Submissions by Tallen (earth_empath)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I am not really a seasoned writer. I write to Feel Less and I read to Feel more.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Apr 2024 3:18am
7th Apr 2024 3:18am
Stinknet
06/30
Stinknet
Round Yellow
invasive
Tootsie Pop
Greedy nutrient
sucker
crippling draining
life from others
stinky mother-
(bother) !!!!
Once discovered
dfficult to eradicate
100 seeds per flower
& why maybe the
foul odor!
No flower petals
needed to defend
for It’s toxic to taste
and rancid scent
keep at bay
a
all who try to
alleviate
landscape
from
this Arizona
invader
53...
Stinknet
Round Yellow
invasive
Tootsie Pop
Greedy nutrient
sucker
crippling draining
life from others
stinky mother-
(bother) !!!!
Once discovered
dfficult to eradicate
100 seeds per flower
& why maybe the
foul odor!
No flower petals
needed to defend
for It’s toxic to taste
and rancid scent
keep at bay
a
all who try to
alleviate
landscape
from
this Arizona
invader
53...
#flowers
#NaPoWriMo2024
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
6th Apr 2024 00:08am
6th Apr 2024 00:08am
Unmitigably
05/30
Unmitigably
Three eighteen PM, I could have sworn
I saw with heightened awareness
a Ghost Cat traverse across the floor
I said,
“ If that’s You, Kitty, You’re going to make me cry. “
Maybe She rode in on
zephyrs furiously
flit and flying about outside
I remember………..
She used to hop on my lap
when I had a long tearful bout
Her purring would snap me out
We would sit quietly
for hours after
in the dark
My face now super wet
saline leaking from
corneal...
Unmitigably
Three eighteen PM, I could have sworn
I saw with heightened awareness
a Ghost Cat traverse across the floor
I said,
“ If that’s You, Kitty, You’re going to make me cry. “
Maybe She rode in on
zephyrs furiously
flit and flying about outside
I remember………..
She used to hop on my lap
when I had a long tearful bout
Her purring would snap me out
We would sit quietly
for hours after
in the dark
My face now super wet
saline leaking from
corneal...
#cats
#spiritual
#memories
#healing
#NaPoWriMo2024
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Apr 2024 00:48am
5th Apr 2024 00:48am
Taraxacum
04/30
Taraxacum
Rooted underground but not very deep
It’s dandy to use in tonic or tea
Stems and leaves, this lion of a plant
can be found amidst the garden
jungle of flowers and weeds
Sold for a pretty price
if You’d rather use for salads
in lieu of spraying an eliminating
concoction to make
‘em go away
Bright yellows is its disguise
To cause our eyes to wonder
Some see it as a bother
some, like me,
see Food!
66 unique words
Taraxacum
Rooted underground but not very deep
It’s dandy to use in tonic or tea
Stems and leaves, this lion of a plant
can be found amidst the garden
jungle of flowers and weeds
Sold for a pretty price
if You’d rather use for salads
in lieu of spraying an eliminating
concoction to make
‘em go away
Bright yellows is its disguise
To cause our eyes to wonder
Some see it as a bother
some, like me,
see Food!
66 unique words
#flowers
#food
#NaPoWriMo2024
106 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
3rd Apr 2024 3:57pm
3rd Apr 2024 3:57pm
Calorific
03/30
Calorific
No tumbling nor word scrambles
in the Desert as I have
discovered I do not need
a Whirlpool Box filled with its
magick to dry out my assorted
fabric skins.
Whether in winter or summer
the air is very thin
and when within
I try to strongarm every
Doorknob,
Handle –
Damn near anything
the pin prick spark
reminds me of the
Desert!
I’ve been carrying metal in pockets
that once held tissues
to thwart – stem off the
charges that seemingly ...
Calorific
No tumbling nor word scrambles
in the Desert as I have
discovered I do not need
a Whirlpool Box filled with its
magick to dry out my assorted
fabric skins.
Whether in winter or summer
the air is very thin
and when within
I try to strongarm every
Doorknob,
Handle –
Damn near anything
the pin prick spark
reminds me of the
Desert!
