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#*It's delight which flows without measure from the assurance that through every circumstance and detail of my life God is ever beckoning and drawing me into deeper intimacy with Himself, ever whispering to my heart, “Come closer still.” Joy in the midst of devastating loss, crushing disappointment, unbearable pain or scourging heartache is about the discovery of treasure so precious and rare that it never could have been found had we not been forced to walk a path of affliction in the desert. It's in the isolation and brutality of the wild that we come to know Him in ways that transcend the span of human imagining or desiring, and all the songs and all the poems and all the masterpieces taken together cannot capture an estimable description of the pleasures that might be unearthed there. There lies before us in our afflictions a vast and wondrous beauty yet undisclosed behind the fog, and like a theatrical curtain slowly pulled back to reveal a perfectly set stage He will sublimely unveil it in His own directed time. And we shall be elated at the view, for it's against a backdrop of struggle and darkness that the best and most moving of stories have always unfolded. Maybe nothing truly beautiful can ever take form on earth without the shroud of mystery and brokenness surrounding it— at least not the kind of beauty that takes our breath away and leaves us yearning to possess it.*#
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Jul 12, 2017
Jul 12, 2017 at 10:54 PM UTC
What Is True Joy?
Together they were the perfect team. She was tired of perfection long before she met him. Constantly having to put up a successful front was exhausting, but her barrier of bravado was faltering. It's hard to find imperfections in an idyllic world. He didn't want to live in the life of his reputation anymore. The tornado that his life had become was beginning to ruin him and he wanted nothing more to find some quiet. It's hard to find solace in the storm. No longer did she want to create masterpieces; she wanted to wreak havoc. She had a taste of the life she wanted, but once you take the first few steps on the path of self-destruction, you cannot turn back. The whisper in the wind becomes seductive. Like a drug, she needed it. She made a U-turn, a complete diversion from the road that had been paved for her. She felt a rush from the change of direction, and fell in love with it. He was her change of direction. It's hard to find fault in someone that provides the mess you've been searching for. He wanted nothing more than some peace in his whirlwind of a life; maybe that's why he gravitated towards her. She gave him the comfort that he had desired for years. She made him feel as if the rollercoaster, designed as a downwards spiral, that he has been riding since birth was starting to calm down. She became the sense of calm in his brutal life. It's impossible to reject something you have been seeking for years. Together they were unstoppable. She lost herself in his chaos and she took it on herself. She was an angel who lost her way, blinded by desire for imperfection and love for a boy that finally made her feel again. He was a hurricane that found the solace in her that he has wanted for what felt like an eternity. He revelled in the peace she brought to his life and he loved her more than he could articulate. She found her demon; she became a fallen angel, the devil reincarnate that took the chaos out of his life and put it into hers. He found his angel; he became a quiet rainfall that gave his tornado to the girl that craved the destruction it created. Together they were the perfect team.
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Feb 27, 2018
Feb 27, 2018 at 3:42 PM UTC
"She was an angel craving chaos, he was a demon seeking peace"
Together they were the perfect team. She was tired of perfection long before she met him. Constantly having to put up a successful front was exhausting, but her barrier of bravado was faltering. It's hard to find imperfections in an idyllic world. He didn't want to live in the life of his reputation anymore. The tornado that his life had become was beginning to ruin him and he wanted nothing more to find some quiet. It's hard to find solace in the storm. No longer did she want to create masterpieces; she wanted to wreak havoc. She had a taste of the life she wanted, but once you take the first few steps on the path of self-destruction, you cannot turn back. The whisper in the wind becomes seductive. Like a drug, she needed it. She made a U-turn, a complete diversion from the road that had been paved for her. She felt a rush from the change of direction, and fell in love with it. He was her change of direction. It's hard to find fault in someone that provides the mess you've been searching for. He wanted nothing more than some peace in his whirlwind of a life; maybe that's why he gravitated towards her. She gave him the comfort that he had desired for years. She made him feel as if the rollercoaster, designed as a downwards spiral, that he has been riding since birth was starting to calm down. She became the sense of calm in his brutal life. It's impossible to reject something you have been seeking for years. Together they were unstoppable. She lost herself in his chaos and she took it on herself. She was an angel who lost her way, blinded by desire for imperfection and love for a boy that finally made her feel again. He was a hurricane that found the solace in her that he has wanted for what felt like an eternity. He revelled in the peace she brought to his life and he loved her more than he could articulate. She found her demon; she became a fallen angel, the devil reincarnate that took the chaos out of his life and put it into hers. He found his angel; he became a quiet rainfall that gave his tornado to the girl that craved the destruction it created. Together they were the perfect team.
