inspirational

Inspirational poetry is just the thing to lift your spirits or rejuvenate your creativity.

A Melanin Queen in Quarantine
My eyebrows are thick, my nose is wide, my cheeks are fat, I have dark brown eyes. My lips dipped in chocolate, my body in gold, my hair full of curls, armpit length on my clothes.
By Ashley Anderson5 years ago in Poets
Whenever you need assistance...
Everyone says it. Ask for help. No one here seems to do it. Not limited to the people who need it but also the ones who ask you to ask.
By The Dani Writer5 years ago in Poets
Unforgiven
Forgive me for lacking the strength to walk through the world like you do. For not taking taking advantage of knowledge or having a goal to pursue.
By Gregory T. Paschal5 years ago in Poets
From the window
I push open the windows. Sun-warmed air flows to forgotten corners; turbulating sensory vignettes, emotions, memories,
By Georgia Melodie Hole5 years ago in Poets
Words are all we have
I am not a writer, but I have so many words In the right order they will charm the chords Lines of brilliance can give you immortality
By Morten Jensen5 years ago in Poets
Parasite, Rude, Statistically
Parasite You’ve got to burn it down my love It fights for survival Like your own flesh So fat with your soul It tells you
By Michael J D Martin5 years ago in Poets
1.01 To Clerksville
My manic brain Charged up to run The data bus Route one-o-one Characters flow Onto the page A miracle Spiced with Sage
By Tim StiX5 years ago in Poets
Words: The Business That Matters Most
Amanda Gorman’s poetry has arrested the American imagination making it dream of better than what it has become. She has sent a rallying cry to her fellow citizens to not let “unfinished” fray to undone. The unity of the United States has and always will be the most important business for the nation’s future.
By Helena Adeloju5 years ago in Poets
Time to fly free? Growing up, graduating and reflecting on new life adventures
Unsteady wings (2021) This is a revised edition of my poem. You can find my first edition (2013) here —— Our time is passed and travel on must we
By Lili Jane5 years ago in Poets
Identity
I’m rebranding So to speak Or better yet, I’m de-branding For years I have hidden my writing behind ‘brands’, more like blogs, in order to distance myself from it
By Melancholic Mama5 years ago in Poets
Oceana
Oceana My tender Oceana laid down her head Her weight a sweet burden of delight. Her skin as fragrant as the perfume
By Leslie Perkel5 years ago in Poets
A Revolutionary Poet:
Angelina Weld Grimké The Black Finger I have just seen a beautiful thing Slim and still, Against a gold, gold sky,
By S. Venugopal 5 years ago in Poets