I’ve been carrying metal in pockets
that once held tissues
to thwart – stem off the
charges that seemingly ...
#myself
#meditation
#NaPoWriMo2024
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SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
2nd Apr 2024 12:48pm
2nd Apr 2024 12:48pm
Infinitely inherent
02/30
Infinitely inherent
Lately, i feel quite fatigued
spiritually weak and tired
drowning in personal sweat
all to consuming
eating away day in, night out
immanently opposite
lusting to break free
from the gravitational pull
of Gaia’s keep
. . . . .
i am more than ready
for the transcendent
experience
we all will gain
( Releasing
that which a higher plane
of enlightened energies
enveloped all ...
Infinitely inherent
Lately, i feel quite fatigued
spiritually weak and tired
drowning in personal sweat
all to consuming
eating away day in, night out
immanently opposite
lusting to break free
from the gravitational pull
of Gaia’s keep
. . . . .
i am more than ready
for the transcendent
experience
we all will gain
( Releasing
that which a higher plane
of enlightened energies
enveloped all ...
#spiritual
#LifeCycle
#philosophical #NaPoWriMo2024
#philosophical #NaPoWriMo2024
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SELF POEM
Published
1st Apr 2024 11:20pm
1st Apr 2024 11:20pm
Dotage
1/30
Dotage
How would / will I know
with no one to observe
Tell me
Remind me
Write it down. . .
Living alone
Having chats
Acknowledging
affirmations
without a different
point of view
Yes, I’ve read up on
the symptoms of
ancient aging
diseases
passed on DNA
(hoping it skips a generation)
But how would I even
be aware if I became. . .
As I grow older & fatter
I have put a laminated
note on my bathroom ...
Dotage
How would / will I know
with no one to observe
Tell me
Remind me
Write it down. . .
Living alone
Having chats
Acknowledging
affirmations
without a different
point of view
Yes, I’ve read up on
the symptoms of
ancient aging
diseases
passed on DNA
(hoping it skips a generation)
But how would I even
be aware if I became. . .
As I grow older & fatter
I have put a laminated
note on my bathroom ...
#identity
#LifeChangingMoment
#aging #NaPoWriMo2024
#aging #NaPoWriMo2024
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Sep 2023 3:01pm
17th Sep 2023 3:01pm
i am struggling to discern the Universe, TOO
oft times when warriors
of various themes -- maybe quests
not certain of ever succeeding
nevertheless,
still keeping to keeping on
to growth and self fulfillment
despite having to bear the burden of others
in one's self Keep.
when one who has been soooooooo
long a Friend, who a warrior defends
turns their back on
it hurts even the warrior.
i know this to be true:
some do not possess the FORGIVENESS gene.
It just is not in their DNA.
Still, the...
of various themes -- maybe quests
not certain of ever succeeding
nevertheless,
still keeping to keeping on
to growth and self fulfillment
despite having to bear the burden of others
in one's self Keep.
when one who has been soooooooo
long a Friend, who a warrior defends
turns their back on
it hurts even the warrior.
i know this to be true:
some do not possess the FORGIVENESS gene.
It just is not in their DNA.
Still, the...
#friendship
#support
#historical #nonfiction
#historical #nonfiction
456 reads
10 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd May 2023 9:18pm
2nd May 2023 9:18pm
Irons in the Fire
Ten, yeah, that is how long the human race
whether you believe or don’t
this many million times
millions of years WE, as a race,
have
left.
If we trust SCIENCE over FAITH then
absolutely, we have only so much time
so why are we all bitching about shit that
won’t matter, come, 10 billion years!
I know for a fact both unbelievers &
those who cling to the faith (facts?)
think we have all the time in the
Mother of Nature’s effin world
BECAUSE
there’s no proactive anything
going on in the forges.
...
whether you believe or don’t
this many million times
millions of years WE, as a race,
have
left.
If we trust SCIENCE over FAITH then
absolutely, we have only so much time
so why are we all bitching about shit that
won’t matter, come, 10 billion years!
I know for a fact both unbelievers &
those who cling to the faith (facts?)
think we have all the time in the
Mother of Nature’s effin world
BECAUSE
there’s no proactive anything
going on in the forges.
