Meagre Poems - Poems about Meagre

...I wish to bring your kind attention about a sadness, That is the real darkness below the bright day light, At dawn the factory buses have come like school buses, And picked up the ......Read the rest...

...The Flower Seller Amelia wares un- cuticled painted nails, She hop scotches a pirate on one leg, Tip-toeing long sun cast morning shadows, beneath billowing hand stitched, salty sails; ......Read the rest...

...Sewing machine, long idle, gathered dust Cabinets, tables and chairs were old crust. No mercy was shown on this abandoned place No one dared to restore its bygone grace. At least that's what I s......Read the rest...

...Sirens, alarm bells and unscheduled drills Intended to teach us emergency skills On land we might jump up and run for the trees But where does one run in these vast frigid seas It has to be sai......Read the rest...

...The echo There is this echo, the echo of Satan inside of you, bellowing and seeking refuge, This thing is called suicide! the ghost of your own shadow pushing you towards self-homicide This t......Read the rest...

...In the land of opportunity, we stand with hope so bold, But low salary earners face a tale that's left untold, In the UK's schools, they teach with hearts so pure, Yet their efforts go unnoticed, ......Read the rest...

...Written: 21 July 2023 Submitted to No. 1231 New Poem Only Poetry Contest Sponsored by Brian Strand Bridging the Unbridgeable Chasm* As rises the wealth of nations, As grows the limb of a ......Read the rest...

...With no more than a handful of tired genes, It seems, thou hast not much time to mend ways, O rid thy blinkers in the rest of days, Long have ye played lead roles with meagre means, Ye can’t ......Read the rest...

...had coffee with a colleague he was young and eager wanted to play Russian roulette because his resources were meagre the universe conspires with us granting us whatever we wish but if fear a......Read the rest...

...In my dream, appears a mysterious land from far away...                        of the vermilion sky at mesmerizing dawn, Prayers arising from boats on holy river, Ganges, at Varanasi, mystical ......Read the rest...

...Insufficiency holds sway, Dawn chauffeurs meagre segments, In this ambience, the children play, Anticipating their paltry fragments. Homes wear a sombre look, Nothing delightful to cook, The ......Read the rest...

...victorian canal life - the reality (a true tale from from my maternal heritage ) We left our abode in old Cowfair haggled a price for an old shire mare Onto the landlord's......Read the rest...

...What meaning do you give To lips moving up and down again? Torn clothes, a broken nose Drawing a smile on your face with pen Different ages, different years A target for abuse, told to refrain......Read the rest...

...A giant magnet for young and old Its many mysteries to unfold For dipping toes in ebb and flow Revealing wonders deep below Calm and still like mirrored glass Then raging wild a storm can blast ......Read the rest...

...No abode, Told to move on, Where to? No offerings, Blankets worn and frayed, Cold stiff joints, ......Read the rest...