by thome2040 | Oct 14, 2020 | Contemporary Poetry, Modern Poetry, Original poetry, Poetry
In this two-headed month Look forward and behind And see the land Where the hills are kind And sometimes end in houses; One house in particular notice Where love lives With its two gardens Vegetable and flower. Here is a land to be explored, Its forests are dark and...
by thome2040 | Oct 14, 2020 | Contemporary Poetry, Modern Poetry, Original poetry, Poetry
My flower was laden with dew, So pink, so moist, and open; Like lips that are parted in two, Her center, her tongue, was golden. And crossed by green blades of grass, Formed in a triumphal arch; Through which some great man could pass, Or some great army...
by thome2040 | May 20, 2019 | Contemporary Poetry, Modern Poetry, Original poetry, Poetry
America, Land of opportunity: Imagine the poor, the hungry, the hunted Young and old Trudging forever on foot, No longer having a home Or even a place to go to. We used to be that place Where, when you got here, We had to take you in. But we now espouse A road less...
by thome2040 | Jan 13, 2019 | Contemporary Poetry, Original poetry, Poetry, Traditional Poetry, Uncategorized
Lie down and hear the music. Brahms. Hear the melody as it moves, The blend of the instruments, The cadence of the violins. Imagine the shadowy dancers Waltzing on the polished floor, Revolving, pausing, Beginning again. Feel the breeze Through open windows As it...
by thome2040 | Nov 18, 2018 | Contemporary Poetry, Modern Poetry, Original poetry, Poetry, Traditional Poetry
A.A.’s kidnapping and drowning When I was a child, horrified me, And still does. It was an image of my Own childhood — To be taken away In the midst of play — What to say to the little Brother (almost a twin) Left behind? He, too, came home To an empty room. ...
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