Submissions by PAR (PAULO ACACIO RAMOS)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I write, and think, and paint, and draw, and read, and...
STORY POEM
Published
20th Feb 2025 7:58pm
20th Feb 2025 7:58pm
A Sailor's Odyssey of Truths
Between the rocks of Scylla and Charybdes,
so voracious, so attractive, so hungry,
my heart sailed on a stormy sea.
Seeking the Mermaid, beauty in tenacious tone,
who lived on an island among the fearful abyss.
Maritime convulsions, disastrous results.
Scylla devoured the wanderers with her mouths.
Charybdes, the whirlwind, swallowed up the unfortunate.
In the cruel seas, the fearful sailed.
The islands were a mystery with a veil of illusion,
with shady palm trees and ivory beaches.
There my heart suffered, in solitude, ...
so voracious, so attractive, so hungry,
my heart sailed on a stormy sea.
Seeking the Mermaid, beauty in tenacious tone,
who lived on an island among the fearful abyss.
Maritime convulsions, disastrous results.
Scylla devoured the wanderers with her mouths.
Charybdes, the whirlwind, swallowed up the unfortunate.
In the cruel seas, the fearful sailed.
The islands were a mystery with a veil of illusion,
with shady palm trees and ivory beaches.
There my heart suffered, in solitude, ...
#mermaids
#monsters
#mythology
#nightmares
#sea
90 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Feb 2025 2:23pm
20th Feb 2025 2:23pm
Couples Unexpectedly Similar #2
In twilight's embrace, bats take to the sky,
Silent wings whisper, 'neath moon's gentle eye,
Sunflowers sleep, while stars pass by.
Nocturnal ballet, bats in shadowed flight,
Sunflowers bask in daylight's bright might,
Their worlds apart, yet both bring delight.
Bats seek the night, where darkness unfolds,
Sunflowers chase the sun's gleaming gold,
Opposite rhythms, love stories told.
Echoes in the night, bats' songs unheard,
Sunflowers sway to the sun's every word,
Contrasting lives, love's magic stirred....
Silent wings whisper, 'neath moon's gentle eye,
Sunflowers sleep, while stars pass by.
Nocturnal ballet, bats in shadowed flight,
Sunflowers bask in daylight's bright might,
Their worlds apart, yet both bring delight.
Bats seek the night, where darkness unfolds,
Sunflowers chase the sun's gleaming gold,
Opposite rhythms, love stories told.
Echoes in the night, bats' songs unheard,
Sunflowers sway to the sun's every word,
Contrasting lives, love's magic stirred....
#dreams
#erotic
#love
#lust
#passion
110 reads
10 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
19th Feb 2025 11:32am
19th Feb 2025 11:32am
almost forgotten languages on the surface of a stone
I spent the night with my fingers buried
on some keys, damn typewriter,
they don't speak my language.
I have an old alphabet and you probably
never seen a carrier pigeon...
I struggle with these meaningless words,
out of context, code words
that try to signify love, desire, oblivion.
What about the numbers?
Ah, those malevolent signifiers of time,
of space and how many fingers we have then,
on each hand, how many times they touch
every year of your time, every letter of your name...
Each phase of the moon.
...
on some keys, damn typewriter,
they don't speak my language.
I have an old alphabet and you probably
never seen a carrier pigeon...
I struggle with these meaningless words,
out of context, code words
that try to signify love, desire, oblivion.
What about the numbers?
Ah, those malevolent signifiers of time,
of space and how many fingers we have then,
on each hand, how many times they touch
every year of your time, every letter of your name...
Each phase of the moon.
...
#love
#passion
#PowerOfWords
#redemption
#romantic
112 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
19th Feb 2025 10:55am
19th Feb 2025 10:55am
Happy 1000 Days
A thousand days have passed in fleeting grace.
Since first we met our pens began to dance.
In verses shared we found a common place
where words and rhymes in harmony enhance.
