We Met in a Dream
~ by Benjamin David Smith I see her. I see her everywhere. I see her everywhere, and I am the only one. Only I can see her, Only I can feel her, She is my…
Category: Original Poetry
Wolf of Darkness
~ by Benjamin David Smith She stood by the yew, watching, waiting, He strode below the darkness, Unperturbed by the smell of decay. She let out a breath, an indiscriminate sigh. He drew towards her...…
Now and Forever
NOW AND FOREVER By M. C. Pehrson Word count: 112 Rating: G Summary: The poet asks forgiveness for past sins Even before I came to be, You saw my wayward path, But with a Father’s…
When We Flew Among the Stars
By Lawrence Hall Word Count: 83 Rating: G Summary: A poem of Childhood When we were children we lay in the grass And counted the stars, but only up to A hundred or so, because…
Jesus is Born!
JESUS IS BORN! By M. C. Pehrson Word count: 102 Rating: G Summary: The event of Christ's birth. Hark, hear the bells a-ringing, Christmas is here; Lo, hear the angels singing As they draw near.…
Christmas: An Acrostic Poem
By M. C. Pehrson Word count: 107 Rating: G Summary: An acrostic poem describing the joys of Christmas. Mint candy canes and popcorn on strings, Evergreen trees with ornaments shining, Rosy-red faces nipped by cold…
Russian Children on Christmas Eve
RUSSIAN CHILDREN ON CHRISTMAS EVE By Lawrence Hall Word count: 86 Rating: G Summary: How a child sees Christmas. Good children dress warmly to watch for the star The star of Bethlehem, the shepherds’ star…
Little Plastic Army Men Campaigning on a Snow Day
~ by Lawrence "Mack" Hall If I were a boy I’d range my toy soldiers before the fire Vast armies of plastic in green and grey With the cannon blasting the enemy - A glorious…
…Who Gives Joy to my Youth
By Lawrence Hall Word Count: 138 Rating: G Summary: A poem of joy. Introibo ad altare Dei. Ad Deum qui laetificat juventutem meam. I will go in to the altar of God: to God who…
Remembering Blessings
one christmasi rememberlooking out the windowto the ivory snow;on a brown barren tree branchsat a beautiful cardinal,and he didn't seem to mind the cold ashe sat out in the windy snow-strewnsong of winter,he simply seemed…