Submissions by scopow77 (Scot Powers)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
29th Jan 2013 10:23pm
29th Jan 2013 10:23pm
Old Man Winter
Old man winter
came to call
seems so bitter
worse than fall
howling winds
drifting snow
bites right through you
leaves you raw
only those who understand
what it's like in a frozen land
appreciate the springtime thaw
warm and cozy like a shawl
I can hardly wait till then
the warming days
the balmy wind
they give way
to rainy days
when flowers grow
and children play
summer comes and goes so fast
warm days slip into the past
from long days
nights grow cold
fall arrives almost untold
just in time to...
came to call
seems so bitter
worse than fall
howling winds
drifting snow
bites right through you
leaves you raw
only those who understand
what it's like in a frozen land
appreciate the springtime thaw
warm and cozy like a shawl
I can hardly wait till then
the warming days
the balmy wind
they give way
to rainy days
when flowers grow
and children play
summer comes and goes so fast
warm days slip into the past
from long days
nights grow cold
fall arrives almost untold
just in time to...
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MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
29th Jan 2013 2:16am
29th Jan 2013 2:16am
Crank
Stumbling blind
through the hallways of my years
wasting time
grinding my gears
got to suffer
seems it's the only way
to make the effort
seem worth the pain
Stand back
take a look at what you see
drives you crazy, your so naive
all your problems
you can add them to my list
my plate is full
but I'll get another dish
You know who speaks the truth
don't forsake your entire youth
stand up by yourself
and you will find the way
as the shepherd leads the fools away
Barren wastelands
are the landscape...
through the hallways of my years
wasting time
grinding my gears
got to suffer
seems it's the only way
to make the effort
seem worth the pain
Stand back
take a look at what you see
drives you crazy, your so naive
all your problems
you can add them to my list
my plate is full
but I'll get another dish
You know who speaks the truth
don't forsake your entire youth
stand up by yourself
and you will find the way
as the shepherd leads the fools away
Barren wastelands
are the landscape...
518 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Jan 2013 2:07am
27th Jan 2013 2:07am
Out the door
As I sit and shake my head
hurt and bruised by the words you said
I look about and wonder why
I have not already said goodbye
perhaps it's not the season
perhaps you don't see reason
all I know is when I'm here
I pace the halls in constant fear
of what I may say or do
to draw your ire the way I do
I know my daughter needs a dad
but I think I will soon go mad
I know I can't take much more
before I am out the door
hurt and bruised by the words you said
I look about and wonder why
I have not already said goodbye
perhaps it's not the season
perhaps you don't see reason
all I know is when I'm here
I pace the halls in constant fear
of what I may say or do
to draw your ire the way I do
I know my daughter needs a dad
but I think I will soon go mad
I know I can't take much more
before I am out the door
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SONG LYRICS
Published
26th Jan 2013 8:19pm
26th Jan 2013 8:19pm
Welcome to the party
Welcome to the party
welcome to the show
this is for the tired beauties
promenading the watering hole
searching for another
stand in for the night
back in the darkest corners
where they lose their fight
And when the sun goes down
the feelings start to stir
another chance to redeem yourself
have you really found your cure
loneliness and desperation
led you to this place
stuck in a world
where deceit is commonplace
Take a look in the mirror
tell me what do you see
are you proud of what looks back now
who...
welcome to the show
this is for the tired beauties
promenading the watering hole
searching for another
stand in for the night
back in the darkest corners
where they lose their fight
And when the sun goes down
the feelings start to stir
another chance to redeem yourself
have you really found your cure
loneliness and desperation
led you to this place
stuck in a world
where deceit is commonplace
Take a look in the mirror
tell me what do you see
are you proud of what looks back now
who...
572 reads
3 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
25th Jan 2013 3:42am
25th Jan 2013 3:42am
Roll of the dice
Last time I saw you
we were walking pleasantly
down by the stream
hunting for treasure
finding pleasure,
your laughter stays with me
with each discovery
your smile it grew from cheek to cheek
those rusty railway spikes
and bottles caps
are priceless now to me
One day at a time
it's an uphill climb
only a fool pays the price
with a roll of the dice
Ten years have come and gone
since your final heroic deed
you can't believe the gaping hole
it tore in the family
your mother cries at night
your brothers...
we were walking pleasantly
down by the stream
hunting for treasure
finding pleasure,
your laughter stays with me
with each discovery
your smile it grew from cheek to cheek
those rusty railway spikes
and bottles caps
are priceless now to me
One day at a time
it's an uphill climb
only a fool pays the price
with a roll of the dice
Ten years have come and gone
since your final heroic deed
you can't believe the gaping hole
it tore in the family
your mother cries at night
your brothers...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
24th Jan 2013 3:30am
24th Jan 2013 3:30am
Reflections(for Sam)
Reflections of yesterday
ripple through my mind
glassy surface of a pond
knows no time
days turn like pages
in this novel we call life
standing alone in the shadows
biding time
ooh ooh ooh
Looking forward
never looking behind
a pillar of salt is all Lot got
that night
build your tomorrows
with hopes and delights
stand outside of your circle
in the light
ooh ooh ooh
As I stand here
before you tonight
I can't tell you how it feels
to be in your spotlight
suffice to thank you
for...
ripple through my mind
glassy surface of a pond
knows no time
days turn like pages
in this novel we call life
standing alone in the shadows
biding time
ooh ooh ooh
Looking forward
never looking behind
a pillar of salt is all Lot got
that night
build your tomorrows
with hopes and delights
stand outside of your circle
in the light
ooh ooh ooh
As I stand here
before you tonight
I can't tell you how it feels
to be in your spotlight
suffice to thank you
for...
