Nostrils Poems

List of New Poems

PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Form	Categories
	Sleep lover sleep	Grahame Mahrer	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, emotions, love,
	A Morning Walk	M. L. Kiser	Imagism	Imagism	nostrils, appreciation, earth, environment, image,
	Dog Days Of Summer	Tom Wright	Lyric	Lyric	nostrils, childhood, children, mother daughter,
	Breathe Stars	Lansing Day	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, spiritual, uplifting,
	Tranquil	Robertina B.	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, environment, inspirational, nature, peace,
	MR WILLIAMS FACT OR FICTION	JENNIFER PROXENOS	Rhyme	Rhyme	nostrils, fantasy,
	God, Rolled Back The Curtains of Hell	Tom Wright	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, god, sin,
	Though A Destitute Alteh Kocker	matthew harris	Bio	Bio	nostrils, absence, child, death, destiny,
	Spring Is in the Air	Janice Canerdy	Nonet	Nonet	nostrils, spring,
	All That Was Sparta	john fleming	Rhyme	Rhyme	nostrils, myth,
	Doubt	Arum Dusu	I do not know?	I do not know?	nostrils, confidence, confusion, dedication, deep,
	Slivered Thoughts	Memory Melania Mutanuka	Light Verse	Light Verse	nostrils, earth, tribute, world,
	Paddling A Canoe	FABIYAS M V	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, life,
	Feverish Fear - A Visual Video Poem - in collaboration with Victor Buhagiar	Maria Williams	Dramatic Verse	Dramatic Verse	nostrils, courage, evil, faith, fear,
	Recycled Dragons	Susan Jeavons	Rhyme	Rhyme	nostrils, animal, children, courage, fantasy,
	A Scraping of Shovels	Andrea Dietrich	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, holocaust, horror,
	Walking The Path Of Wrath	Jonathan Graham	Dramatic Verse	Dramatic Verse	nostrils, anger, conflict, courage, journey,
	Embers of My Past	Tom Wright	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, angst, death of a
	BREATH OF LIFE	Beata Agustin	Cinqku	Cinqku	nostrils, appreciation, christian, faith, god,
	The Prize	Kelly Murphy	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	nostrils, adventure, animal, fishing, imagery,
	Trusted non Trumpeting Flora And Fauna Emerge Out	matthew harris	Lyric	Lyric	nostrils, adventure, angel, animal, appreciation,
	AM I THE SOUL OF THE LIVING SPIRIT--	James Edward Lee Sr.	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, appreciation, blessing, caregiving, celebration,
	Scudding	Tom Wright	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, anxiety, cheer up, courage,
	Feverish Fear - In collaboration with Maria Williams	Victor Buhagiar	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, allegory, fear,
	If I Had a Secret Life	Eve Roper	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, emotions, fantasy, mythology,
	Because We Cut the Trees	Paul Kasami	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	nostrils, africa, environment, future, weather,
	First Farewell	Gopes Niraula	Prose Poetry	Prose Poetry	nostrils, grandfather,
	Crater Lake - Sleeping Beast	Gregory R Barden	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, imagery, metaphor, nature,
	You know it is cold	Heidi Sands	Rhyme	Rhyme	nostrils, winter,
	The Arnold Red Honeysuckle	Tom Wright	Lyric	Lyric	nostrils, god, imagery, inspirational,
	The evil I enjoy	Onwubuariri Jachinma	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, emotions, pain, psychological, recovery
	An Involuntary Shudder	john fleming	Rhyme	Rhyme	nostrils, myth,
	The Breathe of Life---	James Edward Lee Sr.	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, analogy, birth, creation, world,
	STEAMING NOSTRILS, RIP-ROARING LOUD	Kim Rodrigues	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, imagery,
	Winter's Breath	Sherry Asbury	Rhyme	Rhyme	nostrils, winter, writing,
	Less fortunate allow yourself to be blessed	James Edward Lee Sr.	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, analogy, appreciation, deep, devotion,
	My Sheltered Upbringing	Jack Ellison	Limerick	Limerick	nostrils, humor,
	Psalms of the Saints XV	LIde Sangtam	Dramatic Verse	Dramatic Verse	nostrils, bible, christian, jesus, truth,
	Cheese Craving Cured	taai tekai	Rhyme	Rhyme	nostrils, food,
	The Forgotten Soldier	Indiana Shaw	Couplet	Couplet	nostrils, appreciation, remembrance day, world
	NOSE	Anisha Dutta	Shape	Shape	nostrils, 10th grade, appreciation, senses,
	To honor thy father and son	Malik Johnson	Ballad	Ballad	nostrils, christian, faith, god, heaven,
	Just Now, I Started To Feel	matthew harris	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, 9th grade, adventure, encouraging,
	Wednesday Musings 10-24-2018	Kurt Philip Behm	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, perspective,
	Old Demons	Crow thepoet	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, depression,
	Christmas	Paul Callus	Sonnet	Sonnet	nostrils, christmas,
	What Did God Do On The Seventh Day	Eve Roper	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, bible, creation,
	FLOWERS	Sidney Beck	Quatrain	Quatrain	nostrils, flower,
	The cliff and the river	Sakushla Gunasekara	Blank verse	Blank verse	nostrils, river, sea, water,
	Scribe Under Fire	Kai Michael Neumann	Free verse	Free verse	nostrils, courage,

