By jivepoet on December 24, 2009
I was well prepared to build my house on firm foundation rock.
I had gathered each material and every building block.
I’d seen many things, that life could be whilst imitating art.
I could cull the very best of these in each component part.
I’d explored all possibilities, and worked out all the rules,
As I stood beside the ocean, [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged Anger, angst, Awe, Daughter, dream, dreams, Game, house, Lace, Life, Many Things, Metaphor, Ocean, Pool, Pools, Sea, spiritual, survive, Urge
By arjunsharma on March 2, 2009
1
June 4, 2006.
The Lufthansa flight from Newyork landed in Chennai at 2:15 AM, thirty minutes later than the scheduled arrival time. Mohanasundaram was waiting at the arrival terminal with increasing anticipation. He scanned the hundred faces coming out of the airport for his son. After about forty-five minutes, Arun kumar walked out, waving his hands [...]
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By arjunsharma on February 23, 2009
1
Present Day
It was the first Monday in weeks when I was not in office before ten. As I saw the frosted sundial of my old citizen ticking eleven thirty, I cursed myself for the umpteenth time for choosing that insurance company. I found out that the other companies did not require so many tests after [...]
Posted in Stories | Tagged absence, addict, Addiction, alone, An orphan, Angel, Angels, Anger, Apartment, Aroma, Ash, Awe, baby, Bang, Beautiful, Belief, Best Friends, Bikes, blood, Bloom, Blow, Blush, Brain, Break, breeze, Bud, Bun, Butt, Celebration, Cement, change, Cheeks, child, childhood, Chocolate, Circumstances, class, Clothes, Clouds, Coffee, cold, computer, confusion, Conversations, cool, courage, Crackers, Crowd, cry, cycle, Dad, dancing, dark, Darkness, Daughter, Dawn, death, Depression, destiny, Devil, Direction, Dirt, Doctors, Doubt, dream, dreams, Ears, Earth, Elbow, Emotions, Emptiness, empty, eternal, Eternity, Eyelashes, eyes, Faith, falling, Fate, Father, Fear, feeling, Feelings, Feet, Fire, Fish, Flood, Flower, flowers, Fool, For you, forever, Friend, Friends, Full Moon, fun, Game, girl, Girl Talk, Gloom, god, Gold, Gratitude, Guess, Guidance, Habit, Happiness, Hatred, Hats, Haunt, Hear Music, heart, Heart Beat, Heaven, Hell, Hill, house, I love you, Images, Imaginations, imagine, Insurance, Jasmine, jealousy, Job, Journey, joy, Kids, killing, kiss, Kisses, Lace, Lad, Lain, Laugh, leave me, Left Hand, Lessons, Liar, lies, Life, Lips, list, loneliness, lonely, Loon, loss, Lost, love, Loving Wife, Lute, Madness, Magic, Mail, Many Things, Marriage, Match, memories, memory, miracle, Mirror, Misery, Mistake, Mob, Mom, Money, Moon, Mother, Moving, Mud, Music, Nature, Nec, Nerves, New Born, night, Ocean, pain, Passion, peace, people, Pies, Pleasure, Poem, Prayer, Presence, Priceless, Pride, promise, Rain, Reason, Reds, reflection, Relationships, Remorse, Rendezvous, Revere, Rivers, Rope, Rose, Running, Rush, Sad, sailing, Sanity, Satin, scene, School, scream, Screams, Sea, seeing, Shadow, Shame, Shape, Sharp, Shock, Shoes, Shout, Signs, Silence, sin, Sky, sleep, slumber, smile, Smiles, Sobs, Solace, solitude, Sorrow, soul, Sounds, Spite, Stomach, Stories, Sun, Surprise, Taxi, Tea, tears, Teeth, Temper, Throng, Tick, Tide, Travel, Tree, Truth, ugly, Urge, Valleys, Vastness, Veins, Vine, war, Warmth, Waves, wife, Wisdom, Woe, Woes, woman, Womb, world, Worries, Wounds
By Ayesha.Maya on May 19, 2008
I pray
Every night before going to bed.
Before and after
Every meal.
No man
Has seen my face
Since the day I turned 13
Except my husband.
My daughters
Are good
I teach them well
But take no praise
Upon myself.
The Holy Book
I know by heart
Recite it in my sleep.
Cut my flesh
To show my pledge
Devotion eternal
I said.
But….
Last night
They came and took my child
Flesh [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged baby, blood, child, class, Daughter, Devotion, dust, eternal, female infanticide, Flesh, god, heart, lies, love, night, sin, sleep, Tea, woman, Womb
By paisley on May 17, 2008
it’s been more than a year now,, since father left us,, mother, and i alone.. things have not been easy,, but we are making our way,, in this strange world,, into which we’ve both been thrown…
with father gone, and little in the coffer,, after his illness and burial and such,, our one saving grace,, has [...]
Posted in Prose Poetry | Tagged alone, Anger, Bang, Black And White, Blush, breeze, class, cold, D White, dark, Darkness, Daughter, dust, Father, Friend, heart, joy, Lace, Life, loss, love, Mother, Music, night, paisley, Prayer, Sad, Sadness, Sea, sin, Solemn Prayer, spring, Strife, Swift, Tick, world
By tom on May 10, 2008
ย
ย
ย
Walking With Elianaย
ย
I like to walk
with Eliana
Her steps are
ย short and slow like mine.
We never have to
Hurry up
We always
Take our time.
We look and examine everything
We find along the path.
We giggle
At the simplest things
And Eliana makes me laugh.
This little girl
ย So inquisitive
ย Has many questions
To [...]
Posted in Poems & Stories | Tagged Bun, child, class, Daughter, Flower, flowers, girl, Hue, Laugh, Little Girl, Ocean, Poem, Rain, Sky, snow, Sun
By Linda Jacobs on May 7, 2008
My mom and I were playing
cards one evening last fall
and talking about her trip
to Florida the following week.
I said that in five years
we’d be going with her
since I have just
four more years to teach.
She said she doubted
she’d still be here
by that time considering
how she’d been feeling lately.
The wine tasted
a little less sweet
after that and I [...]
Posted in Family Poems | Tagged Daughter, Doubt, Ears, feeling, Game, Mom, Shadow, sin, Tea
By tom on May 3, 2008
A Daughter
A daughter is someone
Soft and sweet
Lovable compassionate
And neat.
A daughter is a help
To Mom
Cleaning, cooking
Maintaining the home.
A daughter is
Dadโ€s best friend
When he returns
From a hard days end.
A daughter
Helps with the sibs
Seeing that
They get their dibs.
A daughter knows
When tensions a brewing
And can deftly defuse
A fight from ensuing.
A home
Blessed with a daughter
Is a home
Well kept in order.
Tom [...]
Posted in Family Poems | Tagged class, Compass, Compassion, Dad, Daughter, Friend, Mom, Passion, seeing
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