Elegy

Empowerment'
Within me lies a power, untamed and free A force that surges, wild and carefree It's the spark of courage, that ignites the soul
By Abbas2 years ago in Poets
Pericles
Pericles, the Pitcher Plant is surrounded by glory. His artistic and opportunistic friends sit around a congregation of the sticky and prickly sort. Unshaven, they chill with their lids off-an open door policy-for those insects drawn in by the lure of fermenting liquor from nectar punch leftover from partying the night before.
By Tony Martello2 years ago in Poets
Don't Smile
The world expects a smile, a pearly grin so bright, A mask to hide the shadows, to push the darkness from sight. But today, the smile feels hollow, a foreign, painted guise,
By Moharif Yulianto2 years ago in Poets
I miss you so much
The air hangs heavy, thick with your absence, A void where laughter danced, a vacant presence. The sun still rises, paints the day with gold,
By Moharif Yulianto2 years ago in Poets
The Land Crocodile (Not Quite)
They call me crocodile, a creature of the deep, Where sunlight filters, secrets fishes keep. In murky depths I stalk, a silent, fearsome form,
By Moharif Yulianto2 years ago in Poets
Intersection
Asphalt veins, a concrete heart, The city's pulse, where paths all start. Here, at the intersection's hold, A thousand stories yet untold.
By Moharif Yulianto2 years ago in Poets
Angel of the Deep
Angel of the Deep Hidden in plain sight Shifting sands and waves Draw in the fools and the brave in equal measure A creature of beauty and grace
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Elegy For the Reptiles of Old
To give life to the long dead and gone In woven words of truth and honour the poet’s concern, their endeavour to lament the passing of the former
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
Dinosaur Town. Runner-up in Poemosaurus Rex Challenge. Content Warning.
We called it Dinosaur Town --a cookie cutter, quintessential little borough where anthropomorphized predator and prey lived in harmony.
By Alexandria Stanwyck2 years ago in Poets
Grief on Hold
It was the day before going away when I got the news that my dear best friend had passed on. Her cancer, spreading, her pain troubling, her life no more.
By Denise Larkin2 years ago in Poets
Just Five Minutes of Loving You
The world dims down, a silent, blurry scene, Just you and I, a whispered, sweet routine. Five minutes stolen, from a day so long,
By Moharif Yulianto2 years ago in Poets
It's Been Three Hours
The clock ticks slow, a metronome of dread, Three hours etched, a lifetime in my head. The world outside, a symphony unheard,
By Moharif Yulianto2 years ago in Poets