Poems about Life

• Baby Blue

  In a sky of baby blue / Lingers that one dark cloud / Souring that sweetness

  by kookoocachoo 291 words, on Oct 31 11:32 PM. In Contemporary, Hope, Life, Thoughts, Spiritual, Personal, Lyrics, Love
• Beggars Can't Be Choosers

  Beggars can’t be choosers, / Unless they’re&nb

  by kookoocachoo 271 words, 2 comments, on Oct 31 11:29 PM. In Contemporary, Hope, Life, Love, Lyrics, Rant, Rhyme, Society, Spiritual, Thoughts
• Love.

  A gentle touch of your fingers, / That is something I miss / I don't know why you had to leave so soon / I just want to feel your kiss / / The day you left me alone, I didn't know what I was going to do / I was lost without your hand in mine

  by LisaSchumacher 177 words, on Oct 31 4:50 PM. In Love, Sad, Life
• I Miss the Way.

  miss the way we used to be / the way I used to feel / when it was only you and me / / Your smile caught me by surprise / that twinkle

  by LisaSchumacher 52 words, on Oct 31 4:45 PM. In Love, Life
• My Treasured Friend

  by natureangel 262 words, 12 comments, on Oct 31 10:36 AM. In Adult, Life, Hope, Love, Personal, Rhyme
• Broken Hearted.

  The pain in my eyes, / my broken heart in disguise / / All hapiness turning to dread, / As I picture you in my head / / The lies that you told, / And my heart in which you hold / / Has now broken and died, / With all of these tears

  by LisaSchumacher 44 words, 4 comments, on Oct 30 6:40 PM. In Love, Sad, Life, Thoughts
• Silence.

  The silence of the day, / releases me from this place / All thoughts turn a-blur / and all sadness has gone away / / No more pain, / No more thoughts, / Just empty silence / In this lonely day /

  by LisaSchumacher 35 words, 2 comments, on Oct 30 6:37 PM. In Life, Sad, Thoughts
• One Day in My Life

  As I rise and shine
  the morning is fine
  tis time to start splashing

  by natureangel 238 words, 4 comments, on Oct 30 6:30 PM. In Life, Rhyme
• The Barn (Poe Tribute)

  So long ago when I was nine, there was a place that chilled my spine. / A towering wooden ark stood beacon to my youthful scare. / For year

  by Enoq 604 words, 13 comments, on Nov 2 10:27 PM. In Angst, Dark, Life, Nature, Rhyme, Friendship, Childrens, Family, Imagery
• Letter of Lies

  Dear lonely boy, / / I loved you once, / But never again / This is where our story ends. / / You told me everything, / Whether right or w

  by LisaSchumacher 71 words, 5 comments, on Oct 30 2:26 PM. In Love, Life, Thoughts, Personal
• Cant Pretend

  / Can't Pretend / / By: [[OB]] lyrically correct / / Im tired of friggen pretending / that i dont love him anymore / / tired of this pain that im feeling / truth is his name is what my heart beats for / / i know thats sounds lam

  by lyricallycorrect 239 words, on Oct 28 6:14 PM. In Love, Life, Thoughts
• and so i RECOVER

  / and so i RECOVER / / By: [[OB]] lyrically correct / / its funny how when everything / is all said and done you feel like such a fool / / way back then wouldve done anything / but now...i realize that all that mess wasnt cool /

  by lyricallycorrect 168 words, 4 comments, on Oct 28 6:02 PM. In Love, Personal, Thoughts, Life
• Demon in Disguise!

  now look at me and look what you did! / you torn me up but you don't give a Sh!t / look at all these poems of pain and hate! / but still i know i love you (well isn't that great?!) / / This torture and pain you caused when you left / sufferin

  by Excalaba 131 words, 1 comment, on Oct 28 11:53 AM. In Life, Angst, Sad
• Place of Retreat

  My place of retreat / When my strain takes its toll / Is in the patchwork of fields / Which settles my soul / Amongst the mounds in the lan

  by tttgrw 101 words, on Oct 28 5:53 AM. In Dark, Life, Nature, Personal, Sad
• A hollow breath

