Submissions by Sappho
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I'm a reading- and writing-addict, and usually write poems, essays and stories in my mothertongue German. As I also love the English language very much, I started to write English poems some time ago. I am looking forward to reading YOUR poems!
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Nov 2024 8:34pm
11th Nov 2024 8:34pm
1001 Thanks
Dear Vision-of-insanity!
When I read the first poem of your pen
I felt confused
A sober and merciles look at the world
Cruel but undeniably true
At the same time I was
Irresistibly drawn to your work
Every time I was active on DU, I visited
Your page and got lost in your poetry
Your writing style is brilliant
Awesome wording, rhythm and flow
Sarcastic sense of humor
Contribute to creating stunning poems
Every now and then you published
Bitter-sweet and heart-touching poetry
Showing a well...
When I read the first poem of your pen
I felt confused
A sober and merciles look at the world
Cruel but undeniably true
At the same time I was
Irresistibly drawn to your work
Every time I was active on DU, I visited
Your page and got lost in your poetry
Your writing style is brilliant
Awesome wording, rhythm and flow
Sarcastic sense of humor
Contribute to creating stunning poems
Every now and then you published
Bitter-sweet and heart-touching poetry
Showing a well...
#gratitude
143 reads
8 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
10th Nov 2024 8:36am
10th Nov 2024 8:36am
Diamond Processing
They judged and humiliated you
They tried to shape you according to
Their own narrow-minded world view
Their disregard tortured you very much
Your collision with social roles
Put you under enormous pressure
This way giving birth to a
Precious raw diamond
Despite all adversities and hardships
You embarked on a journey of
Finding and fulfilling your
Lífe's purpose
Your suffering scrubbed away
The magma of prejudices and
The mud of expectations and demands
The shining diamond became visible ...
They tried to shape you according to
Their own narrow-minded world view
Their disregard tortured you very much
Your collision with social roles
Put you under enormous pressure
This way giving birth to a
Precious raw diamond
Despite all adversities and hardships
You embarked on a journey of
Finding and fulfilling your
Lífe's purpose
Your suffering scrubbed away
The magma of prejudices and
The mud of expectations and demands
The shining diamond became visible ...
#rebirth
#spiritual
197 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
4th Nov 2024 9:30am
4th Nov 2024 9:30am
The Way I Love You
When you are not with me
You are my first thought when I wake up
My last thought before I fall asleep
You are every sip that I drink
You are the sweet fruits that I eat
You are my healing water of life
You are the cooling breeze of wind
Caressing my skin on hot summer days
You accompany me deeply rooted in my heart
When you are with me
We are completely naked
There is no holding back
I share every thought with you
Listen to you attentively
I feel your feelingso
Sense your needs ...
You are my first thought when I wake up
My last thought before I fall asleep
You are every sip that I drink
You are the sweet fruits that I eat
You are my healing water of life
You are the cooling breeze of wind
Caressing my skin on hot summer days
You accompany me deeply rooted in my heart
When you are with me
We are completely naked
There is no holding back
I share every thought with you
Listen to you attentively
I feel your feelingso
Sense your needs ...
#love
198 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
19th Sep 2024 9:28am
19th Sep 2024 9:28am
Little Ornithology
There are many birds riding
On the coat-tails of others
Not daring to be who they really are
Fake beauty that quickly disappears
But you are a bird of paradise
Blessed with natural beauty
Of body, mind and soul
Bold, caring and authentic
Your wonderful soul
Is expressed by
Your stunning plumage
Iridescent like a rainbow
With mighty wings
You soar into the air
Gathering dreams and stories
To share them generously
At your side I find
Comfort and understanding
Mindfulness and...
On the coat-tails of others
Not daring to be who they really are
Fake beauty that quickly disappears
But you are a bird of paradise
Blessed with natural beauty
Of body, mind and soul
Bold, caring and authentic
Your wonderful soul
Is expressed by
Your stunning plumage
Iridescent like a rainbow
With mighty wings
You soar into the air
Gathering dreams and stories
To share them generously
At your side I find
Comfort and understanding
Mindfulness and...
