Submissions by abetterstart (james skinner)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
i'm still in the learning stage, but i have decided on the style i want to use
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Sep 2022 12:12pm
24th Sep 2022 12:12pm
the city
i watched
that city light
stretch out
over counterfeit
sidewalks,
her semblance
resumed
like human shapes,
dressed in rags
fair and good,
accosted
and pleading,
strenuously
into streets
and half-drawn
alleyways,
small spaces
and large
blank buildings,
all occupied
with nameless
revolving
voices.
that city light
stretch out
over counterfeit
sidewalks,
her semblance
resumed
like human shapes,
dressed in rags
fair and good,
accosted
and pleading,
strenuously
into streets
and half-drawn
alleyways,
small spaces
and large
blank buildings,
all occupied
with nameless
revolving
voices.
#identity
#environment
#humankind #consumerism
#humankind #consumerism
53 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
23rd Sep 2022 4:16am
23rd Sep 2022 4:16am
autumn sunset (falling leaves)
a light fog
of color,
unafraid
of change,
these leaves
dance,
countless
reaching out,
fluttering,
a passionate
carefree
lifestyle,
holding hands,
cuddling,
an ember,
burn,
a remnant,
edges
of a bonfire.
of color,
unafraid
of change,
these leaves
dance,
countless
reaching out,
fluttering,
a passionate
carefree
lifestyle,
holding hands,
cuddling,
an ember,
burn,
a remnant,
edges
of a bonfire.
#trees
#fall
#fire
#nature
#LifeCycle
51 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
21st Sep 2022 9:14pm
21st Sep 2022 9:14pm
mountain lake
early sunrise
stained
that quietness
of
morning hours,
in the
swirling
autumn sky,
footsteps
in between
leftover blooms,
suspended
and floating
proudly,
higher up,
silent beauty
whispers
of treasures
and solitude
moments
by
day's applause,
there,
her image
and
graceful heart
lovingly embrace
close
to the breast,
brilliant
and shadowed,
long, deep
waters
laid between
heavy stoned
of shimmering ...
stained
that quietness
of
morning hours,
in the
swirling
autumn sky,
footsteps
in between
leftover blooms,
suspended
and floating
proudly,
higher up,
silent beauty
whispers
of treasures
and solitude
moments
by
day's applause,
there,
her image
and
graceful heart
lovingly embrace
close
to the breast,
brilliant
and shadowed,
long, deep
waters
laid between
heavy stoned
of shimmering ...
#flowers
#fall
#water
#nature
#mountains
64 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
20th Sep 2022 2:03pm
20th Sep 2022 2:03pm
the spirit rose at midnight
the years
have captured
up to my soul,
freeing me
from life,
my light
begins to fade,
forever
i dream
of years ago,
long ago,
what i remember
to be young,
the world
touched me,
taught me,
memories
that helped me
through my life,
i understand
better now,
so much
to be thankful
for,
i can smile
a fading
slipping smile,
with
each passing
breath,
i feel at ease,
my eyes losing
their focus,
but, i hear
a...
have captured
up to my soul,
freeing me
from life,
my light
begins to fade,
forever
i dream
of years ago,
long ago,
what i remember
to be young,
the world
touched me,
taught me,
memories
that helped me
through my life,
i understand
better now,
so much
to be thankful
for,
i can smile
a fading
slipping smile,
with
each passing
breath,
i feel at ease,
my eyes losing
their focus,
but, i hear
a...
#childhood
#death
#fate #aging
#fate #aging
62 reads
6 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
18th Sep 2022 2:36pm
18th Sep 2022 2:36pm
the watcher
i look and see you,
your outline hazily
lit by candlelight,
worried looks in
your eyes,
you stand there uneasy
staring straight ahead,
a void-like darkness,
what are you thinking?
maybe i am your
illusion,
unreal staring back
through
an empty mirror.
your outline hazily
lit by candlelight,
worried looks in
your eyes,
you stand there uneasy
staring straight ahead,
a void-like darkness,
what are you thinking?
maybe i am your
illusion,
unreal staring back
through
an empty mirror.
#regret
#loneliness
#dark
#confusion
#emptiness
72 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
16th Sep 2022 10:33am
16th Sep 2022 10:33am
colder weather
that sweet hum,
that whispering
song
of the soft
evening
evades my open
window,
such
a gentleness
derived
with pleasure,
cool
upon
my thoughts,
the quiet
reflection,
shorter days
willing
to give
themselves up
for sacrificial
passages,
now,
colder weather
dresses
earlier
in the mornings,
as strings
of
broken fires
haunt
the asylum
in each
hearth.
that whispering
song
of the soft
evening
evades my open
window,
such
a gentleness
derived
with pleasure,
cool
upon
my thoughts,
the quiet
reflection,
shorter days
willing
to give
themselves up
for sacrificial
passages,
now,
colder weather
dresses
earlier
in the mornings,
as strings
of
broken fires
haunt
the asylum
in each
hearth.
