Lynn Stillman: Poems

Aug 2 · 58

Romance

Lynn Stillman Aug 2

Romance

Calandar pages,
turn as the seasons change.
May, December love.

Aug 1 · 42

Pen And Paper

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Pen And Paper

Pen says to paper.
While you lie there Ike a rug,
I pour my heart out.

Aug 1 · 42

Shaken

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Shaken

I can feel my heart.
Feels like you have shaken me,
stirred up old feelings.

Aug 1 · 30

Gratitude

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Gratitude

Words cannot translate
All the gratitude I feel,
written on my face

Aug 1 · 49

Foresight

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Foresight

Foresight comes and goes
But when I see your dear face,
It's in my future.

Aug 1 · 43

The Future

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

The Future

In my lonely world.
You found all the good in me.
The future unfurled.

Aug 1 · 34

Unspoken

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Unspoken

With body language.
He took my hand and asked me,
for another dance.

Aug 1 · 25

Loss

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Loss

I'm emotional
When I think of those I've lost,
without a goodbye.

Aug 1 · 31

Nightmares

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Nightmares

The dark brings nightmares.
But broad daylight is their muse,
where they get their start

Aug 1 · 72

Beauty

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Beauty

The beauty in life,
Is not just one single thing.
It is a bouquet.

Aug 1 · 42

Friendships

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Friendships

I used to have friends.
I was lucky to have them.
Until they knew that.

Aug 1 · 44

Nervous

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Nervous

Down in my stomach,
where I feel most everything,
butterflies flutter.

Aug 1 · 35

Jealous

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Jealous

They shared jealousy.
Cutting to their very core,
a double edged sword.

Aug 1 · 70

Time To Dream

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Time To Dream

Time escorts all dreams.
Stands them up against a wall.
Wait their turn to dance.

Aug 1 · 93

Wasted Time

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Wasted Time

I've wasted my time.
Waiting for your attention,
Or just one mention.

Aug 1 · 70

Absence

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Absence

Nothing to see here.
Took my absence long ago.
Right before your eyes.

Aug 1 · 61

Your Kiss

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Your Kiss

I'll wait forever.
When I'm in line for your kiss.
I won't cut in line.

Aug 1 · 59

Words

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Words

When words come to me
I'll speak to your inner self,
for whom I have love.

Aug 1 · 65

Bad News

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Bad News

Bad news keeps coming.
The world has turned inside out.
Seams hopelessly ripped.

Aug 1 · 73

Rosy

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Rosy

I can't draw for you,
a rosy picture of love,
my paints black and white.

Aug 1 · 48

Poets

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Poets

Poets paint with words.
Yet sometimes are overwhelmed,
by complexities.

Aug 1 · 40

Dreams

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Dreams

Time ripped at the seams.
Still you can try your hardest,
realize your dreams.

Aug 1 · 49

Style

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Style

He was a rebel.
She was bashful in her ways.
Yet they shared a style.

Aug 1 · 46

Your Voice

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Your Voice

The sound of your voice.
It guides me through the darkness.
To another time.

Aug 1 · 55

Scars

Lynn Stillman Aug 1

Scars

I have my tattoos.
In the form of scars I wear.
They tell my story.

Jul 31 · 43

Humility

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Humility

I've humility.
Put my foot into my mouth.
It seemed quite the fit.

Jul 31 · 54

Joker

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Joker

Please will the owner,
of the mean practical joke,
move your schtick aside.

Jul 31 · 62

Destiny

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Destiny

It was destiny.
Our steps were in unison.
We both knew the dance.

Jul 31 · 53

Pride

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Pride

They won't win this time.
You've only been knocked down once.
Pride still has your eyes.

Jul 31 · 77

Laughter

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Laughter

The sound of your laugh.
Is a gentle summer breeze,
blowing through the trees.

Jul 31 · 85

Time Can't Be Wasted

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Time Can't Be Wasted

Time, it can heal you.
Or can bring you to your knees.
Moments you must seize.

Jul 31 · 45

Wishes

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Wishes

I have longed for you
In my dreams and my wishes,
neither to come true.

Jul 31 · 49

Priorities

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Priorities

I'd be there for you.
There for your priorities.
When you've time for mine.

Jul 31 · 50

Whispers

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Whispers

They whispered their dreams.
As if they wouldn't come true.
As if i would judge.

Jul 31 · 48

You

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

You

If it weren't for you,
I'd be living my worst life,
sitting on a dream.

Jul 31 · 48

No Defense

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

No Defense

Angry and distraught,
when first I heard of the thought,
they could not defend.

Jul 31 · 63

Stranger

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Stranger

The words do not come,
when I try to write of love.
No ink in my pen.

Jul 31 · 30

My Thoughts

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

My Thoughts

I don't recognize,
this loneliness with the thoughts,
I have ostracized.

Jul 31 · 71

Mistakes

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Mistakes

I have made mistakes.
With the memories to match.
My heart can't forgive.

Jul 31 · 74

Kisses

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Kisses

We were once in love.
We lived everyday in bliss.
With only our kiss.

Jul 31 · 66

Different Life (Tanka)

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Different Life (Tanka)

I've loved you before.
It was in another life.
Lived by other means.
Then we lived in a castle,
surrounded by kings and queens.

Jul 31 · 57

Magic

Lynn Stillman Jul 31

Magic

Love will disappear.
Belongs in a magic shop.
With vanishing ink.

Jul 30 · 65

Chains

Lynn Stillman Jul 30

Chains

Love should always be.
A feeling that sets you free.
Yet I've chains on me.

Jul 30 · 1.4k

Hindsight

Lynn Stillman Jul 30

Hindsight

I wish I could fly,
then I'd have a birds eye view,
of all my hindsight.

Jul 30 · 67

Was It Love

Lynn Stillman Jul 30

Was It Love

Was it love I felt
Or just infatuation.
When first I saw you.

Jul 30 · 37

Time Away

Lynn Stillman Jul 30

Time Away

Nothing against love,
I just need my solitude.
Time away from you.

Jul 30 · 43

Games

Lynn Stillman Jul 30

Games

You play games with love.
Deal the cards and roll the dice.
Someday you'll think twice.

Jul 30 · 55

Clothes

Lynn Stillman Jul 30

Clothes

Black and white photos.
All the clothes frozen in time.
Will soon be brought back.

Jul 30 · 50

Arrows

Lynn Stillman Jul 30

Arrows

Arrows point the way.
Yet still you are misguided.
Get on the highway.

Jul 30 · 52

Friendless

Lynn Stillman Jul 30

Friendless

The crowd applauds you.
Seemingly you have it all.
But no friends to call.