One Fright Night
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My tale of one night when fright came right past eight won't make you feel alright. Fright maneuvered more as the clock struck twelve, sending shivers to thrive as…
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Love · 22 poemsPoet of Blossom
Love poems that touch hearts
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Horror · 22 poemsPoet of Chilling Shivers
Spine-chillers & sci-fi horror
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Bedtime · 22 poemsPoet of Bedtime Hush
Soothing verse for good sleep
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Fantasy · 22 poemsPoet in Wonderland
Daring camps & hidden kingdoms
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Nature · 22 poemsPoet of Rain & Harvest
Autumn poems between cloudbursts
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Epic · 22 poemsPoet in the Battlefield
Battle verses sharpened to a blade
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Uplift · 22 poemsPoet of Uplift
New beginnings & morning verse
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Finance · 22 poemsPoet of Wall Street
Ambition, fortune & the closing bell
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Poet of Blossom · 22 poems
Letter of the Heart
My dear, with a quill I write this letter to thee Woven with words of love, my beating heart…
Reddish of Roses
I've plucked the freshest of roses this Val, bloom with a color so reddish Their velvet petals…
Sips and Bite
Come, my love, let us sit together and take in the picturesque scenery Sipping dark wine, we…
Love Crayons
Our love is like a box of crayons Full of colorful feelings and passions beyond When we're…
Sweet Playground
Our love is like a playground we return to each day Where the fun and laughter never fade away…
Flower of Memories
As we strolled in the fields with songs of our diaries We sang so glee, under trees of cherries…
Stargazing
I recall a nightfall, to a time we held hands and gazed at stars so blue But now came a sad call…
Love Slows Sorrow
Indeed, it was the coldest of times Dark clouds hovered over us, and the rains fell to its prime…
Bloom
Love flows like water to soothe us and enriches our efforts Love also falls like fire to ablaze…
DraftFirst Sight
It happened in the market where the oranges gleamed like gold, When your laughter through the…
DraftThe Letter I Never Sent
In the drawer beneath my diary lies a letter, folded small, It has travelled through the…
DraftCoffee for Two
The morning kettle hums a tune while the sunlight fills the room, And two cups wait upon the…
DraftLanterns Across the Distance
You are a thousand miles away beneath a different sky, Yet the same moon lifts her lantern as we…
DraftThe Promise Ring
It was not made of diamonds, and it did not cost a fee, Just a band of humble silver that you…
DraftAnniversary Rain
It rained upon our wedding day and rains upon this one, As if the sky remembered and was glad…
DraftVows Under the Mango Tree
Beneath the mango tree at the edge of our old street, We swore our vows in the shade where the…
DraftThe Porch Swing
There is a creaking porch swing where an old couple sit at eve, With their hands in one…
DraftWhen You Forgive Me
I said the words that cut you, in a temper and in haste, And the silence after thundered in a…
DraftA Lullaby for My Beloved
Sleep now, my love, the day is spent, the lamps are burning low, Let every weight you carried…
DraftSunday Bells and Your Hand
The Sunday bells were ringing when you slipped your hand in mine, And the church bench felt like…
DraftPetals on the Doorstep
I woke to find a scattering of petals on the stair, A trail of pink and crimson drifting through…
DraftThe Seed We Planted
We planted a seed one April, in a pot beside the door, Not knowing what would flower or what it…
Poet of Chilling Shivers · 22 poems
One Fright Night
My tale of one night when fright came right past eight won't make you feel alright. Fright…
A Haunting Game: Tale of Shadows and Seek
On midnight's watch, I faced the screens Where silence whispered in haunted scenes A mansion…
Cuddliest
