Submissions by scopow77 (Scot Powers)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
SELF POEM
Published
10th Dec 2013 4:00am
10th Dec 2013 4:00am
Connections
As the reel of past events
slowly does unwind
pictures and emotions
seem to drift like the tide
As the waves come rushing in
embrace the flowing light
take a trip upon the wind
like a leaf taking flight
Soaring ever higher
vision blooming like a flower
suspended in a tranquil mist
watching events transpire
Knowing you can't change events
a stunned witness you remain
muted as you shout inside
with regrets your soul is stained
Look into the future
with a heart that's burden free
don't take the past and...
slowly does unwind
pictures and emotions
seem to drift like the tide
As the waves come rushing in
embrace the flowing light
take a trip upon the wind
like a leaf taking flight
Soaring ever higher
vision blooming like a flower
suspended in a tranquil mist
watching events transpire
Knowing you can't change events
a stunned witness you remain
muted as you shout inside
with regrets your soul is stained
Look into the future
with a heart that's burden free
don't take the past and...
649 reads
6 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Nov 2013 1:15am
27th Nov 2013 1:15am
The Path
I cast aside those
feelings of shame
focusing on
a burning flame
the one that lights
my path for me
the one that lights
for all to see
The Path has been
a winding road
traveling hither
to and fro
always changing
through the years
but steadily on
despite my fears
A gift of a vision
so long ago
brought me this season
through which I flow
playing for love
playing for free
the song is my gift
that I give to thee
The feelings arise
at first in your gut
spreading so slowly...
feelings of shame
focusing on
a burning flame
the one that lights
my path for me
the one that lights
for all to see
The Path has been
a winding road
traveling hither
to and fro
always changing
through the years
but steadily on
despite my fears
A gift of a vision
so long ago
brought me this season
through which I flow
playing for love
playing for free
the song is my gift
that I give to thee
The feelings arise
at first in your gut
spreading so slowly...
727 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
5th Nov 2013 11:59pm
5th Nov 2013 11:59pm
Topsy -Turvy
Topsy-Turvy
watch the clowns
going up
or is it down
In this labrynth
made of lines
all sense is lost
of depth and time
Impossible angles
do veer off
magical visions
held aloft
A parchment square
upon the wall
reveals the path
careful, don't fall
A journey to
your minds eye
changing angles
smiles arise
Is it in
or is it out
that's the question
there's no doubt
Topsy-Turvy
no one sees
the very same
thing as me
watch the clowns
going up
or is it down
In this labrynth
made of lines
all sense is lost
of depth and time
Impossible angles
do veer off
magical visions
held aloft
A parchment square
upon the wall
reveals the path
careful, don't fall
A journey to
your minds eye
changing angles
smiles arise
Is it in
or is it out
that's the question
there's no doubt
Topsy-Turvy
no one sees
the very same
thing as me
665 reads
4 Comments
DARK POEM
Published
1st Nov 2013 00:02am
1st Nov 2013 00:02am
Snowblind
Blinded by wind
and billowing snow
frozen horizon
distant shore
out on the ice pack
time is on loan
death's always stalking
which way will you go
freeze in the night
or a treat for a bear
survivals the name
of the game out there
maybe you'll drift
for many a day
slowly you'll starve
maybe your saved
perhaps while your blinded
you'll step in a hole
drop through the ice
succumb to the cold
you cry for your momma
how did you get here
traded a bit of adventure
and lost all that's...
and billowing snow
frozen horizon
distant shore
out on the ice pack
time is on loan
death's always stalking
which way will you go
freeze in the night
or a treat for a bear
survivals the name
of the game out there
maybe you'll drift
for many a day
slowly you'll starve
maybe your saved
perhaps while your blinded
you'll step in a hole
drop through the ice
succumb to the cold
you cry for your momma
how did you get here
traded a bit of adventure
and lost all that's...
