Submissions by wallyroo92
POEMS AND SHORT STORIES
Poet Introduction
Inspired by life, literature, love and music.
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
4th Sep 2024 5:10am
4th Sep 2024 5:10am
To Write a Sonnet or Not to Write
To write a sonnet or not to write…tight
The question is...can you stick to the form?
If you do participate in this rite…right
Then you best be prepared for a brain...storm
Old Shakespeare used to spill his ink with ease
For some it takes years to improve the art
But to be clear it’s not always a breeze
When the rhymed lines come straight from the heart
You just have to practice and exercise
While you’re at it add some wordplay and pun
Proofread and comprise, edit and revise
Then you’ll see composing sonnets is fun
...
The question is...can you stick to the form?
If you do participate in this rite…right
Then you best be prepared for a brain...storm
Old Shakespeare used to spill his ink with ease
For some it takes years to improve the art
But to be clear it’s not always a breeze
When the rhymed lines come straight from the heart
You just have to practice and exercise
While you’re at it add some wordplay and pun
Proofread and comprise, edit and revise
Then you’ll see composing sonnets is fun
...
#rhyming
#sonnet
65 reads
7 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
31st Aug 2024 8:36pm
31st Aug 2024 8:36pm
ON THE GO
and she came into town with a late summer breeze
Like something so retro but never seen before
Setting hearts afire bringing them to their knees
With a glimpse of heaven leaving them wanting more
It was in the look and how they breathed this dream
Lost in the secret of her windows to the soul
They could be easily carried away downstream
Into vivid fantasies that can take their toll
She carried herself with an energetic style
A bright future of endless possibilities
And they’d surrender to that contagious smile
Like a trail of...
Like something so retro but never seen before
Setting hearts afire bringing them to their knees
With a glimpse of heaven leaving them wanting more
It was in the look and how they breathed this dream
Lost in the secret of her windows to the soul
They could be easily carried away downstream
Into vivid fantasies that can take their toll
She carried herself with an energetic style
A bright future of endless possibilities
And they’d surrender to that contagious smile
Like a trail of...
#beauty
#hope
#universe
73 reads
2 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
25th Aug 2024 8:34pm
25th Aug 2024 8:34pm
Vox in Tempus Machina
You don’t want this hurt
The wounds, they will run deep
And though they’ll heal you’ll still feel a burn
Knowing you’ve earned every one of them
For every serious loss, for every little feat
When I look at these scars
I remember all the spars
But you, you’ll question your faith and all that you believe
And yet time, for the time being, is on your side
Listen to your gut feeling
Before you leap looking for that reprieve
But I know that won’t be the case
At the moment, your heart is full of passion and lust
Lost in a...
The wounds, they will run deep
And though they’ll heal you’ll still feel a burn
Knowing you’ve earned every one of them
For every serious loss, for every little feat
When I look at these scars
I remember all the spars
But you, you’ll question your faith and all that you believe
And yet time, for the time being, is on your side
Listen to your gut feeling
Before you leap looking for that reprieve
But I know that won’t be the case
At the moment, your heart is full of passion and lust
Lost in a...
#aging
#nostalgia
#wisdom
99 reads
2 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
19th Aug 2024 00:20am
19th Aug 2024 00:20am
Preoccupation with Size
He’s got a weird preoccupation with size
Telling everyone that his is always bigger
He’ll tell you not to believe your own eyes
But late at night you can see he’s triggered
He’ll spread key words being subliminal
Listen closely and his NLP is very crafty
But what can you expect from a criminal
Disagree with him and he’ll call you nasty
Overconfidence disconnects from reality
Delusions of grandeur put people in a trance
As the stories and lies he yells are just banality
Now he’s stuck with shady and can’t advance
...
Telling everyone that his is always bigger
He’ll tell you not to believe your own eyes
But late at night you can see he’s triggered
He’ll spread key words being subliminal
Listen closely and his NLP is very crafty
But what can you expect from a criminal
Disagree with him and he’ll call you nasty
Overconfidence disconnects from reality
Delusions of grandeur put people in a trance
As the stories and lies he yells are just banality
Now he’s stuck with shady and can’t advance
...
#funny
123 reads
6 Comments
UPBEAT INSPIRATIONAL POEM
Published
12th Aug 2024 11:25pm
12th Aug 2024 11:25pm
The Dreams We Had
and tell me, whatever happened to those dreams we had?
Did they fade away into some forgotten memory?
Or did they come true and yet somehow you still feel sad
When you look back at that drawn out trajectory
And tell me about the plans you laid out and sought out
Did all the plot points on your map ever take you there?
Were you sure footed without a shadow of a doubt?
Not realizing you took the wrong chart everywhere
Tell me about that dream you always dreamed and never told
Like wishes when blowing candles on your birthday cake...
Did they fade away into some forgotten memory?
Or did they come true and yet somehow you still feel sad
When you look back at that drawn out trajectory
And tell me about the plans you laid out and sought out
Did all the plot points on your map ever take you there?
Were you sure footed without a shadow of a doubt?
Not realizing you took the wrong chart everywhere
Tell me about that dream you always dreamed and never told
Like wishes when blowing candles on your birthday cake...
