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the weather latelywhen i tilt my glass up,
dregs of iced tea powder
become an orange starscape,
an eclipse wrought with holes;
summer, beautiful and searing.the weather lately3 days ago in Free Verse

ugly hungerI.

the wolf in her
heart is whimpering
like a pup hungry
for pure milk
but all it is given
is blood--thick
and warm in a
foreign way
one that isn't the
love of a mother
or love of any kind.
II.
in the dry shade
lies the beast of eden,
her heavy jaw slack
from gnawing rotten
fruit and he is saying
with sweet, red skin
between his teeth
she was asking for it--
how her thin fingers
wrapped and pulled
and plucked at the forbidden-
ness, this is no confession
he hisses like the snake
in his heart.
III.
we are all victims
says godugly hunger3 days ago in Free Verse

After It RainsWhy is it the leaves always seem greener
after it rains?

Does that mean
after a bad time
comes a great time?
And after a great time
comes a memory?

When it rains
are you crying inside?
When it cries
is God helping you?
When it rains
does it always storm somewhere?

When it sprinkles
will there be ice cream?
When it sprinkles
is the world going tinkle?
When it sprinkles
is there a surprise inside?

When it storms
it seems like the day couldn't get worse
or are you dancing in the rain?
When it storms
are you blowing the clouds away
or are you getting struck by lightning?

When lightning strikes
is someone always hurt
physically or emotionallyAfter It Rains2 days ago in Free Verse

Ode to the WindWest to East,
North to South,
From great lands,
From the ocean’s mouth.
Who is this Great Whisperer
Who hums through the trees?
A zephyr wind,
A gentle breeze.

A joker you are,
And a saint, O wind,
To gather the waters
And in clouds send
Rain and snow,
But also dry out
The torrential flooding
And heal the drought.

You play in the fields
And run through the pines,
Playing with leaves,
Laughing all the time.
From the center of the sea,
To the mountain’s height,
You take off once again
On your continuous flight.

No maze you cannot solve,
No space you cannot fill,
Creeping from under the door
And by the window sill,
Never happy to Ode to the Wind2 days ago in Free Verse

The Little BirdI used to have a bird

He sat on my shoulder

His songs comforted me day and night

Every time I opened his cage my heart filled with delight

For he was my only company

But then one day he flew out the window

I shouted and called his name

Until the night was gone

Sometimes if I play a song he would come to me

But when he did not come my eyes filled with tears

For I thought he had gone to the place in the sky

At least he was in a good place if he was or was he?

After days of not finding him I gave up and sat with a piece of bread

My eyes were bloodshot from nights of looking

Then I heard something familiar, was it him?

True enough The Little Bird3 days ago in Free Verse

The WavesThe waves
Lapping the shore
Endlessly rolling
Merely repetitive motions
That
Unless you do not experience them day after day
Become merely a noise
A background song
To your day
Your life.
The waves
Lapping the shore
Endlessly
As if they are oblivious
To the way they are ignored.The Waves13 hours ago in Free Verse

Theme Prompt - FreeArms outstretched, head high
Sweet breezes caress me.
I am free, in blue sky
The wide expanse my home.Theme Prompt - Free18 hours ago in Free Verse

Unwuerdig„DU DARFST NICHT!“
Alles in meinem Kopf schreit,
die Alarmglocken schrillen
und machen mir Kopfschmerzen,
ich weiß, dass ich es nicht darf, das ich es nicht wollen sollte.
„Ich will aber,“
flüstert das Herz.
„Es ist richtig,“ meint die Seele,
als ich ihn zum Abschied umarme.
Ja, ich fühle, dass es richtig wäre,
es ist die Vereinigung, nach der ich mich sehne.
Und trotzdem wird er sie immer mehr lieben,
werde ich nie mehr, als nur ein Trost sein,
werde die Erfüllung nicht erfahren,
bin nicht würdig.Unwuerdig20 hours ago in Free Verse

What A Star SeesWhen they look down,
Do they look at me?
A slumbering form beneath sheets?

When they shoot by
Can they see me?
A blurred figure jumping with glee?

When I wish upon them
Do they hear me?
Whispering beneath the trees?

