Ode

Kings Dominion
This one is for my brothers. My siblings that are Kings. This world could be ours. What better dominion for a king. True patriarchs from where the world’s family started.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Poets
The Hollow Man’s Hymn
Hush now, child, don’t make a sound, The Hollow Man walks on haunted ground. He comes where shadows twist and creep, To steal the breath of those who sleep.
By Jason “Jay” Benskin2 years ago in Poets
Ode to the Apple of Love
Ode to the Apple of Love Oh radiant fruit, crowned in passion's hue, With skin so lustrous, kissed by morning dew, In orchard's heart where tender moments dwell,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 years ago in Poets
Queens Dominion
Queen. Diamond blooded you come from a family of royalty. You carry genes that royally gave birth to a royal me. There ain’t another like you. We know you’ll always be that woman.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Poets
The Box (The History of Black Poetry)
The history of black poetry --- February sends A unique box within. THE Most talented collection OF Poets! Black poets! Gifted to work the earth. Flowing from Imhotep To Phillis Wheatley To Jupiter Hammon To Paul Laurence Dunbar To Claude McKay To Langston Hughes To Names a few. More? Maya Angelou Rita Dove Tracy K. Smith George Moses Horton Who? Frances Harper Gwendolyn Brooks Nikki Giovanni I Look Inside the box. Thank you for reading! Which part of the poem resonates with you? Share your thoughts. Please leave a comment. Copyright 2025 K.A. Smith
By K.A. Smith2 years ago in Poets
Riverside
I breathe in the fresh air hugged between mountains It's like I've always belonged here amongst spring water fountains nestled into a world that's
By Ellie Hoovs2 years ago in Poets
Ode to Frankenstein: The Agony of the Unmade
In lightning’s grasp, the monster wakes, A soul unbound, yet flesh that aches. From stolen bones and hands entwined, A spark defiled the laws divine.
By Jason “Jay” Benskin2 years ago in Poets
My latest obsession
I saw you, and my body had goosebumps all over. Looking and feeling at you is an extreme fantasy. Your touch made my heart jump.
By Ina Zeneli2 years ago in Poets
I met my younger self for a coffee date
I met my younger self for coffee she arrived ten minutes late, I hugged her she ordered her favorite chocolate cake\ As I gulped her innocence through the lens of my present eyes,
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Poets
Here I Am
Here I Am I don’t wait quiet. I don’t sit soft. If I walk in, you’ll know it. I don’t beg for space. I take it. Fill the room,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 years ago in Poets
Winter, Be Gone
Winter, Be Gone Icebound mornings, dark no light, Endless hours swallowed by night. Frost clings fierce, a bitter thread,
By ♿ V+ Marie381Uk 2 years ago in Poets
I Am The Ghetto
I am the ghetto. The cracks in the wall. The inner outer city land where they think all the savages crawl. These urban corner aren’t as bad as they seem.
By Joe Patterson2 years ago in Poets