Landscapes poem – Andree Chedid poems | Poems and Poetry
Behind faces and gestures We remain mute And spoken words heavy With what we ignore or keep silent Betray us I dare not speak for mankind I know so little of myself But the Landscape I see as a reflection Is also a lie stealing into My words I speak without remorse Of this […]
Peace of Mind poem – Amit Shankar Saha poems | Poems and Poetry
I live in a tinder box, My friends are the matchsticks; Whenever you see a fire, You see a friend of mine burn. Far away from the flame We stay together in the box, To prevent the shivering In our bones, due to the cold, In the dampness of a hope That may […]
Oh Mother poem – Amy Haritha Suseel poems | Poems and Poetry
Those tendering hands, those consoling words, those loving stares, those healing touches, Oh my mother! i miss you so much… I need you to come and, sit next to me… I need you, to stop the world and, cry in your laps.. I need you back again…. Oh my mother! i need […]
Ode poem – Amr ibn Kulthum poems | Poems and Poetry
Ha girl! Up with the bowl! Give us our dawn draught And do not spare the wines of al-Andarina, The brightly sparkling, as if by saffron were in them Whenever the mulled water is mingled with them, That swing the hotly desirous from his passion When he has tasted them to gentle […]
Nocturno poem – Ana Chig poems | Poems and Poetry
Mi voz entre el ladrillo enmudece la noche no habla, ni el sendero, ni los grillos sometidos por el frío todo queda inmóvil el sereno se desprende las sombras desvanecen y mi rostro se oculta abatido entre la almohada. Silencio, que la aurora llega… Ana Chig […]
Nigra Sum poem – Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson poems | Poems and Poetry
I am that opal colored onyx stone. Black bone soul jones in the midnight dreary. My soul is a weary kind of blues; and you know me for my ebony hues. Nigra sum. Like Solomon, the wisest king, with a pigment from the descent of a chocolate crescent beam. I am the depth […]
My Mask poem – Amy Haritha Suseel poems | Poems and Poetry
It was a sunny afternoon, the sun shone bright beside me an ocean of tears, before me a mask of joys i hid my fears within my sides. I wore masks, different of them no one saw the real me. i were them most often. When my heart cries, my eyes blink. When my […]
Mujer Libanesa I poem – Amir Ibn Tawfik poems | Poems and Poetry
Mujer Libanesa Eres vida, por ti existo y hoy te escribo; Buscándote en el horizonte, logro ver al lucero, acariciando la línea del horizonte, de nuestro mar, el eterno Mediterráneo. Camino por las playas de Beirut, Bebiendo fresca madrugada, enhebrando collares de bruma, las ondas son los versos, que el gemir del mar […]
Mother Ocean poem – Amy E. Johnsen poems | Poems and Poetry
Ancient of days, Deep to endless fathoms, Mysterious to the infinite, Vast expanse of liquid space, Woman of Timeless Beauty. Enraged, you batter relentlessly all that you encounter, Tranquil, your peace transcends time and worry. You teem with unseen life While jealously guarding the Secrets of the Dead. Your salty tears honor the […]
Milagros Retenidos poem – Ana Chig poems | Poems and Poetry
Con el sombrero puesto y un olor a viaje descendiendo por las escaleras en repentina lasitud extendió su mano venosa, su cuerpo cernido de sueños en el oscuro reducto de la partida que se obliga La calle fue una oleada acompasada por el ruido la distancia una vieja encorvada y silenciosa Había un […]
Midnight poem – Amy Michelle Mosier poems | Poems and Poetry
Seizuring so as if escaping from fright You awoke suddenly near about midnight Then rolled over meeting my body halfway By instinct, drew nearer and kissed me straight away. Your cheek, always soft, nestled against mine. Your muscular hand came to rest upon my thigh. In my ear, your breath came like wind rushing. […]
Love is Immortal poem – Amy Haritha Suseel poems | Poems and Poetry
I remember, it was a rainy afternoon the snail man delivered it. it felt like a rock that hit to my heart, but i enjoyed the heaviness. i twisted in the rain, to the song from the rock. i carried it months after months. i pop up it years after years. i nurture it […]
Landscapes poem – Andree Chedid poems | Poems and Poetry
Behind faces and gestures We remain mute And spoken words heavy With what we ignore or keep silent Betray us I dare not speak for mankind I know so little of myself But the Landscape I see as a reflection Is also a lie stealing into My words I speak without remorse Of this […]
Ka ‘Ba poem – Amiri Baraka poems | Poems and Poetry
A closed window looks down on a dirty courtyard, and black people call across or scream or walk across defying physics in the stream of their will Our world is full of sound Our world is more lovely than anyone’s tho we suffer, and kill each other and sometimes fail to walk the […]
In an Effort to Translate Solitude poem – Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson poems | Poems and Poetry
When I told you, “My sheets are empty,” did you think of blank paper or vacant covers? Place a pillow over these words to hide my language, if you wish. You will muffle the sounds of whispers and belly aching cries dried in ink. My heart feels like canceled trips and postponed plans. How […]
Grass is a taut crew; poem – Amy Michelle Mosier poems | Poems and Poetry
Grass is a taut crew; They stand at attention As soldiers do With orders from the sun Never having thoughts That their purpose is trite Or any doubts. Each is a cosmopolite Of their colonnade. How exemplary – I whispered to one blade – To live as thee. Envious of the […]
Goddess poem – Amitabh Vikram Dwivedi poems | Poems and Poetry
O Goddess! You are the sweetest; you are the supreme. Embodiment of motherhood, earth, fertility, and love. You rule over war, destruction, death, and creation. As a mother you bring us up, as earth in you we abide. As a sacred female you bear fruits of love and life. O fearless! O female creator! […]
Freedom poem – Aminu Ola Rasaq poems | Poems and Poetry
All what I need is freedom But I never got without pain Could you do me a favour? Declare the world free Elevate the poor For they are weak Aminu Ola Rasaq Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Dyer Died In Silence poem – Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson poems | Poems and Poetry
She went from a shutter to silence Eyes glazed over with the void of stillness. As if illness suffocated the sight right out of her sockets. A pocket of air emptied out of her wrinkled throat One last hallowed gasp before she passed and the cloak of death covered over her frigid soul. Sheol […]
Compassion poem – Amey Deshpande poems | Poems and Poetry
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Beachy Blues poem – Andrew Neil Maternick poems | Poems and Poetry
“you’re getting a whooped tail” father barks to son as i hold a mermaid’s nail spirit holding a ton Birds cross paths Along the shore Another woman laughs As waves righteously roar Sky now dark many eyes explore camera goes spark moment no more Along spirits sail Towards a setting […]
Among hills Apache red poem – Amy Michelle Mosier poems | Poems and Poetry
Among hills Apache red Where damas and vaqueros Built up a homestead Past the mercados And hills with a vague past Running aside the mission – Its white walls chaste In the glow of the noontime sun – Past a dreamy mountain range And several places where in brief There was a Butterfield stage […]
A song of living poem – Amelia Burr poems | Poems and Poetry
Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. I have sent up my gladness on wings, to be lost in the blue of the sky. I have run and leaped with the rain, I have taken the wind to my breast. My cheeks like a drowsy child to the face […]
A dream is a butterfly poem – Amy Michelle Mosier poems | Poems and Poetry
A dream is a butterfly Fresh from the cocoon That is realized and soon Flutters up into the sky Or faltering, goes astray Is suddenly killed While young still And fast fades away. Envious of the Clouds Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster