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The Train
The screech comes from above us, louder than anything you could've ever imagined. We hear it 4 times a day, 7 days a week. It's the train. It crawls above our home and scratches my ears until they bleed. The sound of the monster is the main cause of death in the place I call "The Dungeon". People stab out their eyes, others' too. The pain never ends, and neither does the flow of blood. It is a incessant fountain.
Zae JohnsonPublished 12 months ago in PoetsSweet Little Melody
Sweet Little Melody Steady beats Ricochet off of pale walls Vibrates off the window pane Floor trembles like liquid
The Magic of the City Night
The pace of the day was slowing and according to the lowering sun, the night would soon come riding in - the pulse of the city at night would begin.
Rasma RaistersPublished 12 months ago in PoetsAn Insomniacs' Mind
Met A Star Once upon a time I met a star She had fallen from sky Her light shining so far That's when I noticed them
Love's Odyssey
Love and travel intertwine, Like the rivers that carve their paths through rugged terrains, They flow together, entwined in a dance of exploration.
CrownMasqueradePublished 12 months ago in PoetsBeneath the Surface of Time
Love that can wait, a patient flame it bears, In the depths of hearts, serene and still. It knows no rush, no urgency in its course,
CrownMasqueradePublished 12 months ago in PoetsAnd Like A Bird I Am I Rise Again.
I sunk to the bottom of the ocean, I stayed in the dark, gloomy depths for many months. The ocean became deeper, My world became darker.
Carol TownendPublished 12 months ago in PoetsThe Fluttering Waltz of Butterflies
Amidst the fields of golden wheat, Where the sun's warm rays do meet, There's a dance that's quite a treat, The dance of the butterflies, so sweet.
Fatima KhanPublished 12 months ago in PoetsThese Sunsets
Wave goodbye and wish me well For roads yet conquered lie ahead Pockmarked, marred by concrete swells Touched by souls alive and dead
Joelle EšPublished 12 months ago in PoetsMelodies of Passion
In the realm where passion thrives, Where hearts ignite like fireflies, There dances a melody so pure, A symphony of love, forever endure.
Cosmic Lovers United
In realms of cosmic splendor, where heavens blaze, A tale of love unfolds, amid celestial haze. Two souls, star-crossed, their destinies entwined,
Nathan WeissPublished 12 months ago in PoetsWednesday, 4 November 2015
What tales which, already passed, will endure within these five books... thank God for surprises. How bland life would indeed be if all the map were visible at the outset.