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Wandering Bard
Wandering Bard 🎵 Beneath the moon’s soft silver gleam, I roam through forests, rivers, dream. Each tale I sing, each song I weave, Awakens hearts that dare believe. The stars above in chorus shine, Their light entwined with every line. Through ancient woods and valleys far, I wander still, a wandering bard.
By Noman Khanabout a year ago in Poets
Whispers of a Poetess
In the quiet hush of night, I weave my heart in silver light, Each word a petal, soft, divine, Blooming where your soul meets mine.
By Noman Khanabout a year ago in Poets
The Garden of Endless Hopes
I planted one hope, watered it with sleepless nights, fed it with sacrifice. It bloomed— yet two more rose in its shadow.
By Life Hopesabout a year ago in Poets
Love: Cherish, Don't Regret
There's no such thing as regret in love, only cherishing it or not cherishing it. Those who don't know how to cherish you have no regrets at all. There are no missed opportunities in love, only missed opportunities in general.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
Running from misfortune
I walk with sorrow pressed against my chest, not knowing where my feet should carry me. Each road I take turns heavy with storms,
By Life Hopesabout a year ago in Poets
Do these thoughts reflect a universal truth?
I've always loved a quote: "I used persistence to burn away all my childishness and willfulness. From that wilderness, I slowly grew rationality, indifference, and clarity." Reading it, I was truly silent for a long time. Because every moment of growth is like this: you set the fire yourself, burning away the naive and simple-minded self of the past, leaving behind the quiet and slightly colder person you are today.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
The Road Ends Here. Winner in The Road Drops Here Challenge.
The horizon cancels it out entirely— one moment straight, the next tilted like a loan payment, this overhand mere breath before.
By Neli Ivanovaabout a year ago in Poets
If you knew it was the end
If you knew it was the end, not on your terms, not by your blade— would you have lived more than mere greatness? Would it be enough
By Natasha Collazoabout a year ago in Poets
Is This Love, or an Addiction?
There’s no shortcut to getting out of a bad relationship, but you can slowly mend your heart. First, you must honestly ask yourself: What do I really want from this relationship? Is it companionship, security, material possessions, or some kind of validation? Stop claiming you're simply in love. You can find what you want elsewhere—perhaps even more completely and painlessly.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharingabout a year ago in Poets
Pebbles
Waddling down the beach of life The chill in our bones She squawks I listen In the distance the sun glistens into darkness
By Atomic Historianabout a year ago in Poets
Arise
He failed in school, he failed in life, Rejections cut him sharp as knives. KFC said no, the police did too, Even Harvard turned him blue.
By Life Hopesabout a year ago in Poets
We Are Not the Same
Beneath the old oak’s fading shade, Children ran, and laughter stayed. Streams would sing with washing hands, Men would play, and hearts would dance.
By Life Hopesabout a year ago in Poets