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What If...

By Rhonda~2006

What if you could turn back time,
turn it back to make it fit,
erasing those awful muddy footprints,
called mistakes,
wiping them away bit by bit.

What if you could turn back time,
turn it back so you could be,
the person you always imagined,
righting the wrongs,
saving the whales, maybe even plant a tree.

What if you could turn back time,
turn it back to just the right spot,
the time that you made the gravest error,
holding dear, instead of pushing away,
the love that you'd almost forgot.

What if you could turn back time,
turn it back and change it all.
Nothing would be the same,
precious memories lost,
and a new set of "What Ifs" upon you, would fall.
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A Cloudy Day 

The rain falls

on a cloudy, dreary day.

I dream of you

and the sun shines in my heart. 

Your smile lights the sky;

your eyes bright like the sun.

Your kiss warms my heart

and melts my very soul.

It was a cloudy day,

until you came along

filling my heart with music;

my spirit with sweet delights. 

What a blessing you are,

you enrich my life;

keep me safe from harm

and satisfy my every longing.

Copyright ©2005 Tammy L Lundgren

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A Song

Princeofdreams (Durl)
Inspiration isn't to be denied.
It's due to the creative time.
As wine mellows,
So do the words of the poet.

Life is a song......a rhythimical flow of energy,
resounding (Rezounding) from eternity past to eternity present.
Each chord in life is struck by different notes.
Each note, whether a high note or a low note.
Adds to the melody of life.
To hear the song of life....you need only to listen
to the heart.

A poets heart has many songs.
Songs of loneliness, of love, beauty, and despair.
He shares his songs with all who will listen.
And those who listen can feel his words
And will know what the poet felt when he penned his song.
  
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hello
(c)opyright2005ljohnston

i gave you my number
and you never called
it's not like we were under
some kinna thing that said we balled

i was reaching out
to a voice i felt
was making a shout out
to anyone who could understand what's under that belt

i dont look at sparkles and bling
they dont mean a thing
i just heard you crying in the deep of night
that's why i did that thing

 None to Mourn the Loss

by: (c) Stansbury 2005

Is death was nothing more than an escape from life's pain?

If the desert was just a brief respite from a torrential rain.

Life is hard, or so it seems, when all the joy has gone away

Dull, the life when, denied, are all requests to go out to play

When comes the point where you have to make a choice,

Be silent, and, understand that you've never had a  voice,

Scream with all your might hoping someone will hear your cry,

Realizing there will be none to mourn the loss when you die.

Writers&Poet's

In Memory
By: 06/25/05  WordFaery

Wish you were here--
we didn't get enough
of your laughs,  your eyes,  zest,  highs
and the lows you shared with us.
You answered the call
from beyond the clouds
and went willingly
to the place of many mansions.
We will remember you
in the colors of the rainbow,  the setting sun,
hand-made afghans--
moments of fun.
And I wonder Mom,
what would you think
of your daughter's dream?
Would you reach out

with that Bible,
preach a sermon of caution 
about the use of many words?
Or,
would you be
privately
proud?

Other Voices
Ploughshares
Poetry Daily
Potomac Review
Rain Taxi
Seneca Review
Sewanee Review
Shenandoah
The Southern Review
Spinning Jenny
Tameme
Tampa Review
Terra Incognita
Ugly Duckling Presse
Urban Spaghetti
West Branch
Worcester Review

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mom i'm not a baby anymore

By Trish Hargis

 someone appeared out of nowhere declaring

....................independence

a baby girl was born 13 years ago

and clinged to my every move

my every word

relying on me for comforts and hugs

as this girl got older advice from

her mother was given and embraced

then somehow

someway

somewhere

there was a declaration made

"mom i'm not a baby anymore"

my ears listened but my heart didnot

"I forbid you to grow up i said!'

"you will not grow breast

(and clevages)

you will not ovulate

and you will embrace my advice

and my decisions

to mold your life"

she has become all that i wanted her to be

independent

self nurturing

outgoing

but please dear baby

 dont grow up just yet

let me love on you and brush your hair and humor me

.............if it comes to that

I'm not quite willing to let you go

..................yet

you are still "my baby"
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The Final Dawn

By Elliott (William Haynes)

 
The sun upon the meadow rose
with fourteen at the keep
Our arrows spent, Our armor worn
We rode to face the dawn

King Randal's men stood twenty leagues
From Cornwell to the seas
For three straight days our swords did clash
That Ireland be free

The sons of Cusack spilled their blood
Upon those verdant plains
And for every tear a mother wept
We recalled a fallen name

The drums of Randal's army pound
Upon the treasured gates of home
We look to God but fear our doom
For fourteen stand alone

The bagpipes sing a tale of war
Our bloodied swords all rise
Fourteen men, the final dawn
For our brothers who have died

We charge into the mists of hell
That stand two hundred strong
Our swords greet death neath Irish skies
Fourteen men who stood alone

M'lady weeps now o'er the graves
Where the sons of Cusack lie
For fourteen rode against the tide
That Ireland be free

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