Submissions by JusTim_
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Remember the past, plan for the future, but live for today, because yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come
Flightless
Through the open panes I ponder
a nightingale lost in flight
singing to me a soulful song
Her beak barely quivers but her sound
it resonates deep
waiting for me to gain my wings
But I am flightless
even my thoughts are capped
in a bottled-up breeze
I long to feel again
freedom amongst a pristine sky
Come into my window
and help me float away
if only through waning eyes
Release these chains
that restrict and restrain
holding me back
make me relative again
Be the pull to...
a nightingale lost in flight
singing to me a soulful song
Her beak barely quivers but her sound
it resonates deep
waiting for me to gain my wings
But I am flightless
even my thoughts are capped
in a bottled-up breeze
I long to feel again
freedom amongst a pristine sky
Come into my window
and help me float away
if only through waning eyes
Release these chains
that restrict and restrain
holding me back
make me relative again
Be the pull to...
668 reads
10 Comments
Brave: Gravity
Petals: pristine~pure desire float
lullabies roam aspheric space
touches reached just out of scope
Brave: gravity glides on outspread wings
with the willow weeping sullenly low
blanket in balance a presence bestows
Tight: comfort held in passion's show
lightening a starless~sterile sky
sacred secrets whispered overnight
Dawn: feelings warmed on nature's bed
dew drops glisten upon peril's view
rhythmic swirls arise affectless anew
lullabies roam aspheric space
touches reached just out of scope
Brave: gravity glides on outspread wings
with the willow weeping sullenly low
blanket in balance a presence bestows
Tight: comfort held in passion's show
lightening a starless~sterile sky
sacred secrets whispered overnight
Dawn: feelings warmed on nature's bed
dew drops glisten upon peril's view
rhythmic swirls arise affectless anew
606 reads
2 Comments
fuchsia blooms suckle (tanka)
fuchsia blooms suckle
scenic whiffs on sultry wind
in cloud-filled dreams still
shaken with a poignant sting
trapped in seaside's rustic pine
scenic whiffs on sultry wind
in cloud-filled dreams still
shaken with a poignant sting
trapped in seaside's rustic pine
600 reads
10 Comments
Waiting To Bleed
Stroll the narrow path through sensitivity
Life's will cramped as a camped companion
Lost and lonely just waiting to bleed
Never knowing you're all I need
Society, spilt out onto the sidewalks
Leading to a nether land
One by one and two by two
Are you me or am I you
Trouble on a tilted plane
Discovering nothing at all again
Not here today not gone tomorrow
Suffer the silence, spill your sorrow
Nothing's real but the pain I feel
One more sip off the bottle let me steal
Chasing hard choices in a soft supple...
Life's will cramped as a camped companion
Lost and lonely just waiting to bleed
Never knowing you're all I need
Society, spilt out onto the sidewalks
Leading to a nether land
One by one and two by two
Are you me or am I you
Trouble on a tilted plane
Discovering nothing at all again
Not here today not gone tomorrow
Suffer the silence, spill your sorrow
Nothing's real but the pain I feel
One more sip off the bottle let me steal
Chasing hard choices in a soft supple...
606 reads
12 Comments
Breaking Me Apart
Wafts of a relentless rain remain
change in chilled air stifles the night
heavy hearts hopelessly rearranged
me looking at you
you looking at me
but neither of us see
winds drifting in
winds drifting out
pulling us apart
Sunshine spilt all her dreams
into a bucket of mystery
one we reached for but was
filled only with pride and misery
lonely clouds drift away
along side of you
looking back at me
but not able to see
breaking us apart
breaking me apart
change in chilled air stifles the night
heavy hearts hopelessly rearranged
me looking at you
you looking at me
but neither of us see
winds drifting in
winds drifting out
pulling us apart
Sunshine spilt all her dreams
into a bucket of mystery
one we reached for but was
filled only with pride and misery
lonely clouds drift away
along side of you
looking back at me
but not able to see
breaking us apart
breaking me apart
699 reads
8 Comments
A Choir Of One
Sun drips her smile off my cheek
interrupting moments weak
a hummingbird hovers
outside the pane
of my half-opened window
trying to capture the drops
of sugar falling off my lips
but no one wants to hear a choir of one
even if filled with love
notes sour
in an empty breeze
no apparent harmony
salt seeks her home
recover what's seen
backdrop to discovery
Stolen dreams drift off without me
watched under the heat of day
burnt into oblivion
under two-bit glass
cutting at the heart of...
interrupting moments weak
a hummingbird hovers
outside the pane
of my half-opened window
trying to capture the drops
of sugar falling off my lips
but no one wants to hear a choir of one
even if filled with love
notes sour
in an empty breeze
no apparent harmony
salt seeks her home
recover what's seen
backdrop to discovery
Stolen dreams drift off without me
watched under the heat of day
burnt into oblivion
under two-bit glass
cutting at the heart of...
748 reads
18 Comments
Shining True
Whispers filter out the scent of delusion
the whippoorwills wallow in a waning sun
and thoughts are on the run
The table's set with mix-matched cups and saucers
the best China's soaking in the sink
and I can no longer think
Blame it on blunders ripping at the seams
me not knowing how to sew
I see why you had to go
Closer I get to the daunting haunts
footsteps roam the hall
waiting for your call
Kisses left along with the weekend
breaths sullenly get slower
better off for even knowing her
...
the whippoorwills wallow in a waning sun
and thoughts are on the run
The table's set with mix-matched cups and saucers
the best China's soaking in the sink
and I can no longer think
Blame it on blunders ripping at the seams
me not knowing how to sew
I see why you had to go
Closer I get to the daunting haunts
footsteps roam the hall
waiting for your call
Kisses left along with the weekend
breaths sullenly get slower
better off for even knowing her
...
707 reads
9 Comments
For You I Have Died
Treasures fill a hollow soul
paper-mache filters through the air
from a once rough exterior
and through cardboard eyes
I see the whole world watching
waiting anxiously
for me to fall apart
Blow by blow I crumble ever so slight
moved in ways I have never known
a puppet to the forces of nature
dangling at the end of my rope
there is no hope
as I sprinkle what's left of me
onto a world full of take
Lifeless I lie
for you I have died.
paper-mache filters through the air
from a once rough exterior
and through cardboard eyes
I see the whole world watching
waiting anxiously
for me to fall apart
Blow by blow I crumble ever so slight
moved in ways I have never known
a puppet to the forces of nature
dangling at the end of my rope
there is no hope
as I sprinkle what's left of me
onto a world full of take
Lifeless I lie
for you I have died.
663 reads
16 Comments
You'll Find Me
Mountain melt trickles a pure innocence
ever closer to her fluent destiny
with each lingering kiss from the sun
Wooded embankments overflow
the ancient river starts to grow
and faster and faster she
pushes her way downstream
Here is where you'll find me
on the side of the bend
at the base of a mighty oak
arising from a seed
splashes falling all around
quenching my need
my need to be free
pushing me to bloom
Here is where you'll find me
growing if only for you
waiting patiently for your soft...
ever closer to her fluent destiny
with each lingering kiss from the sun
Wooded embankments overflow
the ancient river starts to grow
and faster and faster she
pushes her way downstream
Here is where you'll find me
on the side of the bend
at the base of a mighty oak
arising from a seed
splashes falling all around
quenching my need
my need to be free
pushing me to bloom
Here is where you'll find me
growing if only for you
waiting patiently for your soft...
720 reads
11 Comments
Love Lingers
Sweet melodies serenade my mind away
Times were simple and your smile was sweet
Nighttime flashed across the height of my heart
As your echos hummed along to our once true love
Ambient light flickers in the bare of my soul
And this vision is of two, that were meant to be
Life's pull grabbed hold and we were lost
But these feelings I hold for you remain steadfast
Love lingers longing to be one again
To be your knight fighting for your hand
How I miss your soft and sweet embrace
And the flowing of your mane
...
Times were simple and your smile was sweet
Nighttime flashed across the height of my heart
As your echos hummed along to our once true love
Ambient light flickers in the bare of my soul
And this vision is of two, that were meant to be
Life's pull grabbed hold and we were lost
But these feelings I hold for you remain steadfast
Love lingers longing to be one again
To be your knight fighting for your hand
How I miss your soft and sweet embrace
And the flowing of your mane
...
782 reads
16 Comments
Wrap me in your comfort
Wrap me in your comfort
Let me melt inside your eyes
Kiss away my salty tears
Embrace me where you lie
Undress me with your passion
Sooth me with your song
Tease me with your tenderness
Drive me crazy all night long
Be my pillow when I need one
Blanket me with your loving care
Cradle me in your arms of satin
Be the answer to my prayer
Let me melt inside your eyes
Kiss away my salty tears
Embrace me where you lie
Undress me with your passion
Sooth me with your song
Tease me with your tenderness
Drive me crazy all night long
Be my pillow when I need one
Blanket me with your loving care
Cradle me in your arms of satin
Be the answer to my prayer
743 reads
10 Comments
Sense Of Serenity
Sunlight rest as so does she
and into the night
a peaceful light streaks
cross hidden bridges
bringing a sullen sense
of serenity to her sleep
And when light returns again
her eyes like gold will shine
and her heart will beat
while be known my thoughts
alone bare her name
into endless eternity
Shadows take a rightful place
sway with grace and ease
a sacred silhouette beheld
along with breaths captured
in every step I can only see
beyond a...
and into the night
a peaceful light streaks
cross hidden bridges
bringing a sullen sense
of serenity to her sleep
And when light returns again
her eyes like gold will shine
and her heart will beat
while be known my thoughts
alone bare her name
into endless eternity
Shadows take a rightful place
sway with grace and ease
a sacred silhouette beheld
along with breaths captured
in every step I can only see
beyond a...
555 reads
2 Comments
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