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SONG LYRICS
Published
24th Jan 2013 2:57am
24th Jan 2013 2:57am
Just one night
Sitting by the railroad tracks,
watching the trains,slowly, move away(its a game)
all the miles and all the whiles
I wonder, just what we gained
Just one night I stayed ,just one night,I played
Just one night I stayed, just one night,I played
It's been a long time coming
This change come over me
It's been a long time coming
I guess its up to me
Standing back,watching the veil fall away
revealing things you just could not say(it's a game)
I remember the look on your face
when I walked away( what a shame)
there were tears...
watching the trains,slowly, move away(its a game)
all the miles and all the whiles
I wonder, just what we gained
Just one night I stayed ,just one night,I played
Just one night I stayed, just one night,I played
It's been a long time coming
This change come over me
It's been a long time coming
I guess its up to me
Standing back,watching the veil fall away
revealing things you just could not say(it's a game)
I remember the look on your face
when I walked away( what a shame)
there were tears...
624 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
23rd Jan 2013 4:12am
23rd Jan 2013 4:12am
Why?
Steely faces on the battle line
nervous looks as we wait for the sign
just pawns in a sick man's game
you want to leave,Ha Too late.
A cold wind blows across the field
in the air you can smell the fear
ask yourself why must we die
to appease some twisted pride
our faces change every day
in bags we are taken away
nervous looks as we wait for the sign
just pawns in a sick man's game
you want to leave,Ha Too late.
A cold wind blows across the field
in the air you can smell the fear
ask yourself why must we die
to appease some twisted pride
our faces change every day
in bags we are taken away
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SELF POEM
Published
21st Jan 2013 4:31am
21st Jan 2013 4:31am
Out of there
A timeless void
dark and vast
crushing weight of the past
slowly rises to the fore
gliding past my bedroom door
all it wants is my soul
for darker reasons left untold
I curse aloud
then quake with fear
rancid breath, very near
blood red eyes meet my gaze
taste the fear in this place
now and then when I cry
I often think of that time
all alone with my thoughts
a broken window then pulled out
heavy footsteps on the stair
I have finally made it out of there
dark and vast
crushing weight of the past
slowly rises to the fore
gliding past my bedroom door
all it wants is my soul
for darker reasons left untold
I curse aloud
then quake with fear
rancid breath, very near
blood red eyes meet my gaze
taste the fear in this place
now and then when I cry
I often think of that time
all alone with my thoughts
a broken window then pulled out
heavy footsteps on the stair
I have finally made it out of there
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SONG LYRICS
Published
20th Jan 2013 11:15pm
20th Jan 2013 11:15pm
Faded Away
Standing on the street corner
I watch the world go by
and I start to wonder
everybody's busy
no time to take a rest
its no wonder
I still see you riding on that pony
looking for all the world like your in your glory
You've faded away
like a gin soaked rodeo clown
faded away
like a painting on the ground
your the only one
I'll never miss
I still see you riding high
in the back of my old chevy
learned a lot about life in that car
man it was heavy
I still see your blonde hair shining in the moonlight
blonde...
I watch the world go by
and I start to wonder
everybody's busy
no time to take a rest
its no wonder
I still see you riding on that pony
looking for all the world like your in your glory
You've faded away
like a gin soaked rodeo clown
faded away
like a painting on the ground
your the only one
I'll never miss
I still see you riding high
in the back of my old chevy
learned a lot about life in that car
man it was heavy
I still see your blonde hair shining in the moonlight
blonde...
505 reads
2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
19th Jan 2013 11:47pm
19th Jan 2013 11:47pm
walking in the rain
you can tell by the way she walks
the streets have been her home
for far too long
lost little girl has come of age
the lines now etch her face
another party,another night
all the same
stuck in a battle with rage and pain
turn around, look and you will see
the sun will rise again if you will it to be
I remember walking in the rain
thinking that the water would wash away my pain
I remember seeing you in the street
the streets have been her home
for far too long
lost little girl has come of age
the lines now etch her face
another party,another night
all the same
stuck in a battle with rage and pain
turn around, look and you will see
the sun will rise again if you will it to be
I remember walking in the rain
thinking that the water would wash away my pain
I remember seeing you in the street
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2 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
19th Jan 2013 10:30pm
19th Jan 2013 10:30pm
Take a walk with me
Took a walk down a lonely beat
nowhere town, nowhere street
walked in silence ,listening
to the wind blowing through the trees
Hoping fortune would smile on me
tortured days turn to tortured dreams
endless lies,bear bitter fruit
endless lies, conceal the truth
You can't fly on broken wings
You can't fly on midnight dreams
take a look and what do you see
come on baby, take a walk with me
An open page in a dusty book
Been ten years since I looked
at the pictures of another me
come on baby, take a walk with me
...
nowhere town, nowhere street
walked in silence ,listening
to the wind blowing through the trees
Hoping fortune would smile on me
tortured days turn to tortured dreams
endless lies,bear bitter fruit
endless lies, conceal the truth
You can't fly on broken wings
You can't fly on midnight dreams
take a look and what do you see
come on baby, take a walk with me
An open page in a dusty book
Been ten years since I looked
at the pictures of another me
come on baby, take a walk with me
...
640 reads
3 Comments
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