Submissions by NewBeginnings
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
A nature enthusiast, and a connoisseur of art, science, and music. Poetry, as well as music, help me to organize my thoughts, and enable me to express myself in a more constructive and creative fashion.
Indelible She
indelible she...
making her permanent mark
in the heart of me
making her permanent mark
in the heart of me
#love
#romantic
#haiku
#senryu
#admiration
985 reads
47 Comments
The Bridge Between Us (A Light Within)
The bridge we built together
O’ the winds refuse to sway;
For, the bond remains unbroken,
Even while we are away.
The fire felt within our hearts,
So faithfully kept on either side,
Will lead us back across one day,
To meet in the divide.
Prepare us for that special day,
When our paths converge again;
Let the fire within us light the way,
To the perfect place to re-begin.
And until that day arrives for us,
Be safe, my dearest friend,
For, you've become a part of me;
This separation is...
O’ the winds refuse to sway;
For, the bond remains unbroken,
Even while we are away.
The fire felt within our hearts,
So faithfully kept on either side,
Will lead us back across one day,
To meet in the divide.
Prepare us for that special day,
When our paths converge again;
Let the fire within us light the way,
To the perfect place to re-begin.
And until that day arrives for us,
Be safe, my dearest friend,
For, you've become a part of me;
This separation is...
#love
#hope
#separation
#passion
#determination
1713 reads
43 Comments
Return Us to the Light
Take me back to a simpler time,
To a time before the touch of man;
A time before cars and telephone lines,
When Mother Earth still held command.
Take me back to a simpler time,
Long before the wars began;
When bird held dominion over sky
As fish, in water, swam.
O' how the times have changed,
Since the rise of modern man;
We stole dominion from the birds
From the fish, and from the land.
We stole dominion from eachother,
With bombs and guns at hand,
And sacrificed our brothers
Just to conquer foreign...
To a time before the touch of man;
A time before cars and telephone lines,
When Mother Earth still held command.
Take me back to a simpler time,
Long before the wars began;
When bird held dominion over sky
As fish, in water, swam.
O' how the times have changed,
Since the rise of modern man;
We stole dominion from the birds
From the fish, and from the land.
We stole dominion from eachother,
With bombs and guns at hand,
And sacrificed our brothers
Just to conquer foreign...
#inspirational
#environment
#pollution
#nature
#consumerism
1363 reads
63 Comments
The Uninhabitable Earth
How can people live so happily,
Amidst such an unimaginable tragedy?
Unnoticed by the untrained eye,
Our beloved planet begins to die.
The hand we have dealt ourselves,
Will turn our heaven into hell itself,
If we don’t learn a better way,
To show care, in this game of life we play.
It’s time for a dramatic shift,
For our ways have clearly gone adrift;
We must act now, and make it swift,
Or through the ashes we will sift.
The things that we once held so dear,
Will,...
Amidst such an unimaginable tragedy?
Unnoticed by the untrained eye,
Our beloved planet begins to die.
The hand we have dealt ourselves,
Will turn our heaven into hell itself,
If we don’t learn a better way,
To show care, in this game of life we play.
It’s time for a dramatic shift,
For our ways have clearly gone adrift;
We must act now, and make it swift,
Or through the ashes we will sift.
The things that we once held so dear,
Will,...
#earth
#environment
#nature
#CallToAction
#responsibility
665 reads
29 Comments
Loving Words
You make me smile,
like a cool summer's day;
Like the laughter of children
as they frolic and play
You make me laugh,
with your delectable witticism;
Such a dazzling smile could
Erase any trace of my cynicism
You make me feel ,
with your tender caress;
your radiant heart
never fails to impress
When you are joyful
There's a light in your eyes
That could brighten the world
As the sun in the sky...
But when you are down
The whole world feels your pain,
Like a little black cloud ...
like a cool summer's day;
Like the laughter of children
as they frolic and play
You make me laugh,
with your delectable witticism;
Such a dazzling smile could
Erase any trace of my cynicism
You make me feel ,
with your tender caress;
your radiant heart
never fails to impress
When you are joyful
There's a light in your eyes
That could brighten the world
As the sun in the sky...
But when you are down
The whole world feels your pain,
Like a little black cloud ...
#love
#romantic
#ILoveYou
#beauty
#admiration
833 reads
40 Comments
The American Dream
Like waking up from a dream,
I'm suddenly aware of my senses again.
The tips of my toes tingle as the blood returns to them...
