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Writing a poem is not about bringing some words together to create some charming sentences. It's so much deeper than that. Writing poetry is a bridge that allows people to express their feelings and make others live every single word they read. Poetry is to educate people, to lead them away from hate to love, from violence to mercy and pity. Writing poetry is to help this community better understand life and live it more passionately. PoemHunter.com contains an enormous number of famous poems from all over the world, by both classical and modern poets. You can read as many as you want, and also submit your own poems to share your writings with all our poets, members, and visitors.
POEM OF THE DAY
A Psychological Tip
Whenever you're called on to make up your mind,
and you're hampered by not having any,
the best way to solve the dilemma, you'll find,
is simply by spinning a penny.
No -- not so that chance shall decide the affair
while you're passively standing there moping;
but the moment the penny is up in the air,
you suddenly know what you're hoping.
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POEM OF THE DAY - MODERN POEM
Barbie Doll
This girlchild was born as usual
and presented dolls that did pee-pee
and miniature GE stoves and irons
and wee lipsticks the color of cherry candy.
Then in the magic of puberty, a classmate said:
You have a great big nose and fat legs.
She was healthy, tested intelligent,
possessed strong arms and back,
abundant sexual drive and manual dexterity.
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POEM OF THE DAY - MEMBER POEM
Whispers
A pristine page, as winter's hush descends,
Then vibrant green, where verdant spring transcends.
Sunlit streams dance, a kaleidoscope bright,
Awakening woods, bathed in golden light.
A hesitant start, a path not yet defined,
A whispered hope leaves fear far behind.
The wind's soft touch, a gentle hand to guide,
Through fields of gold, where wildflowers softly hide.
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NEW POEMS
Upf Mary Champion
Ultra processed food
nourishes no one,
but the manufacturer
(or should I say the dealer?)
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Speaking Metaphor Mary Champion
At the quantum level -
that no-man's land between spirit and matter,
where the Word undergoes its slow metamorphosis
becoming the too, too solid flesh that weighs so heavy now,
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Sky Mary Champion
Nuit
Queen of Egypt's ancient pantheon;
Great Goddess of the Sky;
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Silver Lining Mary Champion
I cannot leave you without saying this:
that meeting you derailed the life I'd led.
Remembering each sweet, illicit kiss;
the worst time that my heart controlled my head,
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Short Term Plan Mary Champion
How gleefully they seize the chance
to swap us for machines,
hoping that it will enhance
their dividends obscene.
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Short Selling Mary Champion
I tried to love my neighbour as myself.
That sounds impressive, but lacking self-worth -
what I offered didn't amount to much.
Searching for love -I sold my soul often -
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Shetland Mary Champion
From Scotland's mainland cross a hundred miles
to reach the limit of the British Isles.
A hundred scattered islands mark the margin
between the Northern sea and Western ocean.
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Shelter From The Storm Mary Champion
Secure within these impregnable walls
we exult in the raging storm without.
The echo of life-force in death mode
resonates with our primeval darkness,
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Shell Shocking Mary Champion
I opened up my soul and found someone I longed to be,
but I caused so much aggro when I tried this other me,
I knew she must be locked out in the cold,
so sadly, re-interred my crock of cold.
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