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An early evening gust broke the back of the day's blaze Still 90 degrees at eight in orange haze Sweat runs down my neck Through the gorge between my ******* The wind lifts my linen shirt runs its hands along my sides reviving memory of Forest Park of a blanket in the grass Where the pines trace so many faces Crackling popping kids stolen matches, running screaming victorious! Blowing tin cans up with fire crackers Bicycles, sparklers, fireworks at dusk That whole afternoon I spent hammering caps Noise really makes us kids really especially annoying Mom wants us out! Gone! All of us! No needs. No excuses! No cookies! No slices of bologna! “No more Kool Aid! Out now! Out!” That evening I tried to dismiss the itchy sweat of stupid-sister-Suzy-matching-sun-suits at Gino's family picnic When some kid (I don't know?) between the rigatoni and the sweet corn Some kid tosses a sparkler into box of fireworks I don't know? whether to cry or laugh I was pretty scared Rockets going off across the lawn and onto porch Craze of colors through the trees Some at eye-level horror! But the sight of Aunt Nedda diving under picnic table Stockings, garter belt upended Capsized beyond her caring of uplifted dress Some images just stay with you, ya know? July 4th always lands for me on a firework's ***
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Jul 3, 2018
Jul 3, 2018 at 1:34 AM UTC
July 4th Memories that Last
He is the tumultuous ocean, The twisting, rolling sea That feigns a certain gentleness Until its rage breaks free So vast and so unending And limitless in worth I took him once for granted As I wandered through the surf. Without the tumulus ocean Without its rolling seas Without the tide that tosses me And never sets me free The arid, fallow earth would crack Beneath my burning feet Reminding me of which I lost And dried up with the heat But salt leaves me to languish No sweetness he can quench Time will only tell from here If love can fill this trench.
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Aug 3, 2014
Aug 3, 2014 at 11:47 PM UTC
He is the Sea.
Her smooth skin The night caresses The wind carelessly Tosses her hair To where it went when She blew caution To wind that tickles The soft light of The moon that Sparkles her eyes And the wide Waters sing A melody of Love, life and Reckless abandon
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Sep 24, 2012
Sep 24, 2012 at 4:13 PM UTC
Moonlight Revelations
Platonic Love Song The wind in our hair as our lungs work Screaming out the lyrics to a teenage summer As we drive free, racing, to the waves and mountains Lights in our eyes and hands over hearts Youthful yearning fills us, as we get caught chasing the sky Her laughter fills my soul and she begins to dance While she wraps her arms around me, safe A fire blazes, but our smiles are what light up the night We make the stars jealous,  They beg for half of our shine Embers and vapour fill the air,  Hands trading drinks and smoke and care Music floats and lyrics sink in Lips trading stories and laughter and kisses Engines start, stop, jump, and rumble Her eyes gleam and shift, catching attention Hypnotising and beautiful,  They draw us in, keep us safe, and we ask to stay.  Let yourself love your friends. Let yourself stay with them.  She pumps music into our lives, her voice loud We dance to the wild tempo of our heartbeats Crass and catching, her voice settles in us Let people in, even when it’s hard. Let yourself love them.  She scrunches her face up and tosses in jokes, Making us smile at any price,  She helps us laugh the pain away.  Let people love you back.  I know it can be hard but... She covers her smile with a hand,  Else she’d blind us, but we’d be alright, If that could be the last thing we see If you aren’t in love with your friends, where is your absolution?  She swings her hips and we get lost in her lips, The gold on her skin, the brown in her eyes,  Entrancing on a new level, and we exalt If you aren’t in love with your friends, then something is wrong.  She grabs our hands, reviving and vital,  Her shoulders jump and so do we, she’s got us on our feet Her energy is infections, makes us forget imperfection.  If you aren’t in love with your friends, where are you spending your time?  Existing in a different state, but in the same hearts,  And we are all staring at the same jealous stars.  She feels like a home you’ve never been too.  If you aren’t in love with your friends, then you’re not doing it right.  Because for me, they define ride or die,  The first loves of my life, they mean open Open arms, open homes, open hearts They are coffee in the cold and make up in the night,  Empowerment in the dark and hope in the now.  Love isn’t just for spouses and partners,    Love is for those who you know with your heart,  Who’s soul touched yours, and said,  “Hey, it’s been a while. I missed you.”  And if you haven’t felt that yet then I’m sorry,  But don’t worry, you’ll find them.  And when you do, it will be like coming home.  And you’ll know.
