ImperfectedStone
The Gardener
The Gardener
Poem Published
20th Aug 2019 10:51am
20th Aug 2019 10:51am
May Haven Dreaming
In the dusk I let a wild stag into my garden.
His violent weapons duck beneath the archway. In an otherwise relatively calm place,
beside ants herding aphids,
beside hornets hunting bees,
he bows, almost ancient.
I encourage him further,
note the open wound beneath his left ribs.
He stumbles, losing strength.
I lead him to the lawn where he collapses, gash flapping, open mouth gasping,
blood covers my hands and feet.
He gently fits -
an owl flits overhead.
He fades, as softly as stars -
as if he had never been, as if he never...
His violent weapons duck beneath the archway. In an otherwise relatively calm place,
beside ants herding aphids,
beside hornets hunting bees,
he bows, almost ancient.
I encourage him further,
note the open wound beneath his left ribs.
He stumbles, losing strength.
I lead him to the lawn where he collapses, gash flapping, open mouth gasping,
blood covers my hands and feet.
He gently fits -
an owl flits overhead.
He fades, as softly as stars -
as if he had never been, as if he never...
#identity
#dreams
#animals
34 reads
5 Comments
RexDurkin
Poem Published
20th Aug 2019 00:57am
20th Aug 2019 00:57am
When Animals Attack (Celebrity Edition)
#violence
#animals
#rhyming
#satirical
#funny
25 reads
0 Comments
Ely
E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
15th Aug 2019 6:00pm
15th Aug 2019 6:00pm
Milk comes from cows...
Milk comes from cows…
goats… sheep… or camels…
or any of many
thousands of mammals
If it comes from a cashew a bean or a nut... it's not milk at all…and it's
trying to elbow its way into dairy... where it's got no business being
Give the bleeding substitutes their own shelf... with the rest of the nuts
By the way...did you know that one hundred grams or (3.53 ounces) of cashew "milk" has 553 calories…
and 44 grams of fat…
while 100 grams of milk from a cow has only 61 calories...
and 3.3 GM's of fat?
...
goats… sheep… or camels…
or any of many
thousands of mammals
If it comes from a cashew a bean or a nut... it's not milk at all…and it's
trying to elbow its way into dairy... where it's got no business being
Give the bleeding substitutes their own shelf... with the rest of the nuts
By the way...did you know that one hundred grams or (3.53 ounces) of cashew "milk" has 553 calories…
and 44 grams of fat…
while 100 grams of milk from a cow has only 61 calories...
and 3.3 GM's of fat?
...
#animals
#nature
#parody
47 reads
10 Comments
joegracegrace
Joe Grace
Joe Grace
Poem Published
14th Aug 2019 7:38pm
14th Aug 2019 7:38pm
We Owe Mexico !!
Mexico has given so much to the USA. We bought California for $15 million.
A real steal. We got Texas, New Mexico, Arizona etc from our buddy Mexico.
We OWE Mexico so much, SO MUCH !!
Its time we bent over backwards to help Mexico out.
Whatever they want, let them have it - within reason.
There's no need for the USA and Canada to be rich but Mexico stay poor.
I say, we should invest BILLIONS in Mexico.
Build factories, etc. WHATEVER it takes to bring Mexico's standard of living up to a par with that of USA and Canada !!
It is SHAMEFUL how...
A real steal. We got Texas, New Mexico, Arizona etc from our buddy Mexico.
We OWE Mexico so much, SO MUCH !!
Its time we bent over backwards to help Mexico out.
Whatever they want, let them have it - within reason.
There's no need for the USA and Canada to be rich but Mexico stay poor.
I say, we should invest BILLIONS in Mexico.
Build factories, etc. WHATEVER it takes to bring Mexico's standard of living up to a par with that of USA and Canada !!
It is SHAMEFUL how...
#animals
#nature
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the_unheard
Poem Published
12th Aug 2019 11:48pm
12th Aug 2019 11:48pm
Till the morning comes
Some say all that you know
Is what you are
And it’s hard to, think like you do
Here from afar
Don’t ya know?
