Tagged: poem 40

poem about letting go 0

Hangnail

Poem   If my heart were a hand you would be the hangnail that, no matter what size or sharpness of tweezer I use to pry you from between the dry, exposed skin and...

contemplative poem 0

Running Water

Poem The running waters of the past remind me of my future home. There, over there, near the river, among the trees I’ll walk alone. Alone but not afraid nor abandoned. I’ll know no...

god poem 0

God

Poem   Gold, bright, I shield my eyes. It’s here? What now? I didn’t count on… Crushing. Reasoning. Oh God, Oh God… The black velvet, I smiled. No tomorrow, just this… Delicious. Devouring. Oh...

poem about trust 0

Trust

Poem   Someone that listens But does not speak. Pulls you through When you feel weak. Lets the weight off Your back. Helps you, supports you Comments that lift And crack The worries. Feelings...

quiet moment 0

Early Morning Self Portrait

Poem The smoke flows out From between my teeth Like green wind And ash scatters in the smile. The smoke is sucked sharply back With a pain that I love and hate All at...

poem about coexistence 0

Walk (for S.)

Poem   It’s like the face of water, the quivering glisten of dusk intimating little yet all, at once. It’s the nape of the breeze, arcane notes of salt and aquatica as churns the...

read poems about love 0

The Train Station Couple

Poem   There is only air between their faces now, no touch, no smile, no look, just air. He would like to hold her hand and go back while she looks at the clouds:...

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...