Poetry and art go hand in hand; in fact, a poem is just art in the written form.
For many a year, within my heart, Your silent presence held its sacred part. I dared not set you free, for fear I knew, The endless, final loss of sight of you.
By Water&Well&Page2 months ago in Poets
The Woman in Midnight Roses her face stays still, white as moonlight, with shadows resting, beneath calm eyes. blue roses rise,
By Marie381Uk 2 months ago in Poets
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for October 2025 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://rattle.com/page/ekphrastic/
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)2 months ago in Poets
I wear my shame like a cliché around my neck I hold aloft my desire like a forced metaphor My time spent wallowing in the, no not mire
By Paul Stewart2 months ago in Poets
Thick and dark like smoke, Cloudy full of fog, You know the flames are bad Aftermath beauty, like the smell of an old fire
By Sophie Elizabeth Sweeney2 months ago in Poets
Balance sought where wrongs appear Voices speak and hearts will hear Fairness blooms in every land Justice grows from every hand
By Jana Gamal2 months ago in Poets
Flavors mix and aromas rise Dishes born beneath our eyes Hands create what taste will show Joy in meals begins to grow
Click of shutter, frozen light Moments captured, pure delight Eyes that see what words can’t say Life preserved in bright array
Strings and keys, and drums that beat Melodies that feel complete Hands create what hearts can hear Magic lives in every ear
The corporate structure—a city with rules of its own. Company policies: the commandments of the city of stress. The CEO, the mighty god, with HR as his or her noble disciples.
By Armand Slayer2 months ago in Poets
Waves hit the shore with a sharp hock You stand close and feel your breath slow Salt air sits on your skin Your thoughts fall quiet in the sound
The sky opens in quiet light You look up and feel calm in your chest Clouds move in steady paths The wide space gives your mind rest
