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A Poem to Ponder
For your reading pleasure. I have had this poem for years and read it often. I wanted to share. "The Nature of Risk" By Patricia Soper (NOT me), a local poet in Patchogue, NY What courage, each year, has the tree to once again birth her leaves, her pink cherry blossoms or... - Arun...
I love this invitation! So here's a little riff that I call "Diptych: A Poetry" ~ poetry is dead ~ jesus is dead elvis is dead buddha is dead vonnegut is dead muhammad (ali) is dead god is dead poetry is dead ~ poetry will never die ~ in all my lifetimes in each moment in every... - Soulchef22...
Writing poetry is a way to weed out the noise of the situation and focus on what matters to you about an emotion, sense, issue, or other aspect. I write poetry as a Journaling exercise with no intent but to put things in the places they belong. Just keep writing.... - PoetBill...
Calm Your Heart
Calm your heart down let your heart walk steady through the world. let your heart give gently and generously let your heart break and bleed peacefully let your heart rest.... - Missy...
This Is Where The Hope Is
Ice on the ground. A hard, bright moon. Deer balancing on snow to reach cedar. The air feels tense. Stories of missing mothers. Big voices tossing around power like it’s abstract, like it doesn’t land on real people. The snake is shedding its skin.... - aloha dude...
Aloha means...
Aloha means "hello", it means "love" , it also means "Spirit" and "Life". Aloha is the warmth of the islands waiting to fill your heart with the sweet fragrance of tropical flora. Aloha is the breath of life.... - Editec...
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Hi I’m glad to see promptings such as this one. And some cool responses. I love working on poetry and embracing virtue acquisition! As I work multiple jobs with the youth, I feel like I coincide their challenges and am just there to listen....