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Artists are often broken people using the fragments of themselves to create something new and although being healed feels so complete sometimes i want to be broken again sometimes i want open wounds so i can use the blood to paint sunsets so i can use the torn off pieces of skin as a canvas so i can carve masterpieces with the jagged bones left behind but I can't bring myself to break my own heart in the name of Art
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Jul 17, 2018
Jul 17, 2018 at 7:59 PM UTC
I am no Artist (right now)
*So many colors on nature’s palette There are many moods and emotions Picturesque gallery of many paintings Forever framed in the travelers mind Masterpieces cannot be recreated If we only hold onto black and white Immerse the soul in nature’s color Many shades will color the spirit*
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Aug 25, 2014
Aug 25, 2014 at 9:08 AM UTC
Colors
there's nothing like being young and starving, living in a roominghouse and pretending to be a writer while other men are occupied with their professions and their possessions. there's nothing like being young and starving, listening to Brahms, your belly sucked-in, nary an ounce of fat, stretched out on the bed in the dark, smoking a rolled cigarette and working on the last bottle of wine, the sheets of your writing strewn across the floor. you have walked on and across them, your masterpieces, and either they'll be read in hell, or perhaps gnawed at by the curious mice. Brahms is the only friend you have, the only friend you want, him and the wine bottle, as you realize that you will never be a citizen of the world, and if you live to be very old you still will never be a citizen of the world. the wine and Brahms mix well as you watch the lights move across the ceiling, courtesy of passing automobiles. soon you'll sleep and tomorrow there certainly will be more masterpieces.
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a place in Philly
I know... I am not one of the pages of your book or the words in your poem But... I will tirelessly watch over you from every nook. I know I am your never but you will forever be my always... I know... I am not the potrait you are painting or the inspiration behind your masterpieces But... in my heart , it is your name I am engraving. I know I am your never but you will forever be my always... I know... I am not the reason for your smiles or the tickles of your laughter But... for you, I would walk a thousand miles. I know I am your never but you will forever be my always... I know... I am not your shining star or the light in your life But... till forever is through, I'll admire you from afar. I know I am your never but you will forever be my always... I know... I am not the one your heart beats for or the one you desire But... my hearts says as long as it brings you happiness, it wants nothing more. I know I am your never but you will forever be my always...
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Oct 18, 2015
Oct 18, 2015 at 10:49 AM UTC
Forever My Always
running deliquescing into nature i am engulfed in stillness i encounter a deer as i round a corner its chestnut eyes intensely sense something wild within me transfixed we meld palpably whispering our essence myopic views warp into acute focus golden flowers stretch and arch and yawning into the sun swell with bursts of luster whilst violets polka dot the path with lilac luminescence dead tree trunks mutating into masterpieces yearn for new life drawing in the squirrels yellow-bellied birds hover sensing my motions whilst woodland winds undulate pine scented waves of sea salt oceans my ears enchantingly enhanced by bristling leaves caressing trees as scintillating amber butterflies dance in synch with the clock tower’s ancient chiming a gust of wind catches a patch of sand and sends it quivering fusing high in summer air then falling soft as feathers hidden fairies prance about answering unheard questions problems dissolve in emerald meadows without a hint of striving essays write themselves upon my mind poetry flows through me wings of meadowlarks trace my face with nuances interlaced with connotations rushing home i write it down then bowing i take credit for what was etched upon my soul by a sunbeam in the forest ©2016janetaylor
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May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016 at 10:09 PM UTC
running
I wandered slowly Through sidewalk cracks and broken pavements Finding my own piece of Gethsemane So that people would know I exist I was a ghost To eyes that didn't even care to look A boring book To minds that didn't even bother to read A blank canvas To those who didn't even try to understand That I was somebody All of them only saw me as an empty bottle Not knowing I just want to be filled with silence Because silence is a beautiful symphony And I am the conductor I am a human being capable of owning a soul and Live through a thousand lifetimes I was never the boring book In fact, I am the author Writing my own story on Life's pages I am an artist A dreamer who can create masterpieces even on A blank canvas such as myself But most of all, I am an introvert A carapace even I consider a home Because it makes me who I am and Not because of what you say I am
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May 27, 2015
May 27, 2015 at 8:04 AM UTC
Introvert
