socrates44 Last Viewed Poems

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Leaves That Are Green Special thanks to Simon and Garfunkel	1,164	15	0	Apr 2014	Apr 2015	6 mins ago
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 s...	1,032	9	0	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	2 hrs ago
Enlightenment This is an extract from the book, "Siddharta" by Herman Hesse. It focuses on "Enlightenment" in Buddhism and is one of my favourite pieces of writ...	1,094	9	0	Aug 2013	Sep 2013	2 hrs ago
Haiku 1 (diamonds in the snow---) For those who may not know, Haiku is a form of Japanese poetry. The standard structure consists of three lines in which the first line consists of fiv...	1,427	5	0	Jul 2013	Jul 2013	2 hrs ago
Cosmic Reality In the perspective of infinite time and infinite space the natural order prevails there are no problems only the absolute and ultimate reality of...	843	1	0	Oct 2013	Jan 2014	3 hrs ago
Black Night (wrote this at a dark period in my life in my early 20s)...	147	2	0	Apr 6	Apr 10	3 hrs ago
The Sounds Of Colours What sounds do you the various colours evoke in you? Please add a verse of your own or just a plain statement. Feel free to write on any colour, inc...	952	19	0	Feb 2014	Feb 2014	6 hrs ago
The Old man and the Boy though we know we may be hurt in love or life yet we walk on toward the very thing that may hurt us so...	1,346	6	0	Oct 2017	Mar 2018	8 hrs ago

Birdsong Poetic Prose...	971	12	0	Jul 2013	Dec 2016	8 hrs ago
FLOWERS Acrostic...	1,210	9	1	May 2015	Feb 2018	12 hrs ago
Crazy World Of Skin Colour Some dark-skinned people seek to lighten their skin colour By applying skin creams to make themselves fairer Most of those creams have some chemical...	1,015	10	0	Dec 2013	Feb 2014	12 hrs ago
WINGS haiku...	847	10	0	Aug 2014	Sep 2014	13 hrs ago
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 th...	880	16	0	Sep 2014	Sep 2014	13 hrs ago
Sailors In the Sky Since I was a child, I have always admired the effortless gliding of vultures up in the sky. Among other gliding birds listed are albatross, eagle,...	1,074	19	0	Jan 2017	Dec 2017	15 hrs ago
Clouds and Sunshine Some sunshine to cheer up those experiencing winter blues...	1,105	14	0	Nov 2014	Dec 2017	16 hrs ago
Procrastination Cinquain This is its traditional form which consists of 5 lines. Line 1 - 2 syllables Line 2 - 4 syllables Line 3 - 6 syllables Line 4 - 8 syllab...	1,081	8	0	Nov 2013	Nov 2013	17 hrs ago
Guardian Of The Environment I have always admired the way of life of the Native American Indians living in harmony with Nature before the advent of the Europeans. By extension, t...	909	8	0	Nov 2013	Nov 2013	19 hrs ago
An Act of Love Ripening fruit swells more each day till skin so tight unable to contain the desire within bursts---- yielding its insides to the sunshine whic...	946	3	1	Jun 2013	Nov 2017	22 hrs ago
blades of green blades of green rise from the brown spreading all around soon to be sprinkled with yellow all aglow in the sunshine wings of gossamer flit a...	731	7	0	Apr 2018	May 2018	24 hrs ago
Poems from my Youth: (3) - Pen Friendship Written in my early twenties. Dedicated to Pen Friends....	912	2	0	Jul 2013	Jul 2013	24 hrs ago
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...	863	10	0	Nov 2013	Dec 2013	May 5

Bridge Over Troubled Water My first WORD ACROSTIC...	1,165	12	0	Mar 2014	May 2014	May 5
Flowers (Cinquain -T) Traditional Cinquain (5 lines) Line 1 : 2 syllables Line 2 : 4 syllables Line 3 : 6 syllables Line 4 : 8 syllables Line 5 : 2 syllables...	1,503	13	0	Mar 2014	Mar 2014	May 5
Lords of the Prairies - A Tribute To The Bison The arrival of vast waves of white settlers in the 1800s, and their conflict with the Native American residents of the prairies, spelled the end for t...	1,120	11	0	Jun 2014	Oct 2018	May 5
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. Writi...	1,034	12	0	Nov 2013	Dec 2013	May 5
ALONENESS Aloneness is different from loneliness It is an occasion for personal growth It gives an insight into humanness And helps us realize our self worth...	1,646	31	1	Nov 2014	Apr 2019	May 5
Winter's Silent Beauty Alone I sit staring at the cold grey sky All around winter's handiwork so silent so beautiful fills the land Drifting lazily upwards pillar...	882	11	1	Dec 2013	Jan 2018	May 5
Aging effects of aging...	761	21	1	Feb 2023	Sep 2023	May 5
Happiness BE HAPPY!...	1,377	21	0	Jul 2013	Jan 13	May 5
SERENITY Soothing sound of the murmuring breeze Entwined with the sound of rustling leaves Refreshing my tired worn-out spirit E...	923	5	0	Jan 2014	Jan 2014	May 5
LOVE Quoted from "The Prophet" by Kahlil Gibran...	1,035	14	0	Feb 2014	Jul 2014	May 5

Turbulence "That too shall pass!" Calm Stillness follows Turbulence no matter how rough the waters may be. Hold On!...	929	6	0	Aug 2013	Aug 2013	May 5
Tranquillity Poetic prose (wrote this in 1968 in Winnipeg, Canada)...	1,110	10	0	Jun 2013	Apr 19	May 5
Poems from my Youth: (1) - I Live I wrote this when I was nineteen. It defines my love for Nature, Beauty and Truth which has remained unchanged....	926	5	0	Jul 2013	Jan 2014	May 5
WOMAN dedicated to women, particularly those who are facing gender inequality in the workplace and society in general...	883	16	1	Jul 2021	Mar 2022	May 5
Equanimity “If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same” (Extract from Rudyard Kipling's poem “If”) equanimity -...	665	6	0	Feb 2019	May 2022	May 5
Love is Blind They say Love is Blind Cupid's arrows hit Whoever they Find And put them In a Bind...	934	5	0	Nov 2013	Mar 2018	May 5
The Hummingbird Trinidad, my native island, is sometimes referred to as the “Land of the Hummingbird” because more than sixteen different species of hummingbird have...	1,647	10	0	Aug 2015	Aug 2015	May 5
Fame and Stardom Some notable celebrities who committed suicide: Whitney Houston(singer, actress) – drug overdose L'Wren Scott(fashion designer, model) - hanging Ku...	1,165	3	0	Oct 2014	Oct 2014	May 5
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 no basis for the promise to love each other forev...	2,784	12	1	Sep 2015	Jun 2023	May 5

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