Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious watched them, from her window, Wondering, which one should I meet?Confused came in with overwhelmed and said, "The Panics have come to town"Then Hopeful called the carefulls, And said that Happy was a clown.Anxious came in with the news, Confident... Read More
Chicken Soup is good for a coldSleep is good for the FluWhen I get a case of the FearsWhat is a person to do?It is not bacteriaAlthough it can eat away my soulIt is not a virusYet, it can keep me from feeling wholeI know what will do the trick,What... Read More
I get up in the morningAnd want to stay in bedOh, so nice and warmLike fresh from the oven bread.My day is oh so busyI wish that I could stayIn the quiet of my houseIf only I could play.Relax and play like Children doNo matter where they areNever worried about... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the most difficult questions for me to answer(timely and thoroughly) is,"Why do you enjoy writing"?So due to the challenge manifested in such a question,I pondered on creating an answer. Many reasons came to mind,but after digesting much"time for thought",I managed to... Read More
Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, to things you've known and done to things you wanted to do. Growing heals sometimes the shattered dreams and hopes of a life you once knew leading you to a new knowledge... Read More
How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller dwelling on the road of goodbye. Bittersweet tears fall as I think of all the places I'll never see, all the faces I'll never know, all the joys I'll never share, as I head for the... Read More
FIND the MAGICFind the Magic As you release old bondage Come out of hiding And see the starsFind the Magic As you expose the pain Let the tears flow And find beauty in your bodyFind the Magic As you scream from the beating Run from the threats And feel the... Read More
Ocean Heal MeOcean heal my wounds Let your waves curl and foam on my body Wash away blood, heal scarsOcean renew me with your power As unceasingly you roll Giving strength that's been drainedOcean keep me warm Wrap me in your brine Caress me with your tidesOcean disperse my tears... Read More
now is not the time to open open that great door again not the time to be more tolerant not the time to play to winnow is not the time for justice evolution mercy choices not the time to pet the puppies yipping with pathetic voicesnow is not the time... Read More
JOINEDHeart beat of man pounding - yet unheard joined becomes the beat of a nation.Words of man written - yet unread joined becomes a proclamation.Sounds of man spoken - yet unheard joined becomes a production .Lines of man drawn - yet unrecognized joined becomes an illustration.Beings of man humming... Read More
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Out of the eight poems provided here [all previously unpublished],... Read More
1)dying in the bar [sluggishly]yet, I would crawl too upto... Read More
Since Mohamed Ali?then Cassius Clay?announced that he had written "The... Read More
A Poem - By Lorraine KemberIt was a day like... Read More
Like a cat I slumber, blissfully unencumbered, Through eighty per... Read More
Old skin, once held tight Against her skeleton- Rose no... Read More
YOU MIGHT THINK I AM STRONGI THINK YOU GOT IT... Read More
In Poetry: Meaning of WordsWhen I write poetry, I check... Read More
Poems have different cores, or so I believe, and can... Read More
Emlyn Williams Theatre, Mold, North Wales: 20th February 2003Clwyd Theatr... Read More
AFRICA (to africans in diaspora)africa here i come, africa africa... Read More
"All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling."--Oscar WildePeople write poetry... Read More
Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and... Read More
Learn about love by reading poetry by a long dead... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (English version)In what retreat art hid?-Where... Read More
Bells for Belphegor!...Where immortal veils never meet Belphegor, Arch devil... Read More
How wonderfully sweet to be a dweller dwelling... Read More
In early fall, in Minnesota, the rain falls, falls, In... Read More
"Beautiful Dreamer" was written by Stephen Foster just before his... Read More
Frog SummerSummer grows hot, for the New-blooded frogs; The bugs... Read More
What's a prisoner to do when justice fails and... Read More
I wish we had met 20 years ago... A different... Read More
McLean, VA - "The Healing Conscious" tells the story of... Read More
There are many times I set up barriers and walls,... Read More
Truth is stranger than fiction according to many people who... Read More
In the quiet of the arctic night- In its deep... Read More
She raised me like I was her own daughter from... Read More
In early fall, in Minnesota, the rain falls, falls, In... Read More
Shakespeare's sonnets require time and effort to appreciate. Understanding the... Read More
It's dark, it's cold, its' just six thirty,thoughts of sleep... Read More
Explore the meaning of poetry and the motivation of poets... Read More
Ironically, the passion that can neutralize the repulsion for difficulties... Read More
Isn't that what they say?But what does that mean?There's no... Read More
The Incubus' Flash-lightHe looked inside my head And found a... Read More
Burning Autumn Leaves [1950s in St. Paul, Minnesota]My long steel... Read More
To many people contemporary poetry is a turn-off. The reason... Read More
If a happiness poem could bring forth a smile, Then... Read More
I AM SO GRATEFUL for simpler times. Stores were closed... Read More
Part One Midget HistoryI am thirty-six inches tall, that is... Read More
Poet Stephen B. Wiley's first book of poetry, Hero Island,... Read More
What do you do when you want to write poetry?... Read More
There I sat, ninety-five degree weatherOutside; the bookstore caf?, was... Read More
The Torrents of HellHell's furnace- Likened to a chimney Vomits... Read More
Thank youDedicated to soldiers and their loved onesFor those who... Read More
A Poem - By Lorraine KemberIt was a day like... Read More
English VersionThe Merchant of Copan [480 AD]Advance: The ballgame at... Read More
Part OneI tell you a legend of long ago Of... Read More
Storm Rising along the Lima Coast [Summer of 2002]?wind was... Read More
We were exiled from the Garden of Eden. Its... Read More
There are many times I set up barriers and walls,... Read More
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