Category: Poetry

Free Form Poems 1

Forgotten

Free Form Poems   I wanted it all to fade away To take the train across the country Racing along the tracks without a final destination Words’ meanings remaining behind Like relatives on the...

Reflection Poems 0

Man About Town

Reflection Poems   I’ve spent so much time reflecting on the lives of everyone else, it’s time to turn the mirror around and have a look at myself. I don’t really do – anything....

Death Poems 0

To Ginsberg

Poem   Ginsberg wept For the soul of others, But I weep for his soul alone. If only I could be his Green eyed copy boy, And He my troubled Home. Sweet roses bloom...

American Poems 0

Outside and In

American Poems   Signal I hide in my eyes made of glitter, made of lies I hide in my house of cards. I hide from the fact that you’re never going see me Bleeding...

japanese poetry forms 0

Such a Moment

Haibun Poetry   A breeze blows. The Syracuse wind chime behind the chaise sounds a three-note melody. A sparrow’s song answers. The neighbor behind my house hosts a party. Adults chat, children squeal and...

Believes Poem 0

Found

Poem   Light thinned the world and ebbed with his breath as he wept: Why do you forsake me? I loved you more than my own. I would take your death thirty-fold than choose...

American Culture Poems 0

Lukewarm

American Culture Poems   Sometimes it seems Bringing an umbrella Brings out the sunbeams That Band-Aids and health insurance Brings health and longevity That thinking of the worst Brings happiness and reassurance That fire...

Free Form Poem 0

The World Before

Free Form Poem   I married young before I knew the world, before I knew how to hide my nakedness, my innocence and before I stopped accepting the unacceptable. My husband was a small...

Sad Love Poems 4

Beauty in the Break Up

Love Poem What makes a man move on? When his mind floods with images of her, of them. The way she would impersonate a dinosaur to force a smile or how they transformed the...

Contemporary Poems 0

Hollywood

Contemporary Poems   Standing in Hollywood and all is well The crowds start to swell as the night unveils Stars poking out, only the brightest can be seen Neon sprites shining lights on the...

Life Poems Short 0

It Is All About A Choice

Poem   When seven is early and eight is late, I came to Ninasam and got it straight. There are some places which make you feel like a clean slate. When seven is early...