Star Dust. _____________ Have you seen my soul I lost it in the night Falling from the heaven's Within God's guiding light A breath of air He did breathe Unto all in loving trust Becoming of a world anew Creating phenomenal star dust. Our endless love __________________ Yes my love, they are coming Like … Continue reading Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Poems by Nardine Sanderson
Untainted flowers. ___________________ Untainted flowers have come to rest Where love resides, within my chest A beating heart where once lacked light Beautifully grown, this garden in sight. Bright eye _____________ She may have wept his parted days, and sleepless nights a restless gaze Into starlight there above In countless mourning Of their love For … Continue reading Poems by Nardine Sanderson
“t”
By Thomas Page I am student teaching a senior level class in Washington, DC. They have to write some poems on these prompts. I decided to try all 30 of them. However, I will not say what the prompt was but what its number was. Prompt #9 I may be a little biased when I … Continue reading “t”
“ON A FISHING TRIP”
By John Grey Breezes rock the boat like the sea-mother's arms. Lines struggle to stretch out on all sides of the deck. They bounce on the waves, far from any fish. But the gulls, at least, are confident in our skills. They hover over the boat in expectation of at least one of us … Continue reading “ON A FISHING TRIP”
“AVOIDANCE”
By John Grey It's possible that, even now. you had nothing left to say. that I was wasting my time by pressing my finger to my lips or covering my ears with my hands. Could be that, as I rushed from the room, slammed the door, that I was leaving behind silence, that the drive … Continue reading “AVOIDANCE”
“A LOVER OF ASTRONAUTS”
By John Grey Until now, she's only loved astronauts and, as I stare into her dark eyes, a jet stream of disappointment streaks behind her. She's listening for that countdown in my groping embarrassed silence, the explosion of takeoff in nervous, ground-hugging words. Here I am at the end of a long line of adventure … Continue reading “A LOVER OF ASTRONAUTS”
“I Should Hope To See”
By Thomas Page Prompt #8 I should hope to see the end of the oceans that branch into the horizons which I cannot see because I have astigmatism, Because my eyes aren’t quite placed in my head in the right way, my ophthalmologist said, Because the pressure that my head mimicking the pressure of the … Continue reading “I Should Hope To See”
“THE GUY WHO THINKS HE’S HOT”
By John Grey Right when you think it's just your life that makes an impact, here comes .another summer. And this affair of yours, it's like a shadow unwilling to be burnt off by a sun that has come across great distances to be here, allows nothing to resist its flame. With one flash, it … Continue reading “THE GUY WHO THINKS HE’S HOT”
“BAD MAN” and “BAD MAN 2”
By Marc Carver "BAD MAN" You have to be a bad man to be a poet you have to be disturbed you don't even have to know why but know that is why you can and if you ever find out it doesn't really help you or make you a better poet if anything it … Continue reading “BAD MAN” and “BAD MAN 2”
“Chili”
By Thomas Page Prompt #7 You will need fresh beef Because no one wants to eat some rotten thing you brought up before dinner. It’s best if it comes from the grocer. First, cook the meat until its brown Or whatever you decide is brown Doesn’t matter Then season it with a McCormick packet And … Continue reading “Chili”
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