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Oh Snap! Snafus
I'm not a Vocal+ member, so I won't be entering the Snafu Senryu Challenge, but I thought it might be fun to write about the human condition with some ironic conversations in Senryu style. Enjoy!
By tmarie @unfunnyme2 years ago in Poets
He's Not That Bad, Really
Rob, I take you as my awful wedded husband, said the blushing bride. *** True story. That was my former sister-in-law's vow to my brother on that fateful day many years ago. It was a small service, with the bride and groom, and some close family members. Of course, we all started giggling when she made that slip.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
All the Colorful Wildflowers (and the humans who witness them). Honorable Mention in Light Breaks Water Challenge. Content Warning.
Thinking of Dachau; how, sixty years on, blossoms burst from the blood ditch. Grief fades to anger. Rage terrorizes victims.
By Philip Canterbury2 years ago in Poets
a little note to my friends
i know it’s hard for me to see a future where i end up happy but you make me want to see each day step by step i’m on my way
By joi poetry2 years ago in Poets
Who Decided What Beauty Is?
Who decided what beauty is? In the dictionary, it is considered pleasing to the senses, especially sight. To me, it is when a rescued animal
By Sam Eliza Green2 years ago in Poets
when did you last see the sea?
when did you last see the sea when did you last feel the breeze these are the moments I live for the slight of touch the mist in the morning
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
Not Welcomed Anymore
He came in like a thief in the night...
By Tiffany Gordon4 years ago in Poets
To Do List
Sparkle & shine & smile yes you are allowed be gentle & kind & loving growl when necessary leave that which does not allow you to grow
By Marie Wilson2 years ago in Poets
Styling became reluctant
The styling became reluctant to Your wearing it It erased all that was hurting it It removed all that was causing discomfort and it left it with freedom new wisdom new smile and a new experience of life at the very beginning of the now
By Darkos2 years ago in Poets
Let Love Grow
My Muse and I were chatting about a project and she gave me the words "Let Love Grow" as a statement for the nature of the project, and also the idea for a poem.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Poets
Vocal-lies
In a world where my poems go unread, I write 'em down, but they stay in my head. No likes, no shares, no comments in sight,
By Kel2 years ago in Poets
Dirty Morning
Lights attempt to penetrate your murk; Continuous double-fanged attacks Like needles poking through cloth; Sheets sliding, riding up, shifting on screen
By Rachel Deeming2 years ago in Poets