Fame and Stardom
Some notable celebrities who committed suicide: Whitney Houston(singer, actress) – drug overdose L'Wren Scott(fashion designer, model) - hanging Kurt Cobain(singer, songwriter) – bullet to head Tony Scott(Academy award winning actor) – jumped off bridge
Malala
This is a tribute to Malala, recent recipient of a Nobel Prize.
Welcome To New CS Poets
There has been a lot of activity recently here on Poetry Corner. Several of the more senior poets seem to have taken a break. Let's hope they return soon. In the meantime, several new poets have appeared. This piece is a welcome to them. Poetry is larger than any individual or group of indivduals. The show must go on. I invite all poets, including the new, to post their views on Poetry Corner. We can all benefit from each others' views. Thanks!
To Our Lady Diana
Just my observation
HONESTY
I tried to write this poem in the style of some poems I learned and loved as a child. I have a special fondness for balanced rhyming poems. I think they are easier for children to learn. I believe it is important for children to learn the importance of honesty and I dedicate this poem to them.
Rising From The Ashes
(To those dealing with addiction - drugs, alcohol, etc., and a broken heart)
Imagining
Dedicated to my best friend and first love Joshua M. Mulally, who died when he was 15 and I was 13. RIP
Leaves That Are Green
Special thanks to Simon and Garfunkel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwOgXWOX-iE
And if I should awake some day to find
And if I should awake some day to find My dreams spread out like sheets of poetry Discarded, unread; workings of a mind That leaped and fell at every boundary Then what can I say but at least I tried To keep my aim upon the truer course And i
Broken And Beautiful
Perhaps, it is because of the experience of being broken by hurt, and the suffering that goes with it, in whatever area of life, that we are able to experience greater depths of happiness at a later time. Kahlil Gibran says: "The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain." Perhaps, it is within the very cracks of our brokenness that we can discover a new joy and beauty that we may not be able to experience if we were not cracked and broken. I wish to dedicate this piece to those who have experienced acute pain and suffering in their lives, whether in romantic love or otherwise. Remember the words of Kahlil Gibran!
Falling In Love
Falling in love for the first time can be very exciting at the start But such love is usually not long-lasting and may lead to a broken heart A person whose heart has been broken seeks a love that is more mature When found such love heals the
Beauty In Imperfection
The rugged bark of an old tree with imperfection due to its cracks is a wondrous thing of beauty and it's the imperfection that attracts We know that a star-shaped flower does not make a perfect star Yet it has a certain loveliness that indu
A Flower - Children's Poem
I wrote this poem for my nephew's eight year old daughter to encourage her to write poetry. She has an excellent command of English at her age. Writing this made me recall some of the poems I learned at school as a child. I hope I have succeeded, at least to some extent, in capturing the innocence and joyful feeling of childhood. I also hope it would bring out the child in some of you; I would like your comments from such a perspective since this is a children's poem. Or perhaps you can share it with children, get their comments and post them. Thank you!
In Defense Of The Rain
Some folks like to complain And are very fickle They fume when rain is falling And fret at a mere drizzle Wild birds and animals They all need the rain Which gives them water For their lives to sustain The plants and the trees And all th
I Am Rain (14 words)
I am Rain Falling from Above Blessing the Earth with Showers And my Love
Nature's Lesson For Parents
I actually witnessed this event. I wrote this piece after reading a poem entitled "Too Much Love Can Kill" which pointed out that several children from middle class families end up killing themselves through drug use or suicide after they move away from over-protective parental control which imposes a lot of pressure on them to be super achievers.
Charvak
This poem is based on the Charvak philosophy of life, the first of its category which originated in India in 10th century BC and which denies the existence of God and Soul.
The Lonely Traveller
Miles and miles lie ahead being even and odd at places, having rise and fall on its ways in the horizon the path mixes. Unknown, sill unknown it is; the path is still undiscovered. it attracts me to be discovered and I am a mad on this roa
Spiritual but not Religious
Many persons today claim to be spiritual but not religious, even at CS. I am curious to know the views of CS members on this topic and to share them with others. What do you think? Please comment especially if you are such a person!
Learning poetry II (Quatrain)
A quatrain is a type of stanza , or a complete poem, consisting of four lines There are twelve possible rhyme schemes , but the most traditional and common are: AAAA , AABB , and ABAB .
Gone Fishing Part 2
Part 2, since it was too big to post all at once.
Gone Fishing Part 1
I wrote this to remind myself that sometimes a little patience is required before you find what you are looking for. :)
These Sinful Lips
Was asked to write about the 7 colours of sin and this is what came up. Ladyjewel, that's the head of the mermaid! :-)
Corner Poem
Inspired by Macduff5's "No Birds Sing"
A Christmas Miracle
This poem tells the story of a mother's desperate prayer and a Christmas Miracle for her little boy.
War Stillborn
Force in unfortunate, a recourse of last resort, For indiscriminate is The Angel of Death; At war's conception, show no pity, shout: "Abort! Abort!" And rescue the life of our Mother instead.
Snap Back
written as thank you for b'day gifts (including pkg of silicone bands)
Symbiotic
A friend sent photos with accompanying story about mother tiger in CA loosing her triplet cubs. Although the story was fabricated, the photos were real - with their own story to tell.
Eligible Bachelor
Just a quick description of myself
you have to wonder, don't you?
It seems there are lonely people everywhere looking for the one person to fulfill their life; how many of you are genuine out there? How many of us will find husband or wife? If nothing else ever comes of this trial, At least I can always say
Unaware
I wrote this poem more than fifteen years ago.
i, i can turn a grey sky blue but not 4 u
this is a poem
JACK WITH A BEER BACK
THIS IS A POEM
were, was,isn't, ain't
this is a poem
WHEN HOPE TURNED TO DOPE
THIS IS APOEM
WITH DEFFERENCE TO JACK JOHNSON
THIS IS A POEM
DOES YOUR GOD DO IT GREEK STYLE?
THIS IS A POEM
I'VE GOT GOOD NEWS AND I HAVE SAD NEWS
THIS IS A POEM
YOU PEOPLE CLAIM TO KNOW WHAT POETRY IS!
IT WAS AN UTTER "JOY" TO CONSTRUCT THIS POEM FOR A STOIC LADY
ONE BREATH OF KNOWLEDGE
THIS IS A POEM WRITTEN BY THE HANDS OF SELFISH LADIES WHO TAKE MEN'S FEELINGS FOR GRANTED THE WOMEN WHO WATCH THE CLOCK RATHER THAN THE SENENETY OF A LAKE THE ONES WHO HAVE NO INTENTION OF GIVING BUT ARE EXPERTS IN HOW TO TAKE SIGNED BY ONE WHO GIVES MUCH NORE THAN HE TAKES! ~free cee!~ SOMEONE WHO COULD EASILY SELL HIS WORDS BUT WOULD RATHER GIVE THEM AWAY FOR FREE
NO MORE DADDY'S HANDS!
THIS IS A POEM REQUESTED BY A DELIGHT, A LADY AND A POET SUPREME!
AL DI LA MY LOVE
THIS IS A POEM