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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Feeling lost: 14 of 720
Dejection, despairMy arms limp at my sideMy shoulders slumpedI see only the pavementCracked and needing repairHurriedly passing byMy shuffling feetI dare not look upTo see where I'm headedMy heart poundsA million milesA minute with no directionGrayness envelopes asIll-defined shadows pass meReaching out confoundsMy twisted wo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sleep: 6 of 136
As I nestle into my coversMy eyelids fight to stay openThen finally closeThoughts run through my mindI fret about what I have done todayI create my to do list for the next dayI wonder what will happen tomorrowI reach over to the nightstandTurn the radio on to distract my mindI search the stations for musicFirst banter about c... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: War: 34 of 544
Procedure to protect our ideals...and squash the ideals of othersProof that we are better than themCovered in week-old dried bloodAnd a meal for hundreds of maggotsA mangled dismembered armOur trophy for being the bestWar so much easier than talking aboutor resolving issuesAnyway, there is no point whenThey don't speak our la... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Ode to my quill: 1 of 15
Nestled in my fingersI watch you workAs the ebon inkFlows from your nibPenetrates the rag belowMoved by inspirationYou dance in tuneWith my soulHarmonious synchronicityYour gold highlightsSparkle in the morning lightAnd the cobalt shimmersWith reflections of our worldYour calmness amazes meYour acceptance of everythingInspire... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Time: 55 of 759
No matter how many yearsMonths, Days, Hours, MinutesHave passed everythingSeems to remain the sameYet, if you look long enoughYou see that everything has changedWith each ticking of the clockThings do changeSometimes minutely or tremendouslyThe river once a tiny creekBecomes a glorious canyonThe lone acornBecomes a stable and... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Belief: 3 of 36
Suspend realityAnd ride the imagination trailto a world of possibilitiesWhere sun rays create beautyThrough rainbow prismsWhere the fawn skips toThe syncopation of waterFlowing through pebblesAnd meandering creek bedsWhere the Portuguese cypressSways in unison withThe undulating grasslandsWhere sunflower fields peekAbove tall... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Loneliness: 52 of 579
On the darkened world stageCurled in a ballThe light dimly shines on meNo shadows to hide withinNo escape from my worldReaching out is futileNo hand meets mineSobbing echoes inThe recesses ofThe life theaterNo sanctuary on that stageNo arms to embrace me More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Creatures: 4 of 40
They livedIn my bedroomAfter my mom closed the doorAnd everything turned blackFrom the corner of my eyeI sensed somethingStaring at meThen a flash of a smileI pulled the covers over my headSuddenly, I felt something moveAcross my blanketsI dare not lookAs I heard feetScurry below my bedThen quiet stillnessI lifted one side of... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Life is . . .: 15 of 134
Life is ...looking at the sky and wishing on starsrainbows promising hopestepping in puddles after the rainsplashing joyous noisea smile you give another passerbywho passes the gift on forward to anothera wellspring of experiencesmaking each day worth it all More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Ink: 3 of 22
The needle scratchesAnd etches my skinAs the blackness flowsTo fill each lineThe outlines completedNext come the cobalt blueEmerald green, tangerine orangeAnd ruby redThe symmetry and designBring to life a memorialTo my loveI can keep close to my heart More..