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Jan 30, 2018
Jan 30, 2018 at 3:00 PM UTC
Platonic Love Song
Platonic Love Song The wind in our hair as our lungs work Screaming out the lyrics to a teenage summer As we drive free, racing, to the waves and mountains Lights in our eyes and hands over hearts Youthful yearning fills us, as we get caught chasing the sky Her laughter fills my soul and she begins to dance While she wraps her arms around me, safe A fire blazes, but our smiles are what light up the night We make the stars jealous,  They beg for half of our shine Embers and vapour fill the air,  Hands trading drinks and smoke and care Music floats and lyrics sink in Lips trading stories and laughter and kisses Engines start, stop, jump, and rumble Her eyes gleam and shift, catching attention Hypnotising and beautiful,  They draw us in, keep us safe, and we ask to stay.  Let yourself love your friends. Let yourself stay with them.  She pumps music into our lives, her voice loud We dance to the wild tempo of our heartbeats Crass and catching, her voice settles in us Let people in, even when it’s hard. Let yourself love them.  She scrunches her face up and tosses in jokes, Making us smile at any price,  She helps us laugh the pain away.  Let people love you back.  I know it can be hard but... She covers her smile with a hand,  Else she’d blind us, but we’d be alright, If that could be the last thing we see If you aren’t in love with your friends, where is your absolution?  She swings her hips and we get lost in her lips, The gold on her skin, the brown in her eyes,  Entrancing on a new level, and we exalt If you aren’t in love with your friends, then something is wrong.  She grabs our hands, reviving and vital,  Her shoulders jump and so do we, she’s got us on our feet Her energy is infections, makes us forget imperfection.  If you aren’t in love with your friends, where are you spending your time?  Existing in a different state, but in the same hearts,  And we are all staring at the same jealous stars.  She feels like a home you’ve never been too.  If you aren’t in love with your friends, then you’re not doing it right.  Because for me, they define ride or die,  The first loves of my life, they mean open Open arms, open homes, open hearts They are coffee in the cold and make up in the night,  Empowerment in the dark and hope in the now.  Love isn’t just for spouses and partners,    Love is for those who you know with your heart,  Who’s soul touched yours, and said,  “Hey, it’s been a while. I missed you.”  And if you haven’t felt that yet then I’m sorry,  But don’t worry, you’ll find them.  And when you do, it will be like coming home.  And you’ll know.
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God before we compete today, we come together as a team to pray. Please watch over us from music start to finish, it wont take that long just about three minutes. God, all we really want is some help to succeed, so here's a little list of the things that we need: We pray for.. Stunts that are solid and tight. Arms that remain by our side. Flyers that are confident. High "V's" that are never bent. Cradles that are caught up high. pointed jumps that truly fly. Tosses that soar through the air. Judges that are knowledgeable and fair. Spacing that is on the money. ENERGY THATS LIKE THE BUNNY! Motions that are sharp and snap. A loud crowd that likes to clap. Voices that deeply shout. Thumbs that do not stick out. No bumps that happen while we're passing. SMILES THAT ARE EVERLASTING! Endurance that keeps us strong. Teamwork that cant go wrong. But mostly God, we'd like to have A routine that is injury free. And if you see it in your heart A FIRST PLACE TROPHY FOR MY TEAM AND ME! So God, when your work is done, And your no longer needed here, just take this little thought with you Amen.
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Sep 26, 2014
Sep 26, 2014 at 1:44 AM UTC
A Cheerleaders Prayer
The Sun Catcher in my kitchen window Twirls as it tosses light Brightening everything it touches Adding a sparkle to life Catches the Suns special wonder Brings it into my room Plays off glasses and dishes Dancing to its very own tune
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May 16, 2013
May 16, 2013 at 7:14 PM UTC
*Sun Catcher*
The white cock's tail Tosses in the wind. The turkey-cock's tail Glitters in the sun. Water in the fields. The wind pours down. The feathers flare And bluster in the wind. Remus, blow your horn! I'm ploughing on Sunday, Ploughing North America. Blow your horn! Tum-ti-tum, Ti-tum-tum-tum! The turkey-cock's tail Spreads to the sun. The white cock's tail Streams to the moon. Water in the fields. The wind pours down.
