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Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
Eclipse
Every now and then, a dark moon rises: looming over your head, Casting a dark blue light onto the room, and onto the silhouette of you.
Kali MailhotPublished 8 days ago in PoetsFeeding the Eclipse
Every dream that comes true Comes with a price, Like this newborn infant In my arms at the hospital, Putting herself between me and the world.
Rebecca MortonPublished 4 days ago in PoetsDo I Remember
Ask me in December after the leaves are gone and the rains have begun, when above us floats a gray silk sky, thick in the middle
Andrea CorwinPublished 7 days ago in PoetsGo Ahead, Ask!
This little ditty is for my friend and fellow creator, Babs Iverson's Unofficial Challenge. Here's a link: And here's the poem:
Dana CrandellPublished 5 days ago in PoetsMetamorphose
-(Word unscrambled: METAMORPHOSE) - To say a thing aloud is to give it teeth and claws- surprise roommates. The first can tear your heart
Penny FullerPublished 8 days ago in Poetscherry
the cherry trees weep in pink. the concrete cracks in jagged edges. tears dissolve the barren spaces like acid.
fate
mother i am piece of you, cloth trying to dye itself another color caged bird trying to break free black swan or white
R.C. TaylorPublished 8 days ago in PoetsFraternal Twins
Extraordinarily rare and breathtaking Concealing each other and combining as one Lunar and solar, the twins we have come to admire
Lizzy GabrickPublished 8 days ago in PoetsRound Up
Sometimes I wonder what evidence it will take. Sometimes, between dodging rounds of flying bullets, Or fleeing the toxic spew of chemicals, or even crawling
Silver Serpent BooksPublished 10 days ago in PoetsFor Fanny Obadia
Fruits abound in her garden and on her body Opposite an ocean and memories aroused Rested for four decades, they again embody
Patrick M. OhanaPublished 8 days ago in PoetsSomething
There's always something. Even when there's nothing. Especially when there's nothing. But it gets drowned out by all the noise
Dominic Casey-LeePublished 11 days ago in PoetsStealing the Spotlight
Every chance I get to shine bright, I can Count on you to ruin my best moment Lurking like a shadowy villain, you Invade my space and darken my limelight
Heather HagyPublished 8 days ago in Poets