#*Joy in the midst of devastating loss, crushing disappointment, unbearable pain or scourging heartache is about the discovery of treasure so precious and rare that it never could have been found had we not been forced to walk a path of affliction in the desert. It's in the isolation and brutality of the wild that we come to know Him in ways that transcend the span of human imagining or desiring, and all the songs and all the poems and all the masterpieces taken together cannot capture an estimable description of the pleasures that might be unearthed there.*#
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Nov 14, 2015
Nov 14, 2015 at 1:13 AM UTC
A Brutal Discovery of Joy
Take me to an art museum on our first date Snip pictures of me next to the masterpieces and when im hungry buy me a veggie burger and strawberry smoothie Compliment my kinks when I take out my braids tell me on gorgeous even on those ****** days ". Support my dream to strut the runway but dont force me to go to church on Sunday Love me for who i am Is all I ask Effort will take you a long way Once you complete this task
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Sep 9, 2015
Sep 9, 2015 at 9:49 PM UTC
effort is attractive
***** I'm dreaming*2),..nigga I'm believing,.. I'm chasing hope & faith mane..I'm chasing my dreams, ***** I'm believing, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations2)..nigga I'm believing,nigga I'm dreaming (Yeah2)..(nigga I'm dreaming*2) Dreaming..nigga I'm believing, ***** I'm dreaming.. Dreaming..I'm (having hope & faith2)..nigga I'm believing.., (I'm having hope & faith2)..nigga I'm dreaming, ***** I'm believing, (I'm having hope & faith2)..Yeah..(nigga I'm dreaming2)..Nigga I'm believing, Im (dreaming2)..I'm chasing hope mane,..(I'm chasing my goals & aspirations2)//nigga I'm dreaming, ***** I'm believing, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations2)..Aye..(I'm dreaming3)..dreaming, ***** I'm believing , I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations*3)..(nigga I'm dreaming, my ***** I'm believing*2)..(I'm chasing hope & faith *2)..mane, I ain't chasing after fame, I ain't chasing none of these hos either,..(nigga I'm dreaming2)..nigga I'm believing,..I'm dreaming, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations3)..nigga, I'm believing, ***** I'm dreaming, ***** (I'm believing2)..(Im dreaming3)..dreaming..,aye..I'm chasing, (my goals & aspirations*3).. Goals & Aspirations.. Aye That's what I'm chasing after like a hungry cheetah, I never been a cheater, ***** Imma believer, a true believer, a King Yeah..Aye, I'm chasing my goals & aspirations, &( I'm speeding*2) like,fuck the laws I'm going past the speed limit, **** a stop sign, no braking, I'm in drive ***** Its so hard being patient, but I'm tryna be Aye, no time waiting , no time waisting, none of my days being wasted..Im so wavey..Aye, Yeah I'm getting so faded, so wasted, Lord please forgive me even , tho I smoke alot of **** on a regular basis, that's (my medication2)..& I need it, it helps me from going (crazy2)..,I ain't never had **** partner, I come from nothing, I ain't had alot of money at a point of time in my life , I was so broke my ***** all I ever had was my goals , dreams, & aspirations, Yeah I was dreaming, & believing, I was chasing after hope & faith.., not after no females mane,Aye.. Nobody can't tell me nothing paparazzi better stay away from my face, aye I ain't on that Kanye West **** I ain't selling my soul for a happy meal ***** In happy all ready, God owns me, So I'm investing in my own worth homie, Yeah..I'm building my on corporation..Aye man.. ***** I'm dreaming*2),..nigga I'm believing,.. I'm chasing hope & faith mane..I'm chasing my dreams, ***** I'm believing, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations2)..nigga I'm believing,nigga I'm dreaming (Yeah2)..(nigga I'm dreaming*2) Dreaming.. I ain't chasing after fame, I ain't chasing none of these hos either,..(nigga I'm dreaming2)..nigga I'm believing,..I'm dreaming, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations3)..nigga Uhh,Yeah /This is (only for the Real3)..if you don't know well then now you know nigga/3,.. Aye, if you don't know ***** then pull a chair up & listen, Turn this **** up & listen, Blaze one up, (& listen2), pay attention..This is (Only For The Real2)..Aye I'm teaching ****** lessons like a teacher ***** I didn't have to go to college to teach ***** but that doesn't mean I can't teach you ***** I was blessed wit this gift from God, thank you so much Heavenly Father, thank you so much Jesus Christ, Ayo we all can learn something from each other, we all sisters & brothers word, Uhh.. Let's come together, let's stand up to this curropted government system, rise up & destroy them..Uhh, Aye I usta be all alone man, so lonely stuck in my room writing hits all day, I been a big factor my ***** man I always been the man, Yeah..Uhh, I ain't conceited either my ***** I'm just saying I'm confident,.. (Yeah nigga*2).. I just been (chasing my dreams & aspirations2)..I write (masterpieces2) Pablo Picasso type of **** if you don't know well now you know this is (Only For The Real*2)..Aye,.. /Im chasing my goals & aspirations2..(my goals & aspirations2)/*2 (Aye, we all on*3..)..now..we all on..now (Aye, we all on*3..)..now..we all on..now /Aye it doesn't matter what anybody gotta say about ya, forget a doubter let them hate man, if you dream it see it in yo mind, & believe it, then you can achieve it/*2 **** right..my ***** if you dream it see it in yo mind, & believe it, then you can achieve it..for real dawg..Ayr You can become anything that you want my ***** for real dawg, gotta push yo self, uplift yo self if nobody else will, chase after hope & faith, chase (your goals 2), chase (your dreams2) & your aspirations, don't ever stop ***** Cuhz, (anything you put your mind too you can achieve it,*2) Yeah mane, you can..Uhh ***** I'm dreaming, I'm chasing hope & faith, I'm chasing my goals & aspirations/*3 (Goals & aspirations*3)..aye
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Dec 28, 2015
