Words spoken in haste will burn and soon be gone Though they bruise and foster indignation Words we leave unspoken slowly smolder on
By Dana Crandell3 months ago in Poets
I was lit to burn, to call, to keep At a distance, footsteps gather and stare So, I glow though shadows gather close to me
By Caladrius3 months ago in Poets
Beautiful people Removed from their land By Godโs hand They were forced on to someone elseโs land They took their stand
By Atomic Historian3 months ago in Poets
The bed still holds the shape of where you lay, the hollow hums a memoryโs low refrain. I lie within the dip and fade away.
By Brie Boleyn3 months ago in Poets
The lantern burns though all the roads are long, its fragile glow defies the windโs command; it hums a quiet note, a steady song.
By E. C. Mira3 months ago in Poets
Introduction Ed Orgs art is beautiful and fascinating. I have chosen this for my 3,400th post on Vocal. This is an Ekphastic Villanelle
By Mike Singleton ๐ Mikeydred 3 months ago in Poets
My mind is a mess, tangled too much to maintain, Without your touch I have nothing to feel. My heart grows weary from the weight of this pain.
By Dylan 3 months ago in Poets
I walk again beneath the ashen sky The years return like ghosts that will not go And every step recalls a long goodbye There was a time when hope could not belie
By Tim Carmichael3 months ago in Poets
The song remembers even what is gone, a hush between the heartbeat and the light. I loved you once, and love outlives the night.
By Rebecca A Hyde Gonzales3 months ago in Poets
Introduction I saw the phrase "Silent Sea" in the name of a Netflix film and thought that could be the basis of a peaceful poem
It came by way of oxbow and pine. Along the frost and snowy conifer. By yoke and plow in the nick of time. โ A child leans to glean a sleigh bellโs chime,
By Pixel Floyd3 months ago in Poets
I walk these halls now by myself The smoke has settled with the sun But a lantern flickers on the shelf I cannot speak for my own health
By Thomas Speer3 months ago in Poets
