Faith with Splinters My faith was once a glass display—no questions, dusted clean, A polished shelf of easy words in stained-glass reds and green.
By Milan Milic11 months ago in Poets
A collection of memories, a harvest of emotions Taken from moments of love and devotion Our first kiss, the first time you took my hand
By Karen Cave11 months ago in Poets
The crisp crunch of a different kind. Everything brown and dead has left. Ethereal and surreal, for sure— but the warning call,
By Paul Stewart11 months ago in Poets
Sleepless Orchard The trees keep all their lanterns lit long after moonrise breaks. Each apple is like an amber eye that never quite forsakes.
I wrote the first draft in a rush, somewhere between midnight and bottled up memory. The words came out raw, honest in a way that scared me,
By Marvelous Michael11 months ago in Poets
Pocketful of North I used to be a weather-vane for everybody’s storm. Spun by every passing wind, by every shifting form.
Once, my emotions were exaggerated, reaching earth-shattering proportions. Later, no matter how many storms life presented, I chose to remain silent.
By Emily Chan - Life and love sharing11 months ago in Poets
Dear Moon, You call many a wave forward, to be the sea's breath upon cove shores; You chase many prey toward their haven-hollows, within midnight moors;
By Gabriel Huizenga11 months ago in Poets
Needy Is Not a Sin A Sovereign Protest Suite The Word They Twisted ADOBE FIREFLY They turned need into a slur, a stain,
By Vicki Lawana Trusselli 11 months ago in Poets
The path of light, which shimmering, trails From the channel you carve through the inky veil Of a wandering galaxy, chasing its nine tails,
We filter out every scar Every line blurs as we seek perfection Reality is not realistic as we count our value by the length of our telomeres
By vibrant ghost11 months ago in Poets
Your flame burned so bright, that I mistakenly thought it was warmth. I came closer, thinking I’d be held- but you only knew
By Carolyn Patton11 months ago in Poets
