Submissions by Tallquietguy
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Can you call yourself a poet if you only write when the muse beckons? Sometimes I feel as if someone else is writing the words & I'm just the one putting them on paper. Schizophrenic or just plain weird?
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Aug 2021 5:39pm
23rd Aug 2021 5:39pm
Loneliness
Sparkling dots of iridescence
Poke through quivering leaves,
Daytime stars forming
Ever changing constellations
The sultry breeze would tell stories
Of ten thousand summers past
If I could decode the secrets
Nature whispers in my ear
Black cat and blue jay
Play tag around the elm tree
Neither wins, neither loses,
Life dances with itself
"Mr. Squirrel, I'm lonely,
Will you share a glass of Rose?"
I swear he shakes his head 'no'
As he scampers off around the corner ...
Poke through quivering leaves,
Daytime stars forming
Ever changing constellations
The sultry breeze would tell stories
Of ten thousand summers past
If I could decode the secrets
Nature whispers in my ear
Black cat and blue jay
Play tag around the elm tree
Neither wins, neither loses,
Life dances with itself
"Mr. Squirrel, I'm lonely,
Will you share a glass of Rose?"
I swear he shakes his head 'no'
As he scampers off around the corner ...
#loneliness
#friendship
#summer #LifeCycle
#summer #LifeCycle
304 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Aug 2021 9:49pm
7th Aug 2021 9:49pm
Sunbeams
Sunbeams play in shades of grey
In dancing shadows on the floor
The tenuous stillness of early morning
Not long to lie undisturbed,
I sip my coffee and drift & drowze
Thus begins another day
Life chugs on in its unremarkable way
Tinkling notes of a "Fool's Sonata"
Express themselves in endless variation
On a nonetheless recurring theme
Say it once, say it twice,
The fool never listens to sage advice
Hypnotized and...
In dancing shadows on the floor
The tenuous stillness of early morning
Not long to lie undisturbed,
I sip my coffee and drift & drowze
Thus begins another day
Life chugs on in its unremarkable way
Tinkling notes of a "Fool's Sonata"
Express themselves in endless variation
On a nonetheless recurring theme
Say it once, say it twice,
The fool never listens to sage advice
Hypnotized and...
#fate
#confusion
#emptiness
#philosophical
#karma
407 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st May 2021 9:09am
21st May 2021 9:09am
Happiness
Happiness is an elusive creature,
a ghostly apparition without substance
Ancient man birthed an idea
that solidified into a concept
which morphed into a precious treasure
"I MUST have this wonderful thing! -- though I cannot define it.
see it, taste it, weigh it,
nor hold it in the palm of my hand"
Happiness is a seductive temptress
She beckons with a sensuous whisper, yet
Gaze too long or too hard in her direction
and she shyly fades into the shadows ...
a ghostly apparition without substance
Ancient man birthed an idea
that solidified into a concept
which morphed into a precious treasure
"I MUST have this wonderful thing! -- though I cannot define it.
see it, taste it, weigh it,
nor hold it in the palm of my hand"
Happiness is a seductive temptress
She beckons with a sensuous whisper, yet
Gaze too long or too hard in her direction
and she shyly fades into the shadows ...
#happiness
#confusion
#bittersweet
658 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
28th Apr 2021 3:40am
28th Apr 2021 3:40am
The Sweetest Song is Silence
Music and words
Are noise pollution
The sweetest song is silence
The Robin tweets cheerful tunes
To greet the morning sun
For me, the sweetest song is silence
Notes of Mozart soar off the page
To light up the heart and heavens
Still the sweetest lullaby is silence
The poet speaks of life and folly,
Of journeys through time and space
But the sweetest poem is silence
The lover promises eternal bliss
And the ecstasy of earthly delights
They don't know the...
Are noise pollution
The sweetest song is silence
The Robin tweets cheerful tunes
To greet the morning sun
For me, the sweetest song is silence
Notes of Mozart soar off the page
To light up the heart and heavens
Still the sweetest lullaby is silence
The poet speaks of life and folly,
Of journeys through time and space
But the sweetest poem is silence
The lover promises eternal bliss
And the ecstasy of earthly delights
They don't know the...
