surreal poetry

Surrealist poetry embodies the essence of poetry itself, drawing upon shocking imagery and lyrical incongruities to comment on the inner-workings of the mind.

COMMON SENSE
Common sense what Is sense? If they had It no nonsense If they don’t blank blank…. Cannot teach them their expense But It’s cool It’s up to those
By Haychie_Artist3 years ago in Poets
The Pollen of Inspiration
Their chaos Is to our creation Many thanks to the bees Pollen of inspiration To the psyche of suppression Hidden desires pack a punch
By M3 years ago in Poets
"Stay With Me"
"Stay with me." whispers the disembodied voice. "Please, stay here forever." 👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱👻😱
By Kelsey Clarey3 years ago in Poets
Christmas poem. Content Warning.
Let the bells ring so loud Join the wishful and lovely crowd Let that joy look through your heart You will have a perfect start
By Wayne 3 years ago in Poets
I felt a funeral in my brain
I felt a funeral in my brain, And mourners, to and fro, Kept treading, treading, till it seemed That sense was breaking through.
By SINGHGEEK3 years ago in Poets
Ode to a Nightingale
My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk, Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk: 'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot, But being too happy in thy happiness,— That thou, light-winged Dryad of the trees, In some melodious plot Of beechen green, and shadows numberless, Singest of summer in full-throated ease.
By SINGHGEEK3 years ago in Poets
icarus didn't have a love story
Whatever would I do without you by my side? It's a question I ask myself whenever I think to swallow my pride. But to risk the bond we have, I couldn't bring myself!
By Tommy Ballard3 years ago in Poets
The Wolves Are Howling
For Chloe Rose Violet's Writing Prompts for October: https://vocal.media/writers/writing-prompts-for-october *** "Gripping Beast" motif on the Osberg ship (Viking): beasts locked in a chain of struggle. Can be wolves, griffons, dragons, eagles etc.
By Rob Angeli3 years ago in Poets
Grounded and Hounded
If your health is failing, you're out of luck Confined to your bed, there's a reason you're stuck While your immune system's pounded
By Thavien Yliaster3 years ago in Poets
Be near water that's Fresh
"Beware young one of the Nuckelavee He's a harbinger of destruction, spreader of disease During the summer and spring he's locked away
By Thavien Yliaster3 years ago in Poets
liminal mastery
cardinal certainties, a single plurality of it all; birds-eye advantage, manufacturer the combustible, inflammatory gas prices
By ⸘jason alan‽3 years ago in Poets
All Consuming
A scientist worked hard at their job Of credit before they were robbed To get rid of their peers They created a monster that's clear
By Thavien Yliaster3 years ago in Poets