Life Verse Poems

She lay serenely on the cold slab 
Elegantly dressed in white, 
A secret smile embossed upon her lips 
That even death could ne'er erase. 
I...

Read More

some days,
i wish i liked my reflection.
i wish that i didn't hesitate when saying my name,
afraid of that a look will make me take it...

Read More

I sensed the notes of my voice gently
Float over her senses, like a fisherman's boat returning to shore, loved ones anxiously waiting

Stories she knew, with...

Read More

I AM HIS ALONE

I am not given my true name 
FIRST let me explain
My mission hear
Listen to the voice of nature
My Father so whisper
In my...

Read More

Impermanence by O.J. $traight
Inspired by Happy Hurts - Icon for Hire

My blood, my life source
I fear waking up
An atheist.
No atheists in foxholes.

Well I’m in the...

Read More

Your most recent interest in observational truth in laptop monitor
Gave you an ultimatum today.
He , as she, in he, as she again, grabbed you in...

Read More

They don’t ever prepare you for when life gets tough to bare
It’s something a lot of times one must learn themselves
With the pain and loss...

Read More

 

I came to Poetry Soup a poetry novice,
          many years ago with emotions to write;
my...

Read More

How to define the difference between magic and tragic
Your first kiss under a big yellow moon is definitely “magic”
Or maybe in later years when you...

Read More

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what it is,
An immortal soul trapped in mortal flesh, a dreamer wandering through unknown realms,
Searching for...

Read More

My first cry echoed out
in a metallic hospital room.
The magnolias and dogwoods
were in full bloom. Through
the years I grew hardy and
strong. A car crash enlightened
me...

Read More

In Him, I found the meaning,
Letting go, 
In His hand, my dreams
Flowed, glowing softly, gentle,
Like the wind beneath the song,
Who colors the life,
In crimson smiles...

Read More

We
Emerge 
Through 
The innards 
Of drenched 
Scarlet, with
A piercing cry
Of an afflicted 
Crow, away 
From clan, 
Rising slowly, 
A flaming ember,
Over the fingers
Of trees

We grow,
We...

Read More

Peaceful existence as a Being of light;
Not of flesh, not of clay, nor soil, yet made.
Created with the Breath of Life. 
   ...

Read More

As I stand here and then there
It's a confusion of the masses
Which way to turn
The decsion so overwhelming
What are you standing for
This life is so...

Read More