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Forgotten Places - A Poem

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2017/02/16/11/13/bird-2071185960720.jpg A quiet grove stands, dappled in sunlight, surrounded by a loop of broken road. A pond and...

Postdiluvian Disorder

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2015/07/27/19/48/rain-863339960720.jpg The Sunday school teacher speaks of Noah's Ark. The animals march, the dogs bark, cute croc...

A Dream - An Alliterative Poem

https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/03/22/19/46/electric-guitar-3251656960720.jpg A Fender flanked by pianos stands in the shop window, blue lightning bolting ac...

A Reflective Haiku

https://www.maxpixel.net/static/photo/1x/Azores-Portugal-Ocean-Sao-Miguel-Sol-Sunset-1651878.jpg A day's end The sun dips My last sunset Image Source...

Ten - An Alliterative Poem

Hello, Steemit! It has been a long, long time since I posted. My wife and I will celebrate our tenth anniversary this summer, and I wrote a poem for her. You ar...

Are You a Good Writer? Then I Want to Help You! Daily Bread Contest Backed by Whaleshares and Isle of Write Communities

I’m starting a new initiative to support aspiring writers and poets. The big dream behind it is to help talented authors focus on their writing by giving them e...

Purple Sunset - A Poem

The slow breakers rolled somberly, sighing of lost love and sailors, up on to the smooth sand dunes, stretching silently for miles, themselves troubled in thoug...

Child's Play

The parched and thirsty ground drank their sweat, their tears, their blood. Beaten backward, the leftmost flank allowed the enemy, rank on rank, to pour about t...

The Hermit

I look at you, O Virgo of the Seas, coming out of your shell, and I seek to emulate you. This Cancer, grubby skin white, its nakedness blinding, its grabby limb...

On Rise to Power & Falling (Mythic Fiction)

The following was written for a tabletop role-playing game I wrote for a contest before, called "Troll Lands". In this game, lands are comprised, literally, of ...

Home For Christmas - An Alliterative Poem

Homeless humanity, hopeless, adrift, under Roman rule, reeling, sad, was drunk with despair, its dying gods silent, its Stoics, so stern, strong for no one, its...

Haiku of Japan 81 – 90 :: Collection #9

It's time for another haku collection post. This time, numbers 81 through 90! Wow. Almost to 100! In addition to regularers such as Basho, Issa, and Shiki, ther...

Captive (Poetry - The Sims Diaries #1)

The Sims Diaries Earlier this year, I had put some of my creative voices, or alter egos, into The Sims 4. Every now and then, I play with their lives and develo...

In The Beginning & On War and Death (Mythic Fiction)

The following was written for a tabletop role-playing game I wrote for a contest before, called "Troll Lands". In this game, lands are comprised, literally, of ...

Going (?) Mad - An Alliterative Poem

"Join the StarCorps! Join Today! See the Galaxy! Save the Day!" Repeatedly the jingle rings within him as Mark paces about the main chamber of the small ship sh...

Endeavor - An Alliterative Poem

Lazily drifting, alone, in light and darkness, its last fuel-cell spent, lay the ship in orbit. The remaining crew, ruddy, in red lights sweating, carefully cal...

Humility's Victory - An Alliterative Poem

Across a valley in August weather, Goliath of Gath goads Saul's men, calls down curses, cowards makes of the people of promise, proud in his strength. A son of ...

The Valley of Kings - An Alliterative Poem

Women there walk, white dresses flowing. Courtyards echo cooly, concealing children at play. Bakers smile; bread beckons, brown and fresh, to the crowd, passers...

Poetry (A Poem)

A man is burning. Not one soul looks away. Not a single person looks at his face. They gather his tears. Sacred are the tears, cherished is the flame. The man h...

Entry for Haiku Contest - Nothing

haiku contest thinking so hard nothing This was written for dbooster's Haiku Contest. Image Source...