620 reads
5 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
30th Oct 2013 11:04pm
30th Oct 2013 11:04pm
Fright
The rain slashed down
the razor back ridge
misty wind spiraled
a cool autumn kiss
The moon casts a pall
that's rarely seen
casting wild shadows
a creepy feeling
Gingerly approach
a darkened archway
seeking the shelter
get out of the rain
You reach for the knocker
a gnarled hand made of brass
grasping it firmly
holding your breath
Before you can strike
slowly the door
opens on hinges
squealing from the chore
A cold wind rushes out
and goes straight through you
raising the hairs...
the razor back ridge
misty wind spiraled
a cool autumn kiss
The moon casts a pall
that's rarely seen
casting wild shadows
a creepy feeling
Gingerly approach
a darkened archway
seeking the shelter
get out of the rain
You reach for the knocker
a gnarled hand made of brass
grasping it firmly
holding your breath
Before you can strike
slowly the door
opens on hinges
squealing from the chore
A cold wind rushes out
and goes straight through you
raising the hairs...
624 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
29th Oct 2013 11:36pm
29th Oct 2013 11:36pm
Jacob's Hollow
Alone in the hollow
the mist settles in
hair begins a risin
first pangs of fear
Snap goes a twig
just to your left
keenly you listen
dare not a breath
You search for a reason
around and within
why your so startled
quaking within
You laugh off the feelings
putting them out of mind
and then you move forward
along a broken fence line
Decrepit and abandoned
this lonely old road
through Jacob's hollow
slowly you go
A soft gurgling noise
penetrates the night
a sliver of moon ...
the mist settles in
hair begins a risin
first pangs of fear
Snap goes a twig
just to your left
keenly you listen
dare not a breath
You search for a reason
around and within
why your so startled
quaking within
You laugh off the feelings
putting them out of mind
and then you move forward
along a broken fence line
Decrepit and abandoned
this lonely old road
through Jacob's hollow
slowly you go
A soft gurgling noise
penetrates the night
a sliver of moon ...
661 reads
2 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
27th Oct 2013 7:24pm
27th Oct 2013 7:24pm
The Journey
"at Last!" he cried
"You have arrived"
"I thought you'd never come"
his smile belied
the turmoil inside
deeper than can be described
The journey began
as a half drunken plan
boasted and rejoiced
the fact that they said
we were out of our heads
gave credence that indeed we were right
We stayed up for days
studying adventurous ways
to bend the physics of time
a place to begin and a place to win
oh destinations divine
We studied old tomes
divined lizard bones
yet certainty...
"You have arrived"
"I thought you'd never come"
his smile belied
the turmoil inside
deeper than can be described
The journey began
as a half drunken plan
boasted and rejoiced
the fact that they said
we were out of our heads
gave credence that indeed we were right
We stayed up for days
studying adventurous ways
to bend the physics of time
a place to begin and a place to win
oh destinations divine
We studied old tomes
divined lizard bones
yet certainty...
664 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
27th Oct 2013 6:53pm
27th Oct 2013 6:53pm
Rising Above
Cloaked
held in the tight embrace
weighted down by a presence
a parasite consuming your soul
Darkness
deeper than black
lives in that place
unwilling to look upon the hope of dawn
Discovery
a chance to grow, renewed
a fresh petal to the wind
puts forth thy face
for all to see
the battle t'was joined
is almost complete
suffered the losses
tasted defeat
Rage
a look to the past
reveals the lie
twists and distorts
the real reason why
the pain that is felt
can be all too real
facing it all alone
a...
held in the tight embrace
weighted down by a presence
a parasite consuming your soul
Darkness
deeper than black
lives in that place
unwilling to look upon the hope of dawn
Discovery
a chance to grow, renewed
a fresh petal to the wind
puts forth thy face
for all to see
the battle t'was joined
is almost complete
suffered the losses
tasted defeat
Rage
a look to the past
reveals the lie
twists and distorts
the real reason why
the pain that is felt
can be all too real
facing it all alone
a...