Dec 28, 2015 at 1:44 PM UTC
Ston Poet - Goals & Aspiratipns
***** I'm dreaming*2),..nigga I'm believing,.. I'm chasing hope & faith mane..I'm chasing my dreams, ***** I'm believing, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations2)..nigga I'm believing,nigga I'm dreaming (Yeah2)..(nigga I'm dreaming*2) Dreaming..nigga I'm believing, ***** I'm dreaming.. Dreaming..I'm (having hope & faith2)..nigga I'm believing.., (I'm having hope & faith2)..nigga I'm dreaming, ***** I'm believing, (I'm having hope & faith2)..Yeah..(nigga I'm dreaming2)..Nigga I'm believing, Im (dreaming2)..I'm chasing hope mane,..(I'm chasing my goals & aspirations2)//nigga I'm dreaming, ***** I'm believing, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations2)..Aye..(I'm dreaming3)..dreaming, ***** I'm believing , I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations*3)..(nigga I'm dreaming, my ***** I'm believing*2)..(I'm chasing hope & faith *2)..mane, I ain't chasing after fame, I ain't chasing none of these hos either,..(nigga I'm dreaming2)..nigga I'm believing,..I'm dreaming, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations3)..nigga, I'm believing, ***** I'm dreaming, ***** (I'm believing2)..(Im dreaming3)..dreaming..,aye..I'm chasing, (my goals & aspirations*3).. Goals & Aspirations.. Aye That's what I'm chasing after like a hungry cheetah, I never been a cheater, ***** Imma believer, a true believer, a King Yeah..Aye, I'm chasing my goals & aspirations, &( I'm speeding*2) like,fuck the laws I'm going past the speed limit, **** a stop sign, no braking, I'm in drive ***** Its so hard being patient, but I'm tryna be Aye, no time waiting , no time waisting, none of my days being wasted..Im so wavey..Aye, Yeah I'm getting so faded, so wasted, Lord please forgive me even , tho I smoke alot of **** on a regular basis, that's (my medication2)..& I need it, it helps me from going (crazy2)..,I ain't never had **** partner, I come from nothing, I ain't had alot of money at a point of time in my life , I was so broke my ***** all I ever had was my goals , dreams, & aspirations, Yeah I was dreaming, & believing, I was chasing after hope & faith.., not after no females mane,Aye.. Nobody can't tell me nothing paparazzi better stay away from my face, aye I ain't on that Kanye West **** I ain't selling my soul for a happy meal ***** In happy all ready, God owns me, So I'm investing in my own worth homie, Yeah..I'm building my on corporation..Aye man.. ***** I'm dreaming*2),..nigga I'm believing,.. I'm chasing hope & faith mane..I'm chasing my dreams, ***** I'm believing, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations2)..nigga I'm believing,nigga I'm dreaming (Yeah2)..(nigga I'm dreaming*2) Dreaming.. I ain't chasing after fame, I ain't chasing none of these hos either,..(nigga I'm dreaming2)..nigga I'm believing,..I'm dreaming, I'm chasing (my goals & aspirations3)..nigga Uhh,Yeah /This is (only for the Real3)..if you don't know well then now you know nigga/3,.. Aye, if you don't know ***** then pull a chair up & listen, Turn this **** up & listen, Blaze one up, (& listen2), pay attention..This is (Only For The Real2)..Aye I'm teaching ****** lessons like a teacher ***** I didn't have to go to college to teach ***** but that doesn't mean I can't teach you ***** I was blessed wit this gift from God, thank you so much Heavenly Father, thank you so much Jesus Christ, Ayo we all can learn something from each other, we all sisters & brothers word, Uhh.. Let's come together, let's stand up to this curropted government system, rise up & destroy them..Uhh, Aye I usta be all alone man, so lonely stuck in my room writing hits all day, I been a big factor my ***** man I always been the man, Yeah..Uhh, I ain't conceited either my ***** I'm just saying I'm confident,.. (Yeah nigga*2).. I just been (chasing my dreams & aspirations2)..I write (masterpieces2) Pablo Picasso type of **** if you don't know well now you know this is (Only For The Real*2)..Aye,.. /Im chasing my goals & aspirations2..(my goals & aspirations2)/*2 (Aye, we all on*3..)..now..we all on..now (Aye, we all on*3..)..now..we all on..now /Aye it doesn't matter what anybody gotta say about ya, forget a doubter let them hate man, if you dream it see it in yo mind, & believe it, then you can achieve it/*2 **** right..my ***** if you dream it see it in yo mind, & believe it, then you can achieve it..for real dawg..Ayr You can become anything that you want my ***** for real dawg, gotta push yo self, uplift yo self if nobody else will, chase after hope & faith, chase (your goals 2), chase (your dreams2) & your aspirations, don't ever stop ***** Cuhz, (anything you put your mind too you can achieve it,*2) Yeah mane, you can..Uhh ***** I'm dreaming, I'm chasing hope & faith, I'm chasing my goals & aspirations/*3 (Goals & aspirations*3)..aye
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his writing caught everyone’s attention like an artist i once saw on the street in québec he stood out amongst the crowd in montréal i asked to take his picture he obliged this writer is also canadian and paints masterpieces with words