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Poem | Poet | Order by Most Viewed | Order by Most Commented | Created | Last Comment |
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Something Stirring (villanelle)As night descends, casting darkness all is silent and so very still waiting, listening, and breathless Into the dark of nights coldness do you f... | shadow1950 | 460 | 13 | May 2013 | Jul 2013 shadow1950 |
Christmas won't be ChristmasJust feeling kind of down this time of year, since I lost my husband. Wasn't sure I wanted to post it, but just had to get my feelings out..... | QuietStormF | 753 | 13 | Dec 2018 | Aug 2021 IrishMan63 |
Ships in the Night (To Cafe)For the years that I've been on here, I have crossed swords with some and had agreeable chats with others. Jim was certainly of the latter. He wrote f... | Macduff5 | 629 | 13 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 candykid |
MirageIt happened to me few days ago while keeping in hand a frosty glass of wine...a real feeling my father was near me....................................... | salamuna | 590 | 13 | May 2019 | Jun 2019 salamuna |
Dad Died YesterdayThis is about my dad who I miss a lot.... | mcradloff | 591 | 13 | Dec 2019 | Jan 2020 mcradloff |
PhotoThe rains came As so often they do Filled with heavy monotony Landing where your footsteps Had gently crushed the grass You are no longer with... | trurorob | 556 | 13 | Oct 2021 | Feb 2022 trurorob |
A Life Cut Way Too Short...A life cut way too short...... | QuietStormF | 825 | 13 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 QuietStormF |
God Took YouI wrote this poem a few months after my husband died, after the fog had lifted and i was able to accept his death.... | Unknown | 493 | 13 | Dec 2009 | Jan 2010 Unknown |
The Queen Of QueensThis poem is the closest to my heart, since this was happening to my city, my home. It was written during hurricane Katrina 2005.... | aware3 | 677 | 13 | Mar 2011 | May 2011 gnj4u |
Broad road to DestructionTheir minds thought evil Their lips spoke lies Their eyes saw corruption Their ears heard gossip And their hearts knew death They would not be c... | cafetwo2010 | 678 | 13 | Oct 2011 | Sep 2014 paloma66 |
Save Your Last Tear For MeI can't share why I wrote this. Very personal.... | Yankee4you | 953 | 12 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2017 Happychatty1 |
Loss and LoveMourning the loss of my cat...may a new star be born this evening..... | Yankee4you | 795 | 12 | May 2012 | May 2012 soulgoddess |
The drunkSomething a lil different..... | cafetwo2010 | 685 | 12 | May 2012 | May 2012 cafetwo2010 |
LossWritten in surreal remembrance to my late mother on a cold and wet April morning in the New England countryside.... | Yankee4you | 906 | 12 | Apr 2012 | May 2018 Happychatty1 |
the soul who suffers longive learned that the hardest times make for the sweetest lines... | davebyword | 859 | 12 | Jan 2013 | Oct 2016 cherryreggae |
Queensfor a friend.......too soon to say... | Nuwahri61 | 642 | 12 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 edolly |
I AM Coming Homepoem wrote the day my husband died... | adjhe | 495 | 12 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 adjhe |
A late little noteYour love lived in every cell of mine Our souls and genes still intertwine loss of you nightmares crush my mind no peace from them I ever find W... | caroljoyce | 523 | 12 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 jazzy75 |
War CostsGray clouds on blue sky War traumas never do heal The sun always shines.... | gnj4u | 730 | 12 | May 2010 | Jun 2010 gnj4u |
The fireI lost two books of my writings,a chair,my drapes, and some carpet...... | madtat29 | 728 | 12 | Jun 2010 | Aug 2010 sophiasummer |
8:46 AM RevisitedIn honor and memory of all who sacrifice for a better world. May the travesty of the twin towers remind us of what evil can do when it is not counter... | gnj4u | 697 | 12 | Sep 2010 | Sep 2010 gnj4u |
