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Poem | Poet | Order by Most Viewed | Order by Most Commented | Created | Last Comment |
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The Darkest RoseSuch is an emptiness now found in the New England woods this time of year. Visting the grave of my mother, this sonnet is very darkly reflective of my... | Yankee4you | 923 | 17 | Nov 2012 | Jul 2019 southmiami4321 |
City RealityBusy day in a busy city and it just came to me.... | AnnyBee1 | 375 | 3 | Jul 2019 | Jul 2019 AnnyBee1 |
the fall from graceWhen CS becomes too real... | Unknown | 514 | 6 | Jun 2019 | Jul 2019 mcradloff |
The Smell of DeathThe smell of the lake in late fall.....when the waters turn cold...is very putrid.....as many organisms die....and decay before the ice comes...... | Yankee4you | 889 | 8 | Oct 2011 | Jun 2019 madtat29 |
The Last CallBehind the black curtain She sits in a chair Waiting for her name to be called As she sits and waits night time falls the halls have been cle... | Abby1963 | 716 | 23 | Apr 2019 | Jun 2019 Abby1963 |
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 | 588 | 13 | May 2019 | Jun 2019 salamuna |
TransitionsMy father died on May 30th, 1990 while I was still in my teens yet I wrote this in 2004 or 2005 when I worked on Cruise ships and inspired to write.... | wrenaud | 419 | 2 | May 2018 | May 2019 Happychatty1 |
SITTING IN MY DECKCHAIR (2)I viewed the world's life With my own, with untold strife Full of joys and pain both We are in unison, betrothed Neither could put wron... | EXRED | 386 | 2 | May 2019 | May 2019 EXRED |
Kiwi LossWritten in sympathy for the 50 who were mercilessly gunned down and for their friends, families and fellow New Zealanders who suffer these overwhelmin... | gnj4u | 529 | 11 | Mar 2019 | May 2019 gnj4u |
HAUNTING SEARCHDifferent to the types of subjects I normally write about. Up late one night ...... | Unknown | 374 | 0 | Apr 2019 | |
My DogI made order in the attic and found my dog's collar. It still has her smell...i started to cry realising how much i was missing her....so that poem... | salamuna | 835 | 23 | Nov 2018 | Mar 2019 salamuna |
PRAYER TO THE GRAVEI wrote this after my girlfriend died some years ago. i went through a bad stage in my life after it for a while. steve... | TASAL | 913 | 6 | Jul 2010 | Mar 2019 Happychatty1 |
THE FIELDThis was ghost written one night ,I've never been in a war but whoever wrote this through me has . I awoke and was compelled to write it which took 5... | 007Loverman | 316 | 0 | Feb 2019 | |
Lost soulsIn body and soul You where here Taken from us Now your gone Are tears flowed Hearts broken I carried your box to heavens gate The doors o... | wayne34 | 495 | 1 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 godsprincess |
humanity, we're losing ita poem I just thought of, amidst the heinous acts committed in Paris Thanks all for your read.... | lindsyjones | 1,866 | 17 | Nov 2015 | Oct 2018 lindsyjones |
Do Not WeepBugger!! I have gone!... | trurorob | 2,598 | 50 | Jun 2011 | Sep 2018 trurorob |
Goodbye to AidaA good friend of a very dear person to me passed yesterday. She was only 50. May she Rest In Peace.... | virgosign | 439 | 0 | Aug 2018 | |
ALL DIE YOUNGKing Solomon had everything a person could desire, including wisdom. He declared all to be, "...vanity, a grasping for the wind." So live your life in... | BobbyC1348 | 482 | 1 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 BobbyC1348 |
Just ThinkingPure and natural food for thought... | Yankee4you | 702 | 10 | Oct 2011 | Jul 2018 Elfustacio |
LossWritten in surreal remembrance to my late mother on a cold and wet April morning in the New England countryside.... | Yankee4you | 905 | 12 | Apr 2012 | May 2018 Happychatty1 |
MOMWritten months after her passing and the loss will always linger! 2009 Tweaked and added 2 lines on 9/17/17 and (Mother's Day) 5/13/18 redo 3/30... | lookn2share | 1,063 | 14 | Jul 2012 | May 2018 lookn2share |
Our daughters wedding dayI sit here as the tears stream down my face In two weeks our baby girl will take on a husband You won’t be here I know you will be watching with... | Abby1963 | 766 | 14 | Mar 2018 | Apr 2018 Abby1963 |
Hill of stonesWritten as a woman who has lost her male lover - I wondered if I could write a sad poem, hmmm handkerchief please, never again!... | Oceanzest | 1,215 | 7 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 lovecanbereal |
On ReflectionI wrote this poem in a particularly painful period in my life. I hadn't paid much attention to myself for many years and one day I just looked in the... | chrissy2u | 469 | 3 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 chrissy2u |
The Day of InfamyLest we forget this day of infamy... | irisheyes1 | 686 | 1 | Oct 2011 | Jan 2018 lindsyjones |
Undying loveKnow who you love and who you love..let them know!... | itchywitch | 1,025 | 7 | May 2014 | Dec 2017 Hashy420 |
58 danube 3135one of 1000 faces, of reality... | danube3135 | 412 | 0 | Nov 2017 | |
Schizophrenia. ( Owed To Tom.)A good friend's life. lost, to a world of Schizophrenia.... | 2725dl | 576 | 4 | Jan 2013 | Nov 2017 Happychatty1 |
A wonderful walk with CafeOur beautiful friend. He and others know. xx... | sophiasummer | 525 | 3 | Nov 2017 | Nov 2017 lindsyjones |
The Divine Miss AmphlettJust like to pay tribute to Chrissie Amphlett who passed away the other day .........She shone a light in my life .......and brought a lot of joy to l... | Nuwahri61 | 724 | 10 | Apr 2013 | Nov 2017 lovecanbereal |
Walking ShadowTo quote the Bard: "Life is a walking shadow." Recent events have inspired me on this one.... | Macduff5 | 523 | 5 | Oct 2017 | Nov 2017 Macduff5 |
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 | 715 | 12 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 candykid |
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 | 628 | 13 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 candykid |
SINGLESINGLE… Single to hold single to write single to live ,single to type single to eat to sleep to bear to wake up alone with whom to share? Single... | Petros2017 | 310 | 1 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 godsprincess |
Regrets and GratitudeWent on a poetry- writing hiatus for over 2 years so feeling like a stranger to both poetry writing and the poets in the corner now. I hope there ar... | orientalkoru | 1,217 | 11 | Jul 2017 | Oct 2017 orientalkoru |
No More..........For my old mate " Buck " a beautiful big boof headed red English Staffy ............. | Nuwahri61 | 492 | 6 | Sep 2017 | Oct 2017 Nuwahri61 |
'Farewell Cafe'Thought I'd throw in one with a twist..... | cafetwo2010 | 1,130 | 27 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2017 lindsyjones |
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 |
What is our hope?What is the hope of man if his years be only 100 Why does he dance with cymbol and tamberine for a life that will fade like the grass He opens h... | cafetwo2010 | 572 | 5 | Sep 2011 | Oct 2017 marikia |
Save Your Last Tear For MeI can't share why I wrote this. Very personal.... | Yankee4you | 952 | 12 | Sep 2011 | Sep 2017 Happychatty1 |
In the name ofI have changed the title as I felt it did not suit the poem and also the last 3 lines,, it fits much better now!... | rapturecapture | 742 | 9 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 rapturecapture |
cecreate poem I'm always up for that what may I lie to? what may I speak in a no one she can not speak so forever more I write what may I speak to... | eeejay | 497 | 0 | Sep 2017 |
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