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Tranquillity

Poetic prose (wrote this in 1968 in Winnipeg, Canada)...
1,10810Jun 2013

Black Night

(wrote this at a dark period in my life in my early 20s)...
1422Apr 6

haiku serenity

the sound of silence its mesmerising nature peaceful and serene...
6784Feb 2021

Overcoming Depression

dedicated to those who are dealing with depression...
1,67331Mar 2016

Happiness

BE HAPPY!...
1,37621Jul 2013

Aging

effects of aging...
75921Feb 2023

CS Poetry Corner

I posted my first piece here on CS Poetry Corner in June 2013. There was a great camaraderie among t...
81524Jan 2023

Beauty and Truth

"Beauty is truth, truth beauty,"- that is all Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.tw -John...
2682Jun 2023

Love Is A Decision

"Love is a decision, it is a judgement, it is a promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be...
2,78312Sep 2015

the Old Age

Nonet A nonet is a nine-line poem. In the nonet form, each line contains specific, descending sylla...
3414Feb 2023

I Am A Wildflower

Personification...
49315Mar 2022

Nature's Song

as I skim the treetops gazing all around birds on nearby branches joyfully sing their song loo...
35910Jun 2022

my life's essentials

senryu...
4488Jun 2022

Equanimity

“If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same” (Extract...
6556Feb 2019

Green Haiku

Green - the colour of life...
1,00613Mar 2014

The Other Side

“Strange, is it not? that of the myriads who Before us pass'd the door of Darkness through, Not...
71123Jan 2022

WOMAN

dedicated to women, particularly those who are facing gender inequality in the workplace and society...
88216Jul 2021

missed kiss

senryu (5-7-5) not half haiku...
42011Feb 2022

AHA! (5-7-5)

Senryu (A short Japanese style poem, similar to haiku in structure, however, senryu tend to be abou...
1,18818Sep 2014

Eternity

Acrostic...
4065Feb 2022

Tropical Splendour

This is my signature piece of writing, as conveyed in the last three paragraphs: "At such moments...
4338Jan 2022

dark clouds

dark clouds hovering in the sky permeate my being creating a state of sombre calmness deep with...
47510Nov 2021

Rain

Just another rain poem - a sister to Redex's "The Sky Cries" My second nonet. I used the centre f...
1,0277Oct 2013

Technology and Man's Destiny

Personification of Technology. Technology itself is not responsible for the ills associated with i...
1,21212Oct 2013

The Story of Life

This poem applies to all living things: animals, plants, birds, fishes, insects, etc. Regardless o...
55911Mar 2021

The Magnificent Air

The air we breathe is probably one of the most taken for granted things. It unites all living things...
5069Jan 2021

Earth, Sea and Sky

Nature's Trinity iambic pentameter sonnet (ten syllables per line) (successive lines rhyme sche...
5094May 2020

Connection to Nature

Dedicated to those who experience a direct personal connection to Nature independent of any explana...
6467Sep 2019

To New Poetry Corner Poets

Advice to New Poets: Focus on the quality of your poetry And continue to improve it with each w...
1,41218Nov 2014

Malala

This is a tribute to Malala, recent recipient of a Nobel Prize....
1,09613Oct 2014

Heart of the Sea

The heart of the sea is a mother's heart She is the great ancestral mother of all life on the plane...
1,42719Oct 2013

CONNECTING Singles

monorhyme acrostic Dedicated to CS...
8655Aug 2018

LIGHT

Nonet line1 - one syllable line2 - two syllables line3 - three syllables line4 - four syllable...
65712Jul 2019

HAPPINESS (Acrostic)

I wish to challenge others to write and post an acrostic on a theme of their choice. I dedicate thi...
95810Jun 2019

ALONENESS

Aloneness is different from loneliness It is an occasion for personal growth It gives an insight i...
1,64531Nov 2014

Poems from my Youth: (4) - My Love For You

Dedicated to the young and the young-at-heart especially to the ladies at CS...
1,24313Jul 2013

The Sound Of Silence

Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence" was, and remains, my favourite song of all time. I spe...
1,21413Feb 2014

POETRY AND PROSE

As a child, growing up, most of the poems I learned at school were of the traditional type. Memorizi...
1,55221Apr 2015

Rising From The Ashes

(To those dealing with addiction - drugs, alcohol, etc., and a broken heart)...
1,36119Jul 2014

Sands Of Time

Grains of sand trickling down the narrow crystal neck of the hourglass Each grain a measure...
1,0106Sep 2013

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