his colorful lines sometimes float on jagged edges brushes of sticky sugar coating are exchanged for starker strokes of reality tinged with weathered wisdom creating shadows in his work accentuating the light there’s not a write of his that does not stir emotions his words linger rolling around in your head bumping into each other morphing into new connotations his easel alive you wonder if he did that on purpose? could anyone have that kind of talent? yes…..his brush continues flowing even after the paint is dry suddenly at midnight i awaken and hear another morsel a word, a phrase, a color that only made itself known in the dark of night understanding he's a favorite i imagined audibly hearing a collective sigh when he contracted cancer would he now leave his canvas dry? no, this courageous artist bravely took his palette and continued painting his words that us awaken now e’vn more radiant with tragedy astride and ‘tho he talks of dying i pray that he will stay but should his spirit fly we have seen a master show us how to walk into the light ©2016janetaylor
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Jun 7, 2016
Jun 7, 2016 at 11:48 AM UTC
R.I.P Chris Vaillancourt (repost of walking into the light)
Dead fish do not move. They lay there, Dead. Dead fish do not breathe, They lay there, Dead. Dead fish do not speak. They lay there, Dead. But the dead fish do wander. They wander around fish heaven, Or fish hell. Dead fish's minds, lasting longer than their physical bodies do, Explore crevices of the universe that people aren't even familiar with. Well, at least not people from Earth. Dead fish not only wander, but they do this thing that sounds like wander and is spelled like wander but is called "wonder." Their minds forever wonder about things. Like seaweed, ah the good ol' days of eating seaweed. Or maybe dead fish wonder about what life is like now that they are gone. They might wonder if it's raining, or if it's sunny. But they're fish, so what the hell matters if it's raining or sunny? You see, dead fish also do this thing. It sounds much like wander and wonder but it's different. The thing is "nothing." Well, I assume "nothing" would sound like the words "wander" and "wonder" to a dead fish. Considering dead fish can do nothing. They just lay there, Dead. But we are not dead fish. We are alive people, well at least some of us. We can do things. Like ride a rollercoaster, or eat a sandwich. We can watch televisions shows probably longer than most other human beings can. We can write poetry books that only five and a half people will read. (One of those hits home for this author.) We can go out and live lives livelier than those dead fish. We can live for those dead fish. We can wander and wonder and do nothing all at the same time. We are all given life to live and lives to breathe life into. Alive humans and dead fish. At one point in time, we all have the opportunity to be someone who does something maybe even with somebody. Alive humans and dead fish. Dead humans and alive fish. Alive humans and alive fish. Dead human and dead fish. Creatures have beautiful and blank canvases on which they can spill beautiful masterpieces on. Or even blank masterpieces. It just depends on who you're asking to paint you a picture. An alive human, or a dead fish. Both have some type of story to tell.
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Aug 26, 2015
Aug 26, 2015 at 11:16 PM UTC
DEAD FISH
Dead fish do not move. They lay there, Dead. Dead fish do not breathe, They lay there, Dead. Dead fish do not speak. They lay there, Dead. But the dead fish do wander. They wander around fish heaven, Or fish hell. Dead fish's minds, lasting longer than their physical bodies do, Explore crevices of the universe that people aren't even familiar with. Well, at least not people from Earth. Dead fish not only wander, but they do this thing that sounds like wander and is spelled like wander but is called "wonder." Their minds forever wonder about things. Like seaweed, ah the good ol' days of eating seaweed. Or maybe dead fish wonder about what life is like now that they are gone. They might wonder if it's raining, or if it's sunny. But they're fish, so what the hell matters if it's raining or sunny? You see, dead fish also do this thing. It sounds much like wander and wonder but it's different. The thing is "nothing." Well, I assume "nothing" would sound like the words "wander" and "wonder" to a dead fish. Considering dead fish can do nothing. They just lay there, Dead. But we are not dead fish. We are alive people, well at least some of us. We can do things. Like ride a rollercoaster, or eat a sandwich. We can watch televisions shows probably longer than most other human beings can. We can write poetry books that only five and a half people will read. (One of those hits home for this author.) We can go out and live lives livelier than those dead fish. We can live for those dead fish. We can wander and wonder and do nothing all at the same time. We are all given life to live and lives to breathe life into. Alive humans and dead fish. At one point in time, we all have the opportunity to be someone who does something maybe even with somebody. Alive humans and dead fish. Dead humans and alive fish. Alive humans and alive fish. Dead human and dead fish. Creatures have beautiful and blank canvases on which they can spill beautiful masterpieces on. Or even blank masterpieces. It just depends on who you're asking to paint you a picture. An alive human, or a dead fish. Both have some type of story to tell.
