Language Prose Poems

Evilness has not reared his head in my world.
I know nothing of it, really, and do not pretend to.
The devilish ways of mischievous mites and...

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On the common sidewalk
we walk everyday
Our steps meet ...
We follow the same route
and we discern the same things.
.We wet under the same rain
and burn under...

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I called but you did not answer me,
You spoke a language I did not understand.
I reached for you and we touched fingertips, 
Then swiftly you...

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It’s all about a hollow corpse,
Right into the dark pit, the only follow-up goes through morse
Language. Welcome to the dark age – as in holocaused...

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From the pen flows a song
It’s melody gives wings to words,
Wafting upward and outward across space
Harmonic strains
In notes of Praise
Resonate full and deep 
Suspended toward...

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In prose,
Writers hope to accurately capture
both felt and thought experiences,
realistic and unrealistic,
in a way that suggests
our writer knows and can deeply feel
the differences and similarities
between...

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Within the closed confines of my windowless top-floor room
Hidden in a dark corner away from the door, the room's only opening, 
That had never allowed...

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Just wanted to say a very big thank you to all you amazing poets who took the time to comment 
on my last post ‘Sunny...

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Thanks to you all
Thanks to those who come to 
poetrysoup.com, practise poems, 
write, read and share poems 
and comment on others

Thanks to those who read...

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[This excerpt from a memoir I wrote 20 years ago seems sadly apropos given the recent mass murders and bombings]

This then is where my faith...

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Grow me some gourds and I will carve my drum and bead my shakers; mimicking Gaia’s heartbeat, 
I will envision a new world.

A cedar and...

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EXPRESSIONS THROUGH POETRY

Writing poetry or anything at all creative is a lonely business.  You are your own judge, for what
You write down on paper,...

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The problem I have with religions is that they forget themselves. All of the great religions start out from a MYSTERY. Something or someone happens...

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1)	A short LETTER to novice poets (highschool level, retirees, etc) e.g.


 “Dear budding poet, … Your love of poetry and words has brought you to...

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He was clearly a child of evil and schooled with a single task to eviscerate people in the name of greed. The attendees were clearly...

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Dear promising poet,

for me, modern poetry provides a peek into a poet’s inner world. Through this artistic medium, a poet speaks in expressive language of...

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Dear Budding Poet . . . 

   My view on modern poetry is that one must read the poets of old, to grasp
the...

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You Too Can Be A Poet


Dear Budding Poet,

Today modern poetry is a way to touch souls with a language that cannot be only spoken. It...

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When we speak today we tend to look at words as a necessary constant with limitations of their own rather than a completely different cosmos...

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Dear New Poet,

Modern poetry to me engages readers in seeking their own deep or higher meaning to life experiences. It utilizes symbolism imagery and varied...

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