The biggest toy store did it again with their newest invention An advanced remake of a powered…
DraftThe Lift to Floor Thirteen
The office building has no thirteenth floor, the buttons all agree, Yet the lift stopped there…
DraftStatic on Channel Nine
The old television flickered in the corner of the den, Though I had pulled the plug that night…
DraftThe Mirror Man's Return
There was a man inside my mirror who copied all I did, He brushed his teeth, he combed his hair…
DraftLast Bus to Nowhere
The last bus of the evening crept along the fog-bound road, With a driver who was silent and a…
DraftThe Lighthouse Keeper's Shadow
On a rock beyond the harbour where the winter breakers crash, A keeper climbed the tower stairs…
DraftWhispers in the Vent
The new apartment had a vent above the bedroom door, That breathed a tiny whisper when the night…
DraftThe Graveyard Shift
I took the night job at the yard where the old cemetery lay, To guard the gates and lock the…
DraftThe Doll That Blinked
In the attic of my grandmother's house, beneath a linen sheet, Sat a porcelain doll with painted…
DraftSignal from Kepler
The telescope was pointed at a planet named Kepler, far, When the speakers crackled sudden with…
DraftCold Room, Ward Nine
They wheeled me to Ward Nine one night when the corridors were dim, And the nurse who signed my…
DraftThe Scarecrow Walks
In the middle of the cornfield where the harvest sways and sighs, Stands a scarecrow in a…
DraftDead Battery
My phone went dead at midnight on a deserted country lane, With the car stalled in the shadow of…
DraftUnder the Bed
Every child knows what waits beneath the bed when the lamplight fades, But the grown-ups never…
DraftThe Last Message
The voicemail arrived at midnight from a number I did not know, And the voice on the recording…
DraftBlack Ice Road
The road out of the valley in winter turns to glass, And the locals stay indoors at night and…
DraftThe Basement Door
There is a door beneath the stairs where the cellar steps descend, And it's always locked from…
DraftThe Clone at the Party
At my cousin's garden party, I noticed someone new, In a jacket just like mine, with a smile I…
DraftSilence on Station Ceres
Station Ceres hung in orbit, a silver thread of light, With a crew of six who lived and worked…
DraftThe Well Answers Back
At the edge of my grandfather's farm there is a well of stone, Where the moss grows thick and…
Poet of Bedtime Hush · 22 poems
The Softest Pillow
The softest pillow is so fine, that at nine tonight, it felt comfy for this head of mine Its…
Billows of Breeze
Billows of breeze blew through the window Coldness followed and my heart grew with a mellow My…
A Knight at Nightfall
One nightfall, a certain knight came with a royal call to guard a cave full of treasures He was…
A Wisher's Night
A wish of two thousand stars above the sands became too bright for my eyes which watered more as…
A Theory
We live in a world full of theories Some etched in your diaries, others you had seen them in…
A Heartfelt Beat
A bitter evening in a holiday's eve, even the moon was hiding Stars so far as if leaving, my…
DraftThe Moon's Night Shift
The moon clocked in at dusk to start her silver night shift, With a lantern for a badge and a…
DraftCounting Clouds
One cloud, a woolly sheep, went wandering off to graze, Two more, a sailing boat, went drifting…
DraftThe Sleepy Lighthouse
On a rock where the restless waves would roar and swell, A tired old lighthouse rang out its…
DraftFireflies' Lullaby
When the sun slipped down behind the hill and the crickets tuned their strings, The fireflies…
DraftBlanket Harbour
When the day sails in with its tired sails and its cargo of aches and cares, The blanket is the…
DraftA Prayer Before Sleep
Before the lamp is dimmed and the doors are locked for night, I fold my hands and bow my head to…
DraftThe Dream Train
At nine o'clock a whistle blew, so faint I barely knew, It was the Dream Train rolling in on…
DraftGrandmother's Humming
In the corner by the window in her old and creaking chair, My grandmother would hum a tune that…
DraftThe Night Owl's Advice