Nostrils Poem Example

Wind From The Sea

Inspired by Andrew Wyeth Watercolor Painting -- Wind From the Sea, 1947




Standing in the old house
A strange mixture of feelings erupt within me
My roommates Depression, Loneliness, and Hopelessness
Greet me with strangling arms and leering grins
I don’t fight them anymore – somehow they are a part me
So together, in this house, in this room
We endure the somber solitude of the day

A sudden chill fills the room
Death enters – its foul breath chokes me
My three companions prostrate themselves
Pressure builds in my bowels
Bile rises in my throat
A heavy weariness fills my bones
He’s calling – hissing my name
I can’t breath

Death surrounds my soul – crushing me 
I hear groaning  . . .
Strange guttural sound -- it’s coming from me
Deep painful darkness fills me
I beg Death to take me . . .

Through the open window
A gush of wind enters
A sheer curtain hanging comes to life
It’s spirit lifts inwards and up beckoning me to dance 

What is this wonder?
A limp ragged curtain – faded, stained, frail -- has life
Reaching toward me . . .  frayed fingers of thread motioning
Old friends rush to me – Joy, Hope, Love
Death’s grip slips – I gasp a breath
Looking up I see the open window
Boarded by old bare wood, hard with age

I realize it’s daylight now – soft shadows 
A curving road leading to the water
I can taste the saltiness in the wind
Trees in the distance
A calling from the sea
Seagulls, waves, laughter

Joy breaths into my nostrils 
Leave this place – Depression cannot hold you
Simple pleasures I will give you
   Cool breeze on a summer afternoon
   Laughter of friends
   A walk in the garden
   A book
   The Sea . . . 

Depression laughs in my ears
Through that window lies heartache, treachery, poverty, misery
It will chew your insides up – blood will pour from your lips
Pain and suffering awaits if you leave this house
Death waits to take you home 
An end to this constant noise – the peace of total emptiness 

Another breeze and Hope fills my eyes with light
I see colors – vibrant alive filling me with warmth
Leave this place, take a journey to the sea
Let light fill you and be your guide . . . see -- opportunities abound
For laughter, love, forgiveness . . . for life – abundant life
See the rainbow upon the Sea

Hopelessness rushes toward me
Kisses my lips and whispers
Light burns and blinds
Enslaves you
They will see clearly your secrets
Spotlight focus – ridicule scorn . . . ugly disgust . . .  self-hatred

Love rushes in and embraces me
Light, fresh, empowering
My heart leaps with pleasure
Arm and arm she leads me to the window
Much pain and sorrow – yes . . .  also Love
A powerful love that transforms, refreshes . . . frees
Breathe deeply of the Sea air – fill your lungs
Go – you are loved deeply and completely

Looking out Looking in




David Meade
01/07/2015


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