nivek: Poems

10w On The World Stage

nivek Aug 2023

10w On The World Stage

Shakespeare was a 'people watcher'
of the very highest degree

10w On this mountain

nivek Mar 2021

10w On this mountain

other point of views
experiencing life

chip away
self-centeredness

10w onward into love

nivek Mar 12

10w onward into love

a freedom road
a shared meal
a rest a snooze.

10w Open Coffin

nivek Aug 2023

10w Open Coffin

times for remembrance
a bow tied in some ones hair

10w opened doors

nivek Jun 2024

10w opened doors

shrink wrapped
tight lines
small talk
opened doors
poets songs.

10w open mouthed

nivek Nov 2019

10w open mouthed

the world is full of judges
and opinion
enough said

10w Opportune

nivek Aug 2023

10w Opportune

enter gently and stay humble
all will timely reveal itself

10w opportunity lost

nivek Aug 2021

10w opportunity lost

tripped over stars
bypassed unseen worlds

that woman loved me.

10w Options

nivek Aug 2023

10w Options

so many doors stay ajar
when one door is shut.

10w Orgasmic

nivek Dec 2016

10w *******

all that ******* fire;
whittles down to a muscle memory.

10w Original Sin.

nivek Aug 2019

10w Original Sin.

From naked skin
to woven leaf
I eat
forbidden fruit.

10w original thinking

nivek Jan 22

10w original thinking

whose thought do you ascribe to
what have you inherited

10w Origins

nivek Sep 2023

10w Origins

originality can be deep
out of reach
yet expressed often

10w Outer shell

nivek Aug 2021

10w Outer shell

making a judgement from the outside is always pure guesswork

10w Out Loud

nivek Sep 2023

10w Out Loud

wind song through the sycamores
vibrating eardrums beating out loud

10w Out Of Sight

nivek Aug 2023

10w Out Of Sight

easy, walking by on the other side of the road

10w Outshining

nivek Apr 2024

10w Outshining

the silver lining is permanent
outshining the mystery of sin

10w Outside the round window

nivek Aug 2023

10w Outside the round window

Seagull songs
Geese gaggling
Fly by night
arrive at Sunrise

10w Outstretched Arms

nivek Sep 2023

10w Outstretched Arms

gravity the grave pullers
outstretched arms
clutches no-one escapes

10w Out The Window

nivek Aug 2023

10w Out The Window

living next the sea you get spoilt with two blues

10w overheard in silence

nivek May 2024

10w overheard in silence

all words pure gift
a shared conversation
overheard in silence

10w Overhyped

nivek Sep 2023

10w Overhyped

recollection on fade-
out to complete blank
memories overhyped anyways

10W Pain

nivek Sep 2014

10W Pain

I cannot create without the pain
The joy of living

10w Painful Operation

nivek Mar 2021

10w Painful Operation

truth can pierce your heart
it can also heal it.

10w Pain of Living.

nivek Oct 2018

10w Pain of Living.

you sacrifice without knowing it
but still feel the pain.

10w Pangolin

nivek Sep 2023

10w Pangolin

inhumane
images
of animals
being held up
by their tails

10w paper thin

nivek Sep 17

10w paper thin

crumpled skin
paper thin

aged timeworn elastic
holding everything in

10W Paranoia

nivek Oct 2014

10W Paranoia

I live with paranoia
share my life
with untold suspects

10w Part Of Last Nights Serving Of Dreamtime

nivek Sep 2023

10w Part Of Last Nights Serving Of Dreamtime

driving at night
without lights on
what an unwanted
nightmare

10w Passing on the Truth in ten words

nivek Sep 2023

10w Passing on the Truth in ten words

it is better to give than receive divine wisdom teaches

10w Penning Words

nivek Oct 2023

10w Penning Words

symbiotic poets
eschewing violence
penning words
whilst wielding
their swords

10w petering on stalling

nivek May 2024

10w petering on stalling

running out of petrol
petering on stalling
singing falls silent.

10w Pink Roses

nivek Sep 2023

10w Pink Roses

pink roses in a green sea
faces to the wind

10w Play

nivek Feb 2021

10w Play

imagination on margins of facts
confuse the way a-head (thinks)

10w Plucked From Somewhere

nivek Sep 2023

10w Plucked From Somewhere

'Yes we will all be friends in Heaven', its said.

10w Plunging Into The Mind

nivek Sep 2023

10w Plunging Into The Mind

majestic intertwined filaments of light
cascade in watery dark depths

10w poems

nivek Sep 2024

10w poems

wrapped up
neat and tidy

a bow tied
on top.

10w Poems

nivek Aug 2023

10w Poems

Cut to the bone-
skeletal

with a mysterious
inner aura.

10w Poems

nivek Jul 2023

10w Poems

a penny worth of words
the hop of a frog

10w Poems 2

nivek Aug 2023

10w Poems 2

a snack, one breath
maybe two

a sip, quenched thirst

10w Poems 3

nivek Aug 2023

10w Poems 3

constant automated writing, possessed,
that's four ssss in one word

10w poem to satiate

nivek Jul 2024

10w poem to satiate

poetic nourishment hoped for
(life so much more than food)

10w poet.

nivek Nov 2018

10w poet.

begone procrastination!
each step a defiance!
every word a triumph.

10w Poet

nivek Aug 2023

10w Poet

pigeonholed for convenience of mind
- and for ego self-preservation

10w Poet?

nivek Jul 2021

10w Poet?

can you say everything about love in ten words, poet?

ten words is all I need, on this our journey

as we travel into eternity can I hold your hand?

10w Poetess

nivek Aug 2023

10w Poetess

I like your angle
the way you see
and sing

10 w poetically at home

nivek Mar 2016

10 w poetically at home

pretty bland, amateur-
without merit

poetically at home-
most comfortable.

10w poetical restraint

nivek Mar 2021

10w poetical restraint

children often speak more eloquently in few words of truth

10w poetries reach

nivek 6d

10w poetries reach

sending out signals
always, everywhere

into the weave
of creation

10w Poetry

nivek Aug 2023

10w Poetry

timing, timing, timing
set to a beat
split second voices