Opted Poems - Poems about Opted

...Father, who entrusted me with his mission of salvation Will provide me with labourers to realize this goal. Pondering, he roamed around in disciple formation. They will, like fish, gather to the k......Read the rest...

...Invisibly tortured courtesy existential nihilism Psyche wracked with agony impossible mission to extricate lovely bones they wanna remain permanently abed. I chiefly function to amass knowled......Read the rest...

...The best bit of advice I can give for free, To those who from anger and or frustration cannot break free, That may set them free. If you never let others know how you really feel, You will only......Read the rest...

...observing tension build up within mind-body apparatus the root cause being attachment to a desired outcome sought by ego which when belied causes concern so recognising thus our delusion......Read the rest...

... They wanted the eagle as national bird. Franklin opted for the turkey, plentiful in his day, an easy shot and an easy meal. He had a point, of course. The eagle was a predator, howeve......Read the rest...

...Groundhog day 2024 or Forty one days since 2023 Winter Solstice Rather than be a day late and dollar short, I opted to post poem acknowledging the second of February, where eponymous ground......Read the rest...

...For those who don't read blogs or know of Jan's successful first book, I've written a limerick for her and included it in my comment on her blog. She's included her interview in a podcast. I was aske......Read the rest...

...It’s always tea time in the little Gypsy tea room down the road. The sign outside says "Come and have a cup of tea or two and rest your load" It’s a sweet little tearoom, sun streaming through the ......Read the rest...

...Twenty first century civilization gone?... I askew. Ah... what luxury to wax poetic as freedom to trumpet thoughts, ideas, emotions, et cetera will wane, especially if president number forty ......Read the rest...

...In the dead of winter a crocus rises Within the snow, Jesus is reborn Both fragile yet frost resistant Like Persephone to Hades’ reign Innocence is granted rebirth In the Spring He brings s a......Read the rest...

...…..BREAKING..... HEADLINE..... NEWS..... this Xmas eve day 2023 After a top secret clandestine conclave, one or more sans eight Reindeer forsake played cow word, and spelt, spilt, spoilt, et c......Read the rest...

... Behind these clenched jaws and dagger-in-the-heart smiles I have a voice Behind the silent soft eyes and lingering sadness in my being I have a voice Behind my pen that scribbles poems ......Read the rest...

...I stood at the top of our dirt driveway looking back at our two-story house. It's kind of a long house where, from our second-floor windows, you can see cars driving on the lane road in our v......Read the rest...

... I'll never forget the date, the nineteenth of November It's etched firmly in my mind, and I'll always remember It was the day that I had my spinal decompression surgery And hopefully it wou......Read the rest...

... They wanted the eagle as national bird. He opted for the turkey, plentiful in his day and an easy meal. He had a point, of course. The eagle was a predator, however; a killer, a flesh-ea......Read the rest...