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His Guidance

You set my soul on fire -
With eyes of blue -
Your love sets me free, and
It is because of you;
I have found my way
You led me along the weary path
And made each step better than the last
In your love, I see Him
Working through your every...

by Lindsay Mayeux

added by lindsaymayeux
38 mins ago
The worth of life.

The worth of life.

It is worthy to live like insence.
It burns itself to spread fragrance.

It is worthy to live like earth.
when it is exploited with Sun's and rain's wrath.

It is better to live like green shades.
As they provide shelter...

by Swarup Bhattacharya

added by swarupbhattacharya263
38 mins ago
Reprieve

These walls are crumbling in
Myself I cannot defend
I am my own worst adversary
The demon within
I need the light
I crave the light
My only reprieve
For in it is His warmth,
His love,
And unfailing peace
Our...

by Lindsay Mayeux

added by lindsaymayeux
58 mins ago
WHICH GOD?

WHICH GOD?

Long ago, or so I heard
Perfection came in a word
Perfection came on His breath
Till Adam's sin brought us death

And I just had to ask
My divinely appointed task
Which God do I trust?
Which God is right and just?

I saw...

by Barry Green Jr

added by crucifiedinhim2
1 hour ago
GOD OF THE JUST

GOD OF THE JUST

Tell me that I'm wrong
That my witness don't belong.
I'll point to my Savior's Love
And place my Trust on God above

Yet still you judge me
Don't you know I am Free?
Free to tell the story
Of our Saviors Grace and...

by Barry Green Jr

added by crucifiedinhim2
1 hour ago
GREETINGS TO MY MOTHER

While you examine and carefully weigh the affairs of the soul. You are as pure and elusive as the word around the golden axis of thought, which never names you. You have worked for a lifetime from dawn to dusk, and yet, after so much suffering, you...

by Norbert Tasev

added by oasev
2 hours ago
My Baby’s Blue”

“My Babys Blue”

Works to do,
Ghosts allure,
I keep you close in a future unsure.
A path to pave, a self to mend,
Choices to make, truths to defend.
In the midst of ghosts, I keep you near,
In a future unknown, where shallows impose fear.
...

by Jay Roscoe

added by camerynh101
2 hours ago
Liar

You were trying to make a queen lose her self esteem?
Do you think you can devalue me?
Do you think I'm going to stick around to hear the sound of your lies?

I'm in the prime of my life.
I'm ready to be a kings wife.
My crown turned my frown...

by Latin X

added by LatinX
3 hours ago
Waiting for your love

Maybe she thinks it doesn't hurt
But darling this feeling it really burns
Still figuring out how it happened
For you to feel attracted

I'm tired of wating for you
Now you're making me feel blue
It's always the same story
Now my luck says...

by Carmin8

added by abrilcarrasco2000
3 hours ago
Recuerdos de primer semestre

El olor de tu perfume
Cuyo recuerdo me consume
Aquellos momentos que pasamos
Y que en un instante olvidamos

Recuerdos de primer semestre
No puedo evitar sonreír al verte
Solo quiero regresar a ese día
Donde no sabías lo que yo sentía

...

by Carmin8

added by abrilcarrasco2000
3 hours ago
Too Long Distanced

Have we all been too long distanced,
From a reality to express...
It offensive and upsets.
Is it the truth we defend against.
To claim it has effectively crossed,
A threshold not invited to pass,
Fiction to delude...
Our lives to live forever...

by Lawrence S. Pertillar

added by lpahtillah
3 hours ago
Dark

Life's dark
Life's a joke

Disclaimer:
Don't read me, I'm depressed
Will make you too

Life's a piece of shit
Sorry I failed
Sorry mom, your son failed,

I want to commit suicide
someone give me cyanide
Oh! this shitty website! yo!

