Free Verse

SHIVERSTEP
There’s a hush that folds itself around the back of your neck— a soft, invisible breath that isn’t yours. The room holds still,
By Kristen Barenthaler6 months ago in Poets
The Clock Forgot to Wind Itself
I remember the ending first— the quiet click of a door that hasn’t yet been opened. Dust motes drift like unspoken promises
By Kristen Barenthaler6 months ago in Poets
Elegy for the Hour That Never Returned
I mourn the hour that left without goodbye, the soft‑lit season when the world felt slow and every ordinary thing— a kettle’s sigh, a window’s glow—
By Kristen Barenthaler6 months ago in Poets
On This Very Special Day
I. Valentines is coming. Just a few days away. Loving hands awaits a dozen roses while lovers anticipate sweet things. Sweet words in cards or
By Dean Traylor6 months ago in Poets
Together Apart
I protect you the way I wanted you to protect me. Every moment defending you Is a cry out for what Our childhoods both deserved.
By Vitaline6 months ago in Poets
Friendship Gone
Once were best friends, and now no more. Separate ways we went, the closeness long gone. ** The inspiration you brought, no one else could top.
By Stella Yan PhD6 months ago in Poets
How Are Men The Same
The Challenge Prompt: Write a poem that presents moments or thoughts out of sequence. Time doesn’t have to move in a straight line. This challenge invites you to disrupt sequence and reconsider how a poem unfolds. You might shift between past and present, interrupt a scene with something that hasn’t happened yet, or maybe place cause after effect.The sequence may be broken, but it should still feel intentional. Focus on how arrangement shapes meaning and emotional impact.
By Denise E Lindquist6 months ago in Poets
Mother,
After Mother Was Gone When mother left, silence filled the home, Each room stood still, as if turned to stone. The voice that once felt like morning light,
By hassan khan6 months ago in Poets
easy, not awkward
Easy silence While we're in our own minds. Side by side No suffering in this kind of quiet. Comfortable peace and mindfulness
By Ruby Red6 months ago in Poets
Nana & the Birds
Nana & the Birds Nana stood where mornings breathe, crumbs of gold within her hand, silent words the sparrows knew, love they seemed to understand.
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 6 months ago in Poets
Tsunami
Muster your swaying skirts and rise! Unleash and smother every concrete brick, cobbled footpath, electric billboard – Shower sparks…
By Melissa Kuipers von Lande6 months ago in Poets
Where we have never walked
Going here and there Strolling along without a care Wasn’t sure if we had been there Moving along Just humming a song Doesn’t matter
By Christopher Beard6 months ago in Poets