as one we shall embrace
Our love on earth no longer true
For love...
#love
#quatrain
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SELF POEM
Published
12th May 2011 6:59pm
12th May 2011 6:59pm
Frozen in Time
I cannot speak, I cannot move,
I can only watch and listen.
While others 'round me frantically,
fear that the worst has happened.
Please! I scream within my mind,
I'm still here don't panic so.
Though I might appear absent here,
just look into my eyes you'll see.
I'm locked between then and now,
as time moves on around me.
While I can see and I can hear,
all that's going on.
I can't respond so all can see,
I'm trapped in another realm.
Soon I know I'll again be free,
to move about and speak.
But for now, I...
I can only watch and listen.
While others 'round me frantically,
fear that the worst has happened.
Please! I scream within my mind,
I'm still here don't panic so.
Though I might appear absent here,
just look into my eyes you'll see.
I'm locked between then and now,
as time moves on around me.
While I can see and I can hear,
all that's going on.
I can't respond so all can see,
I'm trapped in another realm.
Soon I know I'll again be free,
to move about and speak.
But for now, I...
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th May 2011 3:02am
12th May 2011 3:02am
Meeting of the Muses
Calliope and Euterpe alwaysseem
to be nagging me,
On my shoulders they are poised,
planting thoughts and making noise.
Then up jumps Terpsichore
with her sing-song voice,
and now my poetry
starts on another course.
But Thalia chimes in and tells a joke,
a bit of humor now is invoked.
Clio now she is miffed, "Where's the history?"
So now I'm really in a tiff.
Erato cries, "Where's your heart!?"
Her passionate scream gives me a start.
Urania says, "Remember the Stars!"
I'd rather be eating a...
to be nagging me,
On my shoulders they are poised,
planting thoughts and making noise.
Then up jumps Terpsichore
with her sing-song voice,
and now my poetry
starts on another course.
But Thalia chimes in and tells a joke,
a bit of humor now is invoked.
Clio now she is miffed, "Where's the history?"
So now I'm really in a tiff.
Erato cries, "Where's your heart!?"
Her passionate scream gives me a start.
Urania says, "Remember the Stars!"
I'd rather be eating a...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
11th May 2011 8:24am
11th May 2011 8:24am
Red Granite Stone
Only a red granite stone marks where I lay
No words of love or wonder on it say
Who I was or if I had been loved
Soon lost to all but God up above
Amongst the headstones of those long gone
I lay there quietly under that red granite stone
Soon any who knew of my birth
Will also lie quietly beneath the earth
Then only this red granite stone
will be here to say that I was born
No time to live, my life taken away
I died upon my first birthday
This red granite stone will always be
the only home ever known to me
An...
No words of love or wonder on it say
Who I was or if I had been loved
Soon lost to all but God up above
Amongst the headstones of those long gone
I lay there quietly under that red granite stone
Soon any who knew of my birth
Will also lie quietly beneath the earth
Then only this red granite stone
will be here to say that I was born
No time to live, my life taken away
I died upon my first birthday
This red granite stone will always be
the only home ever known to me
An...
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STORY POEM
Published
10th May 2011 8:42pm
10th May 2011 8:42pm
Mists of Avalon
Within the mists of Avalon;
came visions of two hearts as one.
To her the vision has revealed;
a steed, a man with sword and shield .
And pressing hand to heart she said,
"This is the one whom I will wed."
To him her eyes of azure deep,
so lovely he began to weep.
From tourmaline to lavender,
he gazed into those eyes of hers.
Until those changing pools of light,
told him she was to be his wife.
The Great Dragon of sacred tales,
appeared before them to regale.
With the Celtic Goddess by his side,
to tell them...
came visions of two hearts as one.
To her the vision has revealed;
a steed, a man with sword and shield .
And pressing hand to heart she said,
"This is the one whom I will wed."
To him her eyes of azure deep,
so lovely he began to weep.
From tourmaline to lavender,
he gazed into those eyes of hers.
Until those changing pools of light,
told him she was to be his wife.
The Great Dragon of sacred tales,
appeared before them to regale.
With the Celtic Goddess by his side,
to tell them...
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
9th May 2011 4:28pm
9th May 2011 4:28pm
A forgotten Mother's Day
A forgotten mother am I
I just want to sit and cry,
My son it seems has went away
And refuses to remember Mother's Day
Wonder if he's still aware
That I even exist out there
I bet if I won the lottery
He'd be around for all to see.
