Tag: poem
A Lesson to Learn
A Lesson to Learn
(For Giulia)
By Denise Marsh
The ring
The rhythm
The sweetness in your voice
To feel a sense of appreciation
Because of just being
For you, are eager...
Be Light
Be Light
By Bryan Hayes
The world
It is heavy, man
(Be light)
Light on your feet
Light in your heart
The world
It is hard, man
(Be soft)
Soft to yourself
Soft to others
The...
You Want Inspiration
You Want Inspiration?
"She called in her soul to come in and see." - Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Call in your soul...
Because Aging, Because Heartache
Because Aging, Because Heartache
By Sarah B. Sullivan
I listen because bad teeth make it harder to talk,
because overmedication, even if it is the right medication,
makes...
ICE Agents Storm My Porch
ICE Agents Storm My Porch
By Maria Melendez Kelson
The Indiscriminate Citizenry of Earth
are out to arrest my sense of being a misfit.
“Open up!” they bellow,
hands quiet...
The Haunted Palace
The Haunted Palace
By Edgar Allen Poe, 1839
In the greenest of our valleys
By good angels tenanted,
Once a fair and stately palace-
Radiant palace- reared its head.
In...
Artist’s Life
Artist's Life
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Of all the waltzes the great Strauss wrote,
mad with melody, rhythm--rife
From the very first to the final note,
Give me his...
I Hear You
I Hear You
By Bryan Hayes
© 2016
Just because you speak,
Doesn’t mean you are heard.
Just because you are heard,
Doesn’t mean you are understood.
Just because you are...
Lagoon of Life
Lagoon of Life
By: Kelly Delesandro/McNulty
Swallowed inside the hidden lagoon
Shadowed by fallen branches
Hidden by deep rooted mangroves
A perfect hidden circle
Entrenched in its role of shelter
Its...
Step Out
Step Out
By David Plumb
See a star, a simple bird
Feel your feet
Hold the moon in your palms
Make your own toys
You are the children
the violins, the...