Poetry Forum

One Good Idea Ever toss One Good Idea in the Sea of Fate because some kin or buddy said it had no weight? When the next one came to tremble your soul, those fingers of doubt only strangled it cold. No diploma, certificate or college degree was required to envision what your vision did see. For the ...

Miles - Just wanted to say. I enjoyed. this creative write. Makes you think. Thanks for sharing. Namyh

Nice one Caleb - I liked the insight of this human story a lot. Our dreams usually reveal what's more strongly on our mind than the half-truths we later feed ourselves that it wasn't. Whoa! Now there's a head banger for the therapiy couch! LOL. Enjoyed the work Caleb. Namyh P.S. - got young nieces. ...

Lia - We are creatures of conditioning and at the same time creatures who defy conditioning. Within each of us is a dividing line between what we settle for and what we yearn for. The difference is not education, status, country of origin or color of skin. The difference is CHOICE and the ACTION req...

Miles - Wouldn’t it be great if others would see in themselves that strength of determination they saw in the flea. Perhaps this piece was fated to confirm that we “can” indeed jump higher than we think and what’s needed sometimes is a little testimonial push like this that says that if a flea can d...

The Flea Trainer I can see fleas on tiny seesaws, sitting tiny swings that sway, contented and bored to just pass the time. How came they conditioned this way? First put the fleas within a jar. Then place the lid on top. The fleas will jump and jump and jump hitting glass and lid with knocks and af...

Caleb - Sometimes we may think we're all alone in the universe when maybe we're just far, far, far away. Beam me up Scotty.! Thanks for sharing. Namyh

This reminded me of times long, long ago. Thanks for the memories. Namyh

...In the Basement! I’ve seen fear on the face of men in war, that wide-eyed riveted gaze, on mine in front of some foes with guns who intended to extinguish my days. But nothing could ever prepare me for this tale I’m compelled to present about hauling wet clothes to a dryer downstairs in my buddy...

John - I’ve never been there but I could envision those cordoned streets, that girl’s robed dress, the eleven year old, the flies and the flower waiting for the bees. Now that’s a great visual story and it takes word scribblers like us to put it to ink and paper so others can see it too. Much enjoye...

Ray - Thanks a lot Ray for dancing over this way, I used “Houselights dimmed” before “voices muted” because at major and minor events that’s how an audience is quieted, by the dimming of the lights before a show. I originally had “grabbed me, folded, wrapped me” which in my opinion went by so verbal...

John - Congratulations on your 9th wedding anniversary. I sincerely hope you are very happy and can’t remove that smile on your face. I know the feeling. I’m coming up on my 56th and even medical consultation can’t removed mine. Hallelujah! So glad this created work took you for a ride. All aboard! ...

Thanks Tristan for recognizing those typos I missed while being rushed. Mighty happy you enjoyed this poetic creation, inspired by a lovely significant other. As for "the glints of light", well you just had to be there to appreciate the sparkles. LOL. Hope this helps when most needed and t...

She Danced Out from the mystic shadow, she stepped into the night clothed in something shimmering that flowed with glistened light. It stopped my breath, skipped my heart to lock my brain in place as she walked across the dancing floor poised with regal grace. Houselights dimmed. Voices muted. The ...

Jisbell - We eat our peas so we can grow up big and strong to help build a tomorrow that the next generation will need, like the previous generation did for us and their previous generation did for them. The Earth is 4500 millions of years old. and the Human Race has been here for 7 of them., an ins...

Firebird - I liked this. Sometimes we need a second skin in this world to remind us of our first one still there. Intriguing! Thanks for sharing Tristan. Namyh

Lia - Thanks so much for enjoying this creation. and for your insightful comments which will be considered. I sincerely hope this put a happy "whoosh" in your day. Namyh

Thanks everybody for stopping in for a "whoosh", a component of fear heard but not seen. Namyh

Something whooshed!! On a planet, in a country, in a state, in a town, on a street where a lampost shines and the houses, very warm, quiet dreamers in their sleep like a hush after church bell chimes. Something whooshed on the wind in the distance. Something galloped in the lime moonlight and its w...

Amadis - It's good when you can gain more coming from a poem than first coming to it. Thanks Amadis. Namyh

Ray - When we intermix our discontent with poetry, it can operatively become post-operatic.....but with music! Hallelujah! LOL. I liked this work. Thanks for sharing Ray. Namyh

When Fogs Collide In a forest bent by breeze blowing branches over leaves came a thump, thump, thump in the midnight. All gone was the starlight, even absent was the moonlight when a white fog glowed silent, slipping thru the trees. I stopped and froze from smiling for my fear did find beguiling ho...

Capricorn - This brought back memories of long, long ago.
P.S. - add one more "long" above. Namyh

Perry - We live in a world of relaxed limitations. where what was taboo just yesterday seems to have evolved to an accepted "not taboo" today. Enjoyed your work. It makes one think. Namyh

Poet - There always seems to be that inescapable human gap between what we say, what we think and what we do. I liked this. Namyh