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Flown

9 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

Oh, the days have flown so swiftly by,Since first thy heart I won, And in thine eyes I saw the sigh Of love, which ne'er was done. Oh, the nights have flown so swiftly by,Since first thy lips I pressed, And in thine arms I felt the sigh Of love, whic...

A Plea for Peace

3 Jul 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

The world is weary of the din of war,The clash of arms, the scream of shell and mine;Weary of blood, and weary of the dinOf hatred's voice, and of the lust of crime. Weary of strife, and weary of the tearsThat flow from eyes of women and of men;Weary...

I Love You

30 Jun 2023 1 minute read 1 comment Espressoytonica

I love you as the waves love the cliffs,That crash against them, yet never tire. I love you as the wind loves the sails, That fill them up and carry them higher. I love you as the earth loves the rain, That nourishes her and makes her grow again. I l...

Past

29 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

The past, alas! is but a dream, A fading shadow, vague and dim; A vision that our eyes may seem To see, but cannot grasp or limn. The past, alas! is but a sigh,A mournful echo, far and lone;A voice that seems to sob and cry, But dies upon the ear alo...

Caged Bird

28 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Espressoytonica

I The heart is a blackened coal That burns and smoulders still, And the mind is a barren soil Where no flowers can ever will. II The soul is a caged bird That beats its wings in vain, And the body is a corpse that girds Its shroud about it again. III...

Motion

19 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments newb0Xsir

The power of movementAsphalt and flowFeedback and rhymeFreeing your heavy woe Pressing petalsFeeding the machineIntensifying the feelingOf deserting the routine AccelerationFascinationLevitationExploration Lots of wordsTo describe the feelingFreeingB...

14 Years Without You...

15 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments Olawalium

Another year without you mama...no touch, no holdEvery night seem to be colder without you, I am coldIt's 14 years now and counting since you left, leaving your clothes in foldThere is no denying how warm you can be...a human of treasure and goldTi...

Majestic Beast's of the Jungle

9 Jun 2023 1 minute read 0 comments The Virtual Idealist

In the heart of the wild, where shadows reside, Lies a kingdom untamed, where majesty abides. Where the sun's golden rays pierce the emerald green, The jungle's magnificent beasts, fierce and serene. Roaming through the verdant canopy, high and grand...

Escaping (Original Poetry)

8 Jun 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Krisz Rokk

Trapped in a cubewith no door to exit,no windows to breathe fresh air inand no books for the spirithe was left fightingthe toughest battleof the century. Years would pass by without noticeyet he never gave upon his most important practice:monitoring...

To Emily X, Who Died in the Reign of Terror

4 Jun 2023 4 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne

“Hope is the thing with feathersThat perches in the soulAnd sings the tune without the wordsAnd never stops at all.”Emily Dickinson   I have an English degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and never once, not once, ever, have I heard an...