Unnoticed flew the days, in laughter, tears.
Through sonnets, odes, and haikus we did weave
our hearts entwined in stanzas, free of fears.
In poetry we found what we believe.
Each meeting brought a spark, a word, a phrase.
A world where dreams and passions intertwined.
In every line we traced the sun's bright rays.
We found the echoes of our kindred...
Since first we met our pens began to dance.
In verses shared we found a common place
where words and rhymes in harmony enhance.
Unnoticed flew the days, in laughter, tears.
Through sonnets, odes, and haikus we did weave
our hearts entwined in stanzas, free of fears.
In poetry we found what we believe.
Each meeting brought a spark, a word, a phrase.
A world where dreams and passions intertwined.
In every line we traced the sun's bright rays.
We found the echoes of our kindred...
#confessional
#happiness
#inspirational
#LifeChangingMoment
#WritingPoetry
105 reads
9 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
18th Feb 2025 12:19pm
18th Feb 2025 12:19pm
Couples Unexpectedly Similar #1
In twilight waters jellyfish glide,
soft tendrils dance a lover's guide,
umbrella skies above in love's tide.
Moonlit waves where hearts twine.
jellyfish glow, a luminous sign,
umbrellas whisper: "You are mine."
Beneath the sea, in secret dreams,
jellyfish drift, where romance gleams
umbrellas shelter love's true beams.
Waves caress in a tender sweep.
Jellyfish pulse in the ocean deep.
Umbrellas hold the vows they keep.
In the depths, where love will flow,
jellyfish shine their lights...
soft tendrils dance a lover's guide,
umbrella skies above in love's tide.
Moonlit waves where hearts twine.
jellyfish glow, a luminous sign,
umbrellas whisper: "You are mine."
Beneath the sea, in secret dreams,
jellyfish drift, where romance gleams
umbrellas shelter love's true beams.
Waves caress in a tender sweep.
Jellyfish pulse in the ocean deep.
Umbrellas hold the vows they keep.
In the depths, where love will flow,
jellyfish shine their lights...
#crush
#love
#lust
#passion
#romantic
109 reads
14 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
17th Feb 2025 2:10pm
17th Feb 2025 2:10pm
Balls
Balls bounce high and low.
Joyful laughter fills the air
of games we love and know.
Rubber spheres in flight.
Echoes of a child's delight.
Sunshine warms the sight.
Park's a playground bright.
Kicking, tossing, in full light,
energy's pure might.
Day turns into dusk.
Bouncing slows yet spirits bask
in the joy of play.
Joyful laughter fills the air
of games we love and know.
Rubber spheres in flight.
Echoes of a child's delight.
Sunshine warms the sight.
Park's a playground bright.
Kicking, tossing, in full light,
energy's pure might.
Day turns into dusk.
Bouncing slows yet spirits bask
in the joy of play.
#freedom
#funny
#happiness
76 reads
10 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
16th Feb 2025 8:23pm
16th Feb 2025 8:23pm
Knights stall around the table
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Error, error and that's all
Horror, terror and a fall
Warriors attend a call
Summoning in a mall
Everyone's a pall
Holly grail ball
Stand tall
Stall
Stall
Stall
Stall
Mirror
On the wall
Warriors attend
A call before the fall
Error, error and that's all
Horror, terror and a fall
Warriors attend a call
Summoning in a mall
Everyone's a pall
Holly grail ball
Stand tall
Stall
Stall
Stall
Stall
Mirror
On the wall
Warriors attend
A call before the fall
#heroic
#mythology
#tradition #tragedy
#tradition #tragedy
90 reads
12 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
14th Feb 2025 9:58pm
14th Feb 2025 9:58pm
Priestesses
Guardians of the flame,
sacred vows of purity,
to silent lives constrained.
Chaste in ancient Greece,
virgins bound by duty's chain,
faithful to the peace.
Under the temple's gaze,
Vestal's hearts in shadows dwell,
freedom's distant haze.