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Ploughing On Sunday
1413 Sweet Skepticism of the Heart— That knows—and does not know— And tosses like a Fleet of Balm— Affronted by the snow— Invites and then retards the Truth Lest Certainty be sere Compared with the delicious throe Of transport thrilled with Fear—
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Sweet Skepticism of the Heart—
I wrote a poem on a bus but to hear it you must climb to the top of the bouncing metal stairs.    Slither snake-like past the rail and sit on the rainbow nylon bench.    I'll be there at the top of the bus, reciting my rhyme, written as we ride along, past shops and houses with musty nets and peeling paint on dingy doors.    There's the old woman who lives in a house no bigger than a shoe box who had so many children she didn't know what to do! But they've all grown and flown now and she's all alone with no-one to talk to but herself.    Look at that kid: grimy smile and mischievous eyes, skateboard-scuffed knees, darting out from the roadside. Screech! As we stop and angry words. The kid glances back and tosses a vee leaving just his smile behind.    The bus lurches on at a snail's pace and stops at a stop for a giggle-girl-gang to chatter up the stairs with a clatter of feet and voices:   weekends and boyfriends, music and laughter. The bus trundles and sways past shops all shuttered, old folks gathered by doorways talking about people dead and forgotten ... except by them.    Into the town now: a river of road-rage as our bus ambles onward toward car-parks and markets and rat-racing shoppers    And stops by a brown pigeon-stained temple of public philanthropy, a gift from a long-dead civic leader and now proud home to dogeared tomes of PC persuasion.    Our bus, like some Trojan horse, disgorges its riders who spatter and scatter like rays of dawn light to shop till they drop.    So, just me and you seated atop the steel stairway and you say to me sharply, “So where's your poem then?” I look at you strangely: “It's happened around you,” I tell you quite curtly.
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Sep 23, 2012
Sep 23, 2012 at 11:35 AM UTC
On a Bus
I wrote a poem on a bus but to hear it you must climb to the top of the bouncing metal stairs.    Slither snake-like past the rail and sit on the rainbow nylon bench.    I'll be there at the top of the bus, reciting my rhyme, written as we ride along, past shops and houses with musty nets and peeling paint on dingy doors.    There's the old woman who lives in a house no bigger than a shoe box who had so many children she didn't know what to do! But they've all grown and flown now and she's all alone with no-one to talk to but herself.    Look at that kid: grimy smile and mischievous eyes, skateboard-scuffed knees, darting out from the roadside. Screech! As we stop and angry words. The kid glances back and tosses a vee leaving just his smile behind.    The bus lurches on at a snail's pace and stops at a stop for a giggle-girl-gang to chatter up the stairs with a clatter of feet and voices:   weekends and boyfriends, music and laughter. The bus trundles and sways past shops all shuttered, old folks gathered by doorways talking about people dead and forgotten ... except by them.    Into the town now: a river of road-rage as our bus ambles onward toward car-parks and markets and rat-racing shoppers    And stops by a brown pigeon-stained temple of public philanthropy, a gift from a long-dead civic leader and now proud home to dogeared tomes of PC persuasion.    Our bus, like some Trojan horse, disgorges its riders who spatter and scatter like rays of dawn light to shop till they drop.    So, just me and you seated atop the steel stairway and you say to me sharply, “So where's your poem then?” I look at you strangely: “It's happened around you,” I tell you quite curtly.
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maybe the reason why I dislike Batman and love the X-Men is because Batman, gifted with money and power, chose his struggle the X-Men were forced- they had mutanthood shoved upon them and had to be crucifed as society pushed them away hiding in fear and hatred of what they must face the X-Men learn to adapt, they take what they have and choose to be the better man, or the worse man, but they take the fight that was given them and the freakery that they were born with, and they adapt. Batman, however, was born normally, did not have to run or hide, for he was privileged, and he walked, walked straight into freakery he took the burden others were throttled with and laid it upon his own shoulders, crying 'woe is me' whilst he went about the noble task of hero-dom he made himself a fancy suit- he had been given normalcy and he invented freakery in order to claim sacrifice he did not need to give himself- he was an ordinary man that laid down his life. The reason why that bothers me so much is that ordinary men do not need to lay down their lives they are not called to that future it is not in their cards he claimed his heroic deeds and choose to throw himself into the furnace flames- while others suffered unwillingly he chose it he took their pain and made it less 'see, I can do it! anyone can do it!' what makes the X-Men special is that their mutation isn't 'deal with pain of superheroism' it's some other power, but they have to learn how to be ostracized not anyone can do that- they had to their survival depended on it Batman walked into the struggle of their lives and declared himself a hero though, for some, the declaration was not in their words or actions, it was written into their DNA, it was marked in their skin by the brands of their oppressors, it was pounded into every heartbeat shocked with electricity they fought and hid their heroism their whole lives for they knew- it was not something to love, it was something to suffer with- and Batman took that, he took the heroism and he projected it across the night sky, declaring, "I am Batman", and it is something he can escape from, he can walk away, he can walk away, he can walk away, and yes, he chooses not to, but what he does is steal from those who cannot walk away his heroism takes the nails in the hands of mutants and orphans and masochistically drives them into his own palms crying whilst doing it. rather than being forced to adapt and look normal, he puts on a suit and prances through the night dramatically he takes everything sufferable about being a hero and tosses it out the window- he takes everything noble about being a hero and growls it in a dramatic voice, posing, in his fancy suit, when he could be safe at home. why would you choose this why would anyone choose this be thankful for your ability to be safe, that is the real superpower- the ability to be normal, to have a home to go back to, to have a normal purpose and a normal life, and Batman is completely, utterly, ungrateful- he wishes there were more, while those born with 'gifts' would be satisfied with even less.
