Submissions by buddhakitty
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
hero
I saw my first
firefly of the
summer
tonight
sad little
thing
one tiny, brave
light standing
fast against
the dark of
this world
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
firefly of the
summer
tonight
sad little
thing
one tiny, brave
light standing
fast against
the dark of
this world
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#loneliness
#courage
#heroic
529 reads
6 Comments
well lived
when I am
finished,
I will not
look back...
ashes
cannot
see
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
finished,
I will not
look back...
ashes
cannot
see
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#death
520 reads
3 Comments
burnt bridges
I can't remember
what its like
to be
young
whoever I am
now
should be
ashamed
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
what its like
to be
young
whoever I am
now
should be
ashamed
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#aging
536 reads
8 Comments
revealed
it is only when
hope is lost
will the truth
be gained
(c ) 2018 R.R. Zinn
hope is lost
will the truth
be gained
(c ) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#LifeStruggles
527 reads
8 Comments
thank you Kurt Vonnegut
I asked myself
once,
"What is
meaning?"
at that moment,
a pigeon
crapped on
my head...
question
answered
once,
"What is
meaning?"
at that moment,
a pigeon
crapped on
my head...
question
answered
#philosophical
493 reads
2 Comments
loneliness
..is an apple falling from
the tree, looking up, and
realizing that it can never
go home again.
the tree, looking up, and
realizing that it can never
go home again.
#nostalgia
502 reads
7 Comments
F -
neighbor
backyard
two small
children
playing
w/
toy guns
assuring
mankinds
future
"BANG-BANG!
YOUR DEAD!!"
"NO! BANG-
BANG...YOU'RE
DEAD!!"
sad
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
backyard
two small
children
playing
w/
toy guns
assuring
mankinds
future
"BANG-BANG!
YOUR DEAD!!"
"NO! BANG-
BANG...YOU'RE
DEAD!!"
sad
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#tragedy
488 reads
13 Comments
something beautiful
late into
evening
adagio's
by
Mozart
playing
tears in
eyes
magic
(c) 2018 R.R Zinn
evening
adagio's
by
Mozart
playing
tears in
eyes
magic
(c) 2018 R.R Zinn
#redemption
463 reads
2 Comments
hey! you're doing it all wrong
story
of
my
life
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
of
my
life
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#myself
518 reads
4 Comments
a helping hand
a friend of
mine
was worried
about
his carbon
footprint...
so I cut off
both of
his legs
mine
was worried
about
his carbon
footprint...
so I cut off
both of
his legs
#BestFriend
532 reads
2 Comments
the last good thing
in my hands,
a bird
small
delicate
trembling
wounded
last
breath
the sky
begins
to
cry
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
a bird
small
delicate
trembling
wounded
last
breath
the sky
begins
to
cry
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#sadness
#disappointment
569 reads
12 Comments
slim pickings
I had a
dream
once...
but only,
once
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
dream
once...
but only,
once
(c) 2018 R.R. Zinn
#dreams
490 reads
6 Comments
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