#sky
#fall
#morning #nature
#morning #nature
86 reads
9 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
15th Sep 2022 00:16am
15th Sep 2022 00:16am
dress casual
silence,
more profound,
willing
the day's calm,
within
each forest
positioned,
melodies
enter,
serenade
all fair
and sleep.
more profound,
willing
the day's calm,
within
each forest
positioned,
melodies
enter,
serenade
all fair
and sleep.
#dreams
#inspirational
#learning
#escape
#wisdom
54 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Sep 2022 6:56pm
14th Sep 2022 6:56pm
lonely leaf
i soon tremble
from
the soft
persistent
winds,
my home
shaking
in anticipation,
my grasp
loosens
like my dreams,
i am free,
new
opportunities
waiting by
open doors
and windows,
i gently
float away,
now over
colored fields,
down
dusty lanes,
up higher,
laying softly
on sunshine,
huddled away
from fresh
felled
raindrops
or
sleeping
on soft
grass,
i'm content
with ...
from
the soft
persistent
winds,
my home
shaking
in anticipation,
my grasp
loosens
like my dreams,
i am free,
new
opportunities
waiting by
open doors
and windows,
i gently
float away,
now over
colored fields,
down
dusty lanes,
up higher,
laying softly
on sunshine,
huddled away
from fresh
felled
raindrops
or
sleeping
on soft
grass,
i'm content
with ...
#strength
#courage
#travel
#freedom
#passion
59 reads
6 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
12th Sep 2022 11:27pm
12th Sep 2022 11:27pm
broken window (forgiving)
the world
gathers
and crowds
outside
my closed walls,
serenading
the lonely
hours that
trespass me.
the bright sun
once shone
clearer,
now
dressing me
in shades
of dying
anger.
i long
to forget
these awful
feelings,
to forgive
as i watch
from behind
a broken
window.
gathers
and crowds
outside
my closed walls,
serenading
the lonely
hours that
trespass me.
the bright sun
once shone
clearer,
now
dressing me
in shades
of dying
anger.
i long
to forget
these awful
feelings,
to forgive
as i watch
from behind
a broken
window.
#anger
#loneliness
#rejection
#confusion
#emptiness
88 reads
18 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
11th Sep 2022 5:47am
11th Sep 2022 5:47am
bruises
no help,
no kisses,
apprehension
waiting,
moving on
is not so easy,
i loved
steady
and strong,
but neglect
had such
an enchanting
character,
lost love
blooming
too late,
the friendship
that
once breathed
life,
our forgiveness
has
now faded
into brutal
contempt
no kisses,
apprehension
waiting,
moving on
is not so easy,
i loved
steady
and strong,
but neglect
had such
an enchanting
character,
lost love
blooming
too late,
the friendship
that
once breathed
life,
our forgiveness
has
now faded
into brutal
contempt
#sadness
#anger
#hate
#frustration
#disappointment
100 reads
7 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
10th Sep 2022 1:10pm
10th Sep 2022 1:10pm
moments shared (alone)
i have dreamed
of her
many times,
a coalition
of moments,
well spent
time
in her presence,
a feathered
touch,
a welcomed
smile,
trembling hands
and racing
heartbeats,
unforgettable
memories
shared by me,
alone.
of her
many times,
a coalition
of moments,
well spent
time
in her presence,
a feathered
touch,
a welcomed
smile,
trembling hands
and racing
heartbeats,
unforgettable
memories
shared by me,
alone.
#dreams
#UnrequitedLove
#emotional
#determination
#success
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0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
8th Sep 2022 6:51am
8th Sep 2022 6:51am
as time drops
the high up
mountains
begin to feel
the firstness
of the change,
those
autumn days
flow downward,
leaves, trickling
slow at first,
beginning
to gather
momentum,
soon the tide
of dropped
leaves swell
into a beautiful
explosion,
none exempt
from
the cascading
overflow,
covering city
and countryside
the same,
golds, reds
and amber
wash pass,
the breeze
collects
it's toll,
the leaves
will stand, dance
like ...
mountains
begin to feel
the firstness
of the change,
those
autumn days
flow downward,
leaves, trickling
slow at first,
beginning
to gather
momentum,
soon the tide
of dropped
leaves swell
into a beautiful
explosion,
none exempt
from
the cascading
overflow,
covering city
and countryside
the same,
golds, reds
and amber
wash pass,
the breeze
collects
it's toll,
the leaves
will stand, dance
like ...
#trees
#sky
#fall
#wind
#mountains
69 reads
10 Comments
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