Senryu
Can’t Sleep? Wide Awake
A small sound. A voice? Two ears but no real choices? Can’t sleep? Wide awake.
James GreenPublished 4 months ago in PoetsNo Snowfall Today!
White clouds and white sky, green envy at passersby. No snowfall today!
James GreenPublished 4 months ago in PoetsIntimacy
What kind of intimacy do you seek Physical intimacy seems easier to find than any other kind But it’s more important to find intimacy of the mind
Atomic HistorianPublished 4 months ago in PoetsI Am Offended!
Standing in defence, misunderstood and confused, I am offended!
James GreenPublished 5 months ago in PoetsMaterial Girl
Material girl So caught up in the world Your life and outlook make me hurl Self-indulgent Caring for no one else Just a little material girl
Atomic HistorianPublished 5 months ago in PoetsNo One
I do not scream or yelp I do not call out when injured Because I know There is no one here to help Thank you for reading my work. If you enjoyed this story, there’s more below. Please hit the like and subscribe button, you can follow me on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @AtomicHistorian. To help me create more content, leave a tip or become a pledged subscriber. I also make stickers, t-shirts, etc here.
Atomic HistorianPublished 5 months ago in PoetsStranger
When I think of you being gone I don’t think of grief and sadness I get a sense of relief and gladness To be free from you
Atomic HistorianPublished 5 months ago in PoetsHome
Your house is where you live It is the place where you store your things Where you eat and sleep But home Home is a state of being
Atomic HistorianPublished 5 months ago in PoetsSome Sum
Counting numbers, one! A sum at the end for some? Mount. "Pardon?" Lost count.
James GreenPublished 5 months ago in PoetsNairadeceba
Zoonotically chaotic, a world filled with life Yawning and yelling to tell their stories in this Xenologic experience Whaling at all hours of the day to attract a mate
Atomic HistorianPublished 5 months ago in PoetsSenryu Journey
A challenge was set, an abecedarian, a senryu every verse But will I conclude, by using every letter, bright idealism Chaos in my mind, can I remember any words, clear mind, empty head
Paul StewartPublished 5 months ago in PoetsNo Other Questions
The heavens opened. "Why is there rain in heaven?" No other questions.
James GreenPublished 5 months ago in Poets