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Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
Chéri
Doe eyes small nose lips red perfect would be said, What a pleasant beauty, must've been blessed. Dancing fireflies couldn't compete, the fire burnt
Where the fault lies
An acrostic piece for my poem-a-day challenge that has become more of a poem-mostly-every-day thing. It is what it is, lol!
Heather HublerPublished 2 days ago in PoetsA Breath Of Fresh Air
Why do they call it "falling in love" when it is something much more romantic than that? I didn't fall into your arms, let go of my defenses, spill my vulnerabilities out from my heart and let you catch the pieces.
After the Beep
My ghost likes to roam and chase inky dreams. If shaken awake, it screams many screams. - So please don’t disturb,
Sincerity
True sincerity is the scariest thing to hear It hurts to have others truly know our pain To know someone that has stood in the same rain
Atomic HistorianPublished 4 days ago in PoetsCoffee with Taylor Swift
Like sitting across from a tarot card reader You somehow find my darkest, weakest moments And tear them from my chest with no warning,
Kiersten WeldonPublished 26 days ago in PoetsA Flower Song
Apparently the Aztecs, Toltecs, Chichimecs and other Mexica were crazy about poetry. Despite the book-burning, slaughter, and epidemics that characterized the early stages of the Spanish conquest of the empires of Mexico, some hundreds of poems from the height of their tradition come down to us in Classical Nahuatl, preserved by Nahua and Spanish scholars of the 16th century. One of the most famous poets, Nezahualcoyotl, was a sage-king who opposed the cult of human sacrifice associated with Tezcatlipoca, God of the Smoking Mirror, and favored Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent. Flowers and feathers were the favorite offering of the Plumed Serpent. Moreover, flowers and feathers are a metaphor for poetry. Individual words, scattered petals, the down of tropical birds. The temples of blood sacrifice could be transformed into temples of flower and song. A sublimated offering to the Heart of Earth and the Heart of Sky encapsulated in the Classical Nahuatl kenning for poetry: in xōchitl in cuīcatl, meaning, "the flower and the song." The following poem is part of a longer work, and is in a state of flux, so take the waters as they flow:
Rob AngeliPublished 4 days ago in Poetsstay
i can never make them stay. they are like orbits always in motion around me but never holding my hand. they are like shooting stars
Collections
Themed story collections curated by the Vocal moderators.
Only the Classics
The roots from which poetry as we know it has flourished. Taking you back to the classical era, one stanza at a time.
Life as a Poet Knows It
Industry tips for new poets. Welcome to the Poets family.
America in Verse
One Nation, United by Poetry. Exploring the United States of America through word.
Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Poets.
The beauty of life
Lyly's quest for the beauty of her life In a world so vast, young Lyly roams, With dreams of finding beauty, she leaves her home.
Nguyễn Thành Trung TrịnhPublished 3 minutes ago in PoetsEdified and Willed
After spending day Request for your name, I spoke Now, prepare yourself
Holden AtencioPublished 25 minutes ago in PoetsA Thank You List
Dear Lord, These are the things I thank you for: Your Word Your protection My daughter My parents and grandmother
Rowan FinleyPublished 27 minutes ago in PoetsShade
Today, like so many others, was that spot underneath the trees on an otherwise scorching venture. Ah, yes. Today, I caught my breath, wiped away the sweat, and drank my water.
BrettNotGregPublished about an hour ago in PoetsBlink Twice
Give and take Sadly, madly Receive, deceive Love and war Chanting, panting Room spinning, It winning Again and Again and
Colleen WaltersPublished about an hour ago in PoetsDecluttering My Bathroom
Declutter my bathroom I say for today It is only 10+ items on this day Tomorrow a few more items on Thursday
Denise E LindquistPublished about an hour ago in PoetsAn Ode to the Insurmountable
fossils, rumble in your encased earthly graves i wish for your owners to hear me when i say the Dinosaur is insurmountable!
angela hepworthPublished about an hour ago in PoetsRAW SPEW.
One swoop the wind picked up everything in its path. The little worms that creep from the soil after it rains, to the stranger who kicks their feet with child-like innocence.
Olivia MacbethPublished about 2 hours ago in Poets
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