Submissions by carinthian
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Looking forward to read "Songs of innocence and of experience" (William Blake) here :-)
EROTIC POEM
Published
12th Jul 2021 8:00pm
12th Jul 2021 8:00pm
Dirty talk
Tired of endless conference calls,
I used my safeword -
Instant relief
I used my safeword -
Instant relief
#inspirational
393 reads
0 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
24th Jun 2021 11:17pm
24th Jun 2021 11:17pm
Untitled
melon and maple
hot summer's coincidence -
urban gardening
hot summer's coincidence -
urban gardening
#nature
249 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
22nd Aug 2018 8:14pm
22nd Aug 2018 8:14pm
Wondering why
Wondering why
all those
happy obese people
were inclined to sit
on starboard....
all those
happy obese people
were inclined to sit
on starboard....
#philosophical
599 reads
5 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Jul 2016 7:23pm
17th Jul 2016 7:23pm
Youth
You are
like
trees growing side by side
reaching out for the sun
always competing
but
when things are getting tight
I see
two brothers in arms
like
trees growing side by side
reaching out for the sun
always competing
but
when things are getting tight
I see
two brothers in arms
807 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
13th Jul 2016 10:38pm
13th Jul 2016 10:38pm
Random walk
Our earthly steps
though chosen carefully
too often
resemble
a drunkard's walk
but
those
willing to accept
will find consolation
in the idea
that
with certainty
we'll return to the origin
though chosen carefully
too often
resemble
a drunkard's walk
but
those
willing to accept
will find consolation
in the idea
that
with certainty
we'll return to the origin
790 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
9th Jul 2016 9:44pm
9th Jul 2016 9:44pm
Honeymoon
He said "Unconditional..."
She added "...love"
He replied "...surrender"
She smiled "Where's the difference?"
She added "...love"
He replied "...surrender"
She smiled "Where's the difference?"
880 reads
5 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
8th Jul 2016 10:00pm
8th Jul 2016 10:00pm
Bayes' rule
Given that
we strive after
certainty,
all we can get
is
conditional probability
we strive after
certainty,
all we can get
is
conditional probability
771 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
23rd Nov 2015 9:22pm
23rd Nov 2015 9:22pm
Paris - mourning after...
While tossed but not sunk
be a lighthouse to the world
forgive and prevail
be a lighthouse to the world
forgive and prevail
584 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Oct 2015 11:13pm
20th Oct 2015 11:13pm
Traces
keeping memories of
a love affair
is like
trying
to
leave
footprints
in the sand
of an hourglass
a love affair
is like
trying
to
leave
footprints
in the sand
of an hourglass
653 reads
1 Comment
LOVE POEM
Published
17th Oct 2015 7:20pm
17th Oct 2015 7:20pm
Bagels
Bagels are very much
like love affairs
much ado
about the central hole
the more you taste,
the more it becomes clear
that there's no heart in it
just solitude
though the outer ring
looks breathtaking -
sometimes sweet,
creamy,hot....
bagel lovers are twice cursed -
never to talk about
never to blame a bagel
for being what it is.
So, here's to you, my dear - the sexiest bagel alive!
like love affairs
much ado
about the central hole
the more you taste,
the more it becomes clear
that there's no heart in it
just solitude
though the outer ring
looks breathtaking -
sometimes sweet,
creamy,hot....
bagel lovers are twice cursed -
never to talk about
never to blame a bagel
for being what it is.
So, here's to you, my dear - the sexiest bagel alive!
783 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
29th Aug 2015 9:27pm
29th Aug 2015 9:27pm
Mourning of leaves in autumn (Thermopylae, Greece)
Go tell the people,
thou who passest by,
that here,
obeying nature's law,
we lie
(inspired by William Lisle Bowles, 1762-1850)
thou who passest by,
that here,
obeying nature's law,
we lie
(inspired by William Lisle Bowles, 1762-1850)
682 reads
3 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
18th Aug 2015 8:51pm
18th Aug 2015 8:51pm
Happiness of butterflies
Lepidoptera show some strange behaviour -
you can feel them in your stomach
when they're in love,
with a flap of their wings
they can cause a hurricane
at the other end of the world,
but ask yourself - while sitting and thinking -
how happy can a butterfly be
that is printed on bathroom tissue?
you can feel them in your stomach
when they're in love,
with a flap of their wings
they can cause a hurricane
at the other end of the world,
but ask yourself - while sitting and thinking -
how happy can a butterfly be
that is printed on bathroom tissue?
826 reads
3 Comments
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