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Oct 26, 2014
Oct 26, 2014 at 7:23 PM UTC
batman
maybe the reason why I dislike Batman and love the X-Men is because Batman, gifted with money and power, chose his struggle the X-Men were forced- they had mutanthood shoved upon them and had to be crucifed as society pushed them away hiding in fear and hatred of what they must face the X-Men learn to adapt, they take what they have and choose to be the better man, or the worse man, but they take the fight that was given them and the freakery that they were born with, and they adapt. Batman, however, was born normally, did not have to run or hide, for he was privileged, and he walked, walked straight into freakery he took the burden others were throttled with and laid it upon his own shoulders, crying 'woe is me' whilst he went about the noble task of hero-dom he made himself a fancy suit- he had been given normalcy and he invented freakery in order to claim sacrifice he did not need to give himself- he was an ordinary man that laid down his life. The reason why that bothers me so much is that ordinary men do not need to lay down their lives they are not called to that future it is not in their cards he claimed his heroic deeds and choose to throw himself into the furnace flames- while others suffered unwillingly he chose it he took their pain and made it less 'see, I can do it! anyone can do it!' what makes the X-Men special is that their mutation isn't 'deal with pain of superheroism' it's some other power, but they have to learn how to be ostracized not anyone can do that- they had to their survival depended on it Batman walked into the struggle of their lives and declared himself a hero though, for some, the declaration was not in their words or actions, it was written into their DNA, it was marked in their skin by the brands of their oppressors, it was pounded into every heartbeat shocked with electricity they fought and hid their heroism their whole lives for they knew- it was not something to love, it was something to suffer with- and Batman took that, he took the heroism and he projected it across the night sky, declaring, "I am Batman", and it is something he can escape from, he can walk away, he can walk away, he can walk away, and yes, he chooses not to, but what he does is steal from those who cannot walk away his heroism takes the nails in the hands of mutants and orphans and masochistically drives them into his own palms crying whilst doing it. rather than being forced to adapt and look normal, he puts on a suit and prances through the night dramatically he takes everything sufferable about being a hero and tosses it out the window- he takes everything noble about being a hero and growls it in a dramatic voice, posing, in his fancy suit, when he could be safe at home. why would you choose this why would anyone choose this be thankful for your ability to be safe, that is the real superpower- the ability to be normal, to have a home to go back to, to have a normal purpose and a normal life, and Batman is completely, utterly, ungrateful- he wishes there were more, while those born with 'gifts' would be satisfied with even less.
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Digging down deep is difficult So many things these days only skim the surface Or what we are capable of No one dares to look inside Afraid to shovel out the bones buried in the graveyard of memories Afraid to be paralyzed with the fear that is ever apparent Cry the tears that are ever evident Be struck with the burning lightening of anger Or the shallow mallet of loss We bury them all so deep We believe nothing can touch us There is no way any being on this earth can touch this stone cold iron heart, no one Then someone comes along And without knowing, teases out little bits of that heart Melting it slowly Leaving us vulnerable once again Exposed to others What we wished to avoid in the first place Sometimes, the person tosses the glass heart aside Shattering it into a thousand sharp pieces And other times, they cradle the masterpiece of human desire gently between their hands and place it on a shelf only they can reach And toss you theirs for safe keeping A gamble of emotion An exchange of hearts Love it is Feeling all Embracing all Fearing not Love it is...