#strength
#hope
#inspirational
#TimeHeals
#redemption
397 reads
1 Comment
DARK POEM
Published
24th Mar 2021 2:52am
24th Mar 2021 2:52am
Sleep (Forever)
I close my eyes tonight
and gaze into the darkness
Death overcomes me and
I merge into emptiness forever
Lonely blissful solitude
Bereft of silly emotions
like love and sadness
and yearning and hate
Time stands still - of course
it was always just the illusive creation
of some human who had the hubris
to believe he controlled his fate
I'm nothing, life is nothing, in the end
Life doesn't matter & neither do I
One star glowing in an infinite universe
has no power to make a difference
I...
and gaze into the darkness
Death overcomes me and
I merge into emptiness forever
Lonely blissful solitude
Bereft of silly emotions
like love and sadness
and yearning and hate
Time stands still - of course
it was always just the illusive creation
of some human who had the hubris
to believe he controlled his fate
I'm nothing, life is nothing, in the end
Life doesn't matter & neither do I
One star glowing in an infinite universe
has no power to make a difference
I...
#depression
#dark
#despair #emptiness
#despair #emptiness
431 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
21st Mar 2021 9:46pm
21st Mar 2021 9:46pm
Sleep (Anything can Happen)
Close your eyes this eve'
and gaze into the darkness,
Far beyond the shadows
into the corners of your mind
Where unicorns graze
and faeries dance
from tree to tree
Like golden hummingbirds
On Pegasus' back you fly,
chasing moonbeams 'cross starry skies
Through turns & twists & lazy eights
A sudden veer around a comet and you're
Falling, falling, falling,
you open your mouth to scream
and plunge butt-first
into a bubbly mountain stream
Tadpoles stare in wonder ...
and gaze into the darkness,
Far beyond the shadows
into the corners of your mind
Where unicorns graze
and faeries dance
from tree to tree
Like golden hummingbirds
On Pegasus' back you fly,
chasing moonbeams 'cross starry skies
Through turns & twists & lazy eights
A sudden veer around a comet and you're
Falling, falling, falling,
you open your mouth to scream
and plunge butt-first
into a bubbly mountain stream
Tadpoles stare in wonder ...
#dreams
#fairies
#unicorns #nightmares
#unicorns #nightmares
387 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Feb 2021 1:41am
24th Feb 2021 1:41am
Dream of Old
Gray somber skies
Interrupt the rites of spring
Lacy curtains of snowflakes
Echoing, forlorn sighs
A barren tree stands guard
over winter’s sudden surprise
Stripped of life, it parodies me –
existing, but empty inside
Time marches on, its song the same
Singing a monotonous refrain
Another day older, a few degrees colder
Romancing death, but in vain
Close the door and walk away
I’m through with life and its pain
Thus goes the futile dream of old,
Sadly, tomorrow I’ll wake again.
Interrupt the rites of spring
Lacy curtains of snowflakes
Echoing, forlorn sighs
A barren tree stands guard
over winter’s sudden surprise
Stripped of life, it parodies me –
existing, but empty inside
Time marches on, its song the same
Singing a monotonous refrain
Another day older, a few degrees colder
Romancing death, but in vain
Close the door and walk away
I’m through with life and its pain
Thus goes the futile dream of old,
Sadly, tomorrow I’ll wake again.
#depression
#spring
#disappointment #emptiness
#disappointment #emptiness
286 reads
1 Comment
DARK POEM
Published
24th Feb 2021 1:40am
24th Feb 2021 1:40am
Spring
Spring is in the air
I'm told that's supposed to mean
Lovers, rebirth, flowers,
Cerulean skies, leaves freshly green
But lovers, life, pretty flowers
mean so very little to me
They're hardly more than echoes
of long departed dreams
Those fantasies have flown,
(Were they ever really mine?)
Lost amid the wreckage
of a poorly executed life
Who else is to blame
but the ghost there in the mirror?
The choices made and missed
must lead to now - to here.
And sadly here I sit,
watching seconds...
I'm told that's supposed to mean
Lovers, rebirth, flowers,
Cerulean skies, leaves freshly green
But lovers, life, pretty flowers
mean so very little to me
They're hardly more than echoes
of long departed dreams
Those fantasies have flown,
(Were they ever really mine?)
