Submissions by Summerrain75
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Not your cup of tea kind of poet. I write what flows.
The Moon
I noticed the moon last night
On my way to the laundry shop
After almost a month of not seeing her in the sky
I missed the sight of her gracing the night with her light
Her face was partly veiled, shadowed by darkness
Yet the radiant beam from her was enough to light the melancholic night
Stars were scattered around her
Giving of their flickering little sparks
Tonight I see her again
Sitting on that pedestal in the celestial dome in the sky
Glowing somberly, dull and paler in radiance than when I saw her last night
...
On my way to the laundry shop
After almost a month of not seeing her in the sky
I missed the sight of her gracing the night with her light
Her face was partly veiled, shadowed by darkness
Yet the radiant beam from her was enough to light the melancholic night
Stars were scattered around her
Giving of their flickering little sparks
Tonight I see her again
Sitting on that pedestal in the celestial dome in the sky
Glowing somberly, dull and paler in radiance than when I saw her last night
...
#moon
#stars
#sky
#night
#NaPoWriMo2019
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12 Comments
When You Give Wings To Your Heart (Tanka)
Your heart like a bird
Longs for freedom unbounded
To love recklessly
An untamed wildbird seeking
The unknown territories
You can't stop your heart
From soaring to greater heights
From learning to fly
If you give it much freedom
If you do not hold its rein
It will burn in time
From trying to reach the sun
Just like Icarus
When you give wings to your heart
Be prepared for a hard fall
Longs for freedom unbounded
To love recklessly
An untamed wildbird seeking
The unknown territories
You can't stop your heart
From soaring to greater heights
From learning to fly
If you give it much freedom
If you do not hold its rein
It will burn in time
From trying to reach the sun
Just like Icarus
When you give wings to your heart
Be prepared for a hard fall
#love
#FallingInLove
#tanka
449 reads
10 Comments
You Deserve More ( String of Senryu)
Take care of your heart
Don't let anyone break it
It is all you have
Don't beg for just crumbs
Or morsel of affection
You deserve more
Like everyone else
You deserved to be happy
To be loved fully
Love is not a game
You don't have to play to win
It must be given
Free yourself from doubt
Love for the sake of loving
Not for what you'd gain
Don't let anyone break it
It is all you have
Don't beg for just crumbs
Or morsel of affection
You deserve more
Like everyone else
You deserved to be happy
To be loved fully
Love is not a game
You don't have to play to win
It must be given
Free yourself from doubt
Love for the sake of loving
Not for what you'd gain
#love
#inspirational
#respect
531 reads
8 Comments
A Summer Day ( String of haiku)
The soft wind caress
The young tender leaves of trees
Soothing and cooling
Bright glossy green leaves
Enduring the blazing heat
Of a summer day
I see them swaying
Under the bright summer sun
To the singing wind
Orchids in full bloom
Sitting on a balcony
Join the revelry
They nod to the wind
Their flowery heads bobbing
To his soft whispers
Blades of grass growing
In a little patch of earth
Sway in unison
The wind is playful
He blows soft gentle kisses
The...
The young tender leaves of trees
Soothing and cooling
Bright glossy green leaves
Enduring the blazing heat
Of a summer day
I see them swaying
Under the bright summer sun
To the singing wind
Orchids in full bloom
Sitting on a balcony
Join the revelry
They nod to the wind
Their flowery heads bobbing
To his soft whispers
Blades of grass growing
In a little patch of earth
Sway in unison
The wind is playful
He blows soft gentle kisses
The...
#trees
#flowers
#nature #NaPoWriMo2019
#nature #NaPoWriMo2019
489 reads
12 Comments
A Single Drop
I am a child of the universe
A part of this vast and expansive cosmos
Just like the sun and the moon and the stars
I am made up of the four elements
The air, water, earth and fire
I embody their nature in my being
I am the air I breathe in and breathe out
I share the life-giving air with other creations
Where I am the vessel of exchange in the web of life
My body is made up of mostly water
The same water that gives and nourish life of other living things
I am molded from the earth and fashioned to perfection by the...
A part of this vast and expansive cosmos
Just like the sun and the moon and the stars
I am made up of the four elements
The air, water, earth and fire
I embody their nature in my being
I am the air I breathe in and breathe out
I share the life-giving air with other creations
Where I am the vessel of exchange in the web of life
My body is made up of mostly water
The same water that gives and nourish life of other living things
I am molded from the earth and fashioned to perfection by the...
#universe
#SelfReflection
#philosophical #NaPoWriMo2019
#philosophical #NaPoWriMo2019
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12 Comments
Longing For The Rain
I long for the touch of rain on my skin
For its sweet taste on my lips like a lover's kiss
I want to feel the rain wrapping me in its cold embrace
In this blazing summer heat
I want to soak myself in the fresh, falling heavens tears
To cleanse and purify my soul from my impurities
I want to sing in the rain, to squeal with delight
As I dance with joy bubbling in my heart
I want to relive those childhood years
To just be a child again for a moment in my life
I want to feel that happiness again
To drown my pain...
For its sweet taste on my lips like a lover's kiss
I want to feel the rain wrapping me in its cold embrace
In this blazing summer heat
I want to soak myself in the fresh, falling heavens tears
To cleanse and purify my soul from my impurities
I want to sing in the rain, to squeal with delight
As I dance with joy bubbling in my heart
I want to relive those childhood years
To just be a child again for a moment in my life
I want to feel that happiness again
To drown my pain...