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Mar 13, 2015
Mar 13, 2015 at 10:24 PM UTC
Love It Is
She came floating in Her presence felt by all those around. She tosses her hair and teases her fans. This past love of a love of mine. Dances from place to place On the affection of her loves, Never looking back Not believing in mistakes. Feathers of turquoise and emerald She holds her head high, For she is a great peacock The past love of a love of mine. I am but the swan in the lake. A body of white, a beak of gold Some say graceful, other say gauche Though I have found my Neuschwanstein. Everything I am is for him So now I am sure She will only ever be A past love of a love of mine.
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Feb 22, 2019
Feb 22, 2019 at 7:53 PM UTC
Past love
I want to write something to fix me. I want to write something to heal my wounds, to hide my scars. I want to write something to wear that will make me beautiful. I want to sew something from words that will fit me perfectly, something that flows like linen, curves of S's fitting curves of hips, legs like L's and F's soft like lips. I want to write something to wear like new skin, something to make me interesting to look at, to make me a poem worth reading. I want to be the one you tuck into your notebook and read in class. When you're tired of listening, tired of focusing, tired of everything, you can read a few lines off my shoulder blades, from my palms or knees, and maybe you'll feel better. I want to write something that will make you laugh. God, I love your laugh, I'd write myself into a joke just to see you smile like that, my shoulders to set it up, collar bone to draw you in, my stomach could be the punch line and I'd have you cracked up for sure. I don't need to be taken seriously, as long as I can see you laugh. I want to write something strong and heavy. I'll melt the letters together, weld T's to G's and K's to X's until I've written us an anchor. It'll be just light enough for us to carry, just heavy enough to weigh us down. I'll weave J's into ropes, we'll tie ourselves together, and toss our anchor overboard. No matter how the ocean writhes and tosses my words will be heavier, my ropes stronger. The anchor will hold us fast, words weighted by promises, fighting angry seas around us. No matter what, we will always be close enough to read each others' poetry. I want to write something that will last forever. I want to set words in stone to be discovered long after I'm gone, to paint hieroglyphics on the walls of my house to be interpreted by future civilizations. "This is where I ate cereal." "This is where I showered." (Did I make you laugh? You know how I love your laugh.) I want to write razor-sharp, white-hot points of infinite logic, and I want to write children's books. I want to write something that means anything but God, all I want is to write anything that means something. I want to write something to fill pages, to break silence. I want to write something to fix me.
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Oct 31, 2012
Oct 31, 2012 at 2:55 AM UTC
Anchors.
I want to write something to fix me. I want to write something to heal my wounds, to hide my scars. I want to write something to wear that will make me beautiful. I want to sew something from words that will fit me perfectly, something that flows like linen, curves of S's fitting curves of hips, legs like L's and F's soft like lips. I want to write something to wear like new skin, something to make me interesting to look at, to make me a poem worth reading. I want to be the one you tuck into your notebook and read in class. When you're tired of listening, tired of focusing, tired of everything, you can read a few lines off my shoulder blades, from my palms or knees, and maybe you'll feel better. I want to write something that will make you laugh. God, I love your laugh, I'd write myself into a joke just to see you smile like that, my shoulders to set it up, collar bone to draw you in, my stomach could be the punch line and I'd have you cracked up for sure. I don't need to be taken seriously, as long as I can see you laugh. I want to write something strong and heavy. I'll melt the letters together, weld T's to G's and K's to X's until I've written us an anchor. It'll be just light enough for us to carry, just heavy enough to weigh us down. I'll weave J's into ropes, we'll tie ourselves together, and toss our anchor overboard. No matter how the ocean writhes and tosses my words will be heavier, my ropes stronger. The anchor will hold us fast, words weighted by promises, fighting angry seas around us. No matter what, we will always be close enough to read each others' poetry. I want to write something that will last forever. I want to set words in stone to be discovered long after I'm gone, to paint hieroglyphics on the walls of my house to be interpreted by future civilizations. "This is where I ate cereal." "This is where I showered." (Did I make you laugh? You know how I love your laugh.) I want to write razor-sharp, white-hot points of infinite logic, and I want to write children's books. I want to write something that means anything but God, all I want is to write anything that means something. I want to write something to fill pages, to break silence. I want to write something to fix me.
