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Tahoe's Beauty Springs Forth
Upon the first day-spring rays, Soar and swoop the steely glared Jays Translucent aromatic sap Runs, dribbling, laying a sticky trap
By K.B. Silver 8 months ago in Poets
The Encounter
There are mornings when the weight of the past feels like a thick fog. After everything I have survived—the battles with health, the quiet halls of loss, and the echoes of a life I had to leave behind—I found that my greatest fear wasn't the noise, but the silence. I was afraid that if I stopped talking, I would disappear.
By Magma Star 8 months ago in Poets
On Precision
What we owe each other is accuracy. Not kindness. Kindness is frequently a way of avoiding the difficulty of being correct.
By Tim Carmichael8 months ago in Poets
The Rose at the Table
Today is International Women's Day. A day we celebrate how far women have come. And they have gone the distance. But we also remember the women before, and the women of the present, who still remain the the beautiful rose on the table.
By Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin8 months ago in Poets
Can't Waste Time
Every feel Every minute With you I am in it On the surface we might make a mess But deep down you know we mesh There's no time for hesitation
By Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue8 months ago in Poets
Wishes vs Reality
I can't afford to build you a mansion, All I have is a tiny house full of love. I can't bring you to a fancy restaurant, But I can cook your favorite dish and give you a five star service.
By Windchime8 months ago in Poets
Unrhymed
I do not like intrusive rhyme, never will, I must confess; it sends my synapses firing, obnoxiously clustered terminal sound
By Harper Lewis 8 months ago in Poets
Exception
So many questions Didn't know what was requested Had nothing invested Didn't want to do what you suggested You think you are so special
By Christopher Beard8 months ago in Poets
Conclusion
Just sitting here enjoying the view Hope this is not an illusion So much confusion Hopefully no intrusion Needs to be an allusion
By Christopher Beard8 months ago in Poets
Consider This
If you were ever missed You should never dismiss Could be something amiss Hopefully it will be bliss Never insist It will just add to the list
By Christopher Beard8 months ago in Poets
CIPHER. Top Story - March 2026.
CIPHER 1/19/2026 I am more than my words and more than the skin that tightly binds me in.. I am more than these pages and lines that seek to defame me
By Victor Mendez8 months ago in Poets
The Nights The Lights Are Out
The streetlamp’s amber glow returns, steady as a promise, its light a compass for the wandering, the weary, the brave. Together you paint new verses on the city’s skin—
By Forest Green8 months ago in Poets