#admiration
#love
#respect
197 reads
14 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
13th Sep 2024 9:18am
13th Sep 2024 9:18am
Metamorphoses
The transformation from a
Walking to a wheeling person
Opened the gate to a
Dark night of the soul
How I missed dancing
Playing volleyball
Riding my bike and
Roaming the woods!
Shame swallowed me
Self-pity drowned me in tears
Self-hatred got the best of me
Failure threw me into an abyss
Looking into the mirror
I saw a weak disabled body
Craving desperately my attention
Merciless I turned away
When I was at my lowest
An angel in the shape of a man
Stepped into my life and...
Walking to a wheeling person
Opened the gate to a
Dark night of the soul
How I missed dancing
Playing volleyball
Riding my bike and
Roaming the woods!
Shame swallowed me
Self-pity drowned me in tears
Self-hatred got the best of me
Failure threw me into an abyss
Looking into the mirror
I saw a weak disabled body
Craving desperately my attention
Merciless I turned away
When I was at my lowest
An angel in the shape of a man
Stepped into my life and...
#disability
#illness
#vulnerability
185 reads
8 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
6th Aug 2024 6:37am
6th Aug 2024 6:37am
Gone with the Wind
I have always believed in fairies
And now there really was one
Sitting on a water lily at the pond
Windblown and disheveled her hair
Crumpled her delicate iridescent wings
Last night's storm must have thrown
The poor little fairy off course
Big Emerald eyes look at me sadly
Intending to bring her some fruits
I get on my unicorn and take flight
And now there really was one
Sitting on a water lily at the pond
Windblown and disheveled her hair
Crumpled her delicate iridescent wings
Last night's storm must have thrown
The poor little fairy off course
Big Emerald eyes look at me sadly
Intending to bring her some fruits
I get on my unicorn and take flight
#fairies
210 reads
4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Jul 2024 8:49am
6th Jul 2024 8:49am
If Only
If only every child
Had someone at their side who
Listened to them attentively
Took them seriously
Believed in their potential
Encouraged them
Always had their back and
Loved them unconditionally
This world would be a better place
Had someone at their side who
Listened to them attentively
Took them seriously
Believed in their potential
Encouraged them
Always had their back and
Loved them unconditionally
This world would be a better place
#culture
#morality
#responsibility
235 reads
5 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
14th Jun 2024 12:33pm
14th Jun 2024 12:33pm
Cosmic Dancer
You don't have a name
You know nothing
You are a blank slate
There is a void inside of you
A void of infinite possibilities
A void of boundless resources
A golden thread in your soul spans
From mists of ancient time to
Present and to future, allowing you
Access to vaults of ancient wisdom,
Modern achievements and
Future manifestations of utopias
You are an eternal cosmic dancer
Whirling between the dimensions
Leading the circle of awakened souls
You are the bidge between the
Materialistic world and...
You know nothing
You are a blank slate
There is a void inside of you
A void of infinite possibilities
A void of boundless resources
A golden thread in your soul spans
From mists of ancient time to
Present and to future, allowing you
Access to vaults of ancient wisdom,
Modern achievements and
Future manifestations of utopias
You are an eternal cosmic dancer
Whirling between the dimensions
Leading the circle of awakened souls
You are the bidge between the
Materialistic world and...
#fate
#spiritual
290 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
10th Jun 2024 9:56am
10th Jun 2024 9:56am
Don't Expect Me To Be Tender
A blanket of ominous silence
Lies over the town
The streets are deserted
Mysterious twílight breaks in
I cover the sun
With my wind black hair
Slowly I begin
Ruffle your hair
Place ícy kisses on your face
But don't expect me to be tender
I am not a shallow breeze
I am a raging storm
I am a howling wolf playing
Hilarious games with you
Ferociously I grab you
With cold wind gusts hands
Roaring I blow from all directions
Whirling you up into the air
Watch me disrooting trees and ...
