Submissions by scopow77 (Scot Powers)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
STORY POEM
Published
22nd Feb 2013 2:51am
22nd Feb 2013 2:51am
Red Waves
Wind torn sails
and old wives tales
both tell a certain truth
like sailors forlorn
'round the Cape Horn
Drowned or frozen to death
The waves and the wind
punish for sins
that frequently go untold
dare to begin
the voyage to win
bring in the most liquid gold
Whaling was the name
of this sailors game
learned from my Pappy before
when the tall ships call
you'll answer for all
the misgivings you ever did
Swabbing the decks
like a beer hall wench
sickly from waves and decay
this is the life
for...
and old wives tales
both tell a certain truth
like sailors forlorn
'round the Cape Horn
Drowned or frozen to death
The waves and the wind
punish for sins
that frequently go untold
dare to begin
the voyage to win
bring in the most liquid gold
Whaling was the name
of this sailors game
learned from my Pappy before
when the tall ships call
you'll answer for all
the misgivings you ever did
Swabbing the decks
like a beer hall wench
sickly from waves and decay
this is the life
for...
705 reads
4 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Feb 2013 2:44am
20th Feb 2013 2:44am
The Gift
Time won't wait for me
it marches straight ahead
like the changing seasons
bringing storms again
visions twisting and turning
inside my head
this gift's a curse
don't be fooled my friend
Visions
of your future
just a touch is all I need
and I see visions forming
their voices pleading out to me
feels like rain is falling
tears are rolling down my cheeks
feels like heavens falling
the worlds weight upon me
Some of my words
you have failed to heed
it's hard to watch this
unfolding tragedy
I feel the...
it marches straight ahead
like the changing seasons
bringing storms again
visions twisting and turning
inside my head
this gift's a curse
don't be fooled my friend
Visions
of your future
just a touch is all I need
and I see visions forming
their voices pleading out to me
feels like rain is falling
tears are rolling down my cheeks
feels like heavens falling
the worlds weight upon me
Some of my words
you have failed to heed
it's hard to watch this
unfolding tragedy
I feel the...
707 reads
3 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Feb 2013 1:27am
20th Feb 2013 1:27am
I'll Wait For You
Everything now turns to grey
sunshine disappears
to be replaced by your fears
I have listened to what you say
drifting lines divide
prejudice from pride
I'll wait for you
won't you come and join me
I'll wait for you
you'll be fine someday
I'll wait for you
till your dreams come true
Darkness now turns to day
light streaming through your eyes
shadows start to die
now you must watch just what you say
words create your reality
open opportunity
I'll wait for you
won't you come and join me
I'll wait...
sunshine disappears
to be replaced by your fears
I have listened to what you say
drifting lines divide
prejudice from pride
I'll wait for you
won't you come and join me
I'll wait for you
you'll be fine someday
I'll wait for you
till your dreams come true
Darkness now turns to day
light streaming through your eyes
shadows start to die
now you must watch just what you say
words create your reality
open opportunity
I'll wait for you
won't you come and join me
I'll wait...
857 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
18th Feb 2013 10:36pm
18th Feb 2013 10:36pm
Won't call this home
Recorded message
from an old friend
maybe a new one
hard to say
caught emotion
on the airwave's
reminds me of my better
better days
Well I won't call this home
I won't call this home
I won't call this home
but I can't, can't stay away
no I can't
Standard postage
on a letter
seems a price
that's fair to pay
smiling face
suits you better
tears leave their
winding trace
Well i won't call this home
I won't call this home
I won't call this home
but I can't ,can't stay away
but I...
from an old friend
maybe a new one
hard to say
caught emotion
on the airwave's
reminds me of my better
better days
Well I won't call this home
I won't call this home
I won't call this home
but I can't, can't stay away
no I can't
Standard postage
on a letter
seems a price
that's fair to pay
smiling face
suits you better
tears leave their
winding trace
Well i won't call this home
I won't call this home
I won't call this home
but I can't ,can't stay away
but I...
573 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Feb 2013 11:20pm
17th Feb 2013 11:20pm
Liberty
Liberty,Oh Liberty
how I do seek thee
free from all fear of man
free to live
in a peaceful land
having what you own be yours
not a slave
to foreign shores
Liberty,Oh Liberty
are you just a dream
where everyone has equal say
where everyone has their day
walk without need
of a helping hand
walk with a smile
gracing the land
Liberty, Oh Liberty
Hast thou forsaken me
littered lives are everywhere
with out so much
as a backward glare
abandoned homes and broken stuff
too much dependence
on the...
how I do seek thee
free from all fear of man
free to live
in a peaceful land
having what you own be yours
not a slave
to foreign shores
Liberty,Oh Liberty
are you just a dream
where everyone has equal say
where everyone has their day
walk without need
of a helping hand
walk with a smile
gracing the land
Liberty, Oh Liberty
Hast thou forsaken me
littered lives are everywhere
with out so much
as a backward glare
abandoned homes and broken stuff
too much dependence
on the...
578 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
17th Feb 2013 4:36pm
17th Feb 2013 4:36pm
Have you?