When I dream
Do they watch me?
Can they see what I see?

When I cry at night
Do they weep for me?
As I rock myself to sleep?

When I worry in my bed
Do they comfort me?
Help ease my mind of silly things?

When my eyes won't shut
Do they sing for me?
Lulling me into my dreams?

When they look down,
What do they see?
Insomnia, depression, guilt, glee?
Or this girl of nearly seventeen,
Stressed and tired,
Longing for a dream?

I kWhat A Star Sees20 hours ago in Free Verse

Winter's Daylight, Spring's ShadowThe air still bites as cold as Winter,
The shadows in the sky have yet to fade away.
The trees’ arms, lonely and bare
As Winter morphs into the form of Spring,
But what can we compare?

Light creeps into daylight ever so slowly
It’s pale glow rarely emanating across the sky.
The bay’s breeze is carried in
Raging war against sun rays—
Cold and warmth inseparable everyday.

But whether it’s Spring or Winter
Can we ever tell?

The first of
Spring, the season that shakes Winter off it’s back.Winter's Daylight, Spring's Shadow1 day ago in Free Verse

LightningI'm tired of these storms and I'm tired of you creating them.
Rainy days are okay until you throw lightning at me.
If you want a tornado,
find another sky,
because the weather prediction said,
SUNNY for mine.Lightning11 hours ago in Free Verse

5/21/13 point of reflectioncold rain
a glass window
lights beyond
far as one
can see
words that swim
distracted fish
on a page
reflective ocean
just before me5/21/13 point of reflection2 days ago in Free Verse

Are You Certain? (NSMBW 'Vs. Bowser' lyrics)Note that the intro is dynamic. You are supposed to list the characters being played, repeating when necessary to fill all four counts (in three-player, repeat Mario's name; he's Bowser's rival). The whispered portion is "I'll be your doom" for characters not in bubbles, "come to your doom" for characters in bubbles, and "brought to his doom" for characters without lives. The way I show it here is what likely would have happened had my family's four-player session (Dad, younger brother Chris, youngest brother Zach, and Mom) gotten to the final boss and not been stopped at W3-1 by real-world business.
Song intro
Bowser's roar
Mah-rii-oh (I'll be your doom)
Lou-wee-gee (I'll be your doom)
Yell-loh Toad (come to your doom)
And Blue Toad (brought to his doom)
Fwoooo—
Loop start
See the Princess
Weeping behind me? (Dit da doom)
Are you certain
Exactly who-she-is? (Dee dum)
See the coin count
Floating above you? (Dit da doom)
Are you certain
You hAre You Certain? (NSMBW 'Vs. Bowser' lyrics)2 days ago in Free Verse

The Bird that Sang.The Bird that

pitied

exiled

sullied

the black bird

with a

broken wing

limped

to his

sanctuary

to the place

he called

home

to wonder

with self-hatred

wonder what he did

to deserve it

trampled

cursed

isolated

he no longer

sang

silenced was his strong

unwavering

voice

hope

was gone

warmth

was gone

for the unpardonable

sins he has committed

one day

while

coming home

he encountered

a small

injured bird

like him

but worse

the bird was

mute

torn

hurt

and

most importantly gone

his spirit

withdrawn

his eyes

lifeless

his blood

cold

the black bird

used everything

in his power

to bring him back

with The Bird that Sang.11 hours ago in Free Verse

Don't waste your lifesitting there, just wasting time

until you are really able to see what is truly important

everything you have worked for suddenly wasted

and lost in tides of an ongoing ocean

when you have nothing left, where do you go

why are you even here

is there even a reason for life at all

we are just weak beings doing nothing with our lives

whats the point anyways

if we aren't meant to do anything

then why should we even still be here

we just destroy our planet with pollution and other things

and barely try to do anything about our dying planet

we think whats the point in trying and don't do anything about it

without even realizing what gDon't waste your life13 hours ago in Free Verse

Twinkling StarsTwinkling stars
You're nothing but pinpricks in a sky
So black you shine
Turning it midnight blue
With a light of your own making.

Revered as the sun
Wishes placed upon
Carrying burdens across light years
Do they reach you?
Do you know?
You've been named
Made into constellations
By beings you'll far outlast
The stuff of stories
Myths and legends
You shine upon our heroes
Cast your favour on our wishes
Remind us to make them come true.