Lost amid the wreckage
of a poorly executed life
Who else is to blame
but the ghost there in the mirror?
The choices made and missed
must lead to now - to here.
And sadly here I sit,
watching seconds...
#depression
#despair
#emptiness
420 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
7th Feb 2021 4:53pm
7th Feb 2021 4:53pm
Frozen
Icy tendrils
Paint a lacy snowflake pattern
On the window
Snowy gray beyond
Sucks the warmth from memories
Of recent summer
The walls themselves
Seem to bleed winter cold,
Chilling the air within
Sunny blue skies
Are vacationing in some tropical paradise
On an unapproved hiatus
Nothing stirs
On this February morn, man or beast
Life - time itself - in frozen hibernation.
Paint a lacy snowflake pattern
On the window
Snowy gray beyond
Sucks the warmth from memories
Of recent summer
The walls themselves
Seem to bleed winter cold,
Chilling the air within
Sunny blue skies
Are vacationing in some tropical paradise
On an unapproved hiatus
Nothing stirs
On this February morn, man or beast
Life - time itself - in frozen hibernation.
#winter
#morning
#snow
381 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
3rd Feb 2021 1:46am
3rd Feb 2021 1:46am
Release
Life doesn’t seem to matter
and neither really do I,
For it seems we have no purpose,
but to wither and to die.
Like the fading light
from a setting sun,
A few more ticks of the clock
and the day is finally done.
Bathe me in darkness
and silence and peace,
Striving no more
in a world that’s diseased.
Time has no beginning
and struggle has no end
Till the tired heart is still’d
and the soul flies home again.
and neither really do I,
For it seems we have no purpose,
but to wither and to die.
Like the fading light
from a setting sun,
A few more ticks of the clock
and the day is finally done.
Bathe me in darkness
and silence and peace,
Striving no more
in a world that’s diseased.
Time has no beginning
and struggle has no end
Till the tired heart is still’d
and the soul flies home again.
#depression
#frustration
#despair #disappointment
#despair #disappointment
590 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Feb 2021 6:04am
1st Feb 2021 6:04am
Driftwood
I seize upon a passing thought,
’tis but a driftwood floating by
I waste an hour and then a day,
I let it go, it drifts away
Get thee away, leave me in peace –
you spiteful mem’ries, you scornful dreams!
I settle back and breathe a sigh,
in blissful silence close my eyes
I latch upon a passing thought,
’twas but a timber ambling by
Ah, who to blame but my own self!
for the rotting wood piled there on the shelf?
’tis but a driftwood floating by
I waste an hour and then a day,
I let it go, it drifts away
Get thee away, leave me in peace –
you spiteful mem’ries, you scornful dreams!
I settle back and breathe a sigh,
in blissful silence close my eyes
I latch upon a passing thought,
’twas but a timber ambling by
Ah, who to blame but my own self!
for the rotting wood piled there on the shelf?
#fate
#spiritual
#TruthOfLife
#philosophical
#karma
274 reads
1 Comment
DARK POEM
Published
1st Feb 2021 5:48am
1st Feb 2021 5:48am
Twilight
In the silence of the morning,
while the sun is still in hiding,
I lie in sleepless torpor
and reflect on my tomorrows
I grew up always dreaming
full of life and full of schemes
Somewhere along the journey
they dried up, withered, and died.
I lie here in the darkness,
feeling empty, numb, and heartless
The little voice echoes in my head -
I've squandered all my chances
As my journey nears its twilight,
I'm stopped by the side of the road
Afraid to drive forward or even turn back,
paralyzed by the...
while the sun is still in hiding,
I lie in sleepless torpor
and reflect on my tomorrows
I grew up always dreaming
full of life and full of schemes
Somewhere along the journey
they dried up, withered, and died.
I lie here in the darkness,
feeling empty, numb, and heartless
The little voice echoes in my head -
I've squandered all my chances
As my journey nears its twilight,
I'm stopped by the side of the road
Afraid to drive forward or even turn back,
paralyzed by the...
#depression
#despair
#emptiness #boredom
#emptiness #boredom
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