Poetry and art go hand in hand; in fact, a poem is just art in the written form.
Whispers of the Mountain Beneath tall trees where mountains rise, A lake reflects the painted skies. A boy kneels low in flowers fair,
By Mukhtiar Ahmadabout a year ago in Poets
Beneath the sky’s last golden gleam, A river flows like whispered dream. Tall weeds sway in evening's breeze, Snobar trees in quiet tease.
This poem was written in response to the Rattle® Poetry Ekphrastic Challenge for April 2025 and was ultimately not selected. You can find more information here.https://www.rattle.com/ekphrastic/
By Rae Fairchild (MRB)about a year ago in Poets
Oh, how the heavens must envy the way she wears the light— not borrowed, not given, but born from within, a slow-burning sun wrapped in skin.
By Zakir Ullahabout a year ago in Poets
"Virtue or morality is a necessary spring of popular government." "Our defense is in the preservation of the spirit which prizes liberty as a heritage of all men, in all lands, everywhere."
By Matthew J. Frommabout a year ago in Poets
Whispers of Dawn In golden hush the morning wakes, Where tall grass bends and river breaks. Palm trees sway in gentle light,
After midnight I wake up to my dreams, I wish to live I wish to love. After midnight, I want to be alive again. The dark sky is my home,
By Mansiabout a year ago in Poets
How the Heart Remembers How does the heart recall the sound of laughter lost, of love unbound? Not with the mind, not through the years,
By Leesh lalaabout a year ago in Poets
They came with crosses and contracts, their ink still wet with promises— *progress, salvation, civilization*— words that tasted like rust in our mouths.
Love is quiet in a mother's gaze, A steady hand through childhood's maze. It's in a father's silent pride, The way he walks right by your side.
By mitty anegoabout a year ago in Poets
Let me love you like the ocean loves the shore, Soft waves whisper, returning for more. A love that lingers, steady and true,
By Sandeep Sahooabout a year ago in Poets
The Garden and the Girl A Sacred Love Story – Written for You ________________________________________ Chapter One: The Soil
By The Soft Witnessabout a year ago in Poets