#aging
#dreams
#nostalgia
96 reads
6 Comments
SPIRITUAL POEM
Published
23rd Jun 2024 6:26am
23rd Jun 2024 6:26am
Funeral for a Friend
It’s the little things
The recollections
Those memories of times we all shared
They seem so long ago…
Our group lost another friend
And the smiles and laughs captured in those photographs
Show how wonderful and amazing she was
All I hope is that in remembrance of her
For all the times we shared though they are long gone
Are at the core of heart and memory
For the rest of our lives…
Rest in peace old friend
The recollections
Those memories of times we all shared
They seem so long ago…
Our group lost another friend
And the smiles and laughs captured in those photographs
Show how wonderful and amazing she was
All I hope is that in remembrance of her
For all the times we shared though they are long gone
Are at the core of heart and memory
For the rest of our lives…
Rest in peace old friend
#death
#friendship
#memories
181 reads
6 Comments
STORY POEM
Published
21st Jun 2024 4:07am
21st Jun 2024 4:07am
The Lonely Rider in the Storm
A few minutes past the midnight hour, the chambermaids began to scour
Searching for the horrific cries of a woman somewhere on the third floor
And upon finding the guest room, the nervous manager broke in like a goon
They heard her screams of pain coming from behind the bathroom door
The woman yelled “help me please”, there on the bathroom floor on her knees
Clenching her stomach as she bled somewhere underneath her gown
The hotel manager with quick intuition, had a bell boy rush to get a physician
And the young man dashed to fetch the only doctor...
Searching for the horrific cries of a woman somewhere on the third floor
And upon finding the guest room, the nervous manager broke in like a goon
They heard her screams of pain coming from behind the bathroom door
The woman yelled “help me please”, there on the bathroom floor on her knees
Clenching her stomach as she bled somewhere underneath her gown
The hotel manager with quick intuition, had a bell boy rush to get a physician
And the young man dashed to fetch the only doctor...
#death
#EdgarAllanPoe
#grief
116 reads
3 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
19th Jun 2024 4:17am
19th Jun 2024 4:17am
The Running Hour
I woke up from another heart pounding dream
I opened my eyes and the clock said four thirty seven
I had another three minutes before the alarm went off
I was psyched and stoked for this morning’s session
Out in the streets, it was dark and a little dangerous
The air was still warm from yesterday’s hot burning sun
It was already seventy-two degrees (or twenty-two Celsius)
So I went off to the gym for an early five mile run
There I was on the treadmill trying to breathe steadily
At an incline I was sweating like I’ve never...
I opened my eyes and the clock said four thirty seven
I had another three minutes before the alarm went off
I was psyched and stoked for this morning’s session
Out in the streets, it was dark and a little dangerous
The air was still warm from yesterday’s hot burning sun
It was already seventy-two degrees (or twenty-two Celsius)
So I went off to the gym for an early five mile run
There I was on the treadmill trying to breathe steadily
At an incline I was sweating like I’ve never...
#myself
102 reads
7 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
16th Jun 2024 6:08pm
16th Jun 2024 6:08pm
In Exile
I know things got off on the wrong foot right from the start
At the time when I was young I just fell apart
Even after all the years of me trying to do what was right
Lately it just feels like your silence is out of spite
With every visit I loved our conversations and laughs
The quality time was more precious and unforgettable
And as you got older you became stronger and bolder
So I wrote you verses to make our relationship memorable
But something strange happened within the last few years
You’re so distant and quiet and won’t talk to...
At the time when I was young I just fell apart
Even after all the years of me trying to do what was right
Lately it just feels like your silence is out of spite
With every visit I loved our conversations and laughs
The quality time was more precious and unforgettable
And as you got older you became stronger and bolder
So I wrote you verses to make our relationship memorable
But something strange happened within the last few years
You’re so distant and quiet and won’t talk to...
#Autism
#father
#separation #son
#separation #son
169 reads
4 Comments
OBSERVATIONAL POEM
Published
15th Jun 2024 4:53am
15th Jun 2024 4:53am
Sixes and Sevens
This was the year they should have been walking across stage
Caps and gowns with smiles and cheers all around
This was supposed to be the year they were going to graduate
Instead
We still reel over what happened on that dreadful day
This was the summer they were supposed to spread their wings
Off to adventures, like falling in love or going away on vacation
Some would have been heading to college for higher education
Instead
We’re left wondering with what could have been
No parent should ever have to bury a child ...
Caps and gowns with smiles and cheers all around
This was supposed to be the year they were going to graduate
Instead
We still reel over what happened on that dreadful day
This was the summer they were supposed to spread their wings
Off to adventures, like falling in love or going away on vacation
Some would have been heading to college for higher education
Instead
We’re left wondering with what could have been
No parent should ever have to bury a child ...
#grief
#heartbroken
#memorial
130 reads
9 Comments
SELF POEM
Published
2nd Jun 2024 00:03am
2nd Jun 2024 00:03am
Thank you and Good Night
He rhymed like he was running out of time
Trying to leave something worth behind
Something
To remember him by
With memories of love, kindness and empathy
And not just for this epitaph
Just know that
He lived to make others laugh
Thank you and Good Night
Trying to leave something worth behind
Something
To remember him by
With memories of love, kindness and empathy
And not just for this epitaph
Just know that
He lived to make others laugh
Thank you and Good Night
#death
#funny
#gratitude
96 reads
0 Comments
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