Cultures Poems - Poems about Cultures

...Amidst the chaos of chalk and dreams deferred, We ask ourselves, where can we find the spark In this labyrinth of rote and rigid words? The burden we bear, a future stark We've trudged through ......Read the rest...

...As I'm sweeping the shadows of questions affecting others, If I pay the toll taking another's, the faint blanketing, for this is my turn upon entering Light blinding horrors, awaiting annihilatio......Read the rest...

...("Dreaming Gaia", 2020, original encaustic) Good Night Irene, Sweet Dreams We live in a time of two competing visions; The creation myths of sudden and gradual change, Or monotheism’s......Read the rest...

...Effort is important in whatever you do Knowing where to make an effort makes All difference by consistent focus on The result and things that's effective Creating way for greater opportunities ......Read the rest...

...How do you do My name is Haiku I’m scorned by longer poems They barely tolerate Won’t let me be great They read me with such scorn Can I hazel help I’m doing denim well In cultures wide......Read the rest...

...4s When the Rooster Crows At 6.30 The soul is forgiveness because it knows forgiveness. A bird tried to build her nest under the outdoor patio light fixtures, but I forbade it. Somehow, her persist......Read the rest...

...("Citadel of Light Merit Badge" - #67, 2016, original oil) Inside Out Outside In The world is nothing If not a continuum of beliefs and practices Along a spectrum of consciousness Wit......Read the rest...

... Most Canadians are influenced greatly By our Big Brother down to our South Our cultures are very much the same We have a common life style Idolize the same pop icons We dress the sam......Read the rest...

... Written: June 10, 2024, For Eve Roper Contest ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1/ The eldest son of a family immigrated to the United States. 2/ I'm a bibliophile. I ......Read the rest...

...When he speaks transparently he feels co-passionate as long as s/he appears to vulnerably listen Without Me v We risks of retributive judgment, body shaming and mind blaming, when he aims ......Read the rest...

... From fjords, forests, hot springs, slopes and snowy mountains, people from different 'walks of life,' connect their cultures to entertain. A vision of Europe and humanity, where a continent is......Read the rest...

... There comes the EAST, against the SOUTH The WEST against the SOUTH Again the NORTH, all against the SOUTH Just to use, manipulate and enslave our minds, One said music is all I say ......Read the rest...

...A community of poets, from all over the world, with cultures, beliefs, and faiths, though different, can participate in this contest contributing their viewpoints. As a common platform, it......Read the rest...

...The streams of chameleon cultures are wrapped in an unending charade of peace, love and warmth. How I wish we were truly free indeed, not just from the invaders. Free from ourselves, our b......Read the rest...

...Nothing to see so little to hear speak and be silenced. Smells peculiar... Are my thoughts even mine? Everything is glorious in the shadows of night Bright lights that dim truth all sparkle and ......Read the rest...