Uncelebrated Poems - Poems about Uncelebrated

Currency of Being Seen

...No!
Nobody forgets you.
They just remember themselves more.
It’s not hate,
not truly.
It’s the noise of their lives
that drowns out the quiet of yours.

They don’t sit around
thinking of you...

Waltzing Over Ashes

...
Written: January 21, 2025, for contest Sponsored by: Brian Strand

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We waltz on the edge of a wildfire
where fiery flames ...

RED

...RED

One hundred years ago in Pollockshaws
A man was laid to rest,
From humble beginnings to a martyr
They buried Scotland’s best.

A man who stood for the people
A man unshaken and proud,
T...

Unrecognised U

...You were diligent, honest, and keen
when you first joined our ranks.
Your efficiency was a quiet marvel,
your integrity is a sturdy backbone.

I, the head, was blind to your worth,
too caught u...

Sappho Translations

...Sappho fragment #155
translation by Michael R. Burch 

A short revealing frock?
It's just my luck
your lips were made to mock!

*

Sappho fragment #156
translation by Michael R. Burch 

S...

The Thief

...She remained silent amidst the squeaks of the bats
Sleeping on the hostel bed, she dreamt of winging like a dove. 
Her tears were blended with the blood of her chopped childhood. 
Her mother's lap...

Father

... FATHER 

Jim Beam, Johnny Walker, Jack Daniels
friends with them all.
Miller, Busch, Ballantine, Schimidt
you held them close.

So busy with your “friends” ...

The Womb

...I walked into the woods 

To come out from the womb

A single ray of sun

Entered the darkest room I ever lived.

The lullaby of an unsung mother 

Gives me rebirth

The uncelebrated birt...

And I Am

...vulnerable & helpless
weak & powerless
defenseless & exposed
open to attack

and i am..

flagarant & blatant
barefaced & overt
brazen & brash
audacious & outrageous
undisguised & unconceal...

Making Our Way

...Did you even note;
an imposter is in our midst!
And our beloved Tube is the originator.
Faithless beast, merely nipping
at our consciousness for many years
and now the unsuspecting weather man
...

Ocean Song

...Pale stilly winter,
 
Unfazed, undaunted sea songs,
 
Uncelebrated-
 
Her freedom; nameless & green.
 
Olive ocean pearl,
 
Lost amongst th' coral throngs,
 
Undiscovered-
 
Her beauty;...

To Whom It May Unconcern

...How can you tell when you've hit bottom and
 it's time to abandon "ship"-does it stare you in the  
falseface and wipe your browmemory clean cool of
fun classics,  milling around in poor daylight
...

The Church

...Wooden guardians part reluctantly,
Their threats feeble against my entry.
The gloom adjusts itself in the warm light from outside.

Cold steam billows
Where incense rose and inspired.
Wooden benches,...

The Uncelebrated

...the walking wo/man in the crowd
who protests the wrongs of the place in which 
s/he lives
will never be heard of again
& the wo/man in the factory 
who labors to feed her/his family & tries to 
stay ...

A Crowd Pyramid

...It was a very ordinary day
uncelebrated.
A nephrite sits on the flanks,
I gravitate  between smile and tears.

What will happen,
had not happened earlier,
moon will walk away from the sun,
to...

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