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Nourishes Poems - Poems about Nourishes

The strength we embody
...They told us our skin meant exile That our joy would be put on trial Because it brings rain But how can they hate the rain when it nourishes the ground we walk on The same ground that grows the f......

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Categories: nourishes, discrimination, prejudice, race, racism,
Form: Free verse
The many languages of black voices
...We dont have to use our voice to scream Because a voice isn't just words It's art, it's our presence, it's how we exist It's being unapologetically black Our presence is like the rain after a d......

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Categories: nourishes, discrimination, jealousy, metaphor, prejudice,
Form: Free verse



Feasting on failure
...I don’t mind failing If it's only me graded If my son is off the table Failing my family Nothing can be worse Blame my weakness Curses have limits on high Depends on the vantage point Failure......

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Categories: nourishes, bereavement, depression, loneliness, lost,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Embrace silence like a velvet cloak that gently slips over the soul
...Embrace silence like a velvet cloak that gently slips over the soul, listen deeply within, where echoes lose their shape and become whispers, respect for others is an art of listening, a dance of h......

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Categories: nourishes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Gardening
... Dandelions have seeded the lawn, butterflies come. Hosts of weeds have invaded the cabbage patch. The earth is enriched. Dog poop in the unkept grass nourishes the plowing worms ......

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Categories: nourishes, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Premium Member World Enviroment Day Linking Pin Sonnet And Prayer
...Creation cries through wind and wave and tree, Tree roots clutch soil like prayers yearning free. Free rivers sing, but choked by human hand, Hand scorched the skies, now breathes a dying land. ......

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Categories: nourishes, appreciation, celebration, earth day,
Form: Sonnet
Premium Member - The Ruby Of Silence -
... Embrace the silence, listen within Respecting others means learning to listen Experience being heard is healing Listen with your whole self, not just your ears Silence is the sleep tha......

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Categories: nourishes, beauty, blessing, emotions,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member We are witnesses to the final act of a mad and incendiary project
...We are witnesses to the final act of a mad and incendiary project, an experiment of a world bound by invisible and shining wires, the reckless belief that we can always be connected, always alight,......

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Categories: nourishes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member Dreams do not belong to me, they are borrowed
...Dreams do not belong to me—they are borrowed, woven over time by unseen hands, bearing the secrets of the world, Voices that sing into my marrow, whispering ancient incantations: "Thus must you exce......

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Categories: nourishes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member There will be days when no one will grasp the depth of your hidden feelings
...There will be days when no one will grasp the depth of your hidden feelings, and that's okay, a silent complicity that embraces your soul like a cloak of mystery, days when your words will get lost......

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Categories: nourishes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Lao Tzu: English Translations IV
...LAO TZU ENGLISH TRANSLATIONS IV The Roots of Turbulence by Lao Tzu, translation by Michael R. Burch Heaviness lies at the root of lightness; stillness begets turbulence. Thus the nobleman he......

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Categories: nourishes, courage, desire, life, peace,
Form: Free verse
Anne's Eyes
... . for public domain Hope never drains from her eyes, never short of excitement from a simple surprise, and Faith in a lord was always on board, with more than a drop of Charity. The sig......

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Categories: nourishes, dream, faith, hope,
Form: Free verse
Premium Member NEVER IMPOSSIBLE
... Inspired by the fact that Stevie Wonder is a blind musician, yet has never been impeded by his disability to achieve, here am I… persisting to do my best to help my special child attain triumph......

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Categories: nourishes, appreciation, blessing, cheer up,
Form: ABC
Premium Member I do not chase what is destined for me
...I do not chase what is destined for me, for I have felt what it's like to pursue a dream that dissolves on the horizon, leaving only unfulfilled longings and deep silences, like a song lost in the......

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Categories: nourishes, fantasy,
Form: Free verse
Consilium from The Outlier
...Consilium from The Outlier (A lone voice whispers) (A lone voice whispers) Have you ever encountered painful heartbreak, or are enduring, soul-destroying grief And sometimes sit ......

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Categories: nourishes, anxiety,
Form: Rhyme

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