Submissions by Trillium
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I am new to the enjoyment and writing of poetry. In public school and high-school, I didn’t appreciate poetry and frankly didn’t understand it. Now I can’t seem to stop writing, reading, experiencing and enjoying poetry.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Apr 2023 3:53am
23rd Apr 2023 3:53am
Journal
Pages curling, ladened with thoughts
Indelible records of days
Dreams
Fantasies
Random thoughts
Fear of the first blank page of
perfect cream paper
Gives way to a flood
The need to record
Explore
Make thoughts tangible
Lay down the demons in my head
The pages are filled
Sad to put it away.
Saying goodbye to a friend
At least for now
The recordings of times and places will remain
to be relived.
Indelible records of days
Dreams
Fantasies
Random thoughts
Fear of the first blank page of
perfect cream paper
Gives way to a flood
The need to record
Explore
Make thoughts tangible
Lay down the demons in my head
The pages are filled
Sad to put it away.
Saying goodbye to a friend
At least for now
The recordings of times and places will remain
to be relived.
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
228 reads
0 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
22nd Apr 2023 8:10am
22nd Apr 2023 8:10am
J. Herbin - Terre de Feu
I saw a beautiful woman on the bus today
With tights the colour of this ink [terre de feu]
They were unique.
The tights.
I wanted to say something.
How do you tell a stranger they are wearing tights the same colour of a favourite ink?
I said nothing.
The bus stopped and passengers were required to leave.
Off to go about our days
One with a pen
and one with tights the colour of ink.
With tights the colour of this ink [terre de feu]
They were unique.
The tights.
I wanted to say something.
How do you tell a stranger they are wearing tights the same colour of a favourite ink?
I said nothing.
The bus stopped and passengers were required to leave.
Off to go about our days
One with a pen
and one with tights the colour of ink.
#lust
#loneliness
301 reads
5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Apr 2023 3:25pm
21st Apr 2023 3:25pm
Transit
We meet every morning,
strangers
at the bus stop
Attempts to exchange words fail,
seem awkward.
The bus stop is no place for casual conversation with neighbours
Attention focused on speakers in your ears,
a phone,
the upcoming day
Day after day remaining strangers
strangers
at the bus stop
Attempts to exchange words fail,
seem awkward.
The bus stop is no place for casual conversation with neighbours
Attention focused on speakers in your ears,
a phone,
the upcoming day
Day after day remaining strangers
#loneliness
260 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Apr 2023 3:59am
20th Apr 2023 3:59am
Pussy Willow
The pussy-willows are flowering
The soft down now covered with yellow anthers
As a kid it was fun to rub the flowers against your cheek, enjoying the softness
As adults we hurry by with more important business
And forget the experience of the pussy-willows on our cheeks
The soft down now covered with yellow anthers
As a kid it was fun to rub the flowers against your cheek, enjoying the softness
As adults we hurry by with more important business
And forget the experience of the pussy-willows on our cheeks
#flowers
#spring
#nature
194 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Apr 2023 3:53am
20th Apr 2023 3:53am
Magnolia
The buds on the magnolias are swelling
The brown fuzzy scales covering the flowers
What do they feel like to touch?
They look so soft
I never took the time to touch them
A child would not hesitate to explore
To touch the fuzzy bud to see if it was really soft
I tried it myself
It felt like puppy fur
Soft, silky
It made me happy
The brown fuzzy scales covering the flowers
What do they feel like to touch?
They look so soft
I never took the time to touch them
A child would not hesitate to explore
To touch the fuzzy bud to see if it was really soft
I tried it myself
It felt like puppy fur
Soft, silky
It made me happy
#flowers
#spring
#nature
178 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Apr 2023 6:49am
19th Apr 2023 6:49am
Bare Trees
Branches devoid of leaves
Reveal the fractal beauty
Of a pattern
Repeated
From the trunk
To the fine twigs
Underground
The pattern repeated
Unseen
Reveal the fractal beauty
Of a pattern
Repeated
From the trunk
To the fine twigs
Underground
The pattern repeated
Unseen
#trees
#nature
314 reads
5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Apr 2023 2:56am
19th Apr 2023 2:56am
Sharing Poetry
Sending out bits of myself
Strings of words
Capturing a moment
An experience
A desire
Do I dare?
Does it bring me closer to you,
the reader.
We are cloaked behind online pseudonyms for safety
Sharing, but not intimate
Sharing without personal connections
Seeming hollow
Perhaps the curse of any artist.
How do you create meaningful connections in a world that is both very connected and very isolated?
Strings of words
Capturing a moment
An experience
A desire
Do I dare?
Does it bring me closer to you,
the reader.
We are cloaked behind online pseudonyms for safety
Sharing, but not intimate
Sharing without personal connections
Seeming hollow
Perhaps the curse of any artist.
How do you create meaningful connections in a world that is both very connected and very isolated?
#WritingPoetry
348 reads
6 Comments
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