autumn and remembering
Just a passing thought brought about by the beauty of fall
Spartacus Speaks
Spartacus was a thracian warrior captured by the Romans..The third Servile War ended in his defeat in 71BCE..History records Spartacus was killed in the final battle and his body was never found..6000 survivors of the revolt were captured by the legions of Crassus and were crucified lining the Appian Way from Rome to Capua..This poem was written by fellow Mississippian Michael Mack from my home state in America..
WHY HERE?
Sorry I am a little rusty.....I haven't really written much in what seems to be a very long time. I was reading from some poets earlier, and got to wonder what this place has that is so special, that so many other sites try to emulate and fail miserably....I for one am very grateful for this place, and all of the poets here, both now and in the past.....It has helped me a lot in many ways since I joined, I would also like to say thank you to people that have kept up with me over the years even when I have been AWOL for a while....Thankyou!....I won't embarrass you in public...You know who you are!...LOL Andrew...xxx
End of a Poets Day
Sweet dreams.......Andrew......xxx
Breaking Free
Breaking free should be easy for that is where I want and where I need to be. Sometimes, however, the pieces cut like glass and I must wait for the bleeding to pass. Experimenting with altered states with friends, I try my wings knowing tha
Sometimes I forget
Sometimes I forget the hours, all the years between us I forget the lost days that have all passed us by I have no memory of no longer chances and empty spaces For a while is forgotten the passing of our time. Sometimes I forget, and you are here
just fun riddles
...Q. What did the instructor at the school for Kamikaze pilots tell his students?.... ...A. Watch this closely, I'm only going to do it once. ..1. Is it legal for a man to marry his widow's sister? ..2. When your one gallon piggy bank is emp
The Lion
In the stillness of the jungle.. I watch.. and wait.. for you~ You will not enter these lands unnoticed.. For tonight.. I am Awake! I sit high an lifted up and I am the ruler of my world~ Watch out! Make no sound For I will hear it..
sweetest drink
Dark and Moody one
Kleenex Klues
Another box of Kleenex; another silly poem; sneezing coming easy; home alone. Like an empty liquor bottle tossed on the side of the road, no one wants you when you have a cold. Like an uneven sidewalk challenging your every step; my onl
Stranger in the bed
Who is that lady laying there in your bed guess they have moved you to a new ward again. So frail so thin how fragile she seems can't help but watch her this stranger as she sleeps. Hands black and blue from injections and drips yellowing c
Just trying to fly again
thanks for all your read and comments I will be away for a couple of days and may all my loving members of this community be happy. I love you all Phyllis
Split Apart
We are all born with a missing piece. And will search the planet to no end looking for our split apart. In a land of the time of before our birth. We all had a mate. Joined together were we at the heart. Not physically but with a rage, a s
~I tried~
it all as I looked for a lady in my life up a road down a street in a park near the lake seemed the sun held my smile for the one that I'd meet after all deep inside...... you just know when it's right There were days that were still
life heart
Echos Pulse the beating heart From tiny seed To beat and flow Rivers of blood Swell within Fills the viods Within Tiny vain s Over time One grows within To grow To ones full term to cease the flow Over time to slow and die
IMAGINE
.... If only! Truth and Imagination! twk...3/16/18
illusions
can't be love and I just know perhaps I am doomed and so it is.
Oh Christmas Tree
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to all, Cheers and much love…Jesse ’When you’ve got an a** like the North Star, wise men are going to follow it.’ ~ Ron Burgundy the Legend ~
windless night
for my past thanks all for your reads and comments
NEW YEAR AND NEW ME!
2014 WAS THE WORST YEAR OF MY LIFE! THINGS WILL HAPPEN! IT DOESNT MAKE A DIFFERENCE, HOW MUCH YOU PRAY! BRING IT ON!
A Smile
There is a saying that a day is worthwhile when you make someone smile...I agree :) Thought I would repost this...noticed more people saying hi by sharing a smile of late ..little things mean so much to so many of us right now !
The Girl at the Town Dump!
Employee's that give more then asked for in their jobs.
Jesse
I was so inspired by Girlygirls remembrance of your birthday......
Don't Judge Me
Venting a bit about those who jump to conclusions based solely upon what they see physically in a person. Sometimes a simple are you okay or is there something I can help you with is all a person needs and the inquisitive judging glares from those who know nothing...well let's just say they anger me.
ANOTHER FACE IN THE CROWD?
Who are we? Another face in the crowd? STOP! LOOK! LISTEN! Great talent can be lurking behind so-called Plain Faces.. Genius might be stumbling down an alley Or perhaps a world-shaker in the making just dilivered our pizza
To a Miser
All your life - you've heaped up all your gold; - You think you've got some substance in this world? Though surely - you must know - that its a shame - When history - will soon forget your name. All your hours - you've hard pinched ever
Robyn (one night stand)
* Rockdale (inner) southwest suburb of Sydney ** Engadine southern suburb of Sydney.
Something's missing?!
After reading the article attached: living in spotlight may be disturbing, and in a fabulous career (maybe too fabulous) and glamorous life (maybe too glamorous) there must be something important missing… Thank you, dear poets.
Free Food
Got some free donuts, pop, and pizza today at work. Enjoyed it very much, but why did some of the mean workers in my department buy it for everyone? I guess it was still nice of them.
‘6-(^_^)-9’ --- Sixtynine
'69' this number keeps haunting me!! lolol Delicated to someone that thought he was the only one who knows what '69' means. Lol Hunny, I'm not that innocent!!! Lol
Love like candy.
You gave love like candy to a child, and dragged laughter from my belly. Your voice filled my thoughts and mind, leaving no space in the between times. I wonder,at the complete invasion! to death-like quiet..and.. our all or nothing view of l
the last husband
I wrote this the day before I met my wife, Jan. 2009.
SIETE MODOS (Ladino/djudeo-sefardi)
Anonimo judeosefardí (Isla de Rodas)
Winter Olympics
I have been watching the Winter Olympics and remembering the news of Tonya Harding. Now we have the whole school shooting news from Florida eclipsing the headlines right now.
DAISIES AND POPPIES (THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF D-DAY) - Acrostic Poem for Socrates challenge
In remembrance of 75th Anniversary of D-Day June 6, 2019 when thousands died to defend the world from tyranny. Lest we forget.
December, December!
Just relax and listen to the angels!
Dance with the universal stars
Three and a half men, Drop their pants naked, Leaving everything hanging loose, No worries and nothing to lose, http://photos.connectingsingles.com/blogs/10/bl
~Your Slippers~
I wear your slippers... At least two sizes too big for my feet , I throw on your old faded Hefner robe, Feeling empty,alone, a vague sense of defeat. But I put your slippers on in the morning.. And shuffle through,what it is, I have to d
my crazy psyche.
There's a craziness inside me, I'm afraid to let out. It provokes & disturbs me, Sometimes I need to scream, out loud. It's not a danger to anyone, It's just a voice, I hear. A voice without reason, That I cannot share. Sometimes the voice t
Daddy's sky
Wrote this for my kids after splitting up from their mother and moving to another country. Miss you so much guys xxxx
next time, I'll get a good one
there's no pleasing some people
Enjoy The Snow
It falls and falls from a seamless tapestry of cloud and covers all that is familiar lying below; a tree, a road, a walkway. It makes us blind like love. It is beautiful because it hides not light but changes what we see and makes us miss