Old Poems | Examples of Old Poetry

She sits by the window watching a big black crow,            as she is looking out over the fields of snow.                    She...Read More

spindle spinning wheel The spiderweb is destroyed. the first round begins...Read More

Time eats away at us like termites Carpenter ants burrowing tunnels Bite by bite Nibble by nibble We weather as a wooden barn exposed to the elements The paint begins to bubble peel and flake Rain soaks in and we rot rendering us fragile...Read More

I once was young, but now I'm old. I once felt the heat, but now I stay cold. I once had hair, but now I'm bald. Almost everything, I am appalled. I once could taste, but now I can't. I...Read More

gigantic tree, crowned there is a large soft awning Take me on that road....Read More

The lonely lamp pole Stand by the roadside Day and night Watching Pedestrians too busy to look up Drivers too involved to admire The old lamp pole Just like an old mother Standing by the children's...Read More

Said the Guru Saying :125 Love is always smoldering when we wash it on ourselves, but brilliant when we shower it on others. ©Al Juman 5/ 10/ 1997...Read More

Are lost Objects are found They lie in dirty boxes In everyone's town. Each one is unique... Not one is the same... They all have there own colour. Some rusty Some filthy Most are insane Many gather dust... They all have there individual taste and touch. Each...Read More

Odd objects frolic within Strange dominions for It's all Hallow's Eve. The night of souls; looking for lost lives... While children play merrily In the chilly tinged air, Of winters coming Dead. It is the night of nights... When hell creeps to our Realms Gates...Read More

a blacks cats tale Slinking... Down dark Alleyways... Black cats hunt. A full moon glows pale.. And races with the wind. As clouds drift by. A cackling call of laughter is heard... Breaking the night. jack O' Lanterns burn Bright. Swaying in the shifting winds. Around...Read More

As you get older, you'll hear plenty of quips On freedom and wisdom, but here's my tip: Guard your schnoz around pepper, and squeeze those knees If you don't want to pee your pants when you sneeze! 8/28/21 Your best...Read More

wrinkled stoicism lines Her face told her life story. waiting the outcome Written: August 27, 2021 ...Read More

scarecrow Joe is sliding off his pole not enough cognition to fulfill his role lost his balls and his jacks to the ruthless Taliban stumbling to Oz down a bloody brick road...Read More

Retirement coming Crescent looming on the back Wrapped old trees in cloth. Written: August 26, 2021...Read More

We parked far from prying eyes, making love. Yet times, as to be expected, have changed. These modern days, we cared not whom we loved, Nor what we wear, A fast car, No cares, Free. 24 August 2021 Picture 1 Double Tetractys 8 Poetry Contest Sponsored...Read More