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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Writing: 5 of 505
For Those Who Wait In SilenceWriting, for now, is my lover abroad;Out of sight, but very much in mind.I hold it, caress it, and,Think fondly on our past together:The short, sunny day trips on autumn weekends,And the long bitter winters we shared,Relying on each other to survive,Plowing through the blinding white,With nothing ... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Suicide: 21 of 486
Thoughts On A Premature DeathIt happened laying in the dark,No sound of swallow or love-sick lark.Created - a scene of the very end -A suicide, though just pretend:The wrists were slit, the blood flowed warm;Outside peaceful, inside storm.I watched on high, from above,My body limp, draped over tub.A loved one walked into the ... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Matters of the heart: 1 of 17
Well I sat all night in this parlor,With your things packed up to go.You've only been here a few moments in time,But for the rest of my life I'll know,The soft of your hair, the light in your eyesThe secrets behind your smile.Your beauty's etched in my mind,Where I'll hold you for awhile.So as you lay there sleeping,I wonder ... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Yesterday: 1 of 15
Looking through the window of a bus.Looking for the inspiration to a dream.Trying to find that masterpieceThat every artist strives for -Ain't it funny how so many people seeDifferent things through the window of a bus?Blue skies and green treesBring back different memories,Bring back different places.Roads unwinding, cars sl... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Confused by love: 73 of 311
Holding out?I didn't know,You had such talent.You just let go,And your feelings did the rest for you.They went from head to hand,From pencil then to pad,And now I know your feelings, too.I'd share mine if I only knew...So crystal clear,In a confused and hopeless tune,Like an oasis on a windswept dune:I want to now - no! - I w... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sunday: 2 of 8
Yellow SundayStuck in limbo for seven days,The dust has settled, sent through rays,Of Sunday's empty afternoon,On crumpled, color-fast cartoons.I sit among these particles,Lost in thought from articles,Thick with death on thin white pages,Printed in black by men for wages.I sigh and then a yawn escapes,No shudder for these ac... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Falling in love: 158 of 614
The Loving SunsLike the ancient Druids before meWho worshipped their nature gods -Highest among them, Sol,Our nearest star, our sun -I bow down before your mysterious works.When you are near me I'm healed by your warmthAnd I smile contentedly in your light.When you are far from me the night comes coldlyAnd the darkness leaves... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Fury: 4 of 12
The end of something;It has finally come,Through the dirt and the slime,And unmistakable scum,That lies in this hell-hole,With heat of blistering degrees,Boiling the blood,In my brain's dimly lit seas.Some evil grim presence,Has always been here,Who's slung-out shit,I no longer can bear.So now I shall leave,All this horrible ... More..
Creative Writing > Songs Songs: Isolation: 2 of 5
IsolationAll alone,Your world's gone mad,Forgotten all the good times you've had.Have another drink,It's comfortable on the brink.All alone,All alone.You've shut yourself up from the outside,Yet there's nothing too great on the inside.All that's there is melancholy.Your life's one great big folly.All alone,All alone. More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Humorous: 217 of 478
Drinkin', stinkin',Havin' fun.Sure wish you loved me,Wish you were the one.When you speak your sweet thoughts,They sure leave me in awe.You're the prettiest smart woman,I ever did saw.And I asked you once,If we could go steady.You said, "No, cause we're drunk,"When I thought you'd say we weren't ready.It's all just a good tim... More..