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These Acrostics

A collection of acrostic poems I was inspired to write by @1137xyz. She writes a similar(also a far more better) collection "Just Acrostics". "An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular word or phrase. The most common and simple form of an acrostic poem...

WHISTLING CHIMES

THIS IS AN ASSORTMENT OF POEMS THAT VARY IN MOOD, THEME AND VISION. VERSATILITY IS MY COMMON AIM AND I HAVE POURED OUT MY HEART AND SOUL INTO EACH OF THESE WORKS. I HOPE MY VISION FINDS A MIRROR IN YOUR HEARTFELT RESPONSES. LET THIS POETIC JOURNEY BEGIN WITH THE MELODY OF CREATIVITY.

grass whistle ~ poetry

~ nature poems, mostly ~

Danger Close

A short collection of modern war poetry 1995 - 2014 Highly personal, this short anthology draws on the writer's experiences as a soldier and officer of the British Army in conflict zones in Europe, Africa, Iraq and Afghanistan. Although, the majority of these poems are previously unpublished, a number were published...

Rainbows in the Nighttime

A Wattpad Featured Book Poems from the deepest stretches of my mind on life, emotions and, of course, the obscure... Cover made using Wattpad covers. I do not own the cover. Cover art made by DeadOceans at DeviantArt.com

Floating To Oblivion

"A little song in my heart?" Not really. What Jo has is closer to a symphony, with a variety of instruments pouring out their sounds in unity while fighting for dominance. The melodies parade around her head, and then gently float up to the sky like brightly-colored balloons. It's an eternal symphony, and she is the c...

Across the Blue Horizon

Sail with me across the blue horizon. I will let you swim through my ocean of thoughts. Surf the waves of my emotions and dive under the deepest trench of my soul. Enjoy the privilege of reading the usual late night conversations with my drunken alter ego over a tower of freshly brewed coffee. Author's note: Majorit...

Where I Have Been Wandering

Poetry on nature and experience

Meraki

Words of love, Words of regret; Words of heartbreak, Better left unsaid. Words that rhyme, Words that don't; Written with Meraki: Love, Creativity & Soul. **Winner- Rhyme Scholars Wordgasms** **Winner - Earnesty Community Weekly Poetry Awards** **Winner - The Tiny Tale Awards - 1st...

Snake.

SNAKE; to creep, sneak. A person or thing resembling a snake in any of various ways; specifically, a treacherous or deceitful person.

Green Green World

These are poems about the green things I love: trees, lakes, rivers, meadows, oceans, and the like - the beauty of the natural world and environment.

LoveVerse

Poetry on love and relationship.

Chiaroscuro

In-between black and white. A style of painting, drawing, etc. using only light and shade to achieve the effect of a third dimension.

laid

chick: am i a people? chicken: no, you're a chicken chick: do chickens come from people? chicken: no. chickens come from eggs. chick: are eggs born? chicken: no. eggs are laid chick: are people laid? chicken: some are. others are chicken anyway, these are some of my eggs...

480 Volts of Xavier

Strap in your seat and get ready for an electrifying adventure as I divide the sum total of my life growing up a troubled child into and beyond a troubled man into bite size emotionally charged morsels... No part of this book can be transmitted or reproduced in any form by any means without the written consent of the...

Write Upon My Stone

"Write Upon My Stone" has turned into a collection of my poems about death, and other of my poems with dark themes. I will be adding to this collection with both new and older poems with those themes. Love, peace, and freedom. Olan L. Smith (aka Cotton Jones).

Folly

These poems are light and humorous, with some having a deeper underling themes...enjoy. The cover was create by the author.

Just because...

I want you to see me smile. I need you to smile at my smile. *** HR- #8 *** ©VioletEden2017

Family Jewels

These are poems about my family. If you have family members you are fond of - or remember fondly - perhaps you'll enjoy these, too.

shapes shift

i love the challenge of form poetry, especially the invented poetry types. it excites me to see what my words do to a form and vice versa. i love my personal stamp on it, because there it is, no matter what, one's very own distinct voice. i have wanted these in a separate collection for a long time and here it is.

a tale that never ends

This is my first 'book' here and I really had no clue so this title is meaningless, it's something I just came up with spontaneously and this was the peak of my creativity and it's pretty lame but the cover is nice so I don't feel like changing it. Some of the things were written when I was 14 so pardon the cringe but...

Fanciful Fairy Tales

A Fanciful re-telling of Snow White in 8 Parts with a few surprises! Snow's Fanciful Tale is preceded by three poems about a feud between @knightwriter & @OwainGlyn as Old King Cole & Queen Alice : )

DETACHED

Poems, just poems. This is pretty much my notebook, where I write down stray thoughts and ideas. These poems are not always about me or anyone specific. Highest Ranking: #53 6/8/17 #106! 4/25/17 #94! 4/26/17 #85! 4/27/17 #78! 5/1/17 #71 5/8/17 Warning: Depressing poems

The Adventures of Whumplethump and The Magic Forest

A journey into the world of magical creatures through the eyes of a small boy.

yebo

poems

Greyscale

Poetry to be taken with bitter coffee and read with icy toes. All the best things in life fall on a colourful spectrum of grey. Previously titled Not Right. (Cover: Negative of X-Ray of Meret Oppenheim's Skull, 1964)

I'm not Frightened (Really)

BAGGAGE OF BULL

ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏ | ❛ FIGURES OF SPEECH LOST IN OPAQUE METAPHORS.❜ ❨ MILDLY POETIC BULL™❩ CREDITS FOR ALL MEDIA CONTENT GOES TO TUMBLR ❨ ©2k17 BATLANTIC ❩ COVER BY CHRISTAENITY

S P I L L E D T H O U G H T S

❝ I closed my eyes. Silence. I hear nothing. Somewhere from the deeper layers of my soul, a fainted voice emerged and slowly, it grew into an uncontrollable freshet. I ripped my heart open, bursting the dam of the untamed emotions, to let rhapsody of emotions flow out. The world called it POETRY. ❞ Winner of the Witt...