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Somewhere

March 17, 2019March 18, 2019 Rasma Raisters 53 Views 2 Comments lost heart, lost words, loving words, poems, poetry, somewhere

Somewhere I lost the words – to tell you how I feel. Somewhere they drifted away, on the wind blowing

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

Stewards of the Land – A Poem of Hope for Planet Earth

March 12, 2019 R J Schwartz 98 Views 2 Comments environmentalism, poetry, RJ Schwartz, save the planet, stewards of the land

Begat in the times of the great unknown; came a fertile and glorious planet Trees, flowers, foodstuffs, and animals were

Free Verse Poetry

Taking a Musical Journey

March 7, 2019March 7, 2019 Rasma Raisters 136 Views 5 Comments poems, poetry, taking a musical journey

Whenever I hear, melodies familiar, songs that sing to my heart and soul, it all begins and I’m taking a

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Shadows of Yesterday

March 4, 2019March 5, 2019 Rasma Raisters 162 Views 6 Comments memories, poems, poetry, shadows of yesterday

It was a nostalgic afternoon and thoughts of daydreams were flying.. I was searching through some photos and realized that

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

My Empty Hand

March 4, 2019 R J Schwartz 80 Views 3 Comments inspirational poetry, My empty hand, poetry, RJ Schwartz

My empty hand Outstretched in your direction I’ve put aside my anger Shelved my discontent No longer interested in proving

Inspirational Poetry Poetry

What Would Happen…

March 4, 2019 R J Schwartz 64 Views 4 Comments inspirational poetry, poetry, RJ Schwartz, what would happen

What would happen… If everyone stopped hating one another Regardless of the reason And finally embrace the fact That we

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Isn’t Life Strange

February 27, 2019February 27, 2019 Rasma Raisters 208 Views 6 Comments hearts, life strange, love, poems, poetry

Isn’t life strange? We come into this world, full of magical wonder, only to find the journey – so

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Let Me Drift Away

February 18, 2019February 18, 2019 Rasma Raisters 222 Views 10 Comments drift away, poems, poetry, sailboats, spring

Let me drift away, when the days become lazy and slow. The warm sun beckons to me, to walk along

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When the World Closes In

February 14, 2019February 15, 2019 Rasma Raisters 192 Views 10 Comments closes in, poems, poetry, the forest, world

When I’ll have had my fill, of crowds and markets, anything that is worldly, into the thick of the forest,

Creative Writing Essay

Poetry in the Classroom

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 Jamie Lee Hamann 98 Views 5 Comments classroom, education, poetry, Poetry Reading, slam poetry

Poetry in the Classroom I. Poetry is still on the curriculum in public schools. Common Core for English Arts Teachers

Free Verse Poetry Romantic Poetry

Giving Your Heart Away

February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Rasma Raisters 190 Views 8 Comments caring, giving heart, poems, poetry, sharing, true love

When you say I love you, when you find that one true love, when you’re ready to commit – you

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Tropical Dreams

February 2, 2019 Rasma Raisters 180 Views 6 Comments magnolias, palm trees, poems, poetry, the moon, trade winds, tropical dreams

Take me to a tropical paradise, where palm trees sway and the air is filled with magnolia scent. Somewhere on

Poetry Rhyming Verse

The Rule of Nature – Words To Live By

February 1, 2019 R J Schwartz 128 Views 3 Comments chemtrails, nature, poetry, pollution, RJ Schwartz, trees

Someone wise once said to me What knowledge do you have of trees? Can you tell me why the grass

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When Tears Fall

January 30, 2019February 3, 2019 Rasma Raisters 205 Views 6 Comments hearts, love, poems, poetry, tears, tears fall

Quiet days of reflection, thoughts can sometimes, bring me down. When tears fall, nothing seems right – the gloom has

Creative Writing Poetry

To Flourish

January 30, 2019 Tony DeLorger 158 Views 12 Comments algorithms, flourish, genres, measure, poetry, spirituality

In many ways I do not understand the perceptions of poetry in today’s world. Having been so revered in the

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Just a Bit of Paradise

January 26, 2019January 26, 2019 Rasma Raisters 227 Views 8 Comments paradise, poems, poetry, timbuktu

Just heard the news today, another bomb blew someone away, there were some angry men – I think around ten.

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Love’s Warmer in the Winter

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 Rasma Raisters 219 Views 6 Comments love, poems, poetry, snow, warmer, winter

Some say love is warmer in the winter, when we need lots of cuddling, when passionate kisses melt away the

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Fragile Beauty

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 Vincent Moore 238 Views 12 Comments fragile, ghosts, grievance, poetry, thicket, thorns

When I draw on your fragile beauty, and seasons of my past, I silently remember on them for a spell

Free Verse Rhyming Verse

My Heart Beats Faster

January 20, 2019January 20, 2019 Rasma Raisters 179 Views 10 Comments beats faster, heart, hearts, poems, poetry

You have always owned my heart, with each word you utter like drums, my heart beats faster – so always

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Life’s Tapestry

January 13, 2019January 14, 2019 Rasma Raisters 192 Views 6 Comments life's tapestry, merry-go-round, poems, poetry

Life’s Tapestry … Inside-outside – life’s a merry-go-round. Every day like a revolving door, just keeps on spinning round

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Softly Falling Rain

January 10, 2019January 11, 2019 Rasma Raisters 222 Views 8 Comments falling rain, gentle rain, poems, poetry

Tiny splatters, I hear the raindrops fall, like teardrops they cascade – down my window pane. Soft gentle rain, like a

Poetry Rhyming Verse

Dance Puppets, Dance – The Reality Of Our Celebrities

January 10, 2019 R J Schwartz 138 Views 5 Comments attention seeking, celebrities, poem, poetry, puppets, RJ Schwartz

Celebrity voices are nothing but noise Their acts are polished; delivered with poise Just cover your ears, avoid their ploys

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The Day the Milk Spilled

January 8, 2019January 8, 2019 Rasma Raisters 195 Views 8 Comments love, milk, milk spilled, poems, poetry

No rhyme, no reason, for what happened that day. Like the feeling when waiting, for the other shoe to drop.

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