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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Growing hurts sometimes; saying goodbye to friends, ... Read More
Wars, air of AmbiguityDedicated to 1st. Lt. Laura Walker (From... Read More
I want to get closeI am afraid.Afraid of what... Read More
Amy King's first full-length collection, Antidotes for an Alibi, insists... Read More
Man UnbowedUnbowed by sin, the world of man, stands Upon... Read More
Ode to Quetzalc?atlQuetzalc?atl the GreatNo one knew his true name,... Read More
Grandpa's House [The ole Real House]The house needed painting Sun-blistered... Read More
Truth is stranger than fiction according to many people who... Read More
BoyhoodOh me! Thy glorious days have flown! I mealy noticed,... Read More
Real Power.One Tsunami, and all our armies, Seem belittled by... Read More
Have you ever sat there staring at the paper, ready... Read More
As I picked up some of the polished gemstones in... Read More
Our home was warm in the shade of the trees... Read More
All Hail.Is your hospital full of aliens, despite new cleaning... Read More
It was not me as I am now. It was... Read More
Key Largo:The fans turn lazily in front of the doorThey... Read More
There are many times I set up barriers and walls,... Read More
House of the Goblin [Part Two of Three]Here is where,... Read More
(The city by the bay of Northern California, near which... Read More
In Poetry: Meaning of WordsWhen I write poetry, I check... Read More
Note: written after seeing the little adobe 16th century church... Read More
She raised me like I was her own daughter from... Read More
Kamalakanta was born in Burdwan India in the late 18th... Read More
Poet Stephen B. Wiley's first book of poetry, Hero Island,... Read More
Once upon a midnight dreary, coffee cold and vision... Read More
Our home was warm in the shade of the trees... Read More
"To My Dear and Loving Husband" was written by America's... Read More
I can see the cerulean blue of the skiesOr the... Read More
"Song of the Great Zimbabwe"Across the African, winter's skyIn the... Read More
War bombs may explode demolishing man and land. Hurricanes may... Read More
Sorry would be a start.Though you cant take back your... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (English version)In what retreat art hid?-Where... Read More
What can I do to keep this world in its... Read More
A poetic comment that just welled up inside my head... Read More
Most of my poems are written late at night, often,... Read More
The Exit Poems [And Socrates]Iron and FireIron can be... Read More
1.Night in Jamaica [Peruvianism: 1810]It was a rainy night... Read More
The Torrents of HellHell's furnace- Likened to a chimney Vomits... Read More
No one should have to beg or crawl before humanity.... Read More
There once lived an old man and his goodwife On... Read More
In early fall, in Minnesota, the rain falls, falls, In... Read More
Writing poetry is an art, a way of expression, finding... Read More
On through the darkness she searches the bones Seeking the... Read More
Take some time to stop and look at nature. Pick... Read More
To many people contemporary poetry is a turn-off. The reason... Read More
The Poet's Corner [Three poem/ see review of poetry under... Read More
What's a prisoner to do when justice fails and... Read More
Is poetry too complicated for the average reader? Is it... Read More
Key Largo:The fans turn lazily in front of the doorThey... Read More
now is not the time to open open that great... Read More
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