Comfortless Poems - Poems about Comfortless

Hermann Hesse translation of 'The Poet' and 'Without You'

...The Poet
by Hermann Hesse
translation by Michael R. Burch

Only upon me, the lonely one,
Do this endless night’s stars shine
As the fountain gurgles its faery song.

For me alone, the lonely ...

First Thoughts

...First thoughts emerging
From my wakening mind —
Shall it be fear
That fills me
Weak and faint
To face the waiting day?

Or, sleep dispersing
With the coming dawn,
Shall crowded thoughts
Rus...

Cold Comfort Zones

...
       A cold, comfortless park bench
          an empty subway train

       A bed of leaves, trending damp
          a knoll of grass behind an exit ramp

       Long-abandoned shacks
    ...

WEALTH WISE, HEALTH FOOLISH

...At night, death's dark whisper resounds
Chasing dreams, with bloody sweat unbound
Awakened by fear, his heart does pound
Beholding death's spirit, all around

By day, sleep flees, a rare repriev...

One Flame

...

each candle contains a Flame
life abounds within its Light
Fire when these Flames unite
and banishing the darkness

warm comfort flows from within
drives away the biting cold
the wind of d...

Like the Soaring Doves

...I will not leave you comfortless says the Lord of LOVE 
I will come to you child, like the soaring doves above  
no stone shall brush your tender feet 
no winds shall crush your finest wheat 
I w...

Finding Comfort

...
John 14:18 (KJV) “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”

You’re the One who refused to leave
When my heart was desperate, dark and dim
Afraid that I would neve...

Summer Timed

...Summer deals its first hand
no bluffing behind her eyes
depression heated to irritating comfortless
catching tunes upon the air
that haunt from summered pasts
the clink of ice on crystal
Mowers...

Where Is He That Will Feed Me

...WHERE IS HE THAT WILL FEED ME

An invisible thief,
Beyond the dark horizons,
Our hearts will once more sing,
For those who leave us for awhile,
We believe their journey just begun.
Life holds ...

The Comforter - 2

...
He is interested in more than
The enormous happenings
Like worries and wars, weakness’
Darkness that shadows 
Even the most beautiful thoughts

He cares about the little things
T...

Life's Offense and the Muses As Escape

...I sit with pen in hand this downcast morn;
     and search the Muses for more enraptured songs;
songs of great cheer, of memories heartworn,
     to banish the spirits of inflicted wrongs;

befo...

My Love Story

...Love hurts 
Life lost 
Feelings fade 
Heart shattered 
Hope battered 
Plans crumble
Time wasted 
Bliss robbed 
Lies lies lies

My love story....
Flattered fallacy
Fortune flustered 
Eyes...

Nascent Chance

...the random residue of sunken shadows

retrieves an image of the light gone by

an effigy ashen faced and smouldering

glows tenderly upon the silhouette of time


yet another curve ball of m...

Depression Is a Deep Cold Black Hole

...Whenever I think of depression, I think of it as a cold deep bottomless black hole.  I think of it as being surrounded by an endless night, without the break of day. The only solution dealing with de...

Theresa's Grief

...Theresa's grief 

Monday came to death 
And there is no comfort for Theresa 
No comfort to ease the pain of his passing 
Theresa wishes to join her love in the afterlife 
But for the sake of he...

• Short Comfortless Poems
• Famous Comfortless Poems
• Best Comfortless Poems
• Read Comfortless Poems
• Long Comfortless Poems
• Comfortless Quotes