(Pocket Poetry) by Skyburner (Australia) In shadows deep, where silence reigns, loneliness whispers, soft refrains. A solitary figure, lost in thought, in the labyrinth of solitude, caught. Echoes bounce off empty walls, in the emptiness, the heart calls. Aching for connection, yearning for touch, in the vast expanse, feeling as such. Stars above, distant and …
(Pocket Poetry) by Dorothy Johnson-Laird (U.S.A) (Inspired from the Irish mountains of my memory) The mountains are a womanAnd a man embracing The woman lies on her backHer face open to the sun She has broad hips and wide lipsHer dips and curves descend into the sea The mountains are shaped from clayBy a god …
(Pocket Poetry) by John Davis (The Salish Sea) I spend too much timegoing somewherecoming from somewhere.I look for bones, metatarsalsrunning down the street.There goes a femura tibia. Rain is hollow on the skylight.All night I hear oceansroar in my pen cap.I bite loose hairsskid fingers on them until theyrattle like insides of a lightbulb. Copyright …
(Pocket Poetry) by John Davis (The Salish Sea) I am the silent S in island, the invisible wavethat hisses against the shoreline, the hazardous shadowthat can save you from yourself. My lifespanspeaks a language rich in reverence, a blue-ribbonedcandidate in T-shirt and jeans. I’m availableto dull an argument about arduous mice. I’m availablelike sunlight on …
(Pocket Poetry) by Rosie Lambert (U.K) Summer is upon us, the longest day came & went.Beautiful sunsets, rays splintering through cloud enough to lift heart & soul.On we go, forward, forward.Another day, another challenge, what will it bring?Pretty young things, their whole lives ahead of them.All the promise, buds about to open to the sun.Bursting …
(Pocket Poetry) by Miriam Colleran (Ireland) Your coat - I wear it sometimes Mam -the plum, ankle-length, winter one,it envelopes me like a warm hug. I loved You wearing it;the first time I wore itthe pockets were filled with your tissues. Souvenirs from a different You.You were already sick by then -but interwoven in the …
(Pocket Poetry) by Jane Seabrook (U.K) Minute by minute and hour by hour You carried me through the day. By sheer force of will and determination We kept the darkness at bay. It was a day to hope for a better future, A day to try and leave the past behind. For I am sick …
(Pocket Poetry) by D Larissa Peters (U.S.A) Copyright © 2022 – D Larissa Peters. All rights reserved. About the Author D Larissa Peters D Larissa Peters grew up in Indonesia. Somewhat of a nomad, she meandered around the East Coast for more than 10 years before she moved to California—in the middle of a …
(Pocket Poetry) by Tray Morgan (U.K) Copyright © 2022 – Tray Morgan. All rights reserved. About the Author Tray Morgan A head bursting with ideas Tray daydreams and talks to herself pretty much every day and writes to give it all structure and a platform. She writes to heal and connect: poetry, speculative fiction, …
(Pocket Poetry) by Ralph Dranow (U.S.A) I reach in to grasp the voluptuous yellow flare rose at the rose garden, anticipating its intoxicating fragrance. My finger recoils, pricked by a thorn, inflicting a sharp pain, a sliver of blood, hurt pride. A teachable moment: You’re standing on sacred ground. Take off your shoes. You’re being …
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