Submissions by Gahddess_Worship (Osomajestuoso)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Writing poetry is the catalyst in my quest for authenticity and the conduit through which I express my deepest thoughts and emotions.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Aug 2015 11:48pm
11th Aug 2015 11:48pm
DOWNTOWN SCENERY
On my way to the office
just stepped off the bus
the hot and oh so humid air
feels comfortable on my face
a welcome sensation
after riding in that public transit
walk-in-freezer
Crossing Main
with the light-rail train approaching
I stop in my tracks
on the tracks
in stunned reverence
for the beauty I see
standing on the opposite corner
beeeeeeeeeeeeep!
Tall, brunette
with emerald eyes set
in a flawless porcelain face
a cheerful, knee-length,
floral print, Summer dress
with exposed...
just stepped off the bus
the hot and oh so humid air
feels comfortable on my face
a welcome sensation
after riding in that public transit
walk-in-freezer
Crossing Main
with the light-rail train approaching
I stop in my tracks
on the tracks
in stunned reverence
for the beauty I see
standing on the opposite corner
beeeeeeeeeeeeep!
Tall, brunette
with emerald eyes set
in a flawless porcelain face
a cheerful, knee-length,
floral print, Summer dress
with exposed...
978 reads
16 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
7th Aug 2015 8:48pm
7th Aug 2015 8:48pm
IDENTITY
You say
like me you want to be
you don’t know me
I barely know myself
You see
my bright and happy flag
flapping in the sea breeze
not knowing
it tops the mast
of the vast shipwreck
lying beneath the surface
You think
I don’t hurt as much as you do?
that I don’t fear?
of these I am, at times, paralyzed
let not my cheery disposition
deceive you
You must understand
we all experience
equal parts tragedy, comedy and drama
and the panoply of their inherent...
like me you want to be
you don’t know me
I barely know myself
You see
my bright and happy flag
flapping in the sea breeze
not knowing
it tops the mast
of the vast shipwreck
lying beneath the surface
You think
I don’t hurt as much as you do?
that I don’t fear?
of these I am, at times, paralyzed
let not my cheery disposition
deceive you
You must understand
we all experience
equal parts tragedy, comedy and drama
and the panoply of their inherent...
#identity
#motivational
1059 reads
5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Aug 2015 5:49pm
7th Aug 2015 5:49pm
Senryu Study
(Composed for the SENRYU 575 competition)
She, in the mirror
sees all her flaws reflected
I see a goddess
My hips way too big
skin too white and breasts too small
Rubenesque delight
The truly strong man
with self confidence to spare
is kind above all
She, in the mirror
sees all her flaws reflected
I see a goddess
My hips way too big
skin too white and breasts too small
Rubenesque delight
The truly strong man
with self confidence to spare
is kind above all
660 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Aug 2015 6:43pm
5th Aug 2015 6:43pm
Spring & Summer Haikus
(Written for the Spring/Summer Haiku competition)
Buds like newborn babes
in colorful screams awake
Springtime’s fertile flaunt
Hints of red and pink
through the sheer white fabric flash
sweet Summer surprise
Hot pavement steaming
sun-kissed diamonds cascading
blessed Summer rain
Buds like newborn babes
in colorful screams awake
Springtime’s fertile flaunt
Hints of red and pink
through the sheer white fabric flash
sweet Summer surprise
Hot pavement steaming
sun-kissed diamonds cascading
blessed Summer rain
725 reads
10 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
16th Jul 2015 6:09pm
16th Jul 2015 6:09pm
WELCOME HOME
(Written for the "DU Poetry is..." competition)
Pass through the gates
of the Deep Underground
where word-lovers, poets
and storytellers abound
Come, express with authenticity
your exhilarating vulnerability
whether erotic, quixotic or dramatic
happy, sad or the bats in your attic
We welcome the genuine you
knowing you are someone who
will make us laugh, cry and smile
elevating the art with singular style
Pass through the gates
of the Deep Underground
where word-lovers, poets
and storytellers abound
Come, express with authenticity
your exhilarating vulnerability
whether erotic, quixotic or dramatic
happy, sad or the bats in your attic
We welcome the genuine you
knowing you are someone who
will make us laugh, cry and smile
elevating the art with singular style
#DeepUndergroundPoetry
744 reads
6 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
30th Jun 2015 00:40am
30th Jun 2015 00:40am
ABANDONED PALETTE
The old master cedes
her beauty defies capture
by mere paint and brush
(Photo is of Eugène-Delacroix's palette)
her beauty defies capture
by mere paint and brush
(Photo is of Eugène-Delacroix's palette)
863 reads
12 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
26th Jun 2015 8:36pm
26th Jun 2015 8:36pm
PEACE
In wind she whispers
calling to me from the trees
come and in me rest
calling to me from the trees
come and in me rest
1092 reads
14 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
8th Jun 2015 11:32pm
8th Jun 2015 11:32pm
OLLY OLLY OXEN FREE
Written for the "Saddest Lines" competition
Painting: "Mother and Child" by Pablo Picasso
The saddest thing
I can't even remember
I was six
she was there
my mom
and then she wasn't
no one will tell me
when she'll be back
or where she has gone
just the Lord's Prayer
said by my bedside
to help me along
Now a middle-aged man
I still cry bitter tears
I can't remember her
only pictures
it seems we had a good time
when will the...