Well I know of a place far down from here.
Bonfires and fireflies, with dancing spheres.
So let the good times roll
And let your hair hang down.
Cuz you know we aren’t gonna stop
Till the morning comes around.
(Chorus)
And I’ll drive my wheels all through the country.
I’d walk the mile, just to come back home to you.
Ways of the world, got me feelin’ down, so low.
I need to come back home, to...
Is what you are
And it’s hard to, think like you do
Here from afar
Don’t ya know?
Well I know of a place far down from here.
Bonfires and fireflies, with dancing spheres.
So let the good times roll
And let your hair hang down.
Cuz you know we aren’t gonna stop
Till the morning comes around.
(Chorus)
And I’ll drive my wheels all through the country.
I’d walk the mile, just to come back home to you.
Ways of the world, got me feelin’ down, so low.
I need to come back home, to...
#animals
#WritingPoetry
#PowerOfWords
#passion
#reading
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David_Macleod
Poem Published
12th Aug 2019 4:33am
12th Aug 2019 4:33am
Threatening Noises
Hyenas ghoulishly laugh
The Lion ferociously roars
The Snake hisses
Some Snakes rattle
The Bear snarls
The Panther growls
The Wolf howls
A Man evilly rants
A Woman screams obscenities
But Pigs just Oink!
The Lion ferociously roars
The Snake hisses
Some Snakes rattle
The Bear snarls
The Panther growls
The Wolf howls
A Man evilly rants
A Woman screams obscenities
But Pigs just Oink!
#animals
53 reads
8 Comments
Naajir
TimSkee
TimSkee
Poem Published
7th Aug 2019 11:09am
7th Aug 2019 11:09am
Majesty
it's your majesty
exuding in prominence
a story you tell
wizened thru patience
powerful and purposeful
your time is at hand
the legend of you
stalks the memory of man
etched in his passage
this ode is for you
sowed in a cheapened reserve
while the wild roam free
i apologize
for the zoos and circuses
and the mockery
as i write this rite
i know words won't make this right
but they're all i have
it's your majesty
that humbles this...
exuding in prominence
a story you tell
wizened thru patience
powerful and purposeful
your time is at hand
the legend of you
stalks the memory of man
etched in his passage
this ode is for you
sowed in a cheapened reserve
while the wild roam free
i apologize
for the zoos and circuses
and the mockery
as i write this rite
i know words won't make this right
but they're all i have
it's your majesty
that humbles this...
#oppression
#animals
#TruthOfLife
85 reads
5 Comments
unnifaomsl
Poem Published
5th Aug 2019 4:02pm
5th Aug 2019 4:02pm
psychological warfare between modern angels and zombies
when all else fails
blame the past
as an innocent body flails
each breath closer to its last.
get defensive about sinning,
it falls on ears too smart
from the very beginning
wait for the slaughter to start
and closed eyes means it's okay to kill
And clogged arteries means to take another pill
and all is normal
and all is right
sleep peacefully
knowing you snuffed out their light.
blame the past
as an innocent body flails
each breath closer to its last.
get defensive about sinning,
it falls on ears too smart
from the very beginning
wait for the slaughter to start
and closed eyes means it's okay to kill
And clogged arteries means to take another pill
and all is normal
and all is right
sleep peacefully
knowing you snuffed out their light.
#sadness
#murder
#oppression
#war
#animals
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cabcool
Poem Published
31st Jul 2019 3:23am
31st Jul 2019 3:23am
morningsong
born
from the
dead of night,
weaning from their
q u i e t s l u m b e r fest,
f l o r a and f a u n a rise
to their new j e r u s a l e m.
resurrection j o y surrounds them,
splendoured by t h e morning a n t h e m,
r e g a l e d b y f r e s h d i a d e m s.
s h a d o w s n o m o r e d i s g u i s e
s t a r k a n d n a k e d chests,
for the light b e a r s
full and b r i g h t
o n t h e
dawn.
