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Facing a cave wall, some eggheads Considered the etchings and characters Left behind by ancient architects They must have had something in common Head, heart, lust, recipes? But their faces are long buried Beneath tides of earth and moss Someday, they will be in a museum Someday perhaps, they shall be truly rediscovered… The post…
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I wish I were a flower. Beautiful, cherished, and loved. But instead, I’m a weed. Part of nature, but people view them as a nuisance. They grow, unwanted in little gardens. Take up room, in which a pretty flower may grow instead. People don’t care about stepping on them and pulling out their roots from…
Reject | Mary Bone
A thought was captured, rodeoed and lassoed into submission. The thought sat awhile- Later, it was rejected. The post Reject | Mary Bone appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online
The Promotion | Daniel Klawitter
Well now, how does it feel to be the big boss? Did you even pause to ponder what this promotion might cost? It grieves me to see the respect that you’ve lost– With you newfound swagger the underlings are speaking daggers behind your back. Everyone was so hopeful at first that you would escape the…
What Is Right | Ananya S. Guha
You stand rock-like But I stand on flimsy Footprints reaching Out for words in emptiness You stand in steadfast principles But mine waver every moment When the earth shakes Or tornado strikes You say give never get I say give and let live I am bedrock of passion Stone foot compassion Wavering in light Stoic…
Felicity | JD DeHart
No, not the TV program we binge-watched last January. Not knocking it, but I’m talking about that lack of care that’s lovely. Not reckless, not lazy, just an hour or more of contented wonder. More at https://onpossibilitypoems.blogspot.com/. The post Felicity | JD DeHart appeared first on Best Poetry. Go to Source Author: Best Poetry Online