Submissions by Whackytraveler
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Wherever the ocean sleeps Where the sky is in between Night and day That is where we shall meet, that is where I seek
SELF POEM
Published
12th Oct 2024 6:00am
12th Oct 2024 6:00am
Childhood Me
Childhood me
What did you see
If I could help you sleep
I’d seal away
All the dark days
I’d give you a warm hug
And tell you the world
Actually doesn’t suck
Childhood me
I hope you found your dream
To hold you tight
Through this rough night
You no longer have to fight
Keep your goals on sight
What did you see
If I could help you sleep
I’d seal away
All the dark days
I’d give you a warm hug
And tell you the world
Actually doesn’t suck
Childhood me
I hope you found your dream
To hold you tight
Through this rough night
You no longer have to fight
Keep your goals on sight
#LifeStruggles
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
9th Oct 2024 1:38pm
9th Oct 2024 1:38pm
Reminiscing
Morning sounds,
The wind howls
In a smooth tone
I am not alone
I face each day
By the bay
In a house on stilts
Breathing in the ocean air
Wondering if you’re still there
The kind sea
Much like a lost memory
I hold on
For I was very fond
A cup of coffee in hand
I had plans
Obligations,
All moving in a swift clockwork rotation
I stare at a raging sea
I wonder if you miss me
The wind howls
In a smooth tone
I am not alone
I face each day
By the bay
In a house on stilts
Breathing in the ocean air
Wondering if you’re still there
The kind sea
Much like a lost memory
I hold on
For I was very fond
A cup of coffee in hand
I had plans
Obligations,
All moving in a swift clockwork rotation
I stare at a raging sea
I wonder if you miss me
#bittersweet
#escape
#sea
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
9th Oct 2024 5:28am
9th Oct 2024 5:28am
Albert Einstein
Once upon a time
When things were a little over a dime
When guests dined
Barely spilling wine
There was a brilliant mind
Albert Einstein
He outshined
The world
And everyone adored
The ideas and thoughts
He had come up with quite a lot
Albert Einstein
If only he were still alive
When things were a little over a dime
When guests dined
Barely spilling wine
There was a brilliant mind
Albert Einstein
He outshined
The world
And everyone adored
The ideas and thoughts
He had come up with quite a lot
Albert Einstein
If only he were still alive
#admiration
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1 Comment
STORY POEM
Published
8th Oct 2024 8:12pm
8th Oct 2024 8:12pm
The Brief Case: part 1
The sun shines
As the days
Go by
No word.
I stare at his brief case again
Unspoken memories
Played within
My mind
Memories I thought were long gone
The trip to the mountain
The dried petals
The pictures of how we fell
All I can think in this moment
“Come home my love”
As the days
Go by
No word.
I stare at his brief case again
Unspoken memories
Played within
My mind
Memories I thought were long gone
The trip to the mountain
The dried petals
The pictures of how we fell
All I can think in this moment
“Come home my love”
#FirstLove
#LongDistanceRelationship
#memories
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
8th Oct 2024 4:17am
8th Oct 2024 4:17am
Sweet dreams
The petals drift off to an unforeseen land
While the wind whispers
Of Nothing but peace
And bittersweet sleep
I drift off to my dreams
The ones I live to see
I breathe a sigh
When the sun had to rise
I bid my goodbye
And hoped to see them again
I don’t know where to begin
While the wind whispers
Of Nothing but peace
And bittersweet sleep
I drift off to my dreams
The ones I live to see
I breathe a sigh
When the sun had to rise
I bid my goodbye
And hoped to see them again
I don’t know where to begin
#bittersweet
#escape
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FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
7th Oct 2024 11:03pm
7th Oct 2024 11:03pm
The Captain
Waves continued to make the ship sway
I remembered her face
Her smile that shines like stars
Hair that matched the sun
My voyage had just begun
“I’ll see you someday “
Or at least that’s what I said
Without actually knowing
If that day will come
Will I make it home
Or will I die alone
Out at sea
Without ever meeting my baby?
Another day,
Another wave
I’m going to make it
My love, I hope you can wait
Until the day
I can finally stay
I remembered her face
Her smile that shines like stars
Hair that matched the sun
My voyage had just begun
“I’ll see you someday “
Or at least that’s what I said
Without actually knowing
If that day will come
Will I make it home
Or will I die alone
Out at sea
Without ever meeting my baby?
