The Journey
We are all on a journey
BEAUTY TO CHERISH.
a trip to the beach....refreshes more than the sand.....
The Dash
One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. ~Joan of Arc~
Words of Kindness
I thought I might share this poem that was written in the Yorkshire dialect, I have tried to faithfully rewrite this into everyday English.
On Aging
Aging seems to be the only available way to live a long life. Daniel Francois Esprit Auber Old age is like everything else. To make a success of it, you've got to start young. Fred Astaire To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, chee
Lifter
Partial lyrics from a time ago
becoming one
it takes only one person to start the path but takes others to unite and be a force to freedom.
Promises Kept
Just feelings and thoughts on the Importance of Keeping Promises. ICR2010
How Many Times
How many times must I turn my cheek To your hatefulness and your deciet How many times must I give you my advice When I too, am so weak How many times must you try To prove how much better you are than me How many times have I dried Your tears
I have seen the problem, and it is us
This is poetic rendering of an article from Washington post, which impressed me very much. You may have not read it, so this here poem may draw your attention to the problems, of which we are the culprits mostly through indifference, callousness, lack of faith (The Washington Post, "I have seen the problem, and it is us" By Tom Ehrich| Religion News Service, Published: November 21). All the long time I’ve been away I’ve followed, dear poets, your progress on this site with admiration. Thank you!
A Beautiful Romance........
the beauty of dance ........so many styles so many reasons .......
~ a wall? ~
Oh they say the rhyme poem thing is old Please educate me more as perhaps it may just even the score. Who is the one that dictates what we state Coming simply from mind! Now back to the wall How high does it run Bottom to top! Is it see th
EVERY SKY IS A NEW SKY
Blowing through heaven and earth, and in our hearts and the heart of every living thing, is a gigantic breath—a great Cry—which we call God. Plant life wished to continue its motionless sleep next to stagnant water, but the Cry leaped up within it and violently shook its roots: “Away, let go of the earth, walk!” Had the tree been able to think and judge, it would have cried, “I don’t want to. What are you urging me to do! You are demanding the impossible! But the Cry, without pity, kept shaking its roots and shouting, “Away, let go of the earth, walk!” Animals appeared--worms--making themselves at home in water and mud. "We're just fine here," they said... But the terrible Cry hammered itself pitilessly into their loins. "Leave the mud, stand up, give birth to your betters!"... And lo! after thousands of eons, man emerged, trembling on his still unsolid legs... He has been fighting, again for thousands of eons, to draw himself, like a sword, out of his animalistic scabbard. He is also fighting--this is his new struggle--to draw himself out of his human scabbard. Man calls in despair, "Where can I go? I have reached the pinnacle, beyond is the abyss." And the Cry answers, "I am beyond. Stand up!" -Kazantzakis
leave a thought an a smile or both:)
Whats your favourite short saying or verse even a chuckle lol that you can share
~It's said "Time Heals"~
Time creates the moment For us to decide How we as ourselves Can heal what is our's. ~Bentlee~
SUNNY DATE
In NZ....we still expect late frost and even some snow in the south, but in North Island, we are aware of warmer weather......now officially into spring....
The Art of Communication
This is what came to my mind after reading "Times are changing..." by 'iamwhoiamyousee'...
Ekphrastic afternoon
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ekphrasis http://www.poets.org/viewmedia.php/prmMID/5918
Oh god!
Who-so-ever calls on the lord shall be saved!
INVISIBLE SHIELDS...
we've all felt alone in a crowded room... content when alone
I wish
I could go all day on I wish.
Can't Have
If you can not have what you want Learn to want what you have
SIGNPOSTS OF LIFE
so many times we waste effort on what could have been.....missing opportunity of NOW
Fair lady I love you
Fair lady, how can you pass me by on this Paris bridge and not let me taste your lips Fair lady, you walk like an Egyptian yet you have not taken my arm Fair lady, your Irish eyes have melted my heart, and your River Dance my soul Fair lady
All This World!
II have always liked this song. Thank you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVGwTLRgWkg&feature=related https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMzVn0DcOgw
'Person'(ality) v's Looks
A poem idea from the recent forum thread..thank you..
Perishable Wreath
' Man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'
If Only
…grace was found in an eraser, That could scrub away the lead …love was found upon a canvas, White from an un-sketched hand …beauty was found in multitudes, That birthed paint across the land …happiness was found in a work, Of an art tha
True love......
True love means to be loved How u are. True love means to be loved When u are down, True love means to be loved When are u are blue. True love means Two in one forever.
Doors
On your downward spiral do you not see the doors at every turn the choices you could make if only you break these phyicalogical claws from the thoughts that you entertain the ones that whisper within your mind there is no ke
THE PALE BLUE DOT
I have used Carl Sagan's Pale Blue dot speech as Inspiration, Carl's inspiration was ""....an image taken, at Sagan's suggestion, by Voyager 1 on February 14, 1990. As the spacecraft left our planetary neighborhood for the fringes of the solar system, engineers turned it around for one last look at its home planet. Voyager 1 was about 6.4 billion kilometers (4 billion miles) away, and approximately 32 degrees above the ecliptic plane, when it captured this portrait of our world. Caught in the center of scattered light rays (a result of taking the picture so close to the Sun), Earth appears as a tiny point of light, a crescent only 0.12 pixel in size."" (Source- http://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/earth/pale-blue-dot.html?referrer=https://www.google.co.uk/?referrer=http://www.planetary.org/explore/space-topics/earth/pale-blue-dot.html) , where ever possible I have used his words and shuffled them a bit and added a line here and there , to make the whole thing scan a bit better as a poem. I have taken a few liberties in places , but I acknowledge that freely, So I dedicate this Poem to the memory of the Late great Carl Sagan
A TALE of TWO FISHES....Star Sign Challenge
Pisces ....Born 5th of March.....lol....Andrew...xxx
Yesterday Seemed All I Had
Something I wrote about overcoming fear, adversity, living in the now, and getting in touch with our true and higher selves....
I took my thoughts to the edge of the sea..Part II
It was now time for the frivolous gulls to play with my thoughts, They put on a phantasmagoric display of irreverence as they laughed at my insecurities, Scorned my lack of faith, And generally heaped great insults at my penchant for taking life
Still On My Own
An abstract poem about dreaming on a lonely night.
Beauty…
If you’ve ever found yourself in the African bush with lion so close by that you can smell the intensely acrid smell of their urine, Then, you’ve experienced beauty, raw thrilling and untainted, but beauty nevertheless… If you’ve ever had the unp
The Fool Within
Rationalizations are the enemy of the rational being.
To Poet
A translation of Alexander Pushkin’s “To Poet”. I can’t agree more with the poet: we are the first judges of our own poems, cause we know better what they are about, so don’t wrack your nerves because of others’ critique, which may be biased in most cases, but if critique is constructive better give it a thought.
Again Your kiss
Its a sweet cherished wonder.. That first kiss Sophia XX
Virgo Single
I enjoyed the challenge more than anything else, cause I am sure that it is not the merits of poem and techniques used and professionalism that count here most. What's important is the spirit of competition. And this corner is vibrant with it! Thank you, dear organizers, for making me do something! Best wishes to all participants!
PEACE TALKS
"Knock, knock, peace here. Can I please pull up a chair? I would like to chat a bit. You look tired please sit. I know you have been searching for me.. It has been a tiring search I can see But you searched the wrong places You were looking