Gratitude

Poetry is ruining this website
For the sake of Vocal.media and the writers who want to do more than the minimum, please remove the Poetry category. I'm not suggesting this with fancy poetic devices, a metaphor, allusions, or an unnecessary allegory.
By Shanon Angermeyer Norman4 months ago in Poets
After the Eclipse
Even as Stellar waltzes subside and you and I go back to our days We find ourselves in this daily maze over which we ourselves preside
By Matthew J. Fromm4 months ago in Poets
The Fallen Star
The Fallen Star I saw a star fall behind the hills, it cracked the night with silver light, its edges bent like old promises,
By Marie381Uk 4 months ago in Poets
Gypsy Boys and Fathers
Gypsy Boys and Fathers The boys run barefoot over broken stones, their laughter sharp as the smell of smoke, their fathers watch from cracked doorways,
By Marie381Uk 4 months ago in Poets
What A Beautiful Day
Birds flying Fish swimming Leaves falling Branching swaying Water flowing Sun shining What a beautiful day it is
By L.I.E4 months ago in Poets
Little Me, Not Yet An Adult.. Content Warning.
Little me, not yet an adult; The little woman who still wears her makeup like a teenager, Little me, Who still sings and dances like a
By Carol Ann Townend4 months ago in Poets
Last Hope . Content Warning.
Rain pounds hard upon my chest, I stand at the edge peering below. My life’s a mess where I failed the test, I cry from above and hear only this echo.
By Elizabeth Butler4 months ago in Poets
When I'm Gone
This poem completes a trilogy that began with When I Die and continued with While I Live. Each piece reflects a sacred stage of my journey. When I'm Gone is a poetic mirror written from the vantage point of eternity.
By Margaret Minnicks4 months ago in Poets
While I Live
This poem, "While I Live," is a mirror to my earlier poem, "When I Die." Where that piece offers comfort for others in the future, this one is a celebration of my sacred now, a testimony of my breath and my blessings. I offer it with joy and gratitude for every moment I am given to live, to laugh, to love, and to learn.
By Margaret Minnicks4 months ago in Poets
Just A Autumn Leaves Haiku
Just A Autumn Leaves Haiku It’s Autumn leafs fall Crisp full of vibrant colours Crackling under feet
By Marie381Uk 4 months ago in Poets
Evermore
I grew up learning how to shrink. How to hold my breath, how to fold myself into corners no one noticed, how to turn my loudest aches
By Zakari Runge4 months ago in Poets
Cover Me In Kisses
Cover Me In Kisses Cover me I kisses, skin to skin, your heat presses, slow, relentless, the world outside melts and bends,
By Marie381Uk 4 months ago in Poets