Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
What if a magic Lantern, Speaking through the flame, Could sort out all the bother Of who and what’s to blame? What if it was always right
By Sonia Heidi Unruh3 months ago in Poets
Around and around we dance beneath the lanterned sky...we the mannequins - performing at the whim of puppeteers who forever pull our strings
By Novel Allen3 months ago in Poets
There is this light – this lantern. One golden flame I always turn to. It’s got carvings, it draws patterns on the walls
By Cristal S.3 months ago in Poets
standby light, standby bright the last light I see at night a stark reminder, if you will of the impermanence of life
By Paul Stewart3 months ago in Poets
As the darkness swells a single flame illuminates the page My sweet Annmarie, I am afraid this will be the last you hear from me.
By David Williams3 months ago in Poets
I don’t usually stare at the moon. This time it was for me. It wasn’t for the moon. Although I understood it.
By Cerina Galvan3 months ago in Poets
The artistic director makes a decree, The mere mortals below not considered, Extra work, extra steps, embarrassment,
By LJ Pollard 3 months ago in Poets
Do you know why America tells Black people to forgive? So they can remain comfortable. Their idea of live and let live. White supremacy doesn’t tell us to forgive because it’s our holy mission.
By Joe Patterson3 months ago in Poets
There was a guy named Thomas Inkling Who let A.I. do all his thinking This made him passive and dull Ideas drained from his skull
By Leslie Writes3 months ago in Poets
Sometimes at night I close my eyes and then it comes to me I felt it first, then heard it But never did I see Him coming.
By Salomé Saffiri3 months ago in Poets
when the lone wail of the train speaks to me my grief-stricken heart still pains to abide, oh me, oh my, while yet I long for thee.
By John Cox4 months ago in Poets
The night was a python, wrapped around my ribs squeezing and squeezing and squeezing. I gasped and cried and screamed and you seemed to be the only one who ever heard.
By Poppy 3 months ago in Poets