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We learned about a boy in class In 1st grade, some god granted him wings But he flew too close to the sun and died and drowned a terrible death I meet this boy a few years later I tell him about my death-wish Thats at the bottom of my bucket list And he tosses them all away He says his wings have been clipped and that he still thinks hes drowning in a sea of vast emptiness And the only burn signs on him are his eyes like dying embers that I cant save he kissed me with abandon threw water into my heart it was dried out and torn you see his eyes they burned their way down my throat igniting a light as he leaves And I think about that boy Icarus I believe his name He flew too close to the burning flame Like a moth to a light and singed his broken wings but they forgot out the part where the sun melts his wax heart and he drowns in the deep dark blue And I forgot to tell you about the ending about the salt water in my lungs that I lurch back profusely I realize its just the second skin of a little lost zombie boy This isn't CPR this is choking on his dead weight passion drowning on his blue eyed sorrow Like he choked on the sea.
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May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012 at 7:40 PM UTC
The boy who flew too close to the sun
He tosses in his sleep He never gets a good night's rest He tosses in his sleep He never gets a good night's rest His mind is tired but can't control what's in his chest She tosses in her sleep Dreaming of a better place She tosses in her sleep Dreaming of a better place She gave up looking and now she's got tears on her face He wears a cigarette She wears a bayonet He drives a beater and she drives a swift Corvette He's not a cheater and she's one he won't forget He's got a plan But doesn't know how to start He's got a plan But doesn't know how to start He's too young to understand the language of his heart She's got a picture But hasn't developed it yet She's got a picture But hasn't developed it yet All she sees is a silent silhouette He wears a cigarette She wears a bayonet He drives a beater and she drives a swift Corvette He's not a cheater and she's one he won't forget He wrote his name and number On the missionary of his hotel He wrote his name and number On the missionary of his hotel As he laid it down he felt his heart begin to swell She called him up And they talked over a drink or two She called him up And they talked over a drink or two Now all their reservations are made for two
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May 8, 2016
May 8, 2016 at 1:11 AM UTC
A Long Short Story
The little white clouds are racing over the sky, And the fields are strewn with the gold of the flower of March, The daffodil breaks under foot, and the tasselled larch Sways and swings as the thrush goes hurrying by. A delicate odour is borne on the wings of the morning breeze, The odour of deep wet grass, and of brown new-furrowed earth, The birds are singing for joy of the Spring’s glad birth, Hopping from branch to branch on the rocking trees. And all the woods are alive with the murmur and sound of Spring, And the rose-bud breaks into pink on the climbing briar, And the crocus-bed is a quivering moon of fire Girdled round with the belt of an amethyst ring. And the plane to the pine-tree is whispering some tale of love Till it rustles with laughter and tosses its mantle of green, And the gloom of the wych-elm’s hollow is lit with the iris sheen Of the burnished rainbow throat and the silver breast of a dove. See! the lark starts up from his bed in the meadow there, Breaking the gossamer threads and the nets of dew, And flashing adown the river, a flame of blue! The kingfisher flies like an arrow, and wounds the air.
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Magdalen Walks
in her dreams she sprouts like fresh seeds pressed into fertile dirt she's constantly stretching farther and farther in a futile attempt to finally reach the sun she closes her eyes and sees rows and rows of lemon trees and strawberries mango groves and avocados she loves to feed the earth to give birth to something living that's incapable of denying or betraying her love she wants to feed almost everyone she meets set them down and wash their feet fill their cups and watch them leave she hopes that one day someone will ask to stay a boy whose heart is in need of mending or a man with hands that could move mountains maybe one day she wants a farm a limitless garden to stretch as far as her eyes will let her see maybe just a bohdi tree to sit beneath a place to stay and wait to be buried by the leaves just for now anyway she needs a home where she can be by herself without feeling alone she needs somewhere that she's meant to be supposedly dreams are things we chase down dark alley ways only to watch them escape us she damns every man who says so she's determined to catch up with every one of her dreams yeah a dream catcher of sorts she puts on her gloves and steps out in the mud ready to catch whatever the universe tosses her way or even just the ripe fruit falling from the trees in her dreams
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Mar 23, 2013
Mar 23, 2013 at 12:22 AM UTC
eyes closed, heart open.