But since I can't buy him things
I'm nothing more than broken strings
A puppet he can no longer control
No longer a part of the whole
Tossed aside like yesterday's trash
Because I can no longer give him cash
I'm not worth his time you see,
I guess I just...
I just want to sit and cry,
My son it seems has went away
And refuses to remember Mother's Day
Wonder if he's still aware
That I even exist out there
I bet if I won the lottery
He'd be around for all to see.
But since I can't buy him things
I'm nothing more than broken strings
A puppet he can no longer control
No longer a part of the whole
Tossed aside like yesterday's trash
Because I can no longer give him cash
I'm not worth his time you see,
I guess I just...
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STORY POEM
Published
8th May 2011 4:28pm
8th May 2011 4:28pm
Contemplation
As I had closed my eyes last night,
a flash of blue just caught my sight
Soon this had turned to shades of black
as shades of purple drew me back.
Then a rainbow came into view
a phantasm from reds to blues
Then a curtain began to fall
but an orb of light centered all
Soon the light a hue of blue
softened what then came into view
A flash of golden on my right,
a smiling face came into sight.
As I entered a dreamlike state,
colors blend to reveal my fate
a flash of blue just caught my sight
Soon this had turned to shades of black
as shades of purple drew me back.
Then a rainbow came into view
a phantasm from reds to blues
Then a curtain began to fall
but an orb of light centered all
Soon the light a hue of blue
softened what then came into view
A flash of golden on my right,
a smiling face came into sight.
As I entered a dreamlike state,
colors blend to reveal my fate
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STORY POEM
Published
8th May 2011 4:06pm
8th May 2011 4:06pm
Mystical Tales
Mystical tales from ancient lands
A mighty dragon he regales
nature's elements hands to hands
Mystical tales
Elementals in mystic veils
Faeries circle in forest stands
Bless knights in search of holy grails
Celtic lore tells of holy lands
of dragons, and the banshee wails
How death was served with loving hands
Mystical tales
A mighty dragon he regales
nature's elements hands to hands
Mystical tales
Elementals in mystic veils
Faeries circle in forest stands
Bless knights in search of holy grails
Celtic lore tells of holy lands
of dragons, and the banshee wails
How death was served with loving hands
Mystical tales
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STORY POEM
Published
7th May 2011 6:06pm
7th May 2011 6:06pm
Dragons
Dragons of myth and mystery,
Are you just gone so we can't see?
Or are you in another realm
Slaves with new masters at the helm
No more splendor from devotees
Dragons of myth and mystery
Have you heard the banshee's wail?
Have you followed another trail?
Are you waiting for man to fail
Hidden in the mists of the dale
Dragons of myth and mystery
Mankind fears what they cannot see
So painted with an evil smile
and tattered wings that span a mile
You lay in wait so silently
Dragons of myth and mystery
Are you just gone so we can't see?
Or are you in another realm
Slaves with new masters at the helm
No more splendor from devotees
Dragons of myth and mystery
Have you heard the banshee's wail?
Have you followed another trail?
Are you waiting for man to fail
Hidden in the mists of the dale
Dragons of myth and mystery
Mankind fears what they cannot see
So painted with an evil smile
and tattered wings that span a mile
You lay in wait so silently
Dragons of myth and mystery
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UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
7th May 2011 7:50am
7th May 2011 7:50am
Recipe for Disaster
In a very large bowl, place three unrelated thoughts, separated from a swiss cheese brain.
Whip into frenzy, then add a dash of confusion and beat until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
In saucepan mix a cup or two of strength and courage, with a just pinch of stubbornness.
Let it come to a full rolling boil over medium heat stirring constantly until
mixture forms a hard ball when dropping in cold water;
remove from heat and pout into the large bowl of unrelated thoughts
in a fine stream beating constantly until glossy, continue beating until gloss subsides....
Whip into frenzy, then add a dash of confusion and beat until stiff peaks form. Set aside.
In saucepan mix a cup or two of strength and courage, with a just pinch of stubbornness.
Let it come to a full rolling boil over medium heat stirring constantly until
mixture forms a hard ball when dropping in cold water;
remove from heat and pout into the large bowl of unrelated thoughts
in a fine stream beating constantly until glossy, continue beating until gloss subsides....
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