The giant Thanksgiving pumpkin sat in the garage, as we waited for school holidays, to cut it, and process for snacks.
By Seema Patelabout a month ago in Poets
One sip of red wine The taste of Napa Valley Melting my snow storm
By Levi Dicksonabout a month ago in Poets
The last flame sows the first flame. Any attempt to end carries a beginning within its conception. The energy of the last flame
By A. S. Lawrenceabout a month ago in Poets
Some poems dance off the page with vivid language, winking imagery, and clever turns of phrase. Some dig their nouns and verbs into the skin of the page, drag their talons across it in the beautiful agony of horror beautifully articulated.
By Harper Lewisabout a month ago in Poets
Falling to earth limp and disperse Nothing left but ashes in the worse The heat had does done it damage course Going far past any force remorse
By Sarah Danaherabout a month ago in Poets
Paws, frozen sidewalk Five pound dachshund in a coat Pressed against my heart ~~~ Toro, unwilling to touch the sidewalk on a Winter "walk"
By Amos Gladeabout a month ago in Poets
As I walked through the woods where a young boy once grew, every bug flew away, and the cuckoo, too. Around me the trees crackled and creaked,
By Penning Penumbraabout a month ago in Poets
There were over three hundred entries in the Roots and Branches Challenge, and some authors truly took a fresh perspective on the prompt, turning the world upside down for readers.
Every kiss Every whisper against my skin Feels like electricity Fire burning in my veins Setting me alight Desire
By Alisha Wilkins ✒️🦋🖋️about a month ago in Poets
flatlining — ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ— mentally ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤlying on ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤa gurney ㅤ ㅤ ㅤㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤno sewing up
By K.B. Silver about a month ago in Poets
Pure as white, and gentle at sight, Luck descends in crimson shine. Upon the bloom, so small, so bright, Hope awakens in the morning light.
By C.M.about a month ago in Poets
And there was light, Breaking the silence of endless night. Shadows fled, creation started its whirred, Hope was spoken, and life was bestowed!