© Copyright 2019 July 29
by Clyve A....
from the
dead of night,
weaning from their
q u i e t s l u m b e r fest,
f l o r a and f a u n a rise
to their new j e r u s a l e m.
resurrection j o y surrounds them,
splendoured by t h e morning a n t h e m,
r e g a l e d b y f r e s h d i a d e m s.
s h a d o w s n o m o r e d i s g u i s e
s t a r k a n d n a k e d chests,
for the light b e a r s
full and b r i g h t
o n t h e
dawn.
© Copyright 2019 July 29
by Clyve A....
#flowers
#animals
#night
#nature
#sleep
41 reads
2 Comments
gorryone810
Poem Published
19th Jul 2019 7:34pm
19th Jul 2019 7:34pm
Watching birds
I used to watch birds
And one day, I saw a pair of sparrows
Sitting on the window sill
They picked the corn and cheeped and whimpered
I used to watch birds
frolicing in the bird bath
grooming their feathers to impress each other
I used to watch birds
Building their nests in spring
In a tree so high no enemy could reach their fledglings
Until they were able to fly themselves.
I stopped watching birds
Beating their wings and soaring into the endless sky
Now my window is closed.
And one day, I saw a pair of sparrows
Sitting on the window sill
They picked the corn and cheeped and whimpered
I used to watch birds
frolicing in the bird bath
grooming their feathers to impress each other
I used to watch birds
Building their nests in spring
In a tree so high no enemy could reach their fledglings
Until they were able to fly themselves.
I stopped watching birds
Beating their wings and soaring into the endless sky
Now my window is closed.
#loneliness
#animals
#birds #nature
#birds #nature
58 reads
7 Comments
AaHarvey
Poem Published
19th Jul 2019 6:48am
19th Jul 2019 6:48am
Tiger
From the darkness comes a sound.
A heavy footstep on the ground.
The Earth it shakes and twigs are heard to break
And all the animals quickly run away.
From the shadows there comes a growl,
From a beast so deadly foul.
It moves so slowly as it prowls,
In search of something to kill; its face a picture of scowl.
Within the trees it is camouflaged.
It blends into the background
And from the jungle there comes an “arggh!”
A man to death is eternally bound.
The claws that rip and tear at skin, ...
A heavy footstep on the ground.
The Earth it shakes and twigs are heard to break
And all the animals quickly run away.
From the shadows there comes a growl,
From a beast so deadly foul.
It moves so slowly as it prowls,
In search of something to kill; its face a picture of scowl.
Within the trees it is camouflaged.
It blends into the background
And from the jungle there comes an “arggh!”
A man to death is eternally bound.
The claws that rip and tear at skin, ...
#dark
#dreams
#death
#animals
#nature
39 reads
10 Comments
PoetsRevenge
Poem Published
19th Jul 2019 4:31am
19th Jul 2019 4:31am
As Above, So Below (The Eagle And The Scorpion)
Aloft, its wings rose on the breeze,
teetering in the wavering whim of the
wind's persuasion;
Eagle, feathered in armor
searches for what it needs
and only takes that from
the land it surveys.
It brings the weak, the lame
to their final throes,
removing blinds from their eyes
in a way that becomes necessary
to their completion and ascension.
The eagle wants it's prey to
see what it sees,
this is how it merges with what it loves
and admires as precious red manna
pecked from skins and furs...
teetering in the wavering whim of the
wind's persuasion;
Eagle, feathered in armor
searches for what it needs
and only takes that from
the land it surveys.
It brings the weak, the lame
to their final throes,
removing blinds from their eyes
in a way that becomes necessary
to their completion and ascension.
The eagle wants it's prey to
see what it sees,
this is how it merges with what it loves
and admires as precious red manna
pecked from skins and furs...
#animals
#nature
#astrology
#spiritual
#LifeCycle
47 reads
5 Comments
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