Submissions by vin_nelsen888
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
I've decided to rekindle the artistic flames within me this year. I'm trying to make sense of life with the lens of the new worldview I now have.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Jul 2017 5:29am
15th Jul 2017 5:29am
Joy
Joy is a thing
That comes
In the morning
Or noon
In the bedroom
Or locker room
Joy makes me leap
When my feet are sore
Or when my cheeks
Cannot rise
To the occasion
Joy is another heartbeat
Another wind breeze
Another shutting off
Of the car’s engine
Another reprieve
Joy is ephemeral, complicit
Joy is effacing, exquisite
Joy is one small item
In the corner store
Joy is my friend’s knock
At the door
Joy is the justification
For every smile splitting...
That comes
In the morning
Or noon
In the bedroom
Or locker room
Joy makes me leap
When my feet are sore
Or when my cheeks
Cannot rise
To the occasion
Joy is another heartbeat
Another wind breeze
Another shutting off
Of the car’s engine
Another reprieve
Joy is ephemeral, complicit
Joy is effacing, exquisite
Joy is one small item
In the corner store
Joy is my friend’s knock
At the door
Joy is the justification
For every smile splitting...
600 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
14th Jul 2017 3:44pm
14th Jul 2017 3:44pm
Solitude
I am a seeker on the road to truth
Don’t give me any cave revelations
Or dusty books to guide my way
I am a survivor of the constant
Shitstorms
That fly my way
Life was never meant to be fair
For better or for worse
The universe is neutral
There are no morals imbedded in the
Stars
They soar, they burn, they exist
Looking out our window
The winter brings whitened trees
The summer, peaceful green giants
Hovering in mid-air, under a
Blue and cloud-streaked sky
The years speed by
I...
Don’t give me any cave revelations
Or dusty books to guide my way
I am a survivor of the constant
Shitstorms
That fly my way
Life was never meant to be fair
For better or for worse
The universe is neutral
There are no morals imbedded in the
Stars
They soar, they burn, they exist
Looking out our window
The winter brings whitened trees
The summer, peaceful green giants
Hovering in mid-air, under a
Blue and cloud-streaked sky
The years speed by
I...
706 reads
2 Comments
ANGER POEM
Published
12th Nov 2016 5:45am
12th Nov 2016 5:45am
When Fascism Rises, Get Up Out of Your Bed!
I’m naked,
In my thoughts and in my dreams.
Exposed,
All my plans and all my schemes.
Vulnerable,
To the elements and chilly air.
My heart beats fast,
Although I'm trying not too much to care.
The symphony awakens,
And my consciousness does too.
The river’s streaming,
Peaking curiosity,
While avoiding becoming unglued.
The threats are real,
The people panic.
The vicious thinking,
Oh, so rancid.
I walk this road,
Looking for supporters.
None to support me in my errors,
But to buttress my...
In my thoughts and in my dreams.
Exposed,
All my plans and all my schemes.
Vulnerable,
To the elements and chilly air.
My heart beats fast,
Although I'm trying not too much to care.
The symphony awakens,
And my consciousness does too.
The river’s streaming,
Peaking curiosity,
While avoiding becoming unglued.
The threats are real,
The people panic.
The vicious thinking,
Oh, so rancid.
I walk this road,
Looking for supporters.
None to support me in my errors,
But to buttress my...
739 reads
0 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
8th Nov 2016 5:12am
8th Nov 2016 5:12am
TAKE LIFE BY THE HORNS
The glorious moment
Despite its inglorious feel
You can "Carpe Diem" any time
'Cause this ain't no Matrix, it's real!
The banner I hang over my head
Is also the secret I keep
Tightly in my heart
Because the world to me is a canvas
And time is an ongoing art.
I cross rivers and valleys
Up mountains and over oceans
I am mixing for everyday situations
Powerful, lucrative potions.
You can charge me a fee
for breathing the air
& you can tax my freedom,
But I don't really care.
Victory comes to...
Despite its inglorious feel
You can "Carpe Diem" any time
'Cause this ain't no Matrix, it's real!
The banner I hang over my head
Is also the secret I keep
Tightly in my heart
Because the world to me is a canvas
And time is an ongoing art.
I cross rivers and valleys
Up mountains and over oceans
I am mixing for everyday situations
Powerful, lucrative potions.
You can charge me a fee
for breathing the air
& you can tax my freedom,
But I don't really care.
Victory comes to...
615 reads
1 Comment
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Aug 2016 1:12am
27th Aug 2016 1:12am
THE LUNCHBOX OF LIFE
The world is excitement, the world is pain
The world is laughter, the world is insane
The weight of the world is on my mind
The torrents, the floods, the downloads
The tides
I ask for respite, but I hear silence
But that's alright, since of late
I'm less demanding of life, have more insight
But pain still feels painful
When the needle is increased
I tend to complain, ignore or just plain sleep
A few brief years, then the curtain falls
I have fewer fears, now that I know
How simple is the universe
And how it flows
I...
The world is laughter, the world is insane
The weight of the world is on my mind
The torrents, the floods, the downloads
The tides
I ask for respite, but I hear silence
But that's alright, since of late
I'm less demanding of life, have more insight
But pain still feels painful
When the needle is increased
I tend to complain, ignore or just plain sleep
A few brief years, then the curtain falls
I have fewer fears, now that I know
How simple is the universe
And how it flows
I...
