Best Swanlike Poems

She had elegance and poise...
on the surface at least.
A deceptive calm;
swanlike.

Beneath,
a desperate struggle
against undercurrents
known only to her
and others in the same water.

She wasn’t sure if...

Read more of this work...

The seemingly tranquil sky
blooming with stars soon
pierced by a distant cry
that seems to swoon.

Beneath dense trees standing tall
to touch dark canvas painted
after dusk, prowls the...

Read more of this work...

lying in wait, 
skulking along alleys 
hiding in shadows 
amongst bums and homeless
the moon is bright
shining silver on the 
rain soaked street 

waiting to see...

Read more of this work...

Vegetation verdant midst vapor-laden valley
  Misty cloud-mountains mask mansions' mirage
Time trembles, delicate, teasing tender tree-shoots
  Feathered flyers beat fast, beat furious, beat breathless...

Read more of this work...

The day my life went tipsy, weak-kneed and rosy, I met a boyish-man. He had a sidewinder-‘stache and I suddenly fell for a hairy man....

Read more of this work...

 
Written: November 17, 2023 For Anoucheka Gangabissoon Contest
Butterflies are self-propelled flowers.~R.H. Heinlein
            ____________________________________________

I was...

Read more of this work...