...
#science
#faith
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16 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
30th Apr 2023 11:34am
30th Apr 2023 11:34am
Not Ambrosia
30/30
Not Ambrosia
Too impatient to wait
for oxygen to help
it float to the surface
I muscled my way
to the bottom hoping
to scrape up some
pond scum
for an early morning
meal so that I might
gain inspiration
regurgitating
with thoughtless
reason
debouching
one more
mud puddle
I preferred the food
of the Gods
but settled for the drink
to help me think
of something from
the deep
to link up & above
consciousnesses
not necessarily...
Not Ambrosia
Too impatient to wait
for oxygen to help
it float to the surface
I muscled my way
to the bottom hoping
to scrape up some
pond scum
for an early morning
meal so that I might
gain inspiration
regurgitating
with thoughtless
reason
debouching
one more
mud puddle
I preferred the food
of the Gods
but settled for the drink
to help me think
of something from
the deep
to link up & above
consciousnesses
not necessarily...
#WritersBlock
#myself
#NaPoWriMo2023
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2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
29th Apr 2023 2:41pm
29th Apr 2023 2:41pm
Revivify My Telencephalon
29/30
Revivify My Telencephalon
O how I often think about
rewiring my nervous system
so I can better figure out
in what way
I could convey
my way of thinking
then perhaps,
maybe human beings might
comprehend
understand
No repopulating my motherboard
with resistors to block my paths
No inductors or capacitors
saving my energies for a rainy day
Electrical tape for frayed wires
during stressful times
include a circuit breaker or two
to jump start when I get
psychotic and...
Revivify My Telencephalon
O how I often think about
rewiring my nervous system
so I can better figure out
in what way
I could convey
my way of thinking
then perhaps,
maybe human beings might
comprehend
understand
No repopulating my motherboard
with resistors to block my paths
No inductors or capacitors
saving my energies for a rainy day
Electrical tape for frayed wires
during stressful times
include a circuit breaker or two
to jump start when I get
psychotic and...
#myself
#NaPoWriMo2023
320 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
28th Apr 2023 1:47pm
28th Apr 2023 1:47pm
Ardency
28/30
Ardency
I believe that love,
divine love but without
deism, deities…..deis
one-sidedness sits
is
unselfish
motivated to be
proactive
reactive
active
and passive
However, inactive love
becomes stagnant
over time
creating consternation
and angst far deeper
within than one, anyone
might imagine possible
If caught in the mire
of unrequited quiet
how long can one remain
inert before aching hurt
consumes
every waking hour? ...
Ardency
I believe that love,
divine love but without
deism, deities…..deis
one-sidedness sits
is
unselfish
motivated to be
proactive
reactive
active
and passive
However, inactive love
becomes stagnant
over time
creating consternation
and angst far deeper
within than one, anyone
might imagine possible
If caught in the mire
of unrequited quiet
how long can one remain
inert before aching hurt
consumes
every waking hour? ...
#love
#relationships
#UnrequitedLove #NaPoWriMo2023
#UnrequitedLove #NaPoWriMo2023
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4 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Apr 2023 1:38pm
27th Apr 2023 1:38pm
Mnemonic Amity
27/30
Mnemonic Amity
Her presence
Her aural energy
Her spirit
awakened me
to a memory
of someone I believe
I know
of someone I no longer
remember
maybe someone
somebody
anybody
I knew or She knows too
Her ink
Her think
Her smell
I remember SOMETHING
of this writer’s tell
She definitely evokes me
of someone I knew
of someone who left
withdrew
to the point where we
no longer commune
Her comments
Her thoughts
Her warranted ...
Mnemonic Amity
Her presence
Her aural energy
Her spirit
awakened me
to a memory
of someone I believe
I know
of someone I no longer
remember
maybe someone
somebody
anybody
I knew or She knows too
Her ink
Her think
Her smell
I remember SOMETHING
of this writer’s tell
She definitely evokes me
of someone I knew
of someone who left
withdrew
to the point where we
no longer commune
Her comments
Her thoughts
Her warranted ...
#memories
#emotions
#NaPoWriMo2023
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