646 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
27th Aug 2016 00:59am
27th Aug 2016 00:59am
Unstuck
I’ve been stuck in a rut
of my own creation
On the path to discover
bliss & elation
Short-circuiting the process
via complaining
When things don’t go my way,
hope is waning
To get unstuck,
what do I have to do?
How do I run to the next base,
turning “grow” to “grew”?
Is life always this hard,
or is it all in my head?
What motivates me in the morn
to quit my bed?
I been through fads,
I followed false leaders
I’ve been a leecher
but rarely a seeder
To find motivation
then to get results
Is...
of my own creation
On the path to discover
bliss & elation
Short-circuiting the process
via complaining
When things don’t go my way,
hope is waning
To get unstuck,
what do I have to do?
How do I run to the next base,
turning “grow” to “grew”?
Is life always this hard,
or is it all in my head?
What motivates me in the morn
to quit my bed?
I been through fads,
I followed false leaders
I’ve been a leecher
but rarely a seeder
To find motivation
then to get results
Is...
605 reads
0 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Aug 2016 4:36pm
2nd Aug 2016 4:36pm
Tuesday - Day Version
Disturbed sleep
But not a shattered mind
I wake up with heavy,
Heavy eyes
Today's going to rock
As I have a plan
Serendipity awaits me
Like a breeze in the sand
This life is not top down
But instead is inside out
I may not understand it now
Until I've travelled my route
Time shifts and shimmies
Like mists in early morn
Awaiting the dawn from the bathroom break
To see with what my new day adorns
I used to subscribe to an invisible hand
However, at present I perceive
My own action instead
With a...
But not a shattered mind
I wake up with heavy,
Heavy eyes
Today's going to rock
As I have a plan
Serendipity awaits me
Like a breeze in the sand
This life is not top down
But instead is inside out
I may not understand it now
Until I've travelled my route
Time shifts and shimmies
Like mists in early morn
Awaiting the dawn from the bathroom break
To see with what my new day adorns
I used to subscribe to an invisible hand
However, at present I perceive
My own action instead
With a...
653 reads
3 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
2nd Aug 2016 5:38am
2nd Aug 2016 5:38am
MOTIVATION: Where Does Motivation Come From?
Where does motivation come from?
From positive self-affirmations?
From minute by minute declaring
Everest as my goal?
By making success my
Moment by moment fascination?
Or by putting Maxwell, Robbins,
Osteen, Oprah, or Tracy
On constant MP3 flow?
Or by looking at the trees outside
Under a cloud-streaked blue sky?
Listening to the crows & other birds
Calling out to each other?
And thinking hard about my connection
With nature as my sister and brother?
Or sipping on morning coffee?
Or afternoon Monster, Red Bull...
From positive self-affirmations?
From minute by minute declaring
Everest as my goal?
By making success my
Moment by moment fascination?
Or by putting Maxwell, Robbins,
Osteen, Oprah, or Tracy
On constant MP3 flow?
Or by looking at the trees outside
Under a cloud-streaked blue sky?
Listening to the crows & other birds
Calling out to each other?
And thinking hard about my connection
With nature as my sister and brother?
Or sipping on morning coffee?
Or afternoon Monster, Red Bull...
628 reads
0 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
2nd Aug 2016 5:34am
2nd Aug 2016 5:34am
WHAT MAKES U STRONG - meandering thoughts on life after deconversion
592 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Aug 2016 7:51pm
1st Aug 2016 7:51pm
This Is The Day - Monday Morning Meditation
This is the day
One out of many
Where I wake up
to a greeting world
Seeking from myself
A mighty dollar and pretty penny
I adapt, though it's painful
With every ounce of my strength
To swim this channel
One length by one length
I may make excuses
I may run soon out of steam
But premiers, Councillors
Please witness my theme:
"Never hold back
Never look back
From morn till night
Track by track
Take the long journey
A stride at a time
Focusing, stretching
Tho' your...
One out of many
Where I wake up
to a greeting world
Seeking from myself
A mighty dollar and pretty penny
I adapt, though it's painful
With every ounce of my strength
To swim this channel
One length by one length
I may make excuses
I may run soon out of steam
But premiers, Councillors
Please witness my theme:
"Never hold back
Never look back
From morn till night
Track by track
Take the long journey
A stride at a time
Focusing, stretching
Tho' your...
506 reads
1 Comment
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
1st Aug 2016 7:40pm
1st Aug 2016 7:40pm
Never Ever Regret This Trip
I meditate
to stay alive
I meditate
to thrive
I meditate
with verse & prose
I meditate
to see where it goes
I meditate
for mental health
I meditate
on Nature’s wealth
I meditate
for the new day
I meditate
spontaneously
The Richter Scale
jumps off the charts
When a busted rhyme
creates a new art
The times, they are
a-changing
My story’s locker
I’m re-arranging
Grab my hand
& travel with me
The adventures
of what you’ll . . .
feel, touch, taste, smell
hear,...
to stay alive
I meditate
to thrive
I meditate
with verse & prose
I meditate
to see where it goes
I meditate
for mental health
I meditate
on Nature’s wealth
I meditate
for the new day
I meditate
spontaneously
The Richter Scale
jumps off the charts
When a busted rhyme
creates a new art
The times, they are
a-changing
My story’s locker
I’m re-arranging
Grab my hand
& travel with me
The adventures
of what you’ll . . .
feel, touch, taste, smell
hear,...
527 reads
1 Comment
DU Poetry : Submissions by vin_nelsen888
Page:
