Rhyme Words Poems

I admit I've lost my hair,
but you won't hear my cry or swear. 
Gershon's comment gave me hope,
so now I have a way to cope.
I...

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I was a
poet
you
were a sailor
Waves
came in couplets
words
in the brine

I was
reborn
with the ocean
in rhythm
Released
in its wonder
forever
— in rhyme

(Dreamsleep: June, 2025) 
...

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The pale blue lines on which I write 
stretch to infinity, 
and hint of a distant, misty line 
where heaven touches sea. 

The reach of...

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We have all had that moment of frustration
We search for words that hurt out of desperation
Having a hard time sorting out our feelings
That's the moment...

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On Sky shielded palm,
When sun couldn't make rain calm...
Nothing remains so.

At Moon subtle cheek,
When stars wouldn't look that weak,
Nothing remains so.

Over running days...
When strength couldn't...

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Spiritual Words 
Redeemed, saved from sin. 
Being merciful on his behalf. 
Salvation, through deliverance. 
Covenants, an agreement to keep his law. 
The ten commandments. 
To...

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Achoo! Sneeze! I sat up on my knees,
I glare into the darkness, while Claire makes a cup of tea,
Oh please give me some peas, I...

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They told her,
"Words are just air".
But air can bruise,
and silence can tear. 

She learned to bleed in quiet tones, 
Each syllable a crack in bones....

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You came for me and I am still flourishing
Obstacles were once on my path now they they are destroyed in my favor
How funny it is...

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I drifted as a cloud
That floats above the hills
And then I saw a crowd
Of brilliant bluebells
There blowing in the breeze
Now comes burst of sunshine
A sight...

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Renee Vivien English Translation

Words to My Love
by Renée Vivien
translation by Michael R. Burch

This is Vivien’s “coming out” poem, although the term wasn’t coined until many...

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They say the scent begins in bloom,
But I have felt it in the fold–
where petals hide, and shadows loom, 
not where the colour are bold....

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She walks in rooms where silence hides it face,
Not loud, but warm-a hush, a golden thread. 
She touches cracks that time cannot Lace,
And brings back...

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The white shades pulled to half mast, 
like sleepy eyes…
Peeking

Rain from the gutters rushing fast, 
Seems to be…
Weeping

Doors locked, none shall pass, 
All your secrets…
...

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Love you shine day and night, sending your light into our thoughts. 
Spreading your love with words, that sound kind and have some thought.
Like a...

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