Birth Of A Flower by Riss Ryker
Birth Of A Flower by Riss Ryker ently grows the flower. Seeking petal perfection on the wings of a seed. Mating with the earth in dark richness, germinating transcendence. Evolution bursts free, spiraling ever upwards to greet a bright reality. Unfolding newborns, velvet in their sheaths of green. Begging the sky, they drink. Perfect petals […]
American Smooth by Rita Dove
We were dancing—it must have been a foxtrot or a waltz, something romantic but requiring restraint, rise and fall, precise execution as we moved into the next song without stopping, two chests heaving above a seven-league stride—such perfect agony, one learns to smile through, ecstatic mimicry being the sine qua non of American Smooth. And […]
Amarene by Rina Ferrarelli
Amarene by Rina Ferrarelli A stain like wine on the fresh Italian bread, and the small wild cherries glazed, shining like garnets. You pause, allow their beauty to fill your eyes. You count on the bread and jam to be fragrant and sweet, and a little bit tart, but the marmellata you like so much […]
Adolescence II by Rita Dove
Although it is night, I sit in the bathroom, waiting. Sweat prickles behind my knees, the baby-breasts are alert. Venetian blinds slice up the moon; the tiles quiver in pale strips. Then they come, the three seal men with eyes as round As dinner plates and eyelashes like sharpened tines. They bring the scent of […]
Adolescence I by Rita Dove
In water-heavy nights behind grandmother’s porch We knelt in the tickling grasses and whispered: Linda’s face hung before us, pale as a pecan, And it grew wise as she said: ‘A boy’s lips are soft, As soft as baby’s skin.’ The air closed over her words. A firefly whirred near my ear, and in the […]
They are Cruel by Rixa White
How many of us suffered to death? How many of them gained more wealth? How many of us mourned? How many of them earned? How many times we suffered such a pain? How many times they will do this again? They are Cruel but… We don’t have to be. Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
The Polar Koala Bear by Robby Charters
in the land of hinter where it’s always winter there lived a ‘polar koala bear’ though he was fair dinkum feared the weather would sink’m he was none the worse for the wear worse for the ‘wear’? that’s funny, i swear! for the koala residing in hinter was only a koala but a tricky ol’ […]
The Lame Guy by Rob Leatherman Sr.
I’m lame Pretty fucking tame Don’t like when people use my head for games I’m a loser I’m a loner In High school I was a stoner Now I got a fucked up head And these meds make it tough to get a boner So I’ll just be me. A lame ass loser loner. And […]
The Invisible by Rixa White
The Invisible is moving Softly and soothing I feel it inside It is you It is my feeling for you I want to give it life My whole life Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
The Epic of Jack and Jill by Robby Charters
jack and jill went out to fetch the royal pail of water, but the only water in a mile radius flowed down the sewage gutter said jack to jill, ‘to reach the hill where the well is, we must move faster’ but jill nudged jack, he nudged her back, they broke out in a peal […]
The Commitment by Rob Leatherman Sr.
It’s what you wanted it’s what you got Singles for you, I should’ve fought Harder but I didn’t know what you thought After all this it’s hard to know what I’ve got I didn’t know, I didn’t see, You called yourself single, ready to mingle And that spoke to me Pushed as far as we […]
The Beginning of the End by Rixa White
That’s how it ends So, this is it. when we lose it all but this is not the End This is only The Beginning of the End Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
The Ancient Deception by Rixa White
Injured Soul Fainted Eyes Returning from where? Weary feet Weak arms Treading toward where? Struggled in vain battles Fighting delusive enemies Erred by a deception The ancient deception Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Start Growing by Rixa White
A soft and gentle growth Under a blue sky Over a high mountain Extended over a vast land When the sun comes up Start growing Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Splenda by Rob Leatherman Sr.