I've been sitting in this room for hours, staring at a screen,
So engulfed in my devices
That I've become one, so it seems.
Programmed by society,
My brain is filled with empty pleasures;
Entrapped within a vicious cycle;
But a mindless maze of my endeavors.
Intoxicated by technology:
A second-hand inebriation;
Oh, the clock, it ticks the time away
As I bask in...
I'm suddenly aware of my senses again.
The tips of my toes tingle as the blood returns to them...
I've been sitting in this room for hours, staring at a screen,
So engulfed in my devices
That I've become one, so it seems.
Programmed by society,
My brain is filled with empty pleasures;
Entrapped within a vicious cycle;
But a mindless maze of my endeavors.
Intoxicated by technology:
A second-hand inebriation;
Oh, the clock, it ticks the time away
As I bask in...
#identity
#technology
#addiction
#despair
#emptiness
585 reads
12 Comments
Arrhythmia
When I saw you there...
As if a broken record
My heart skipped a beat
As if a broken record
My heart skipped a beat
#anxiety
#love
#beauty
#senryu
#admiration
662 reads
26 Comments
Remniscent
I remember a time when I was young, and I could still dream in color...
A time when the days weren't so black and white; I could still see the beauty in the world before me.
I remember how vivid it all used to be; before I stopped listening, anyway.
Before I closed my eyes to the world,
Or before my eyes were closed for me...
The universe was my palate:
a brilliant spectrum of colors, with endless possibilities, and many different worlds to explore;
And I was the brush, painting my dreams on a pedestal before me, naive to the...
A time when the days weren't so black and white; I could still see the beauty in the world before me.
I remember how vivid it all used to be; before I stopped listening, anyway.
Before I closed my eyes to the world,
Or before my eyes were closed for me...
The universe was my palate:
a brilliant spectrum of colors, with endless possibilities, and many different worlds to explore;
And I was the brush, painting my dreams on a pedestal before me, naive to the...
#regret
#dreams
#death #memories
#death #memories
1071 reads
25 Comments
Working Class Hero
Work until your bones are brittle
and your skin is worn and rough.
The work is hard and the pay is little
Boy, you gotta' be tough!
Take that spade and dig that hole;
Forget your hopes and dreams.
Now that's the spirit, boy!
It's not so bad, you see?
Have I become a slave to wages;
Merely working to survive?
As my aching body ages,
Sometimes it hurts to be alive...
But that's the price you pay,
For the comfort of a little room;
A place to rest the night away
When a long days work is through.
...
and your skin is worn and rough.
The work is hard and the pay is little
Boy, you gotta' be tough!
Take that spade and dig that hole;
Forget your hopes and dreams.
Now that's the spirit, boy!
It's not so bad, you see?
Have I become a slave to wages;
Merely working to survive?
As my aching body ages,
Sometimes it hurts to be alive...
But that's the price you pay,
For the comfort of a little room;
A place to rest the night away
When a long days work is through.
...
#LifeStruggles
#money
#SelfReflection #despair
#SelfReflection #despair
1147 reads
18 Comments
Broken Dreams
and now we're both left...
with remnants of broken dreams
tearing at our seams
with remnants of broken dreams
tearing at our seams
#sadness
#heartbroken
#confusion
#senryu
#disappointment
874 reads
30 Comments
Weeping for the World
In silent solitude, I weep;
In suffering for this wondrous world.
Depriving me of precious sleep:
My greatest fears have come unfurled.
I weep for starving children,
As we overpopulate the Earth.
For people born in poverty,
Emaciated at their birth.
I weep for homelessness,
For people dying on the street;
As people pass them by
And watch them suffer at their feet.
I weep for mental illness,
For broken families; broken homes.
I weep for the abuse;
And for those who feel like...
In suffering for this wondrous world.
Depriving me of precious sleep:
My greatest fears have come unfurled.
I weep for starving children,
As we overpopulate the Earth.
For people born in poverty,
Emaciated at their birth.
I weep for homelessness,
For people dying on the street;
As people pass them by
And watch them suffer at their feet.
I weep for mental illness,
For broken families; broken homes.
I weep for the abuse;
And for those who feel like...
#abuse
#war
#environment
#consumerism
#suffering
1081 reads
33 Comments
Meadowlark's Melody
from grassy green fields
a remarkable voice rings -
the meadowlark sings
a remarkable voice rings -
the meadowlark sings
#beauty
#countryside
#birds
#nature
#music
730 reads
17 Comments
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