#love
#rain
#NaPoWriMo2019
453 reads
14 Comments
The Gift of Dreams
The sun was already high when I woke up this morning
Feeling lighter and better than I felt yesterday
Weather was nice, sunny, warm and bright
Which helped to lift my mood from its depressed state last night
I had a good sleep and I dreamed of my mother
I remember how she looked in my dream
She was healthy and full of life
But I can't recall what we said
I am thankful for the gift of dreams
I get to see her again and feel her loving presence
Even if only for a fleeting moment in my sleep like last night
Somehow dreams comfort...
Feeling lighter and better than I felt yesterday
Weather was nice, sunny, warm and bright
Which helped to lift my mood from its depressed state last night
I had a good sleep and I dreamed of my mother
I remember how she looked in my dream
She was healthy and full of life
But I can't recall what we said
I am thankful for the gift of dreams
I get to see her again and feel her loving presence
Even if only for a fleeting moment in my sleep like last night
Somehow dreams comfort...
#love
#mother
#childhood #NaPoWriMo2019
#childhood #NaPoWriMo2019
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Today
Today
You are here with me
A day will come
When I can no longer see you again
Even for a moment or for one last time
Today
You are laughing with me
A day will come
When I will miss your laughter
When only its echoes in my mind are all I can hear
When you are no longer here
Today
We sing a song together
A day will come
When I will look back on this day
And remember you
When only memories will be there
Today
I hold your hand in mine
A day will come
When you will let go of my...
You are here with me
A day will come
When I can no longer see you again
Even for a moment or for one last time
Today
You are laughing with me
A day will come
When I will miss your laughter
When only its echoes in my mind are all I can hear
When you are no longer here
Today
We sing a song together
A day will come
When I will look back on this day
And remember you
When only memories will be there
Today
I hold your hand in mine
A day will come
When you will let go of my...
#love
#relationships
500 reads
14 Comments
Rain
I woke up to the sound of rain
Falling in the early morn
It was pouring heavily
On the roof and on the ground
I went back to sleep
Lulled by the sound of rain so sweet
But the loud roar of thunder
Roused me from my troubled sleep
The rainy morning dragged so slow
As the rain kept pouring down
Created a pool of water
That almost flooded the ground
And when the rain finally stopped
The ground was turned into mud
Falling in the early morn
It was pouring heavily
On the roof and on the ground
I went back to sleep
Lulled by the sound of rain so sweet
But the loud roar of thunder
Roused me from my troubled sleep
The rainy morning dragged so slow
As the rain kept pouring down
Created a pool of water
That almost flooded the ground
And when the rain finally stopped
The ground was turned into mud
#rain
#NaPoWriMo2019
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3 Comments
Second Life ( String of Tanka )
Another visit
To your doctor is over
And I am relieved
Thankful everything is well
The lab results are okay
For eleven years
This has been our routine
Visiting clinics
Every two months for check up
To ensure your heart is fine
Since your surgery
Many things have changed for us
Especially you
Those carefree years are gone now
We're living on borrowed time
Thus I try to live
In the moment, the present
When we're together
I won't think of tomorrow
What matters to me is NOW
...
To your doctor is over
And I am relieved
Thankful everything is well
The lab results are okay
For eleven years
This has been our routine
Visiting clinics
Every two months for check up
To ensure your heart is fine
Since your surgery
Many things have changed for us
Especially you
Those carefree years are gone now
We're living on borrowed time
Thus I try to live
In the moment, the present
When we're together
I won't think of tomorrow
What matters to me is NOW
...
#faith
#LifeChangingMoment
#NaPoWriMo2019
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0 Comments
A Dark Night (String of Haiku/Senryu)
The night is dark
No flickering stars in sight
To light this darkness
I'm feeling lonesome
Sense of somberness grips me
On this lonely night
A heavy feeling
Surrounds the deep dark hollows
Of my restless heart
I remember home
The home of my childhood years
On a night like this
Sound of guitar strings
Plucked by my brother's fingers
Echoed through the night
There was much laughter
As we listen to stories
To fill the darkness
It is on dark nights
When memories come...
No flickering stars in sight
To light this darkness
I'm feeling lonesome
Sense of somberness grips me
On this lonely night
A heavy feeling
Surrounds the deep dark hollows
Of my restless heart
I remember home
The home of my childhood years
On a night like this
Sound of guitar strings
Plucked by my brother's fingers
Echoed through the night
There was much laughter
As we listen to stories
To fill the darkness
It is on dark nights
When memories come...
#brother
#family
#memories #NaPoWriMo2019
#memories #NaPoWriMo2019
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My NaPoWriMo Voyage
My first week of NaPoWriMo voyage passed by smoothly
Despite the daily bumps along the way
Now I'm on the second week
As I write these eight entry
Twenty two more days of writing for the NaPo month
And still a long way to go to the finish line
A wide stretch of ocean is still waiting to be crossed
That is deeper and darker and could turn turbulent as the days wear on
I am beginning to feel the pressure of this voyage
As uncertainty looms ahead
The harbor is very far from sight
Too far for mooring yet
I'm starting to...
Despite the daily bumps along the way
Now I'm on the second week
As I write these eight entry
Twenty two more days of writing for the NaPo month
And still a long way to go to the finish line
A wide stretch of ocean is still waiting to be crossed
That is deeper and darker and could turn turbulent as the days wear on
I am beginning to feel the pressure of this voyage
As uncertainty looms ahead
The harbor is very far from sight
Too far for mooring yet
I'm starting to...
#WritingPoetry
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery #NaPoWriMo2019
#SelfDiscovery #NaPoWriMo2019
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