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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I want to get closeI am afraid.Afraid of what... Read More
Asha of DarfurCry, cry-oh little Darfur woman For your sister... Read More
English VersionA bunch of us guys in the hutIn ?Nam... Read More
As I picked up some of the polished gemstones in... Read More
Ironically, the passion that can neutralize the repulsion for difficulties... Read More
Take some time to stop and look at nature. Pick... Read More
Explore the meaning of poetry and the motivation of poets... Read More
Since Mohamed Ali?then Cassius Clay?announced that he had written "The... Read More
Real Power.One Tsunami, and all our armies, Seem belittled by... Read More
How I wonder what he's doing as I sit alone... Read More
Part One Midget HistoryI am thirty-six inches tall, that is... Read More
A Poem - By Lorraine KemberIt was a day like... Read More
I Shall Wait..On all the new mornings, and every singking... Read More
I am not the one I was before yesterday.I cannot... Read More
The concept of brief encounters, even romantic encounters, with a... Read More
Grandpa's House [The ole Real House]The house needed painting Sun-blistered... Read More
Most of my poems are written late at night, often,... Read More
Burning Autumn Leaves [1950s in St. Paul, Minnesota]My long steel... Read More
Old skin, once held tight Against her skeleton- Rose no... Read More
One of the most important poets of the post-war period,... Read More
I'm not well. Can't you tell? Kinda low, so,... Read More
In the midst of darkness, there is light. In... Read More
You cannot make someone love you. All you can do... Read More
I cannot bear to think of when you will be... Read More
Supernatural PoetryHere are five poems,-what I call-death and supernatural poems.... Read More
"I heard what you said, Red. Yet, I have to... Read More
The following two poems, one in English, the other in... Read More
In the Mountains of Haiti(In the City)-July is a hot... Read More
[As Told by the Last] King: it was in the... Read More
"All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling."--Oscar WildePeople write poetry... Read More
Lord Byron's opening couplet to "She Walks In Beauty" is... Read More
Do not be afraid to shine. This world needs what... Read More
Note: written after seeing the little adobe 16th century church... Read More
Black Blood, in Jeremiah's Vines [A Dream Poem]And I heard... Read More
The light of all eternity shines with me now /... Read More
Azra, Azra, Wake up Azra. Wake up Azra, It is... Read More
(The city by the bay of Northern California, near which... Read More
I wish we had met 20 years ago... A different... Read More
As I picked up some of the polished gemstones in... Read More
I will never think twice nor will I roll the... Read More
Real Power.One Tsunami, and all our armies, Seem belittled by... Read More
Charlotte Bronte (1816 ?1855) Novelist and Poet.Charlotte was the daughter... Read More
If you are serious about seeing your work published by... Read More
Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and... Read More
Explore the meaning of poetry and the motivation of poets... Read More
It was not me as I am now. It was... Read More
On through the darkness she searches the bones Seeking the... Read More
I want to get closeI am afraid.Afraid of what... Read More
The concept of brief encounters, even romantic encounters, with a... Read More
Let's follow the poet to his Hell and heaven! Count... Read More
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