...

by Ram Thakkar

added by ramt.51148
4 hours ago
Tamas

मरण है मरण
जलता जा रहा हूँ खोखले तमस सा

दु:खी हूँ, खिन्न उदास
"क्या मैं व्यर्थ जी रहा हूँ"
खुदकी कर रहा तला�

 

सब है व्यर्थ
व्यर्थ है सब

क्यूँ ही है जीना?,
अब सब
...

by Ram Thakkar

added by ramt.51148
5 hours ago

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  • Nebula7693
    Beginning to wonder about this site. I earned the 100 free views yet when I went to use it, I was told I had to pay $10. Figuring I missed something, I used the contact us form to ask for help only to find out that using the contact form costs $1. I am left wondering if I should bother trying for the free contest submission as I may not get that after I earn it either. 
    LikeReply1 month ago
    • JokerGem
      Don’t fret just yet....Though these incentive bonuses are a brand new thing (and I don’t know much about them) I do know a little about the dynamics of the site and it just may be that the master site has not been fully updated to reflect your progress....in my experience, it seems that if you do anything new after 8pm (roughly) it won’t get recorded until the next day l, so just bear with them and be looking for a notification or email. 
      LikeReply 21 month ago
    • Nebula7693
      Thank you. I will be patient. Though, I do wonder, is this site still moderated? I notice none of the people who run it have been seen for months.
      LikeReply1 month ago
    • JokerGem
      I cannot speak to the former owners other than they are just that, previous owners ....The poetry.com domain got picked up by the Stands4 folks in early 2021 and from what l gather, our running much better than the old rendition, --but it is different than probably what you remember, l’m sure. And yes, it is moderated.... 
      LikeReply 11 month ago
  • Nebula7693
    I am glad to have returned to this site. I am really liking the new format. Keep up the good work.
    LikeReply1 month ago
  • Unnamed19s
    wow things have changed from when I was last on here.... 24 years ago, and 3 books published by this site, that have my poems in them. 2 made first page.... this is different. So what can we do?
    LikeReply 18 months ago
  • melissae.47807
    I can't get on to my account but I think no-one is allowed to write smymore
    LikeReply1 year ago
  • booooooo
    all the poems here are unique in their own ways. everyone that doesn't think they are good enough they are no matter how they look or write. you are unique.
    LikeReply 21 year ago
  • davidb
    This website is cool!
    LikeReply 31 year ago
  • Whereisiverson
    Hey, my name is Iverson, I write poems from the soul let me know what you think with a comment.
    LikeReply 12 years ago
  • Francescop1
    no
    LikeReply 12 years ago
  • Dave_2
    How can we "Subscribe" to an author, so that when they post a new poem we get a notice of it? That would be a really useful thing to do -
    LikeReply 22 years ago
    • Soulwriter
      absolutely! Under each poet name you can click the 'favorite' button. You will then appear on their fan page and be notified when they post a new poem :)
      LikeReply 32 years ago
  • AnisaTMasood
    This new set up of poetry.com is a bit difficult to understand. No views are visible . views encourage a person.
    LikeReply 12 years ago
    • Soulwriter
      HI Anisa, welcome to the site! If you scroll to the end of the poem you can read information including: date poem was written, date poem was submitted to the site, how long it takes to read the poem and also the number of views. It can take a while for your poems to get noticed - one way of getting out there is to promote your poem. It then gets featured on our homepage in the promoted poems section and you can enjoy your views rise there ;) 
      LikeReply 22 years ago
  • AnisaTMasood
    I liked the poem of Sapphire20 " everything" . It reflects truest emotions
    LikeReply 22 years ago
  • alishagal
    I added a new poem earlier, it's in Scotish and English, not ure if the translation is totally right
    LikeReply 22 years ago
  • thepoetiwasborn
    I like: A Silent Tear. And I added one two min. ago.
    LikeReply 33 years ago
    • Soulwriter
      Thanks for the recc!
      LikeReply 13 years ago
  • William Herzog
    William Herzog
    Parenting is 4 everyone when u grow up each day u have good feelings n bad feelings day-by-day u have to watch your children in every way
    LikeReply 28 years ago
  • William Herzog
    William Herzog
    b sweet n neat with a treat then take your seat off your feet
    LikeReply 28 years ago
  • Charmaine Stephens
    Charmaine Stephens
    I love Dream Boy by Charmaine Minor
    LikeReply 59 years ago

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