...Short partings do best, though: time wears out affections, The absent love fades, a new one takes its place. With Menelaus away, Helen's disinclination for sleeping Alone led her into her guest's Warm bed at night. Were you crazy, Menelaus? Why go off leaving your wife With a stranger in the house? Do you trust doves to falcons, Full sheepfolds to mountain wolves? Here Helen's not at fault, the adulterer's blameless - He did no more than you, or any man else, Would do yourself. By providing place and occasion You precipitated the act. What else did she do But act on your clear advice? Husband gone; this stylish stranger Here on the spot; too scared to sleep alone - Oh, Helen wins my acquittal, the blame's her husband's: All she did was take advantage of a man's Human complaisance. And yet, more savage than the tawny Boar in his rage, as he tosses the maddened dogs On lightening tusks, or a lioness suckling her unweaned Cubs, or the tiny adder crushed By some careless foot, is a woman's wrath, when some rival Is caught in the bed she shares. Her feelings show On her face. Decorum's flung to the wind, a maenadic Frenzy grips her, she rushes headlong off After fire and steel... .
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The Art of Love: Book Two
Passover or Easter or Happy Any Ole Thing, Sam I Am she asks me good naturedly which to wish me - a happy this or that and a poem’s immaculate conception is instant arisen arising hot **** rueful smile and unruly reply a solid out loud Ha! neither either or he writes and so believes for I am a god loving man, whom we’ve -Him/It/Me have agreed that I may call Sam I Am and the answer to your question is why not for most quests and questions can be well-answered why not! my genes my historical beings my ancestors and my issue all declaiming that I am a jew who left egypt, no defaming, a slave to no man who cannot love another like his own self but some in all that I write, this deity boss slips in quietly unseen in one of his jokes-on-us-disguises like singing ave maria and thus whose to say his rightful name, is not Sam I Am my choice and the big D      (a self-employed informal his choice, nom-de-guerre) has agreed via his acknowledgement in his normative style of low volume taciturn tacit acceptance so wish me a u happy anything you want-to-call-it-day don’t matter. but know this u were there when, all on that happy day where, @ the manger, when this Sam-Approved-Appeared poem was born and Sam blessed it with a hot **** she laughs, tosses back in my face, some schematic I prior penned that I can’t recall the when or where or my nom-de-guerre employed but fits this ex-slave perfectly “there are no lines or lies in my writings there are no definitions and perception is only your truth”
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Apr 1, 2018
Apr 1, 2018 at 12:22 PM UTC
Passover or Easter or Happy Any Ole Thing, Sam I Am
Passover or Easter or Happy Any Ole Thing, Sam I Am she asks me good naturedly which to wish me - a happy this or that and a poem’s immaculate conception is instant arisen arising hot **** rueful smile and unruly reply a solid out loud Ha! neither either or he writes and so believes for I am a god loving man, whom we’ve -Him/It/Me have agreed that I may call Sam I Am and the answer to your question is why not for most quests and questions can be well-answered why not! my genes my historical beings my ancestors and my issue all declaiming that I am a jew who left egypt, no defaming, a slave to no man who cannot love another like his own self but some in all that I write, this deity boss slips in quietly unseen in one of his jokes-on-us-disguises like singing ave maria and thus whose to say his rightful name, is not Sam I Am my choice and the big D      (a self-employed informal his choice, nom-de-guerre) has agreed via his acknowledgement in his normative style of low volume taciturn tacit acceptance so wish me a u happy anything you want-to-call-it-day don’t matter. but know this u were there when, all on that happy day where, @ the manger, when this Sam-Approved-Appeared poem was born and Sam blessed it with a hot **** she laughs, tosses back in my face, some schematic I prior penned that I can’t recall the when or where or my nom-de-guerre employed but fits this ex-slave perfectly “there are no lines or lies in my writings there are no definitions and perception is only your truth”
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*Superimposing marks On red, swollen lips Bit and bled from chattering teeth That tolls nervous as a cuckoo clock chirps. A bumpy road with Spidered cracks Like a well dried jerky strip Wrinkled, and tough. Bit and chewed With no bones underneath And no guts to go forward. Warning skies Of red in the morning. And thunderstorming nights That flash with lighting so intense You'd think an old-age photo party was commenced way up high. And rain so furious You'd think the clouds were tearing themselves to pieces.* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a cloud, I think I should add That we aren't all fluffy and white Nor scary and dark. Our seasons do not come easily For we undergo much To make it "rain." And even more to keep it calm. Thunder is not a weathering crash, It is yelling from another room. And the lightning flash, rage, That leads to liquid pain. The hard pressed wind that tosses your hair Are witheld screams until tolerance level reaches maximum, And snaps. Like that old willow's trunk, Wrenched from the earth, Because the sky is powerful And we are only along for the ride. But, there is sunshine that warms our tops While the bottoms are in shadow, wrought in darkness that writhe along uneven surfaces. But, there is moonlight that makes us gleam, Like silver was sewn into sides. But she is not always there, And as her light fades So Do We.
