Category: Original Poetry
Hope, Art Thou Slain?
Hope, art thou slain? The masses believe in you not. Only I believe. Only I hold you close. Only I hope till the very end. They give up. They despair. They say, “It’s inevitable,” “It’s…
Love Matters
By Clare Dakin Word Count: 197 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: A poem about why love matters Love matters – the gentle sway of my mind when the bars have come down and…
Swan and Dragon
Swan and dragon Water and flame Grace and fierceness Fair yet untamed Wings like the snow Breath like the sun Blessing and curse Welded in one Bird-like voice And swan-like lyre Lizard’s eyes And darts…
The Gypsy Woman
~ by Patrick W. Kavanagh She looked as dusty as the road I walked that autumn day. “Come rest here by this shady bridge, young sir, and share a pipe. My pouch is all but…
May I Borrow Your Finger?
By Lawrence "Mack" Hall Word Count: 91 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: A poem about today's childhood. A small child asked another. An old man turned To wonder about a question he had never…
Scarlet Wings
I love my love And whereon he moves… I love my love And where he flies On scarlet wings Through blood-red skies A dove appears On spring’s bright morn But feathers freeze In winter’s scorn…
Standing at the Crossroads
I stand at the crossroads Of a world gone mad Tossing in the current Of “Great Events” But all the while forgetting The deeper whirlpool Towards which all things flow We gamble on the fringes…
Through Those Eyes: The Light of Divine Mercy
By The Traveling Troubadour Word Count: 705 Rating: G (suitable for all audiences) Summary: A reflection on the eyes of Christ for Divine Mercy Sunday. Authors Note: This image of the crowned head of Our…
The Admiral
The day I saw the Admiral For the first and final time, My mouth fell wide open, And my eyes blinked with surprise! He looked not like the gallant ‘Hero of the Nile’ That so…