What a fucked up week Girl was lookin’ sleek Too bad it was to cheat on me She makes me weak Puts me down she would call me meek But the silly ass can’t define it. Feels so fucked up puts me through shit Would trade her ass for just one hit Was addicted to […]
Show me by Rixa White
I bow to purity But what is pure? Show me purity I bow to clarity But what is clear? Show me clarity Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Rhyme by the Bog by Robby Charters
‘i ought-ter be in water ’twould be less hotter,’ said the otter ‘on the top where i can hop there’s not a drop,’ said frog, ‘full stop’ ‘it’s a fact,’ said the cat, ‘dry’s where it’s at, and that’s that’ said the eel, ‘wetness, i feel, is so ideal that i could squeal’ ‘in the […]
Power of Peace by Rixa White
Here I am Looking at the world’s mirror Finding myself at the center of a maze Constructing the roots of a dream for a nationless society by the power of peace Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Poetic Justice by Robby Charters
poetic justice was when agustus made the decision that he would imprison all poets the consulting chief justice informed agustus that to go for broke he must revoke poetic license Copyright ©: 2004 robby charters ————— The End And that’s the End of the Poem © Poetry Monster, 2021. Poems by topic and subject. Poetry Monster […]
Old Times by Rixa white
It is a mind-wandering time Remember the old times when illusions were distinct Remember the old times when a friendly chat was all we needed to brighten up our hearts Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Nothing is Real by Rixa White
Survival is an ancient dream Life is nothing but an everlasting illusion Nothing is Real Don’t believe in illusion, Remember me, I am here … Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Limericks by Robby Charters
a poet named robby who wrote limericks bared his whole heart in rhyming rhetorics but the critics, et cetra made sure he’d get extra bad marks for indulging in polemerics *** the first draft: a seemingly educated limericist named curdy writes limericks too over exceedingly wordy in spite of much how he tries to sound […]
It is a Show by Rixa White
They decide to show it is good It is a show They shout it is good It is a show They won’t let anything good to show up It is a show What do people believe? Is it a show? Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Haiku by Robby Charters
this crazy teacher wants me to write a haiku I’ve no idea how global warming is just the end of the ice age so the penguins say the boy with no shoes now you see him, now you don’t my wallet — it’s gone! small boy with squeegee no shoes, making a living as all […]
Forgotten Promises by Rixa White
Another Christmas is coming A new year will begin I am looking through the window Watching people under the snow Some are with family, cooking and eating Some are in the street, walking and shopping Some are at home cleaning and decorating Some are with friends packing and traveling Everything seems fine but when I […]
For what’s worth breathing by Rixa White
Look at me I am the life in a wasteland Look at me I am the slavery through the ages Look at me I am the mirror of the world Look at me I am the illusion I’ve fought for Look at me I’m still loving you and I keep being here for you, for […]
Everlasting Wander by Rixa White
From the very beginning perplexing and wandering from one ocean to another an everlasting wander Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
They are Cruel by Rixa White
How many of us suffered to death? How many of them gained more wealth? How many of us mourned? How many of them earned? How many times we suffered such a pain? How many times they will do this again? They are Cruel but… We don’t have to be. Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
The Polar Koala Bear by Robby Charters
in the land of hinter where it’s always winter there lived a ‘polar koala bear’ though he was fair dinkum feared the weather would sink’m he was none the worse for the wear worse for the ‘wear’? that’s funny, i swear! for the koala residing in hinter was only a koala but a tricky ol’ […]
The Lame Guy by Rob Leatherman Sr.
I’m lame Pretty fucking tame Don’t like when people use my head for games I’m a loser I’m a loner In High school I was a stoner Now I got a fucked up head And these meds make it tough to get a boner So I’ll just be me. A lame ass loser loner. And […]
The Invisible by Rixa White
The Invisible is moving Softly and soothing I feel it inside It is you It is my feeling for you I want to give it life My whole life Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
The Epic of Jack and Jill by Robby Charters
jack and jill went out to fetch the royal pail of water, but the only water in a mile radius flowed down the sewage gutter said jack to jill, ‘to reach the hill where the well is, we must move faster’ but jill nudged jack, he nudged her back, they broke out in a peal […]
The Commitment by Rob Leatherman Sr.
It’s what you wanted it’s what you got Singles for you, I should’ve fought Harder but I didn’t know what you thought After all this it’s hard to know what I’ve got I didn’t know, I didn’t see, You called yourself single, ready to mingle And that spoke to me Pushed as far as we […]
The Beginning of the End by Rixa White
That’s how it ends So, this is it. when we lose it all but this is not the End This is only The Beginning of the End Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
The Ancient Deception by Rixa White
Injured Soul Fainted Eyes Returning from where? Weary feet Weak arms Treading toward where? Struggled in vain battles Fighting delusive enemies Erred by a deception The ancient deception Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Start Growing by Rixa White
A soft and gentle growth Under a blue sky Over a high mountain Extended over a vast land When the sun comes up Start growing Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Splenda by Rob Leatherman Sr.
What a fucked up week Girl was lookin’ sleek Too bad it was to cheat on me She makes me weak Puts me down she would call me meek But the silly ass can’t define it. Feels so fucked up puts me through shit Would trade her ass for just one hit Was addicted to […]
Show me by Rixa White
I bow to purity But what is pure? Show me purity I bow to clarity But what is clear? Show me clarity Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster
Rhyme by the Bog by Robby Charters
‘i ought-ter be in water ’twould be less hotter,’ said the otter ‘on the top where i can hop there’s not a drop,’ said frog, ‘full stop’ ‘it’s a fact,’ said the cat, ‘dry’s where it’s at, and that’s that’ said the eel, ‘wetness, i feel, is so ideal that i could squeal’ ‘in the […]
Power of Peace by Rixa White
Here I am Looking at the world’s mirror Finding myself at the center of a maze Constructing the roots of a dream for a nationless society by the power of peace Poetry In Englishwww.poetry.monster