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I am literate in daydreams and letting my imagination rule my head I am literate in music where rationale can be abandoned. I am literate in procrastination, pushing away my mind-defying. I am literate in heartbreak which has been already over-endured. I am literate in lazy weekends spent with my sister and a remote. I am literate in creating; not masterpieces, but heart and soul pieces. I am literate in ramen noodle and green tea afternoons in sweatpants and sneakers with no makeup on. I am literate in moment-capturing and finding the right words to explain. I am literate in thunderstorms and dancing in between water droplets. I am literate in heart confessions over acoustic guitars and games of solitaire. I am literate in wanting and taking away from what I already have. I am literate in wanderlust and a wholehearted need to escape. I am literate in color-coordination and clothing arranging and bringing out all my best. I am literate in kissing with desperation and wanting to have it be effortless. I am literate in wasting my time in my head, in my heart, and in the clouds. I am literate in everything mentioned and so much that I can’t even say.
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Apr 1, 2013
Apr 1, 2013 at 10:26 PM UTC
Literacy
You are a flower Blooming on a page Drawing everyone near With your sweet smell And elegant glory You are so beautiful I long to pick you To hold you in my hand And breathe in your scent And cherish you close But I can only Admire you From afar Hanging Your masterpieces On my wall
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Feb 23, 2025
Feb 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM UTC
Paper flowers
You are brief and frail and blue-- Little sisters, I am, too. You are Heaven's masterpieces-- Little loves, the likeness ceases.
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Sweet Violets
Time is the eternal sculptor Chiseling away through centuries To create innovative masterpieces Where many facets of life emerge Bridging the past, present and future Shaping the moments we dwell in Where events are scheduled To display the varied installations Which cannot be replicated Recorded in the chronicles of time When our world will fade away But time will be there till eternity Relentlessly sculpting for the future For, time brings change And everything changes, except time itself
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Sep 17, 2014
Sep 17, 2014 at 12:27 AM UTC
Time
Her long fingers grasped the midnight blue pigmented stick of oil, pulling it across the sand coloured card as if nothing else existed. The way she focused on the piece of art she was creating-a piece of art much like herself, was exhilarating. On the card was variations of shapes, colours and shades- much like herself. She wore a prominent frown when she drew, shaking her head and muttering things to herself when she went outside the lines, making her hair fall into the middle of her shoulder blades. Just like her masterpiece, she was made up of shapes, colours and shades. Eyes a large oval shape her nose a  triangular sculpture against her soft features. The skin on her nose and against her cheeks were a darker shade of olive, compared to the rest of her imperfect countenance. Hair like black coffee cascading down her back, merely reaching her frail waist. A sense of nostalgia surrounded her small frame. The masterpieces she creates show sentimental meanings, hidden with oval shapes and midnight blue pigmented sticks of oil, much like herself.
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Apr 18, 2015
Apr 18, 2015 at 5:00 PM UTC
Much Like Herself
Often times I’m staring Awing in the curves of full blooming lips Carved jawbone covered with deepening dark moss The journey through the damp forest after warm rain It is all awake alive and breathing clearly Rising and falling like the rare drops from deciduous leaves I cannot tell you how inhuman you feel to me Your skin darkens around your eyes from nights up Long evenings too many and whiskey that never even made it to a cup Sometimes I cannot break a gaze from the casement around your pupil The pools of honey drip further toward me My feet find it impossible to remove themselves So much like quicksand but sweet calming and warm Smooth and simplistic in youth the way skin drapes Hangs over structured bones in the most phenomenal way Just as your eyes are lavished in graham brown You stay glowing even in the cold weather from blessed ancestry Down to tender arteries and muscle where I’ve placed lips a thousand times Shoulders swoop outwards like broad boulders Distinguishable markers play connect the dots toward inked surfaced skin Permanence of scarred lines forming a hot air balloon and anchor pulling it down It’s from your favorite band, I’m noticing synapses collide on the concept Elongated extended vines lead to tools that hold and create masterpieces Strong slender hands with fingertips that press and pluck strings Coat themselves with paint on late evening or early mornings Tread lightly on my skin and illuminate my face with a coaxing touch You are the rain forest from sunrise My heart thumps to the sense of danger behind a corner But I know such things and if they were to **** me, I would be treasured in becoming a tall Kapok With roots buried miles deep
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Sep 19, 2015
Sep 19, 2015 at 11:33 AM UTC
The Rain Forest
Often times I’m staring Awing in the curves of full blooming lips Carved jawbone covered with deepening dark moss The journey through the damp forest after warm rain It is all awake alive and breathing clearly Rising and falling like the rare drops from deciduous leaves I cannot tell you how inhuman you feel to me Your skin darkens around your eyes from nights up Long evenings too many and whiskey that never even made it to a cup Sometimes I cannot break a gaze from the casement around your pupil The pools of honey drip further toward me My feet find it impossible to remove themselves So much like quicksand but sweet calming and warm Smooth and simplistic in youth the way skin drapes Hangs over structured bones in the most phenomenal way Just as your eyes are lavished in graham brown You stay glowing even in the cold weather from blessed ancestry Down to tender arteries and muscle where I’ve placed lips a thousand times Shoulders swoop outwards like broad boulders Distinguishable markers play connect the dots toward inked surfaced skin Permanence of scarred lines forming a hot air balloon and anchor pulling it down It’s from your favorite band, I’m noticing synapses collide on the concept Elongated extended vines lead to tools that hold and create masterpieces Strong slender hands with fingertips that press and pluck strings Coat themselves with paint on late evening or early mornings Tread lightly on my skin and illuminate my face with a coaxing touch You are the rain forest from sunrise My heart thumps to the sense of danger behind a corner But I know such things and if they were to **** me, I would be treasured in becoming a tall Kapok With roots buried miles deep
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We look upon each other Drawing in the attraction Wondering what’s beyond the skin Inadequacy is sometimes found Once we’ve pierced the heart within… What if what makes us who we are A total package if you prefer Gives away our true kind Decreasing the images’ worth Creating a change of mind… A peek inside the soul Could be all we need to see Sealing the fate of charm A face that’s average to the eye Has the heart to unravel and disarm… If you look at all the masterpieces artists have created Whether paint or pen, marble or clay, Or perhaps the dust from the ground We see many imperfections But overall beauty may astound
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Jun 4, 2015
Jun 4, 2015 at 10:09 AM UTC
inner beauty
It was 11 o'clock when they told me you were gone. 11 O'clock and I thought my dog had died or my dad's car had broken down or he lost his house maybe gotten sick and was in the hospital but it was at 11 o'clock that they told me you were gone. It's a feeling I'll never forget, one that I hope no one will have to encounter in their life. You were gone for a day before I knew. By a hand so familiar to you. A hand that had rubbed your stomach when it was upset trying to calm it, a hand that had made you soup when your nose was stuffed and sticky, a hand that created beautiful masterpieces no matter the canvas. You wrote a different kind of line, one with pink and purple and blue. They crossed and conjoined and streamlined across the world. You wrote a different kind of story. A story where you had it all together. A story where the main character never lost his smile even though he faced troubles unbeknownst to everyone. You painted a story of strength and virtue and people of all ages (young and old) hoped to be like you when they grew up. It was 11 o'clock and nothing could have prepared me for the news of your departure. All of the pain I've felt, all of the books I've read, news articles with similar stories, NOTHING could have prepared me for this one. Because this time the story was mine. Uncle Darrell, it was at 11 o'clock when they told me you left us. 11 o'clock is no longer a time I wish to be awake. 11 o'clock was on a Friday. I no longer like Friday's. At 11 o'clock I realized I hadn't been awarded the chance to see you one last time before it all came to a halt for you. At 11 O'clock I took in the fact that I will never see you again, nobody will. At 11 O'clock I found out I would not be making it to your wake. 11 O'clock has turned into both a time and a place since then. 11 O'clock is now a time when tears dare to fall from my eyes. 11 O'clock is now a place, it's a world without you in it. A place where people come to commemorate your life; where people come to celebrate the fact that someone as angelic as you once walked this earth. You were a blessing unto every person you have met and you will never be forgotten. I love you Uncle Darrell I hope that one day I will see you again.
