Free Verse

Cosmic Dance
A melody of whispers in the air, dancing beneath the moonlight, secrets declare. Cascading dreams in a celestial stream, feeling the
By Denise Larkin2 years ago in Poets
Alphabetical Cats
Amidst the shadows, a feline dance, Beneath the moonlight's mystic trance. Curled in corners, whiskers twitch, Dreaming of a moonlit pitch.
By Denise Larkin2 years ago in Poets
If you know, you know. Content Warning.
If you know, you know lights red time green step on future end future easy for me to let go to give in auto collision desires
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
The Poetic Backbeat
John Lennon once proclaimed that impactful songwriting means to “Say what you mean, make it rhyme, and put a backbeat to it” (Lennon). Yet Lennon’s advice should not be limited to writing pop songs--it also offers guidance for composing free verse poetry. For although free verse, unlike sonnets, lacks rhyme schemes and rhythmic meter, it uses literary techniques to create rhythmic effects that convey meaning with symbolic resonance akin to the backbeat in music.
By Geoffrey Philp 2 years ago in Poets
A Difficult Abecedarian
From Walt Disney's "Song of the South" released in 1946 was "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah", which won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Song and is frequently used as part of Disney's montage themes, and which has become widely used in popular culture.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
Hope is alive
Hope is alive---Everything is alive Remember retrieve is not defeat Our mission is incomplete and we have all the abilities to beat
By Muhammad Shaheer2 years ago in Poets
"THE 2 BEARS BECOME 3"
This is a short story I wrote as an 8-year-old child. I decided to publish it and enhance my childhood story revolving around my connection with bears and owls and Native American culture.
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 2 years ago in Poets
Hold me 'till I fade
Hold me Hold me like you used to Hold me until the nights turn to days and the days turn to nights Hold me until the the sun stops shinning, rising, and setting
By Tasmia2 years ago in Poets
Rose Bloom
Take a walk With me Through A garden Made just for Me and you ** ** ** ** ** One, two Just for you Three, four Makes you want more
By Mother Combs2 years ago in Poets
Loosing you
“People change But it’s just a stage” “You’ll get over them You’ll find another gem” And now that you're gone, I’m stuck in this cage
By Tasmia2 years ago in Poets
The Pathway
Hey I’m almost there, walking on the pathway of glass now, hoping it won’t break Staring at the sun-painted tulips that occasionally appear on the way
By Tasmia2 years ago in Poets
A little closer to Dawn
*tribute to my sister-like best friend, Umme I love you * A break at dawn from the wonders of the world You awaken us, spreading your wings of flames across the ocean floor
By Tasmia2 years ago in Poets