Today I awoke
with a feeling
I really must relate
it has to do with people
and the games we play
We move in and out
of others lives
strangely unaware
of how our presence
affects that very life
while we are there
A wink, a nod
a touch ,a look
all say many things
from the sender
maybe hopes and dreams
to the receiver
the validation that we seek
at the end of it all
we must ask ourselves
can we look in the mirror
and atone for all
that we do...
with a feeling
I really must relate
it has to do with people
and the games we play
We move in and out
of others lives
strangely unaware
of how our presence
affects that very life
while we are there
A wink, a nod
a touch ,a look
all say many things
from the sender
maybe hopes and dreams
to the receiver
the validation that we seek
at the end of it all
we must ask ourselves
can we look in the mirror
and atone for all
that we do...
652 reads
6 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
17th Feb 2013 6:25am
17th Feb 2013 6:25am
Life replied
I am not always fair
nor should I be
that is the only way
sometimes for you to see
nor should I be
that is the only way
sometimes for you to see
780 reads
19 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
17th Feb 2013 4:03am
17th Feb 2013 4:03am
Jealousy
My memories have been hijacked
by a persons jealousy
insecure people just cannot see
they judge you by their morals
pressed down upon you
must suppress my anger now
for cooler heads prevail
I thought I understood
just a little bit
but clearly I'm a little hurt
biting on my lip
pacing in my house
like an animal in a cage
It's really no wonder
my mind is in this shape
the gift of stone you gave me
gives me clarity
just one more moment
is all I really need
to tell you just how I feel
and what you've meant...
by a persons jealousy
insecure people just cannot see
they judge you by their morals
pressed down upon you
must suppress my anger now
for cooler heads prevail
I thought I understood
just a little bit
but clearly I'm a little hurt
biting on my lip
pacing in my house
like an animal in a cage
It's really no wonder
my mind is in this shape
the gift of stone you gave me
gives me clarity
just one more moment
is all I really need
to tell you just how I feel
and what you've meant...
714 reads
4 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
16th Feb 2013 8:09pm
16th Feb 2013 8:09pm
Sludge
When I was a young boy
there was a frightening dream
in the dead of night it came
like a vision unfolding
The scene was
as I can best describe
a giant sludge machine
turning ,twisting, mixing
all that once had been
a dark grey pasty ooze it was
then the scene did change
to a green flat moving belt
with daiseys a popping
maybe this is what awaits
after our final day
a little glimpse to prepare
for your souls next phase
Or maybe reincarnation
works a little this way ...
there was a frightening dream
in the dead of night it came
like a vision unfolding
The scene was
as I can best describe
a giant sludge machine
turning ,twisting, mixing
all that once had been
a dark grey pasty ooze it was
then the scene did change
to a green flat moving belt
with daiseys a popping
maybe this is what awaits
after our final day
a little glimpse to prepare
for your souls next phase
Or maybe reincarnation
works a little this way ...
649 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
16th Feb 2013 5:25pm
16th Feb 2013 5:25pm
Alberta Mornings
Crisp and clear Alberta mornings
the beauty brings me too my knees
sun rising over prairie
dew glistens on the wheat
Blue sky mixed with morning starlight
it's a sight that can't be beat
for all 40 years I've been here
there is no other place for me
The mountains maintain my direction
prairies stretch out to the east
northern lights are always dancing
on clear central eve's
Winding rivers divide prairies
rolling hills and forest too
fresh scents pervade my senses
that's when I think of you
the beauty brings me too my knees
sun rising over prairie
dew glistens on the wheat
Blue sky mixed with morning starlight
it's a sight that can't be beat
for all 40 years I've been here
there is no other place for me
The mountains maintain my direction
prairies stretch out to the east
northern lights are always dancing
on clear central eve's
Winding rivers divide prairies
rolling hills and forest too
fresh scents pervade my senses
that's when I think of you
861 reads
7 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
14th Feb 2013 11:42am
14th Feb 2013 11:42am
I Remain
There you stand before me
looking pretty full of grace
memories restore me
to that special place
where I remain
oh I remain
I remain, your friend.
Wasting time looking backwards
always leaves a bitter taste
memories out of sequence
to me they're all the same
where I remain
oh I remain..
I remain your friend
Circumstance and superstition
they both had a part to play
never waste another moment
gotta keep moving forward
everyday, 'cause
I remain..
I remain. I remain
your friend
looking pretty full of grace
memories restore me
to that special place
where I remain
oh I remain
I remain, your friend.
Wasting time looking backwards
always leaves a bitter taste
memories out of sequence
to me they're all the same
where I remain
oh I remain..
I remain your friend
Circumstance and superstition
they both had a part to play
never waste another moment
gotta keep moving forward
everyday, 'cause
I remain..
I remain. I remain
your friend
694 reads
8 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
14th Feb 2013 2:26am
14th Feb 2013 2:26am
Mindgames
If I think back to the time
that I am fond of most
I think it would have to be
drifting in the boat
peacefulness was abundant
on that summer day
floating about aimlessly
playing funny games
Looking to the sky I seen
a hole right through the clouds
so I fantasized that it was
a time warp here and now
I wondered if I would get sucked in
if I went below
but all that came through it was
a lovely rainbow
it came down to the surface
and from there it did grow
so I thought that maybe this mirage ...
that I am fond of most
I think it would have to be
drifting in the boat
peacefulness was abundant
on that summer day
floating about aimlessly
playing funny games
Looking to the sky I seen
a hole right through the clouds
so I fantasized that it was
a time warp here and now
I wondered if I would get sucked in
if I went below
but all that came through it was
a lovely rainbow
it came down to the surface
and from there it did grow
so I thought that maybe this mirage ...
644 reads
6 Comments
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