steve1223 Most Viewed Poems

Poem	Order by Most Viewed	Order by Most Commented	Order by Most Liked	Created	Commented	Viewed
The Wind This was told to me by the wind last night....	433	6	0	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Apr 6
Thutan Kahan Translated from the long dead language of the Curtains (pronounced Kur-taynz)...	432	2	0	May 2012	May 2012	20 hrs ago
Red Riding Hood - The Truth revealed (Part 4 of 5) Poor Harold was so terrified that he couldn’t move. He was almost buried in the warm doona with only his face showing. What to do? Slowly he cast his...	431	2	0	Jan 2012	Jan 2012	Apr 26
Beneath A Wounded Sky Beneath the wounded sky sails she In a crystal boat of long lost memories Sails of gossamer wings spread out Pushed by winds of regret and sorrow...	431	7	0	Jan 2014	Jan 2014	Apr 25
The Tale of the Old Man (Part I) The places named are actual places...to the best of my knowledge dates mentioned are correct...should there be errors I apologise in advance...	430	2	0	Jul 2011	Sep 2011	Apr 8
I Am So In Love With You (rewrite of Poetnumber1) A collaboration between Poetnumber1 and myself. He provided the original poem 'I Am So In Love With You' to which I added my twist. Poetnumber1 and my...	429	4	0	Sep 2011	Sep 2011	Apr 27
A Conversation "Please Sir, Can you spare a dollar? I've not eaten in a while. The nights are cold, mid winter now and shelter I have none." [Why does he look...	429	3	0	Mar 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 28
I Matter I wrote this a little while ago in response to an article I read about child abuse ... abuse does not always mean physical ... it can be something as...	429	2	0	May 2013	May 2013	Apr 26

The truth behind Rumpelstiltskin revealed (part2) As night started to fall she became more desperate. It was rumoured that wild animals roamed the night. These animals were so fierce that they could...	426	0	0	Sep 2013		Apr 24
The truth behind Rumpelstiltskin revealed (part4) She was so relieved that she curled up and slept for the rest of the night, knowing that she was safe. The little man had saved her. In the morning wh...	426	1	0	Sep 2013	Sep 2013	Apr 26
Anxious? Who? I am the obsessive And I am the compulsive I sit on your shoulder And hurl abuse Everything you do Over and over I question Til you no longer...	426	2	0	Nov 2013	Nov 2013	Apr 17
The truth behind Rumpelstiltskin revealed (part5) Again, as the night before, the wizened little man arrived. He could not stand to see her so unhappy so out of the goodness of his heart he once again...	425	0	0	Sep 2013		Apr 8
One Fair Knight Long Ago Back in history, in days of old Twas then that knights were very bold And the ladies were covered in gold It was in that time there lived a bold...	425	5	0	Feb 2013	Mar 2013	Apr 27
Where Did You Go Where did you go my Darling One? I would like to know that answer Your eyes so bright, they dimmed As your breath just slowly faded What happens...	425	2	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	Apr 28
Lonely Reaper What a sad and lonely existence I wish Death would come for me Yet I know this is not possible For I am Death, the releaser of souls I watch hum...	425	1	0	Nov 2012	Nov 2012	Apr 26
My Big Day My heart with excitement beats The day's arrived, it's finally here Gown of white I wear with pride A veil my face it covers My father tall and...	425	2	0	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Apr 26
Had I But Taken Left Not Right Sometimes taking the wrong direction can have disastrous outcomes...	425	7	0	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Apr 30
Because I ask the flowers Why do you smell I ask the sun Why do you shine I ask the grass Why are you green I ask my love Why do you love me I ask the...	425	6	0	Aug 2011	Aug 2011	Apr 29
The Seeker Beneath a purple votive sky He twists and turns and screams out ‘Why’ But everywhere he turns and seeks Nothing there, in the silence no-one speaks...	424	8	0	Jul 2014	Jul 2014	Apr 29
Beneath Light Of The Pale Moon Beware my friend, beware In the backstreets, byways and alleys Beneath light of the pale moon There in the shadows they lurk Should you be fooli...	423	4	0	Jul 2014	Jul 2014	Apr 13
In The Shadows It follows, from shadow to shadow So close I can almost smell it It’s putrefying rank presence Fear has a terrifying hold on me Will I survive th...	423	4	0	Mar 2014	Mar 2014	Apr 28

