Nom Poems - Poems about Nom

Soft and feathery and illusive Each word a woven world of fantasy An artistic lair for the lunacy of emotion Musical, distant and serene Aesthetic shelters like seashells Cast by the angst of the ocean ...

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I feel the futility after decades of my fingers flitting like dragonflies over the keys my once hopeful heart shriveled and shrunken as a plum into a prune Shakespeare and Miller Marlowe and Pinter will never again pick up the plume to pen another poem or play yet they live on today while my words wither in the womb Stillborn they are silently whisked...

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Ton nom - New English Translation of Amel Bent's song "Your Name" by T. Wignesan Je me raccroche aux détails du passé Details of our past I cannot unclasp ?Nos souvenirs le sourire aux lèvres A smile steals onto my lips when I recall ?Tu reviens souvent dans mes pensées Memories of you so often in my thoughts ?Mais...

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Translated from the Slovakian I enlisted with the god of second chances Knowing my chances were second to none. I surrendered my soul and my passport When I entered my new life’s routine In service to the colors of France. I’d pledged my honor and fidelity, Or whatever romantic sh*te was required, When I’d earned my coveted ticket For the train ride...

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It’s important what you get called has a name, one you can take to the ivory border It’s important what you’re called is remembered the same, today recollected tomorrow reordered A mark on the stone no longer unknown, your history and legacy rendered Sapphire crystal overlord set, the past eponymous the future —kismet (The New Room: February, 2021)...

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Alias Also known as (A.K.A).... No judgment No regrets I hate with fury I love like no other I have been called a bastard & S.O.B Every name in the book My mind travels to undiscovered places My words most likely will offend My choices aren't always right I will own any of those choices if asked No explanations given Ryan is the first de Rossi is the last That...

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I've woven fantasies in poetic verse with the fragile threads of hope and feeling. And I explore laughter, tears, and remorse with words of wisdom, prayer, and healing. Hyperbole hides in my inscribed lines, fueling my muse with inspiration. And emotion moistens some pages with tears shed from frustration, fear, and elation. Wizened words, loose thoughts, fantasies, and dreams weave tapestries upon a poet's...

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You earned it The right to Stand out To show your true colors To go by the name That best represents The real authentic you The you you’ve grown into Select your pen name With utmost care Flaunt your uniqueness Divulge your true colors AP: Honorable Mention 2021 Posted on March 11, 2019...

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Last Name, First Name (Nom Prénom) To address a person by their surname, Rather than their given shows disrespect, Attests, this is vulgar and profane To the individual referenced. If the intent is to use the latter, Say Mr., Mrs., Miss or Ms. prior, Be courteous and display good manners; Refined behaviours will take you further. Given names are chosen and assigned at birth, To...

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A rather dashing and exquisitely designed purple weather balloon was racing against a dark grey sofa, a beach towel, a cotton bud and a statue of king Kong the eighth. Across the beaded sky joined by the sea eagles whose breakfast could always be located in a mountainside by the ocean. The barriers were to...

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Nakameche, my nom de plume, born on the 17th day in the month after June, a typhoon, tycoon, a disastrous, resplendent, handsome, rich dude, nothing mendacious or fictitious, a poetic bishop, an inheritance of God’s bonafide boon, the stars watch me as I watch them, they whisper graphic symbols that only Nakameche can translate with...

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Sign nothing here with cursive strokes; Attend your craft with profound mood; You word to steer what thought provokes; See to fine draft that flavours food. Note what you say as meaning shows; Opt for a voice that calmly speaks; Meet need to play with touchy flow. Do prime a poise without a leak; Embark on lines that create form; Piquant to taste that...

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Step by step I entered a room... Step by step I approached my chair... Slowly, people entered the same room... Slowly, they approached their own chairs... As the room was filled, the lights dimmed out... As the people quieted down, curtains at the end of the room slowly opened... Step by Step I entered a room... Step by step I approached my chair... Slowly, people...

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