Solemn and restrained
lives of the Vestal Virgins
bound by their sacred duties
and so imposed virginity.
sacred vows of purity,
to silent lives constrained.
Chaste in ancient Greece,
virgins bound by duty's chain,
faithful to the peace.
Under the temple's gaze,
Vestal's hearts in shadows dwell,
freedom's distant haze.
Solemn and restrained
lives of the Vestal Virgins
bound by their sacred duties
and so imposed virginity.
#fire
#mythology
#prayer
#temptation
#tradition
90 reads
12 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Feb 2025 4:18pm
14th Feb 2025 4:18pm
I hate surprises
Oh, don't give me
Alice's intentions
and a queen of hearts
attitude.
In Wonderland,
with a good smile,
even cats disappear.
In wonder
with a good
disappear.
Cat's land smile.
Alice's intentions
and a queen of hearts
attitude.
In Wonderland,
with a good smile,
even cats disappear.
In wonder
with a good
disappear.
Cat's land smile.
#emptiness
#heartbroken
#hurt
113 reads
8 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
14th Feb 2025 1:22pm
14th Feb 2025 1:22pm
's Day
Cupid's arrow flies,
heartbeats sync beneath the stars,
love's sweet clever lies.
Chocolate whispers melt,
roses blush with secret winks,
passions stealthy pelt.
Letters bloom with glee,
witty verses set hearts free,
valentine's decree.
Roses red and bright,
love's whispers in moonlit night,
hearts take soaring flight.
In this tryst we bloom,
cupid's arrows break the gloom,
love's eternal room.
Valentine's Day is today
it keeps bringing out
craziness in everyone!
heartbeats sync beneath the stars,
love's sweet clever lies.
Chocolate whispers melt,
roses blush with secret winks,
passions stealthy pelt.
Letters bloom with glee,
witty verses set hearts free,
valentine's decree.
Roses red and bright,
love's whispers in moonlit night,
hearts take soaring flight.
In this tryst we bloom,
cupid's arrows break the gloom,
love's eternal room.
Valentine's Day is today
it keeps bringing out
craziness in everyone!
#boyfriend
#flowers
#girlfriend
#lover
#passion
93 reads
9 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Feb 2025 1:21pm
13th Feb 2025 1:21pm
Hypertrichosis and cola
Phimosis,
cirrhosis or
osteoporosis,
however,
a nevermoredyingosis
is the main disease.
Bursitis,
sinusitis or
rhinitis,
just like that,
the completestupidititis
is the endemic disease.
cirrhosis or
osteoporosis,
however,
a nevermoredyingosis
is the main disease.
Bursitis,
sinusitis or
rhinitis,
just like that,
the completestupidititis
is the endemic disease.
#humankind
#illness
#LifeStruggles
#MentalHealth
#politics
85 reads
7 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
12th Feb 2025 11:47am
12th Feb 2025 11:47am
Hail Insane Virgin
The virgin on stage, perfection and criteria,
attentive look, judge with mystery, blurred.
Extremely minimal details reveal sincerity,
but always with a dry, hard touch of evil.
Imperfections and false pretenses, makeup,
the black invades, the white keeps skin grey
so the virgin can go on searching for pleasure
for its own parts, obscure and needy, humidities.
They pray, oh, they prey... catch and fly away,
Harpy wings, no feathers, only plain old sins.
They slay, slowly, so meticulously draining
one victim after...
attentive look, judge with mystery, blurred.
Extremely minimal details reveal sincerity,
but always with a dry, hard touch of evil.
Imperfections and false pretenses, makeup,
the black invades, the white keeps skin grey
so the virgin can go on searching for pleasure
for its own parts, obscure and needy, humidities.
They pray, oh, they prey... catch and fly away,
Harpy wings, no feathers, only plain old sins.
They slay, slowly, so meticulously draining
one victim after...
#erotic
#lust
#morality
#religion
#spiritual
97 reads
5 Comments
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