Grandpa's House [The ole Real House]The house needed painting Sun-blistered and flaking Grandpa started to have us Boys-Mike and I- start Doing some scraping-While he, pealed off the ole Paint, and started painting?Just a humble wooden house With several rooms, but Strong enough to keep the Winds and winter snows... Read More
Shakespeare's sonnets require time and effort to appreciate. Understanding the numerous meanings of the lines, the crisply made references, the brilliance of the images, and the complexity of the sound, rhythm and structure of the verse demands attention and experience. The rewards are plentiful as few writers have ever approached... Read More
I cannot bear to think of when you will be gone.I do not understand how I will get along.Your love has been my resting place, the place that I would go, no matter what, no matter where your love would always flow.A simple call a quick hello, Where have you... Read More
McLean, VA - "The Healing Conscious" tells the story of an Ethiopian immigrant boy on his fascinating journey to America and adulthood. Author Kifle Bantayehu, a 23 year-old second-generation Ethiopian immigrant, recounts this poignant tale in poetic format. His inspirational collection of poems reflects the final words and thoughts of... Read More
Emlyn Williams Theatre, Mold, North Wales: 20th February 2003Clwyd Theatr Cymru commemorated the 50th anniversary of the death of the Welsh poet, Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) with a superb run of performances by a small but accomplished cast of actors.Described in the programme as "A theatrical journey through the prose writing... Read More
The concept of brief encounters, even romantic encounters, with a stranger recurs often in the verses of Walt Whitman.Take, for example, these lines from one of the inscriptions that Whitman wrote to his 1860 edition of Leaves of Grass. "Stranger, if you passing meet me and desire to speak to... Read More
Burning Autumn Leaves [1950s in St. Paul, Minnesota]My long steel pointed rake punctured And twisted through tons of autumn leaves (back in the '50s); And there's a hill yet, I didn't rake, I see Behind it, two embankments Leaves I didn't rake a day ago; The essence of fall... Read More
"All bad poetry springs from genuine feeling."--Oscar WildePeople write poetry for a plethora of reasons, but this article has a sharpened arrowhead aimed directly at the fingertips of amateur poets who wish to be published yet refuse to learn the attributes of a well-crafted poem. These poets are the ones... Read More
I want to get closeI am afraid.Afraid of what you might see.My eyes.My thoughts.My dreams.My heart.My soul.Everything that makes me who I am.My feelings.My emotions.The truth of my own reality.The reality that I am scared.Every second.Every minute.Every hour.Every day.Scared of not being perfect.Scared of looking stupid.Scared of being in... Read More
When your life becomes unbearable And the light of promise ceases to glow, When all your dreams and aspirations Lie dormant on ambition's death row.When you feel that all is hopeless, Life troubles just seem to abound. When those you thought were supporters Are suddenly nowhere... Read More
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Asha of DarfurCry, cry-oh little Darfur woman For your sister... Read More
Five Poems from Home1) Remembering: Dorothy Parker [Dedicated to the... Read More
AFRICA (to africans in diaspora)africa here i come, africa africa... Read More
When your life becomes unbearable And the light of... Read More
Writing innovative poetry, the kind of poetry that reputable literary... Read More
During interviews and general conversations with the public,one of the... Read More
Ironically, the passion that can neutralize the repulsion for difficulties... Read More
Have you ever thought about how nice it would be... Read More
I am among those who know that one never recovers... Read More
If a happiness poem could bring forth a smile, Then... Read More
Old skin, once held tight Against her skeleton- Rose no... Read More
Kafka lands resurrected in Crewe deposited by a silvery alien... Read More
All Hail.Is your hospital full of aliens, despite new cleaning... Read More
Happy, Sad, Mad and Glad, Moved in down the streetCautious... Read More
"Beautiful Dreamer" was written by Stephen Foster just before his... Read More
Isn't that what they say?But what does that mean?There's no... Read More
Says Mr. Dennis Siluk, when asked to review his poetry... Read More
Out of the eight poems provided here [all previously unpublished],... Read More
Is poetry too complicated for the average reader? Is it... Read More
What Hides behind the Minute?What hides behind the minute? It... Read More
Truth is stranger than fiction according to many people who... Read More
There I sat, ninety-five degree weatherOutside; the bookstore café, was... Read More
You speak simple, completley understandable justifications I respect them, respect... Read More
Grandpa's House [The ole Real House]The house needed painting Sun-blistered... Read More
1) Doņa Leonor's Revenge [1627 AD]Rafael Ortiz's fate Was... Read More
Thank youDedicated to soldiers and their loved onesFor those who... Read More
I am not the one I was before yesterday.I cannot... Read More
In Poetry: Meaning of WordsWhen I write poetry, I check... Read More
House of the Goblin [Part Two of Three]Here is where,... Read More
"How Do I Love Thee?" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning was... Read More
If you are serious about seeing your work published by... Read More
Footprints to Mantaro Valley (Peru; in English and Spanish)In what... Read More
What's a prisoner to do when justice fails and... Read More
On through the darkness she searches the bones Seeking the... Read More
Stone Beds [Pompeii's surge]Advance: after the great eruption of Pompeii's... Read More
"Song of the Great Zimbabwe"Across the African, winter's skyIn the... Read More
When I hear your voice inside my head it makes... Read More
Two Poems and an Analysis ['Witness,' & 'An Old Love']WitnessMy... Read More
Amy King Antidotes for an Alibi BlazeVox Books ISBN 0-9759227-5-0... Read More
I wish we had met 20 years ago... A different... Read More
Twilight, was now beginning. As forthe sun, it was down-down... Read More
Five Poems from Home1) Remembering: Dorothy Parker [Dedicated to the... Read More
1) End PoemWherever you are today- Is where you were... Read More
Sorry would be a start.Though you cant take back your... Read More
The concept of brief encounters, even romantic encounters, with a... Read More
I cannot bear to think of when you will be... Read More
Have you ever read the lyrics of a Simon and... Read More
Key Largo:The fans turn lazily in front of the doorThey... Read More
I AM SO GRATEFUL for simpler times. Stores were closed... Read More
Advance: Mr. Dennis Siluk's poetry can have its fire-hearted twists:... Read More
Daybreak at Pikes Creek [Summer of 2005]Daybreak by Lake Superior... Read More
English VersionThe Merchant of Copan [480 AD]Advance: The ballgame at... Read More
In the midst of darkness, there is light. In... Read More
YOU MIGHT THINK I AM STRONGI THINK YOU GOT IT... Read More
Note: written after seeing the little adobe 16th century church... Read More
1.Evil's CreationThou knowith evil clings To tender peace-; Nor does... Read More
Take some time to stop and look at nature. Pick... Read More
"Beautiful Dreamer" was written by Stephen Foster just before his... Read More
Once upon a midnight dreary, coffee cold and vision... Read More
I want to get closeI am afraid.Afraid of what... Read More
She probably can't remember and I know I can never... Read More
Note: written 4-15-05, while driving through the Andes of Peru,... Read More
Azra, Azra, Wake up Azra. Wake up Azra, It is... Read More
I am not the one I was before yesterday.I cannot... Read More
The Poet's Corner [Three poem/ see review of poetry under... Read More
Phantom of the Rocks[Huancayo, Peru]Night falls deepUpon the traveler!Low, over... Read More
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