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Listen to the silence
It's louder than before
A Lion now has left us
We no longer hear his roar

A poet of the people
His voice a summer storm
The lion now is silenced
Now silence is the norm

Read the words he's written
Listen to the voice
The lion has entrapped you
You do not have a choice

We were in his story
He touched us to our core
Now, the lion...he is silenced
And Bart Wolffe will roar no more
for Bart
I am kindling
And you are a wildfire
I should have known this
Would end in ash
 Aug 2016 Vanessa Grace
Stephan
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****-a-doodle-do crowed the rooster this morning
While I lay all snug in my bed
A screeching like sound just as loud as a freight train
Was pounding away in my head

I pulled up the covers and hid neath a pillow
But still came that noise that I heard
I jumped up from bed and opened the window
And shouted, “Shut up, stupid bird”

But it didn’t listen, it just kept on crowing
My anger did steady increase
I stood in my room, the whole time just thinking
Of ways to make this rooster cease

I hopped in the shower, but I still could hear it
And while I was brushing my teeth
I had an idea that would stop the crowing
Bringing some morning relief

Later that night as we sat at the table
My children looked at me and cried
“Daddy, we can’t seem to find Mr. Rooster,
we looked everywhere, oh we tried”

I felt really bad but my sleep is important
“We’ll look for him after we eat
Now let’s have our dinner, it’s something delicious,
fried chicken just can’t be beat”


Good morning Hello Poetry
 Aug 2016 Vanessa Grace
bee
if you say, "i'm right here."
when i tell you i miss you
one more time
i'm going to place my hand on your chest
just to see if your heart is still beating.

i bet twenty dollars that it's not.
i bet thirty that it is, just not for me.

if you say, "i know."
when i tell you i love you
one more time
i'm going to dust your heart for finger prints
to see if it's still mine.

i'll get a CAT-scan of your mind...
just to see if i'm still on it.

i'm tired of playing "go fish"
so i can guess what you're feeling
"got any love?"
because lately you won't show me your cards
but i'm pretty sure you still have my heart.

i look at your internet search history...
just to see if you're still looking for ways to make me smile.

there used to be something here,
alive and blooming and present;
it was beautiful.
the same way my mother's favorite vase was,
until it fell off the shelf and broke.

i check your mail box,
just to see if there are any love letters that you forgot to send.

there never are.
song: franklin by paramore
 Aug 2016 Vanessa Grace
Stephan


Rose petals bloom
in your smile's inspiration
Sunsets begin
with the glow in your eyes

Hummingbirds sing
of your heart's destination
Perfect your skin
under warm summer skies

Whispering sonnets
this night as you slumber
Hoping your dreams
are a beautiful view

So when you wake
you will know what I'm seeing
Every moment
that I look at you
 Aug 2016 Vanessa Grace
Jay Dee
In the summer I was so hot that i couldn't breathe. I couldn't move...gasping for air on my knees.
There I was stuck in that burning hot place where you left me.
There was no cool breeze and comfy hoddies  in that fall for me.
I was still burning under the merciless sun.
But winter I felt. So surely I was cold and grey. Frozen. Wishing upon a star for the summer sun to melt the iceberg I became.
So I could start my search and find it again.
Seeking comfort in those who are not my friend. I had chased the untrue because it was better than you.
Then there was spring. It rained and it poured. Certainly I was drained but thankfully I had found a new door. I was allowed to dwell no more.
Now summer is here once again. But this time it is my friend. The summer sun kisses my skin. I flow through effortlessly. I have found my serenity. It never left....I had to find it inside of me.
-Jennifer DeAngelo
Copyrighted 2016
#life #journey #RowYourBoat
 Aug 2016 Vanessa Grace
Bailey
None of the others compare
to the one we shared
last night.
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