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Jul 15, 2013
Jul 15, 2013 at 1:37 AM UTC
Cloudy
The red of cigarette ashes contrasts the white upon the snow. The expanse is unbroken as his gaze wanders lonely plains. He takes one puff; then another; then another one so he can forget her face, and remember how it feels to live again. His parka is unzipped as he breathes in air so cold, and cigarette cherries reach his palm and burn away cold contemplations. He smiles at the Arctic gods' cool ministrations; their fervent consolations for the love he is smoking and forgetting in the snow. He zips up his jacket, tosses ashes far below. He turns away, his footsteps marking the white waste. They are the only remnant of his remembering ablation, and soon, they too, are absorbed by the plateau.
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Mar 4, 2015
Mar 4, 2015 at 10:28 PM UTC
Arctic Smoke
we all long to feel something whether it’s the electrifying fire of pursuit or the breathless weight of fear bitter feels better than clearly broken baited by the false promises of self-righteousness our shards and sinkholes are clearly showing pupils dilate and feet backpedal uncertain of how to face real emotions or people we bar the doors of our hearts and blast the radio Static interrupts our False peace is shattered Broken windows taped together finally Come Crashing down . . . . . . the cool breeze gently tosses your hair reminding you that it really is ok to feel that the wetness on your cheeks is not a sign of weakness that the heaving of your chest is not a sign of hopelessness each deep breath supplies oxygen and release shifting weight from the needy to the New that promises a brighter day shines beyond this steely frame.
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Jan 14, 2014
Jan 14, 2014 at 12:05 AM UTC
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It is November And all the leaves face my way Overlapping tussocks of grass Like long forgotten hills Dwelling in the overhang of fall It is November Orange ribbons hand in tatters Patched up yellow cloaks are draped And whisking in the wind Then drifting to the earth And becoming winters pillow It is November And there stands a lonely tower Base adorned with red bushes Flags no longer flying Crouched and crippled by the frost It is November My feet bear down on acorns A thousand fold All left and forgotten Even to the squirrels Just a layer ‘neath my feet It is November The solitary pines stand solid Near the ivy covered wall Their boughs raise and hail the heavens And their needles fall As the autumn wind dances a mournful dance It is November Bare branches rake the cloudy skies And scratch out their heartfelt pleas Against cold glass windows Seeking what they have lost and will not find It is November An old gate stands ajar Beckoning to no one Standing solidly open Despite the cruel fall wind It is November Trees make colored circles A fading gold on fading green A fireworks display Now falling to the ground It is November Cold air fills my body Cruel wind tosses my hair I seek a shelter from autumn My door is open Now I am home
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Mar 1, 2012
Mar 1, 2012 at 2:44 PM UTC
It is November
She knows it is something to eat Smells like what she’d fancy as yummy … but not quite so She smoothly zigzags along Forbidden Chords Smells - Tosses - Hops - delicately Licks and Jumps at once back to Shadows wherein she always hides paints Numerous Cooler Tones with her Yawns Lest her Glittery Eyes a Pair that never shuts despite Days Seasons Nights I approach silently beside her Not to bother As if Wiser because I look taller -I guess- Stupid! Stupid! I just realize now... An elegance of furry highness lying aside For her ‘of me’ means Playmateness just none about silly bossiness among us With me She does her pats Gingerly Not to hurt As if as if I could not handle some Innocuous Spice But I mind not if she finds this way alright because I trust her nature with all of my broken Hearts And let go the all of me Fully to the fury of the Furry come on babe Hit me Come! Come Now! arghhh! Bites She! swiftly and tenderly brushes afterwards happens this All the -outta my sight- Time but she also Lets me win sometimes win ...I guess. ?. Purposefully Anyway Yeah Maybe it’s Love dunno why or how I wonder and smile then Cry aiaiaiaiai until a PATZ Paw shoots my Pathos outta Sight Come on Babe Hit me! Come now! Come! Argghh! :)))) Bites She!
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Feb 24, 2015
Feb 24, 2015 at 5:35 PM UTC
I'NOXIOUS SPICE