dead reckoningdoes any god permit the dissent of his prodigal people with banished love forever, never to be returned to us or are we always allowed forgiveness a... | agoodguy2have | 494 | 12 | Oct 2010 | Oct 2010 Ladybee42 |
I miss you, big Brothinking of my brother who passed away at 37... | Unknown | 605 | 12 | Dec 2009 | Feb 2010 Unknown |
Friendship Lostthe pain of loosing a best friend... | Unknown | 582 | 12 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2010 Unknown |
if onlymost of us have felt it...all will at some time.... | agoodguy2have | 593 | 12 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2010 jazzy75 |
Mary's FaultsFirst I must tell you all I was widowed last year and watched my partner pass away suddenly without notice in my arms. It looked like my world had end... | Unknown | 561 | 12 | Apr 2010 | Apr 2010 Unknown |
No Matter WhenMy father died when I was an infant and as an adult I have only allowed myself to think about the loss once a year on the anniversary of his death. Th... | Unknown | 465 | 12 | Sep 2009 | Sep 2009 Unknown |
RIP: To Cafétwo2010 with LoveThough I only come here now and then and have lost touch with many of you for the years I have been away;times like this brings us together!. I just... | orientalkoru | 719 | 12 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 candykid |
Knight RulesThis poem was inspired by the poetic life of Café Jim (cafetwo2010) and godsprincess' ANGEL CAFE tribute to him. Sir Thomas Lemuel Hawke of Cornwal... | gnj4u | 789 | 12 | Oct 2017 | Jan 2021 Mizzy4 |
Miss youI woke up in tears Theres no way your gonna walk down those stairs Doesn't matter how many prayers I pray Your're in a place where there's no... | Abby1963 | 1,206 | 12 | Apr 2015 | Oct 2017 Abby1963 |
When the Bell Tollsdeath is a subject we all avoid mainly I think because of our own mortality yet its the one sure thing in life after birth sooner or later death is th... | shadow1950 | 560 | 12 | Apr 2013 | Apr 2013 shadow1950 |
The killing of HOPEsome say breaking sad news is one of the hardest things to do..well tonight i found out just how hard it is when i had to tell my dad how sick mum rea... | itchywitch | 951 | 12 | May 2014 | May 2014 itchywitch |
Death's OpusHere, On the other side of the page where lost days go, where lost poems go, where forgotten dreams are breaking up li... | SnowCoveredMuse | 577 | 12 | Oct 2014 | Oct 2014 cafetwo2010 |
To Die... Quietlywhen it feels very dry...... | orientalkoru | 519 | 11 | Mar 2014 | Apr 2014 orientalkoru |
BitterA widowed wife.... | Joseph1112 | 411 | 11 | Mar 2014 | Mar 2014 Joseph1112 |
Mystique (Shadows Challenge)This was definitely a challenge which I enjoyed taking on. A lot of symbolism was used. The feeling I am trying to portray is of a lost soul with no... | serena123 | 705 | 11 | May 2013 | Jan 2014 Unknown |
The Vista of DeathThe vista of death hovers ever near the woman's face awash with tears as his last words she leans over to hear the pain of his passing through her... | shadow1950 | 364 | 11 | Aug 2013 | Aug 2013 shadow1950 |
DeathDeath creeps quietly in often taking by surprise one last gasp of air leaving behind pain sadness, sorrow and such loss emptiness of heart d... | shadow1950 | 547 | 11 | Sep 2013 | Sep 2013 shadow1950 |
The Power of the Godsthe aftermath of the most devastating typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines is an experience never to be forgotten...how insignificant we are...and powerl... | Unknown | 426 | 11 | Nov 2013 | Nov 2013 Unknown |
THE QUESTIONI had a picture to go with my poem but have forgotten how to do it uggggg... | Redex | 731 | 11 | Jul 2015 | Aug 2015 Redex |
our sonNext weekend our son will take on a wife And start a brand new life He asked me to find some pictures you He's going to make a memorial table ju... | Abby1963 | 1,250 | 11 | Oct 2015 | Oct 2015 Abby1963 |
He Talked to TreesI wrote this poem after my husband passed away........ | Angelicdarkness | 451 | 11 | Nov 2016 | Nov 2016 Angelicdarkness |
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