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Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Sorrow: 1 of 167
If You Go AwayI can still see you,running through the field,ponytail flopping,skirt flying in the breeze -the skirt that rippedminutes before, when you scaledthe chain link fence.The girls called you a tomboy, getting dirty, playing boys' games.You were one of us,as we played war,pretending to be soldiers, trouncing through t... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Forgotten: 1 of 49
"Forgotten Treasure" Long forgotten and stowed away, a poem lingers in isolation; lost to the memory of yesteryear -this once great inspiration.A poem lingers in isolation, a hidden pearl of great treasure, this once great inspiration, rhythmical and flowing in measure.A hidden pearl of great treasure, drifting on timeles... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Strength: 2 of 78
dancing at the wellspringscan you dance when the daysare dismaland darkness hovers over Earthwhen somber music playstemporal and alters the giving of birth?can you write in the sky...rearrangethe stars or chit-chat with the moon...hear the wind's bidding cry or seek changewhen songbirds whisper a new tune?can you sprout heali... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Looking in the mirror: 7 of 201

"The Eyes in the Mirror"I saw him but briefly todaypeeking in my rear-view mirror.sure that my eyes did not betray. The image could have been no clearer.His face was aged and wrinkled; even in his hair I saw a story -gray among the brown sprinkled, from many years spent in worry.Once this vision of age he dreadedfor fear o... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Blank canvas: 5 of 140

"Empty Pages"The pen was full of black ink, papers covered the desktop, dictionaries stood on edge, and an empty journal lay open.From the comfort of his chair, with chin in hand, he staredat his stage of performance, wondering what to do next.All waited in quiet readiness.When would scene one open?Actors awaited a stage call... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Homeless: 7 of 152

"three alone"two young childrensleep snugly beneathblankets, cuddlingon a cool spring mornin the back seat ofa rusted, old car with expired tagsand less than a quarter tank of gasafraid and weeping,a young woman keeps vigilance like a mother bear over her cubsand prays for better days -a break, a job, a home,money for gas,foo... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Eagles: 1 of 19

"Of Eagles, Before the Beckoning"Alert, their penetrating eyes,as sharp as talons, scrutinizethe windblown underbrush belowto pinpoint unsuspecting prey.Alight atop the barren treesThey roost in winter's chilling breeze.On riverbanks the troops amass.Unfrozen waters percolate,unleashed from frigid sheets of ice.The eagles per... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Birds: 7 of 118
Safely Under BrushOn painted wings, a pheasant skimmed above a fieldOf maize which lay beneath the white of winter's snow.A gray and weathered barn with chipping paint, a starkReminder, stood alone and barren, battered byUnfettered winds that burst across the Kansas plain.The skittish rooster fluttered past the haggard snarlO... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Personal Morals & Values Admitting faults does not make you a weaker person: 2 of 29
Benjamin Franklin once said, "How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them." We live as an imperfect people in an imperfect world, yet often we are hesitant to admit we have faults. Even when we see our imperfections, we would rather deny them in front of others than ack... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Survivors: 2 of 22
Busted FlatRaindrops split-splat;he hides beneath a cardboard box -raindrops split-splat.Homeless, penniless, busted flat -tattered jacket, worn shoes, no socks,eluding a night in detox.Raindrops split-splat.Cold, shivering;afraid to sleep, to see the past -cold, shivering.Another night of suffering,seeing flashes, hearing th... More..