Sestina                   -sws Okay I’m not too crazy About a style so lazy. Not much here that’s free In terms of...
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A special thanks to G. Smith for inspiring us again this year to participate in the 30 Poems in 30 Days challenge for National Poetry Month. He did a great...
FAREWELL BLUES (c) 2009 - G. Smith ... Farewell, Blues, don't come around here any more; Farewell, Blues, I'm showin' you the door; My baby's back, everything...
Chiseled in stone, lies the cold Hard truth So much love in his small life he gave As she sits crying beside a small Hard grave. When John was born, her heart...
He will not forget the year they had, And all they did, what they have gained. He will not forget the friends that they have made, The dreams that they shared...
Her Spirit is alive-- She feels whole once more. The warmth from within, Now covers her with a Glow! Her Birthday was the best Love gave her peace, Her friends...
Let There Be Music!                               -sws  God said, “Let there be light! Let there be life! And most of all, ...
An Empty Barrel if I sit inside an empty barrel am I an imposter of what may fit there answers to my questions don't always cradle my thoughts with sparks of...
If she fell in love with you would you promise to be True? Please try to understand her. Would you remove all your doubts and with your faith Hold out, to...
The Truth Is the question is how soon this moment will be over with because again I have to wait just to wish with a little hope, maybe, that you'll at least...
Wednesday Poetry Prompts: 043 So we meet again. This picks up where Robert Lee Brewer left off on the Wednesday poetry prompts prior to 30 Poems in 30 Days....
If she could have one wish today; She thinks that wish would be For her to marry Billy, And for him to marry her. It seems she's always loved him, But it has...
She found somebody new; And he's really true, She loves being with him; Because she feels above the rim, He is really special to her; And she thinks he is...
Chestnut hair with auburn curl How would Louis L'Amour Get him next to that girl? Dainty white lace over the lower half Of Helen's features Quick to smile,...
She had the face she showed the world--in a glance, All smiles, unaffected by circumstance. She had the face she showed her brother and her son, Whose...
Just For Fun just for a little fun I did get out today to see the gray sky above to feel the sun though it wasn't a hot day I still enjoyed not being confined ...
Greed corrupts the mind of man With gold in his teeth and gold in his hands Searched for treasures high and low Stabbed his brother like a foe Power brings a...
The soul-wrenching, silent state of distress of the afflicted That throughout the world, at any given moment, someone is being: Molested, beaten, tortured, ...
All you want to do is fly. People say you are insane. To this you hear that makes you not try. All you want to do is fly. To have great courage for this you...
Giggling, laughing, having so much fun There's no time to get homework done. Thirteen is certainly a magical age As Shakespeare said "all the world's a stage."...
As she stands by the shore And watches the waves crash in, She explores all the corners Of her mind from within. Barefoot, she feels the sand Settling deep...
As the sun sets low, The tide begins to ebb. The ship goes out to sea, To return with bounty for thee. On calm seas, He leans on the rail, And reminisces about...
From "Poetic Aside" by Robert Lee Brewer: For today's prompt, I want you to take the phrase "Don't you (blank)," fill in the blank with a word or words, and...
Executed Spells spells are executed and bats diving at heads but this isn't a story about a cinderella going down a happiness trail or is it there's power in...
Sitting with a Cat-Dog my right ear is plugged with water my left eye has a bug that did fly into it so I just sit here waiting for my time to hear and see...
Don't You Think It's Time Don’t you think it’s time To have a change of heart… Time to walk the line… Put the horse before the cart? Don’t you think...
What if daydreamers Ruled the world? A cheese was free, For boys and girls. What if everyone Lived in trees? And rivers flowed, Wild and free. What if rainbows...