Lies over the town
The streets are deserted
Mysterious twílight breaks in
I cover the sun
With my wind black hair
Slowly I begin
Ruffle your hair
Place ícy kisses on your face
But don't expect me to be tender
I am not a shallow breeze
I am a raging storm
I am a howling wolf playing
Hilarious games with you
Ferociously I grab you
With cold wind gusts hands
Roaring I blow from all directions
Whirling you up into the air
Watch me disrooting trees and ...
#courage
#emotions
#strength
195 reads
4 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
26th May 2024 9:53am
26th May 2024 9:53am
Human Nature
Marveling at the full moon
Magically glistening in her silvery beauty
I see your face looking back
Your moonbeam eyes can read
My innermost being like an open book
I am the newborn lively fawn
I am the wolf tearing apart a lamb
I am the mother getting her child out of the war zone
I am the jet pilot dropping the bomb
I am you, in all your glory, in all your defeats
One soul in many different manifestations
Looking down on earth
With compassionate moon beam eyes
I am overwhelmed by the stunning colorful variety ...
Magically glistening in her silvery beauty
I see your face looking back
Your moonbeam eyes can read
My innermost being like an open book
I am the newborn lively fawn
I am the wolf tearing apart a lamb
I am the mother getting her child out of the war zone
I am the jet pilot dropping the bomb
I am you, in all your glory, in all your defeats
One soul in many different manifestations
Looking down on earth
With compassionate moon beam eyes
I am overwhelmed by the stunning colorful variety ...
#rebirth
#spiritual
189 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
3rd May 2024 8:24pm
3rd May 2024 8:24pm
Loreley
For hours I've been sitting on this rock
Where you wanted to meet me
In the afternoon hours, and now
The sky is already dressed for soiree
In all shades of orange, red and pink
Where are you, dear, when will you come?
A hundred times I've brushed my hair
A golden wave flowing to my hips
Soft and silken like the
Legendary golden fleece
Longing for your hands' gentle touch
Where are you, dear, when will you come?
I climbed up a steep path to this rock
Hi above the river Rhein
A wonderful viewpoint of the valley ...
Where you wanted to meet me
In the afternoon hours, and now
The sky is already dressed for soiree
In all shades of orange, red and pink
Where are you, dear, when will you come?
A hundred times I've brushed my hair
A golden wave flowing to my hips
Soft and silken like the
Legendary golden fleece
Longing for your hands' gentle touch
Where are you, dear, when will you come?
I climbed up a steep path to this rock
Hi above the river Rhein
A wonderful viewpoint of the valley ...
#mermaids
#witches
188 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Apr 2024 9:18am
24th Apr 2024 9:18am
The Green Classroom
Lying on the soil of the forest
My refuge and my sanctuary
All my senses sharpened
Attentively observing the wildlife
I become a humble student of
All the mysteries of nature
Snail shells, ferns and hexagonal
Honeycombs teach me about
Sacred Geometry
From birds, howling wolves,
Rustling leaves and buzzing insects
I get to know the harmony of music
Nature's circle of
Birth, death and rebirth
Allows me insights in religion
Trees with their strong bonds and
Supportive relationships
Are my...
My refuge and my sanctuary
All my senses sharpened
Attentively observing the wildlife
I become a humble student of
All the mysteries of nature
Snail shells, ferns and hexagonal
Honeycombs teach me about
Sacred Geometry
From birds, howling wolves,
Rustling leaves and buzzing insects
I get to know the harmony of music
Nature's circle of
Birth, death and rebirth
Allows me insights in religion
Trees with their strong bonds and
Supportive relationships
Are my...
#gratitude
#inspirational
143 reads
2 Comments
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