Submissions by sodium589
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
"The limits of my language mean the limits of my world." (L.Wittgenstein) I try to shift them in writing. Any questions? Just ask.
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
24th Aug 2015 10:55am
24th Aug 2015 10:55am
ROMA AETERNA
Quod non potuerunt in ferravia subterranea manticularii , rerum memorialium mercatores facile fecerunt.
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Where the pickpockets in the subway failed,
the souvenir dealers in broad daylight prevailed.
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Where the pickpockets in the subway failed,
the souvenir dealers in broad daylight prevailed.
705 reads
2 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
3rd Aug 2015 9:09pm
3rd Aug 2015 9:09pm
Surprise
Eating apples out of season
expecting fresh and crisp to be
they aren't mealy without reason
read the sticker, silly -
they're kiwis, don't you see?
expecting fresh and crisp to be
they aren't mealy without reason
read the sticker, silly -
they're kiwis, don't you see?
645 reads
0 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
20th Jul 2015 6:42pm
20th Jul 2015 6:42pm
No answers
No answers,
just proposals
we can offer our kids
on their road
to independence.
No answers
to their questions
for the meaning of life,
perhaps ideas
is what we
plant in their hearts.
But even if we'd give them
just a circle, its centre,
and a straight line
they'll create a world
from those elements.
A solid point
is all they need
to lift the earth
off its foundation.
We ought to be that point.
just proposals
we can offer our kids
on their road
to independence.
No answers
to their questions
for the meaning of life,
perhaps ideas
is what we
plant in their hearts.
But even if we'd give them
just a circle, its centre,
and a straight line
they'll create a world
from those elements.
A solid point
is all they need
to lift the earth
off its foundation.
We ought to be that point.
639 reads
0 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Jul 2015 11:46pm
11th Jul 2015 11:46pm
Road to independence
Two thirds completed
waiting for the things to come -
happy birthday, son!
waiting for the things to come -
happy birthday, son!
614 reads
0 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
5th Mar 2015 7:59pm
5th Mar 2015 7:59pm
Siesta
"Sit brevis aut nullus tibi somnus meridianus."
( Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum ca. 1050)
Napping at noon is
luxury at its best, yes -
la dolce vita
( Regimen sanitatis Salernitanum ca. 1050)
Napping at noon is
luxury at its best, yes -
la dolce vita
753 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Feb 2015 4:26pm
27th Feb 2015 4:26pm
sunrise
A new day dawning,
full of opportunities -
welcome to my life
full of opportunities -
welcome to my life
743 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
21st Feb 2015 12:41pm
21st Feb 2015 12:41pm
Return of beauty
Nature's building blocks,
perfectly made, resting, to
germinate in spring
perfectly made, resting, to
germinate in spring
641 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Feb 2015 11:00pm
14th Feb 2015 11:00pm
Nanotechnology
...nanos gigantum humeris insidentes..... "(Bernard of Chartres, 12th century)
it's said
that we are dwarfs,
standing on the shoulders of giants...
therefore being able to see further than they ever did...
it's true...
sometimes...
and when that happens
be prepared
to keep this moment in your heart
and preserve it for all times
it's said
that we are dwarfs,
standing on the shoulders of giants...
therefore being able to see further than they ever did...
it's true...
sometimes...
and when that happens
be prepared
to keep this moment in your heart
and preserve it for all times
832 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Feb 2015 6:54am
12th Feb 2015 6:54am
another haiku - almost
not all threeliners
come along as a haiku
nor pretend to be
come along as a haiku
nor pretend to be
671 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
11th Feb 2015 9:06pm
11th Feb 2015 9:06pm
Breakfast
Quantum leaps on toast,
milk and coffee separate.
Good morning, scientists!
milk and coffee separate.
Good morning, scientists!
640 reads
2 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
10th Feb 2015 6:34am
10th Feb 2015 6:34am
Trouble?
Ever committed
poemicide instead of
other things? Why not?
poemicide instead of
other things? Why not?
706 reads
4 Comments
EROTIC POEM
Published
3rd Feb 2015 9:16pm
3rd Feb 2015 9:16pm
Conjectures about Cinderella
1119 reads
5 Comments
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