Tears Of My Sorrow Thought I would try something different...	423	5	0	Aug 2013	Aug 2013	Apr 7
What Is There To Say? What if God decided He had enough of us and walked away from His creation...	423	1	0	Sep 2013	Sep 2013	Apr 21
Poetnumber1 or The Baked Bean Competition This is a true story...it was related to me by a friend of my cousin who had a dog who spoke to the mailman who had a girlfriend who had a pet rabbit...	423	2	0	Aug 2011	Aug 2011	Apr 30
In The Blink Of An Eye Someone once said to me that this drama called life is played out on the stage of the world in the blink of God's eye. It was from this the idea of '...	422	1	0	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Apr 21
Big Wheel Truck Big wheel truck Rolling down the road Sound of tyres humming Haven't got time to stop 'n sleep A schedule to be keeping Push yourself through t...	422	5	0	Sep 2011	Sep 2011	Apr 27
Black & White Have not had the time for writing so I thought that I might start with something dark First one of a series with a Black & White theme...	422	4	0	Jul 2014	Aug 2014	Apr 29
How much more can I stand Maybe a bit of humour mixed in there...	421	3	0	Jan 2013	Jan 2013	Apr 28
Inside the Mind of the Thinking Predator Read about a serial rapist a while ago ... all the neighbours were so shocked because he seemed so nice and normal ... what beasts lurk beneath the su...	421	4	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	1 hrs ago
Lucille (The tale of the travelling salesman) This is a true story as told to me by my cat who heard it from the fox (that's another story in itself) and so on...	421	4	0	Aug 2011	Sep 2011	6 hrs ago
Merry Christmas This sound I hear upon the roof What could it possibly be Could it be the reindeer hooves Or Santa's gliding sleigh This noise so strange drives...	420	2	0	Dec 2011	Dec 2011	Apr 27

The Three Little Pigs - A New Story (Part 3 of 4) On his way coming home A trailer papa pig rented To load all things from in house Across the street to be moving The beds, the lounge, all dinin...	420	4	0	Apr 2012	Apr 2012	Apr 29
What Quietly Hides Inside I was quietly enjoying lunch the other day when I overheard a conversation ... from all these drastic actions he was advocating I expected to see a mo...	419	3	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	Apr 27
Inside Me You look at me what do you see A body bent, misshapen Features slack with drooling mouth And fingers constant twitching The only sounds my mouth...	419	4	0	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	1 hrs ago
Mistakes (with extreme poetic licence) I have taken extreme poetic licence to the nt degree ... this is not an actual life ... at least none I am aware of...	416	0	0	Jan 2013		Apr 27
Closer to me A walk down the dark side...	415	2	0	Apr 2013	Apr 2013	Apr 27
The Hunger (Vampire Series II) Part1 The hunger is upon me once again. It gnaws incessantly at my innards, demanding to be fulfilled. My hunger screams at me, only blood will satisfy it,...	415	2	0	May 2013	May 2013	Apr 12
Lady From The Country In the country lives a Lady Heart of gold has she Likes to live life so simple Surrounded by friends and family Doesn't like life of drama Believ...	415	5	0	Sep 2011	Sep 2011	Apr 27
Lost An old man, a lonely man On a park bench he sits The world so strange, so alien One where nothing fits The pigeons round him scurry Pecking at...	415	2	0	Jul 2011	Jul 2011	Apr 29
Legend of Mara (Part XIII) All the villagers arrived at the Meeting Hall and took their places. Just as Gresunda arrived the door was firmly shut in her face leaving her standin...	415	3	0	Aug 2011	Aug 2011	Apr 18

steve1223 Most Viewed Poems (718)