Top Stories

Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.

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I step into the room where God is supposed to be, and they say He’s here—everywhere, really— but I can’t feel Him the way they do.
By Marvelous Michaelabout a year ago in Poets
Star of the Moment. Content Warning.
My son got an award at work today- "Star of the Moment" it's called. He listened when a girl at the school said she was scared for her friend.
By F Cade Swansonabout a year ago in Poets
Tangled Destinies!!!💃🏾🥳🫶🏾
Our destinies danced the tango before I even had time to think... 💃🏾💖 This smitten, half-century-old maiden is feeling completely love-drunk, and I don't even drink... 🚫🍸
By Tiffany Gordonabout a year ago in Poets
Eternal Christmas Eve
From their last breath, holding hands at death, This husband and wife who fought much in life. For he was a gambler,
By Daphsamabout a year ago in Poets
Schizophrenia
I’m a little uncomfortable at first, sitting in the corner alone, Nose leaking mucus, I heard this, “Why you don’t you come here and tell me how much it hurts,”
By Sender Jeannestal about a year ago in Poets
A Yuletide Walk to Remember. Runner-Up in Holiday Reflections in Verse Challenge.
Hazy yellow moonlight glows, veiled by gray winter clouds against the night sky, Thick wet snowflakes slowly falling on my uplifted face…
By Pam Sievert-Russomannoabout a year ago in Poets
Memories Remain
As the winter sun started to set, darkness settled in; the little ones were sent to bed, then the fun began. The gifts were carried out of their secret spots; your smile brightened the room as you prepared Santa's scene to surprise the tots.
By Luna Verityabout a year ago in Poets
The Idiot Plot
I call my friend to ask if he’s read the news. He’s on a diet, he says. He only consumes that which nourishes his soul. He fears a rot
By Suze Kayabout a year ago in Poets
Crunch
The world has gone blue grey A makeshift monochrome majesty The hills roll as if to say 'We love this frosted sea' The muffled crunch of snow underfoot
By C.Z.about a year ago in Poets
You’ve Forgotten That’s All
She laid crippled, frozen from the mental exhaustion, the emotional pain, Convinced it’ll never get any better, it will always be the same,
By Colleen Millsteed about a year ago in Poets
Chasing the Sunlight: Bloom Where You Are, Grow as You Will
We must become the people who love ourselves the most in this world! I've always believed in the principle that good things come in their own time, and there's no shame in persistence. Even if we find ourselves at the bottom of a valley now, let's hold on to the hope that we can work hard to bloom and always have the strength to grow upward.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
It’s Snowing
It’s That Time Of The Year, When The Magic Falls From The Sky… I Remember Being A Kid, I’d Stare Out The Window And Watch.
By HandsomelouiiThePoet (Lonzo ward)about a year ago in Poets