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Dec 3, 2015
Dec 3, 2015 at 7:22 AM UTC
11 O'clock
It was 11 o'clock when they told me you were gone. 11 O'clock and I thought my dog had died or my dad's car had broken down or he lost his house maybe gotten sick and was in the hospital but it was at 11 o'clock that they told me you were gone. It's a feeling I'll never forget, one that I hope no one will have to encounter in their life. You were gone for a day before I knew. By a hand so familiar to you. A hand that had rubbed your stomach when it was upset trying to calm it, a hand that had made you soup when your nose was stuffed and sticky, a hand that created beautiful masterpieces no matter the canvas. You wrote a different kind of line, one with pink and purple and blue. They crossed and conjoined and streamlined across the world. You wrote a different kind of story. A story where you had it all together. A story where the main character never lost his smile even though he faced troubles unbeknownst to everyone. You painted a story of strength and virtue and people of all ages (young and old) hoped to be like you when they grew up. It was 11 o'clock and nothing could have prepared me for the news of your departure. All of the pain I've felt, all of the books I've read, news articles with similar stories, NOTHING could have prepared me for this one. Because this time the story was mine. Uncle Darrell, it was at 11 o'clock when they told me you left us. 11 o'clock is no longer a time I wish to be awake. 11 o'clock was on a Friday. I no longer like Friday's. At 11 o'clock I realized I hadn't been awarded the chance to see you one last time before it all came to a halt for you. At 11 O'clock I took in the fact that I will never see you again, nobody will. At 11 O'clock I found out I would not be making it to your wake. 11 O'clock has turned into both a time and a place since then. 11 O'clock is now a time when tears dare to fall from my eyes. 11 O'clock is now a place, it's a world without you in it. A place where people come to commemorate your life; where people come to celebrate the fact that someone as angelic as you once walked this earth. You were a blessing unto every person you have met and you will never be forgotten. I love you Uncle Darrell I hope that one day I will see you again.
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i'll admit it i'm just trying to score some prozac; something to supplement the steroids that never seemed to ease the pain. my body never tolerated anything they gave me: all their alcohol distraction, all their **** carelessness, all their acid lifestyle, none of it. as for ecstasy, i never got the dosage right: i've been offered ersatz masterpieces and turned them all down, so they sacrificed their snatches to other gods, who happily and hungrily partook in the appetizing, dangerous bounty for which there is no cure. i was once appeased for my lust and committed love crimes, so i learned not take ecstasy until i tried the steroids. i'll admit it i'm just a pair of eyes in a white ocean
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May 3, 2011
May 3, 2011 at 1:46 PM UTC
on ******** drugs and the meaning of life
I've been collecting ear wax Since the belly button lint dust fire went bad I lost all my dignity in that fiasco So ear wax is all that I have left Believe you me, it's not easy Coming up with another scheme After burning the whole town down to the ground To get a single soul to look or even listen to me But that fateful day that I dug deep And pulled a replica of the Eiffel Tower out of my ear I knew that fame and fortune lay before me My time had arrived, my time was here Who should I call first over my artful discovery The Post?  The Enquirer?  The Times? No I would call The Museum Of Modern Art in NYC For the Art World would soon be mine I knew I had to ratchet it up a notch One piece of ear wax art might be a fluke So I got out my brush...the Q-tip And removed a portrait of John Wayne AKA The Duke Since I live in a hippie commune in the woods Little furry creatures would always stop by To gaze upon the artful process Squirrels can be the best of critics...no lie! Which gave me the idea with all the left over ear wax I sculptured a mini-amusement park with mini-arcades And charged the woodland creatures nuts and berries Which helped feed the hippies with whom I stay It wasn't long after that I received the letter Stating that art had a need for me I've become known as The Andy Warhol of The Art World With abstract ear wax being my specialty Now I go to all the major "Who Does" Where everybody knows my name As I create masterpieces right before their eyes Just don't hold it to close to the flame Who would have ever thought that ear wax Would be the perfect medium To jet propel this Simpleton To Art World stardom and beyond
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May 10, 2013
May 10, 2013 at 8:25 AM UTC
~Ear Wax Art~ (The continuing saga of 'The Great Belly Button Lint Fire of 93')
I've been collecting ear wax Since the belly button lint dust fire went bad I lost all my dignity in that fiasco So ear wax is all that I have left Believe you me, it's not easy Coming up with another scheme After burning the whole town down to the ground To get a single soul to look or even listen to me But that fateful day that I dug deep And pulled a replica of the Eiffel Tower out of my ear I knew that fame and fortune lay before me My time had arrived, my time was here Who should I call first over my artful discovery The Post?  The Enquirer?  The Times? No I would call The Museum Of Modern Art in NYC For the Art World would soon be mine I knew I had to ratchet it up a notch One piece of ear wax art might be a fluke So I got out my brush...the Q-tip And removed a portrait of John Wayne AKA The Duke Since I live in a hippie commune in the woods Little furry creatures would always stop by To gaze upon the artful process Squirrels can be the best of critics...no lie! Which gave me the idea with all the left over ear wax I sculptured a mini-amusement park with mini-arcades And charged the woodland creatures nuts and berries Which helped feed the hippies with whom I stay It wasn't long after that I received the letter Stating that art had a need for me I've become known as The Andy Warhol of The Art World With abstract ear wax being my specialty Now I go to all the major "Who Does" Where everybody knows my name As I create masterpieces right before their eyes Just don't hold it to close to the flame Who would have ever thought that ear wax Would be the perfect medium To jet propel this Simpleton To Art World stardom and beyond
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