Sonnet

One Day, You’ll be Free
Emaciated child, starved by design Eviscerated, by malicious lies Oppressed, by occupiers without spines Who slaughter innocents with barren eyes
By Kenny Penn4 months ago in Poets
Mixed Signals
...... I'm not empty, I'm fine, just a thought away from freeing up the space in my mind. I'm just waiting in line, forwarded my number, call me up when you get the time. Show me your sleeves, and I'll show you mine, I've been drinking, drowning seeing you with some other guy. It's not envy, it's wine, and the stain is not my bleeding heart it's just the design.
By Kristen Keenon Fisher4 months ago in Poets
Shadow Of The Soul
The Mind is a most mysterious place, One of doubt and self-loathing, hidden dark. Yet, sprinklings of elegance - quiet grace,
By Sian N. Clutton4 months ago in Poets
It Happened
It happened on a cloudy, chilly night. A man was walking solo through the park. He wasn't known for having fits of fright,
By Julie Lacksonen4 months ago in Poets
Matters of the Heart
In peace and joy, I found your open heart. I wondered, "Will our love stand tests of time?" We got off to a steamy, rousing start,
By Julie Lacksonen4 months ago in Poets
Hummingbird
With your last breath You became more valuable in death than in life A land left in strife A robotic mourning wife Yet, in the haze of your final days
By Atomic Historian4 months ago in Poets
A Lovers' Quarrel
What do we do when the shadow disappears even if a second then it feels like years. Waiting, counting to ten, holding in our fears
By Jaci Schreckengost4 months ago in Poets
What Our Hearts Have Learned. Runner-Up in The Sonnet of Shadows Challenge.
In youth, I threw my heart into the fire, A fool for one who stayed, to watch it burn And stirred the coals to sate her own desire,
By Dana Crandell4 months ago in Poets
🌙✨ Sonnet of the Magical Dawn
Upon the twilight stage my soul takes flight, A silver wand ignites with starry flame. The world is caught between the dark and light,
By Takashi Nagaya4 months ago in Poets
Echoes of My Mother
A Poem for Mom I sit in silence, beneath the night, Thinking of you, your gentle light. The world feels heavy, shadows near, But in my heart, your voice I hear.
By Asif956834 months ago in Poets
My Winds of Chaos
My winds of chaos started in pussy Both the first and the third, the last heaven. The first one, in the eighties, was bushy
By Patrick M. Ohana4 months ago in Poets
This Is Our Night
Introduction This is my sixty-eighth piece inspired by Angie Livingstone's inspirational artwork. I love the beautiful autumnal colours in this work.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in Poets