Far away compass
Your light is the guide
For weary travelers
Trekking through the darkness
Praying you will forever twinkle
To dissipate the black shadows
Slowly surrounding them.

Twinkling stars
So merrily aTwinkling Stars13 hours ago in Free Verse

HurricaneHurricane

The wind whistled
It's soft
simple tune
The breeze
Soft and warm

The wind whipped
And cracked
So suddenly
The rain pelted me
I ran for shelter
The wind screeched
I saw the water rising
Up fast
The running water
Swept away cars
And people

Then
Quiet
I knew it must be
The Eye of the storm
Hurricane17 hours ago in Free Verse

Flower Pickedfaded flower
drooping to the floor
you once stood straight and tall
yellowish orange petals
dropping off
as your brown face looks to the floorFlower Picked18 hours ago in Free Verse

Poem for, co-kieBubble bee
Bubble bee
Making honey,that is so
Sweet
One Queen
to follow at her
Wings
Bubble bee
Bubble bee
Buzzing from flower to
flower
Pollinating our earth
Bubble bee
Bubble bee
Without you plants will not grow,
our tea would not be so
Sweet
Your fight with yours stingers
when at fright
Sleep at night in your hive
Yellow
The color of sunlight
and
Sunflowers
The best time for you to fly is Spring
Spring rain
Bubble bee
Bubble bee
Buzz
Buzz
BuzzPoem for, co-kie2 days ago in Free Verse

CatharsisGo explore nature they said
It will refresh you they said
But piercing my retina with glints of sunlight
Did not help rejuvenate my exhausted mind
—my mental dementors manifest themselves in
The drag in my steps, the waver in my breaths,
and the black patches under my eyes: two semi-circles somebody colored in with black sharpies.
They might as well have written “done” across my forehead.

Never has the thought of rest sounded so appealing
I imagine an absolute surrender to earth, freeing my conscience from a stagnant cortex of grey matter.
Collapsing into the dirt and
Watch as ladybugs dismantle my epidermal cells for Catharsis2 days ago in Free Verse

Rainy dayRainy day
I rainy day for me isn't a rainy day for you. You will get wet and cold and it will stop you from doing the things you want to do most, lucky. A rainy day for means that I must hide in caves I can't go out, not until the waters gone or it will burn, it will burn so bad. I have spent most of my life in the world of man. It was horrible water, water, water. I made friends, but I still dreamed of the island, my island, the end. I am free from the world of man, but not for long I have things to do. I must return to the land with the sky of fire.Rainy day2 days ago in Free Verse

FireFire.
An element often representing destruction.

However, fire is much more than an element of chaos.
Fire represents warmth.
To curl up by the hearth with your true love.
Fire represents rebirth.
To fertilize the soil with the ashes of the flame's victims.

Just as the majestic phoenix is reborn from the ashes of its predecessor,
Nature's beauty is reborn from the ashes of caused by fire's path.Fire2 days ago in Free Verse

Run With DeerWhat to fear?
Truth never lies;
So you run with deer.
Leaping over boulder and ditch,
Letting your spirit fly.
Lunging over stream and fish,
So much joy you can't even cry.
So much for being afraid.
Losing yourself among the trees.
You jump; your penalty is paid.
You fall among the leaves.
Your body crunches the leaves-
Your eyes close for a split second-
And then you leap away.Run With Deer3 days ago in Free Verse

Una vez en la ciudad de ChonelUna vez en la ciudad de Chonelin, un hombre atracó un banco a la una de la madrugada forzando la puerta con una palanca que tenía en la segunda estantería de la repisa del mueble de su cochera atada con clavos, que no veas si tuvo que hacer ruido para sacarla de allí pero los vecinos no se enteraron. Se llevó un millón de dólares.

A la mañana siguiente, los bancos se pusieron en alerta y las autoridades desplegaron la mayor flota de coches de policía de ese año para atrapar al culpable. Recorrieron toda la ciudad pero no dieron con ninguna pista que les indicara a dóUna vez en la ciudad de Chonel3 days ago in Free Verse

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