Submissions by therefinedpoet (The Refined Poet)
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
"I do not write from a place of angst, frustration, or inner turmoil. My poetry comes from thoughtful introspection and consideration of various topics while respecting the many forms of the poetic genre."
SELF POEM
Published
8th Jul 2024 5:22pm
8th Jul 2024 5:22pm
Always
Time is my archenemy since the day of my birth;
It always alludes me.
Love is my rival since the days of my youth;
It always defeats me.
Success is my nemesis since the days of my travail;
It always mocks me.
Peace is my elusive "white whale" since I could remember;
It always evades me.
Trouble is my constant companion;
It always stops by for a visit.
Hope, my faithful protector;
It always brings joyous tides-
Causing depression and frustration to subside.
© 2024 The Refined Poet. All rights...
It always alludes me.
Love is my rival since the days of my youth;
It always defeats me.
Success is my nemesis since the days of my travail;
It always mocks me.
Peace is my elusive "white whale" since I could remember;
It always evades me.
Trouble is my constant companion;
It always stops by for a visit.
Hope, my faithful protector;
It always brings joyous tides-
Causing depression and frustration to subside.
© 2024 The Refined Poet. All rights...
#SelfDiscovery
92 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
1st Jun 2024 2:20pm
1st Jun 2024 2:20pm
Good Morning to Me
#dark
#depression
#sadness
216 reads
0 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
16th May 2023 2:15am
16th May 2023 2:15am
It Seems
#SelfReflection
#SelfDiscovery
520 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
21st Dec 2022 4:13am
21st Dec 2022 4:13am
Tired
#sadness
#depression
#loneliness
#despair
#disappointment
689 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Nov 2022 1:40am
15th Nov 2022 1:40am
The Four
happiness
starting from an expectation
realized in successful situations
manifested in materialized dreams
forgotten in tragedies
love
beginning at a first glance
builds at every chance
overflowing with passion and desire
lost in betrayals
health
taken for granted in youth
maximized by seekers of the gold
appreciated in the aged and old
fades in time
life
commences with a scream
propelled by hope and dreams
comes with promise and...
starting from an expectation
realized in successful situations
manifested in materialized dreams
forgotten in tragedies
love
beginning at a first glance
builds at every chance
overflowing with passion and desire
lost in betrayals
health
taken for granted in youth
maximized by seekers of the gold
appreciated in the aged and old
fades in time
life
commences with a scream
propelled by hope and dreams
comes with promise and...
#SelfReflection
320 reads
0 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
10th Feb 2021 8:36pm
10th Feb 2021 8:36pm
The Man in the Iron Mask
When you look at my picture,
What do you see?
A man of means, and of wealth?
Yes! in good health.
My posture exudes such pride,
Nothing to hide.
Educated in top schools,
I am no fool.
However, there is a truth.
Known by the sleuth.
I am a man of no means.
So poor, it seems.
I use my master's best clothes
To feel big, bold.
The garbs help me with my task.
A goodly mask;
Made only of perception,
Oh deception!
This disguise, like a prison.
Don't want freedom.
Trapped by my...
What do you see?
A man of means, and of wealth?
Yes! in good health.
My posture exudes such pride,
Nothing to hide.
Educated in top schools,
I am no fool.
However, there is a truth.
Known by the sleuth.
I am a man of no means.
So poor, it seems.
I use my master's best clothes
To feel big, bold.
The garbs help me with my task.
A goodly mask;
Made only of perception,
Oh deception!
This disguise, like a prison.
Don't want freedom.
Trapped by my...
#sadness
#depression
#loneliness
453 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
20th Jan 2021 7:37pm
20th Jan 2021 7:37pm
Time will Tell...
Time will tell if our love will last
My soul is glad, my heart now swells
Is this a dream or waking fact?
Time will tell...
This feels like a fable or tale:
Told by jesters of courtly pasts
Lost at sea... a ship with no sail.
I will trust your words on this path
Hoping our story will end well
Love so true: its tests, it will pass
Time will tell...
© 2021 The Refined Poet. All rights reserved.
My soul is glad, my heart now swells
Is this a dream or waking fact?
Time will tell...
This feels like a fable or tale:
Told by jesters of courtly pasts
Lost at sea... a ship with no sail.
I will trust your words on this path
Hoping our story will end well
Love so true: its tests, it will pass
Time will tell...
© 2021 The Refined Poet. All rights reserved.
#love
#rejection
#SelfReflection
548 reads
2 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
13th Mar 2020 2:41am
13th Mar 2020 2:41am
Wheel of Misfortune
Around and around it goes.
When will it all stop?
Nobody knows.
Fate, friend, or foe?
By whose hand
Into the next life will I go?
Turning upon turning,
I have no control.
My influence upon things are an illusion.
Wandering through life.
Accepting my portion.
On this insipid Wheel of Misfortune
When will it all stop?
Nobody knows.
Fate, friend, or foe?
By whose hand
Into the next life will I go?
Turning upon turning,
I have no control.
My influence upon things are an illusion.
Wandering through life.
Accepting my portion.
On this insipid Wheel of Misfortune
#regret
#frustration
#emptiness #bittersweet
#emptiness #bittersweet
612 reads
2 Comments
LOVE POEM
Published
21st Feb 2017 7:10pm
21st Feb 2017 7:10pm
Torture
3067 reads
7 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
21st Feb 2017 7:01pm
21st Feb 2017 7:01pm
Anguish
1221 reads
1 Comment
SELF POEM
Published
29th Jul 2015 7:44pm
29th Jul 2015 7:44pm
Delusion
Why do I keep trying to make it?
Life keeps crumbling in my hands.
I just don't think I can take it.
Like Lucy tricking Charlie with the ball,
Life sets me up for fall after fall.
If insanity is doing the same thing,
while you truly expect different results.
Then, I must be crazy to go on...
thinking that things will change.
I have had an epiphany or sorts;
a new revelation if you please.
It's time to cross out of the dream into reality.
Nothing changes. No one really cares.
I am abandoning the chains of hope mingled with confusion.
It's...
Life keeps crumbling in my hands.
I just don't think I can take it.
Like Lucy tricking Charlie with the ball,
Life sets me up for fall after fall.
If insanity is doing the same thing,
while you truly expect different results.
Then, I must be crazy to go on...
thinking that things will change.
I have had an epiphany or sorts;
a new revelation if you please.
It's time to cross out of the dream into reality.
Nothing changes. No one really cares.
I am abandoning the chains of hope mingled with confusion.
It's...
983 reads
4 Comments
MISCELLANEOUS POEM
Published
7th Feb 2015 9:46pm
7th Feb 2015 9:46pm
Chaos Theory
Was it the day I missed at school
Causing me to feel like a fool?
Was it the girl I did not date
Making me feel so out of place?
Was it the college that I chose
Binding me to my present abode?
Was it the sandwich that made me sick
Forcing me to work on a job I want to quit?
I can't help but wonder
I just keep fearing
A little event in my life
Made me the victim of chaos theory
© 2013 The Refined Poet. All rights reserved.
Causing me to feel like a fool?
Was it the girl I did not date
Making me feel so out of place?
Was it the college that I chose
Binding me to my present abode?
Was it the sandwich that made me sick
Forcing me to work on a job I want to quit?
I can't help but wonder
I just keep fearing
A little event in my life
Made me the victim of chaos theory
© 2013 The Refined Poet. All rights reserved.
902 reads
4 Comments
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