  A hollow breath, abated mist that leaves in slow pace / A frantic embrace, that I cling so hard / In memories justice, I cannot select / Bu

  by kittyeaglepig 82 words, 2 comments, on Oct 27 9:15 PM. In Thoughts, Life, Rhyme
• Julie

  by rhetorica 1070 words, 10 comments, on Oct 27 4:34 PM. In Adult, Dark, Life, Love, Sad, Pain, Anguish
• Our Wonderful World

  A beautiful day dawns bright and clear / This wonderful miracle we should hold dear / Our hearts embrace this glorious sight / When our wor

  by natureangel 115 words, 7 comments, on Oct 26 5:17 PM. In Life, Nature, Rhyme
• You Are

  You Are / A Wonderful light / A secret Treasure / beautiful broken Artwork / struggling to be whole / You must Fight to win / also to Live

  by Brian Balzer 90 words, 6 comments, on Oct 26 12:35 PM. In Personal, Life, Poem inspired. Reward
• Dancing in Warsaw

  The peasants lined up for food in Warsaw. / Their faces were sad, their postures shrunken. / Their misery grated on two soldiers, / who ord

  by Siaynoq 94 words, 1 comment, on Oct 26 10:56 AM. In History, Society, Dark, Sad, Life
• A Baby Boy

  A little baby fast asleep / Tiny hands and slender feet / A button nose and wispy hair / All wrapped up in loving care / / His mother’s heart is full of joy / Each time she holds her little boy / His father’s heart is full of pride / A so

  by natureangel 47 words, 1 comment, on Oct 25 6:54 PM. In Life
• My Tortured Mind

  The shadows are rising all around me / Invading my mind, thick and fast / No escaping the messages they bring me / All my memories from the past / / How can I cope when I’m lost in my memories? / They’re stealing away my peace of mind / Sle

  by natureangel 235 words, on Oct 25 6:47 PM. In Hope, Life, Personal
• My Crush

  I once knew a girl named Jill. / / I can picture her still. / / It was plain for all to see / /

  by Brian Balzer 164 words, 10 comments, on Oct 25 4:52 PM. In Life, Love, Rhyme
• No Crap

  When I sit upon the toilet, / and try to take a crap, / I strain so stinking hard, / I might have a heart attack. / When I sit upon the toilet, / it fills me up with grief. / I strain for all I’m worth, / and s

  by Brian Balzer 111 words, 10 comments, on Oct 25 4:16 PM. In Life, Personal, Humor
• My True Love

  I met my true love over the phone one day / I knew I loved her right away / Her voice had an unusual sort of twang / I knew it’d be beautif

  by Brian Balzer 327 words, 10 comments, on Oct 25 1:36 PM. In Personal, Love, Life
• But A Cookie

  You told me to decorate this cookie / Based upon how I feel / With Reese’s peanut butter cups / And candy corn, and frosting, and sprinkles / And chocolate chips / / A fun project, indeed / Not to mention tasty / / I’m watching as you

  by oxymoron270 129 words, 8 comments, on Oct 24 5:27 PM. In Personal, Sad, Life, Hope, Thoughts, Depression, Sadness, Loss
• [ My heart is a rain barrel under the eaves. ]

  My heart is a rain barrel under the eaves. / I’m setting up and storing by, swallowing run-off, / rushing to take the laundry in. /

  by celestialpie 189 words, 6 comments, on Oct 24 4:09 PM. In Free verse, Life, Love, Society. Reward
• Singing...

  This is a poem, that I wrote to show my love for singing...
  (even though I'm not in choir )

  by Readingrocks 130 words, 5 comments, on Oct 23 8:17 PM. In Other, Life, Lyrics, Song
• The Prelude

  I let the face drip down my water / world change- / or i give you slaughter. / / I'm just me / nobody to it ,though the good intentions Ive thought up- / would give devils the wings to be brought up. / / All I have is a heart. / All i

  by Ooak 97 words, 1 comment, on Oct 22 4:08 PM. In Life, Society, Thoughts
• Homebody, Homespirit

  Sweetly she haunts, / a toothless ghost. I catch her / hiding in smoke from the old stove; / a scent like toasted chilies in sweet oil

  by celestialpie 193 words, on Oct 22 2:21 PM. In Free verse, Life, Personal, Sad, Memories. Reward
• An Angel Called Courage

  A stranger introduced himself, kissed my nose and disappeared... changing my life

  by impasto 56 words, on Oct 21 12:36 AM. In Life