Sonnet

Sunset Sonnet
Horizon’s edge, the water’s arcing skin, Now waits beneath the sinking eye of Ra. As I behold the golden path begin, I rot within depression’s sharken maw.
By J. Otis Haas7 months ago in Poets
Falling
Introduction Turning the tables on the ones who want to destroy you. The music is "Livin' on the Edge", my favourite Aerosmith song, and one of the first I performed with Spoon.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Poets
I Don't Care
Introduction This is a completely tongue-in-cheek piece of humour about how, despite being the best and most supportive creator on Vocal, I am invisible to almost everyone. If you see this, you are not in that "almost everyone".
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Poets
Granny's House
The sunlight filt'ring through her silver hair, Her eyes, a warm and soft chocolate brown. She smiles at me, her face so kind and fair,
By Natalie Gray7 months ago in Poets
No Face
I’m a man with no name No face My mind disconnected My heart lost in space A fantastic phantom animating atoms Thank you for reading my work. If you enjoyed this story, there’s more below. Please hit the like and subscribe button, you can follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @AtomicHistorian. To help me create more content, leave a tip or become a pledged subscriber. I also make stickers, t-shirts, etc here.
By Atomic Historian7 months ago in Poets
You-16
So many days I wept over you You thought I leapt over you But in reality I didn’t know what to do My heart has been kept by you
By Atomic Historian7 months ago in Poets
Evanescence Made Easy
If it is your ambition to vanish You have no need of scientific guile Nor will spells translated from the Spanish Allow your form to disappear with style
By D. J. Reddall7 months ago in Poets
Closeted
Trapped within a box inside my head, Held fast with a lock and key in a cell. Few know the secret I am afraid to tell;
By Callum Summers7 months ago in Poets
The Song Of The Stones: Summer Solstice 2025
Introduction This is my forty-sixth piece inspired by Angie's work, and I am grateful that she has allowed me to do this.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Poets
Ladybugs Are Magic
Introduction While I think that ladybird is a better description than ladybug, they are beautiful creatures, and ladybug is the word on the American landmass. I love seeing them, and if one lands on me, I enjoy the tickle of their feet.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 7 months ago in Poets
More Venomous Than the Serpent
O Inland Taipan, crowned in sand, With venom held in slender hand, Thou art no villain of the tale— But Man, ah Man! The true betrayal.
By Muhammad Abdullah7 months ago in Poets
When Horror Came to Speak
He came with tales like coiling smoke, With fingers long as funeral notes. His eyes, two bottomless pits of dread, Where lost men fall and never tread. He sat by me — not near, but in, The horror of him not on his skin — But in his breath, in every sound, That reached my soul and spun it 'round.
By Muhammad Abdullah7 months ago in Poets