Senryu

scratches in my mind - the cost of freedom?
another eight drown when freedom was all they sought freedom became theirs * Thanks for reading! Author's Notes: In response to a news report I read this morning about the death of more migrants in the English Channel.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
Demens Rex
Mad clowns are great fun Provided that they never Escape the circus
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
I was so full of love that I could barely eat
Adorned by the atrocity, bemoaned by the call In the dire stance of existence, the elusiveness of stillness in its mirth had its stall.
By Hridya Sharma2 years ago in Poets
Hedonism
You’re my hedonism Your kisses have saved me From my isthmus of sorrow You indulge my whims And I hang on your words Forever tied together
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Father
I used to imagine your face I used to look for you in every place I used to wonder what you were doing But then I realized it was all a waste
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Fixate. Top Story - September 2024.
Find what fascinates Stop at nothing to find out Why it compels you
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
The Moments That Make Up A Dull Day
𝄼𝄼 𝄼𝄼 𝄼𝄼 𝄼𝄼 Tick Tock Tick Tock How is it only twelve o'clock? Tick Tock Shit A stream of conscious?
By Matthew J. Fromm2 years ago in Poets
My Villainous Hero
The voice, James Earl Jones oh my villainous hero, the force be with you * Thanks for reading! R.I.P. James Earl Jones who died September 9, 2024, at 93 years old. That voice was such an iconic part of my childhood, as it was for many others, as Darth Vader in the Star Wars films and universe, and then as Musafa in The Lion King.
By Paul Stewart2 years ago in Poets
Growing Fragile
Growth makes things fragile: Cells, civilizations and Most of all, egos
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Bookish
Is reality A story about itself That we read and write?
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets
Limerence
You look at me askance As we dance To the limerence in each other’s eyes Sometimes I see what’s on your mind But I promise, there’s no lies
By Atomic Historian2 years ago in Poets
Malus Matrimonium
Beware the union Of obstinate ignorance And smug confidence
By D. J. Reddall2 years ago in Poets