Painting: "Mother and Child" by Pablo Picasso
The saddest thing
I can't even remember
I was six
she was there
my mom
and then she wasn't
no one will tell me
when she'll be back
or where she has gone
just the Lord's Prayer
said by my bedside
to help me along
Now a middle-aged man
I still cry bitter tears
I can't remember her
only pictures
it seems we had a good time
when will the...
1105 reads
13 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
3rd Jun 2015 7:06pm
3rd Jun 2015 7:06pm
POETDITTY
(Sung to the tune of Waylon Jennings' "Momma Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys"-intended to be funny not inflammatory, after all I'm a member of the tribe)
*"Momma don’t let your babies"
grow up to be poets
don’t let’em write stanzas
or live in a loft
expose ‘em to hard labor
before they go soft
"Momma don’t let your babies"
grow up to be poets
they always complain
and the best are insane
pining for someone they love
* Quoted verbatim from Waylon Jennings' song,...
*"Momma don’t let your babies"
grow up to be poets
don’t let’em write stanzas
or live in a loft
expose ‘em to hard labor
before they go soft
"Momma don’t let your babies"
grow up to be poets
they always complain
and the best are insane
pining for someone they love
* Quoted verbatim from Waylon Jennings' song,...
1063 reads
12 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
2nd Jun 2015 8:04pm
2nd Jun 2015 8:04pm
TWO HAIKUS
NO ESCAPE
Once green leaves plummet
desiccated of purpose
thus all wilts and dies
NIGHT SHIFT
Skeletal trees shake
headstones topple and in two break
dirt flies the dead rise
Once green leaves plummet
desiccated of purpose
thus all wilts and dies
NIGHT SHIFT
Skeletal trees shake
headstones topple and in two break
dirt flies the dead rise
876 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
6th May 2015 8:49pm
6th May 2015 8:49pm
Battle Rages Within
Erotic thoughts fill my head
Stream out through my fingers
Onto the pure white page
Beautiful words? Or, inappropriate lurid stains?
Is it wrong to find another female form alluring?
Are not the sensual curves just as beautiful?
The pleasure of consummated love as powerful?
Have I no concept of propriety and self control?
Is my true self awakened?
As Smeagol cum Gollum
I am racked with the pain of duplicity
Seemingly destined to destroy what is precious
The incessant battle rages on...
Stream out through my fingers
Onto the pure white page
Beautiful words? Or, inappropriate lurid stains?
Is it wrong to find another female form alluring?
Are not the sensual curves just as beautiful?
The pleasure of consummated love as powerful?
Have I no concept of propriety and self control?
Is my true self awakened?
As Smeagol cum Gollum
I am racked with the pain of duplicity
Seemingly destined to destroy what is precious
The incessant battle rages on...
#love
#conflict
#erotic
#confessional
#LifeAsAWriter
962 reads
11 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
6th May 2015 7:17am
6th May 2015 7:17am
FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND
(This piece, based on the Elton John song of the same name and best read while listening to the music)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3p_xAToFzck
Solemni Pompa
Under a dark gray sky
the mourners come
beckoned by the church bells toll
and a distant organs lament
undeterred by the chill Winter wind
they come to remember
the life of a friend
Alta Tristitiam
The church doors swing wide
the mourners enter in
greeted by the...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=3p_xAToFzck
Solemni Pompa
Under a dark gray sky
the mourners come
beckoned by the church bells toll
and a distant organs lament
undeterred by the chill Winter wind
they come to remember
the life of a friend
Alta Tristitiam
The church doors swing wide
the mourners enter in
greeted by the...
855 reads
7 Comments
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