Another day,
Another wave
I’m going to make it
My love, I hope you can wait
Until the day
I can finally stay
#LongDistanceRelationship
#sea
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STORY POEM
Published
7th Oct 2024 4:07am
7th Oct 2024 4:07am
A Captain’s Wife
’l’ll be back someday”
At least that’s what he says
It’s been weeks
Since he left me
To follow his dream of being at sea
This light house gets cold
It’s wood floors creak and the stairs are old
I read to myself of stories I’ve been told
Thousands of times
I wonder what it’s like
Living out at sea
The days continue to go by,
I hardly remember our goodbye
The touch of his lips
The salty air
Freezing me out without a care
As I held him for one last embrace
I stared at his old brief case
The waves...
At least that’s what he says
It’s been weeks
Since he left me
To follow his dream of being at sea
This light house gets cold
It’s wood floors creak and the stairs are old
I read to myself of stories I’ve been told
Thousands of times
I wonder what it’s like
Living out at sea
The days continue to go by,
I hardly remember our goodbye
The touch of his lips
The salty air
Freezing me out without a care
As I held him for one last embrace
I stared at his old brief case
The waves...
#LongDistanceRelationship
#sea
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Oct 2024 1:38am
7th Oct 2024 1:38am
Countdown to success
I wanna scream
I’m working towards my dream
How long until I’m deemed
Worthy, beautiful and well
Is there some sort of spell
To get me where I want to be
I’m down on my knees
Praying
Praying for the better world
The success I will achieve
Won’t be long now
As I continue the countdown
I’m working towards my dream
How long until I’m deemed
Worthy, beautiful and well
Is there some sort of spell
To get me where I want to be
I’m down on my knees
Praying
Praying for the better world
The success I will achieve
Won’t be long now
As I continue the countdown
#hope
#strength
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FICTIONAL PROSE
Published
6th Oct 2024 5:25am
6th Oct 2024 5:25am
The Wolfman
The beast he hides within
Would make me cringe
In fear and worry
Even when his tastes are a bit gory
I still find myself longing
And wanting
For his heart to belong to me
Enslaved by the moon
He drops down to his knees
The fullness turns him
To a creature that only sees red
I always dreaded
That look in his eyes
It was like a beast took a hold
Of his soul
With no goal
Except, to fight
what he believes is right
Leaving a trail of misfortune in his wake
When the sun comes up
He realized...
Would make me cringe
In fear and worry
Even when his tastes are a bit gory
I still find myself longing
And wanting
For his heart to belong to me
Enslaved by the moon
He drops down to his knees
The fullness turns him
To a creature that only sees red
I always dreaded
That look in his eyes
It was like a beast took a hold
Of his soul
With no goal
Except, to fight
what he believes is right
Leaving a trail of misfortune in his wake
When the sun comes up
He realized...
#werewolves
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OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Oct 2024 8:59pm
4th Oct 2024 8:59pm
Such as life
A roller coaster of lies
Such as life
Yet we continue to find something
To fill the void
The void being either loneliness,
Confusion or maybe delusion
We have wants and needs
And it often leads us to greed
Perhaps, I ought to get off this ride
Such as life
Yet we continue to find something
To fill the void
The void being either loneliness,
Confusion or maybe delusion
We have wants and needs
And it often leads us to greed
Perhaps, I ought to get off this ride
#humankind
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
3rd Oct 2024 5:33am
3rd Oct 2024 5:33am
Nobody’s Home
The vines tangled inside
The furniture covered in dust
Rusted nails, peeling paint
It’s quite quaint
A once warm home
Rooms that didn’t feel so small
Hardly any clutter
Empty, utterly
Quite literally
Empty
I’ve sat and waited,
Watched for the elderly couple to come home
I watched as the days went by
Days turned to weeks and then years
I’ve felt tears
from the sky
And I wonder why
They haven’t cleaned the floors
Or dusted the furniture
Or tended to the flowers
Or even said goodbye
The furniture covered in dust
Rusted nails, peeling paint
It’s quite quaint
A once warm home
Rooms that didn’t feel so small
Hardly any clutter
Empty, utterly
Quite literally
Empty
I’ve sat and waited,
Watched for the elderly couple to come home
I watched as the days went by
Days turned to weeks and then years
I’ve felt tears
from the sky
And I wonder why
They haven’t cleaned the floors
Or dusted the furniture
Or tended to the flowers
Or even said goodbye
#grief
#loneliness
#memories
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
2nd Oct 2024 8:12pm
2nd Oct 2024 8:12pm
Mornings like these
My heart longs for peace
Craving solitude with every beat
I felt the breeze cling to me
The fire burned
Warming my hands
The warm coffee on my tongue
Mornings like these
Where I hear the trees
I sometimes remember my dreams
Craving solitude with every beat
I felt the breeze cling to me
The fire burned
Warming my hands
The warm coffee on my tongue
Mornings like these
Where I hear the trees
I sometimes remember my dreams
#fall
#forest
#mountains
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