In the quiet hum of the breaking day, Where shadows linger, yet fade away, I felt the touch of something new, A spark, a light—so pure, so true.
By Masood Zahid9 months ago in Poets
I stumbled first, then lost my way, Each step a bruise, each breath a sway. The darkness wrapped its cold embrace, A never-ending, shadowed race.
Tales of long-lost love, where a princess yearns for a man’s plea To be redeemed for her desolation, waiting for someone who sets her soul free.
By Hridya Sharma9 months ago in Poets
"Life, Never to Surrender" In the quiet moments of the night, I find myself, uncertain, in the fight. But life whispers softly, "Do not fear,
By Rony Sutradar9 months ago in Poets
He calls me an angel and he would know The man is like heaven raining down slow To put out the fire with a moisture of a kiss
By Raine Fielder9 months ago in Poets
Grief does not knock— It enters like dusk, Filling corners with shadows And silencing clocks. It creeps into morning With yesterday’s name
By Allen Rihab9 months ago in Poets
Snowflakes write poems in her hair, Each step a verse, each breath a prayer, She is the fire in frozen air, The quiet grace of those who dare.
By Mr Ali9 months ago in Poets
I sit here hugging the ocean And yet I hold nothing Choking on tears of fear Of futures lost Was it just a stepping stone
By Atomic Historian9 months ago in Poets
The sun shone bright and swam through the water beside The ship on its way to Somewhere over there. All his life he watched
By Siri 9 months ago in Poets
“She Stood in the Rain” She stood in the rain, not hiding her soul, With eyes like the hush where the thunder won’t roll.
By Kamel Saidani9 months ago in Poets
Darkness in its deepest sonder, desolation in its truest bareness, all embraced my shattered skin, Enclothed in the tightness of survival, the light that belied in its invisibility propelled me to keep my hope akin.
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for March 2025 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here. https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)9 months ago in Poets