525 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
26th Sep 2013 2:24am
26th Sep 2013 2:24am
Adored
Sending this out
across the sea
to one who shares
a passion with me
a friendship born
upon the net
comparing notes
and writers sweat
Through dark times
and lighter too
advice is shared
the odd pic too
to see how others go about
their daily lives
without a doubt
It is the greatest
gift of all
to share the same vision
see the same star
with some one from
a distant shore
thank you friend
the words
adored.
across the sea
to one who shares
a passion with me
a friendship born
upon the net
comparing notes
and writers sweat
Through dark times
and lighter too
advice is shared
the odd pic too
to see how others go about
their daily lives
without a doubt
It is the greatest
gift of all
to share the same vision
see the same star
with some one from
a distant shore
thank you friend
the words
adored.
784 reads
8 Comments
SONG LYRICS
Published
21st Jul 2013 3:26am
21st Jul 2013 3:26am
I'll go down swinging
Rolling fields remind me
of the distance I feel
staring out at the darkness
trying to be real
left cold shoulders behind me
round and round go the wheels
putting miles between us
seems so unreal
But I'll go down swinging
for my friends
make my mark and stand
I'll go down swinging
believe me
you don't want
to be where I've been
As I look around me
am I a lucky man
friends stand beside me
always seem to understand
as the headlights search out
shadows to the right,...
of the distance I feel
staring out at the darkness
trying to be real
left cold shoulders behind me
round and round go the wheels
putting miles between us
seems so unreal
But I'll go down swinging
for my friends
make my mark and stand
I'll go down swinging
believe me
you don't want
to be where I've been
As I look around me
am I a lucky man
friends stand beside me
always seem to understand
as the headlights search out
shadows to the right,...
809 reads
4 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
19th Jul 2013 4:08am
19th Jul 2013 4:08am
The Keeper
The creaking decks
of old maritime wrecks
sing a lonely ol' song
the gulls fly in
on the prevailing winds
bringing with them
the salty aired dawn
The old lighthouse keeper
seems to sink deeper
into the withering past
dancing so long
to the oceans sweet song
nor'easter kissing his neck
He longs for the haze
of those fresh bracing days
wind whipped his unwrinkled skin
the fog would roll in
it was then up o him
to avoid danger he'd light the way
The ghosts of those lost
often did come to call...
of old maritime wrecks
sing a lonely ol' song
the gulls fly in
on the prevailing winds
bringing with them
the salty aired dawn
The old lighthouse keeper
seems to sink deeper
into the withering past
dancing so long
to the oceans sweet song
nor'easter kissing his neck
He longs for the haze
of those fresh bracing days
wind whipped his unwrinkled skin
the fog would roll in
it was then up o him
to avoid danger he'd light the way
The ghosts of those lost
often did come to call...
660 reads
4 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
10th Jul 2013 00:53am
10th Jul 2013 00:53am
If I Could Be So Bold
If I could be so bold
the times I've spent with you
have brought me joy beyond compare
opened up my heart to you
we laugh and sigh,share good times
and sorrows like good friends
yet when I look in your eyes
I can see heavens gift
your aura glows and reaches out
to comfort other souls
I was drawn to your light
like a wandering soul
If I could be so bold
the things I'd say to you
looking deep in your eyes
wrapping my arms around you
to take you gently by the hand
and lead you to my bed
then we'd be together
gently...
the times I've spent with you
have brought me joy beyond compare
opened up my heart to you
we laugh and sigh,share good times
and sorrows like good friends
yet when I look in your eyes
I can see heavens gift
your aura glows and reaches out
to comfort other souls
I was drawn to your light
like a wandering soul
If I could be so bold
the things I'd say to you
looking deep in your eyes
wrapping my arms around you
to take you gently by the hand
and lead you to my bed
then we'd be together
gently...
909 reads
7 Comments
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