A wise old owl on an oaken bough looked down at the yawning town, And hooted to a wakeful child…
DraftTeddy on Watch
My teddy has a button eye and one that dangles loose, But he keeps his watch each night with a…
DraftWhen the Rain Sings Softly
When the rain sings softly on the roof and taps upon the pane, It composes a lullaby for the…
DraftThe Sandman's Lantern
At the edge of every evening, where the daylight starts to fade, The Sandman walks the quiet…
DraftYawn of the Stars
The stars began to yawn one by one across the sky, And each of them let out a sigh and a twinkle…
DraftThe Window Cat
A cat sits in the window with her paws tucked in her fur, And watches over the sleeping street…
DraftMidnight Kitchen
At midnight in the kitchen where the fridge hums soft and low, I poured a glass of warm milk in…
DraftTomorrow Waits
Tomorrow waits beyond the door like a friend who's kept the time, With a basket full of sunshine…
Poet in Wonderland · 22 poems
Damsel in a Fairytale
In a forest veiled in twilight's shroud A huntsman stood, his heart both fierce and proud With…
It Can Be Daring
The night was still, the silence deep The creatures stirred from its shadowy sleep Of the songs…
A Minecraft Life
Living in a minecraft world, you have a joy of creating a reality unique Throughout life you…
DraftThe Looking-Glass Library
Behind the door of a crooked shop, where the dusty cobwebs hung, Was a library made of mirrors…
DraftDragon's Tea Party
Twelve o'clock on Tuesday, in a cave of amber light, A dragon set his table for a tea party that…
DraftThe Cloud Castle
Above the highest mountain, where the eagle dares not roam, There floats a castle made of…
DraftThe Mermaid's Bargain
At the edge of the coral kingdom, where the sea grew dark and deep, A mermaid met a sailor who…
DraftThe Owl's Riddle
At the crossing of three pathways in the heart of the whispering wood, A wise old owl was…
DraftGoblin Market at Midnight
When the clock struck twelve on the Hallow's Eve, the goblins raised their stalls, In the hollow…
DraftThe Unicorn's Last Wish
In the last of the silver forests, where the snow was soft as sleep, There lived the last of the…
DraftWhispering Woods
In the woods where the trees have voices, and the roots have ears below, You must walk with a…
DraftThe Wizard's Apprentice
The wizard's tower had a hundred stairs, and a cat that spoke in rhyme, And an apprentice who…
DraftThe Clockwork Kingdom
There is a kingdom made of gears, where the streets are rows of cogs, And the citizens are…
DraftThe Fairy Ring
In the corner of the meadow where the morning dew is shed, There's a ring of little mushrooms…
DraftPixel Kingdom Quest
I woke up in a kingdom made of blocks of green and brown, With a sword of shining diamond and a…
DraftThe Giant's Garden
Beyond the hills of heather, where the mountain paths run steep, There's a garden that a giant…
DraftMoonlit Ballroom
Every full moon on the lakeshore, a ballroom fills with light, With chandeliers of fireflies and…
DraftThe Map That Drew Itself
In the attic of my grandpa's house, I found a folded map, That was blank as new-fallen snow and…
DraftThe Griffin's Nest
On a crag above the clouds, where the winds are wild and free, A griffin guards her nest of gold…
DraftThe Enchanted Well
In the middle of the village square, there is a well of stone, Where the wishes of a hundred…
DraftPotion of Courage
In a shop of crooked bottles at the end of Whimsy Street, A witch sold potions in the dark for…
DraftRain in Wonderland
When it rains in Wonderland, the drops are made of tea, And the puddles are of lemonade, as…
Poet of Rain & Harvest · 22 poems
April Thrill
Along the amusing railroads, April thrills With a free bill for every drink spilled Until each…
Hello May
Hello May, I hope your purpose to stay awhile be worth it I pray You have come to our arms with…
Cool Beats
A fine rainy evening descended on the village with a chill crispy breeze bellowing over the…
Maverick of the Harvest
August, the month of harvest had arrived with abundance and fruitfulness of reaps to bear Guests…
An Autumn to Fathom
There was a gentle call for summer's last fall to leave it mark with golden and red leaves This…
DraftFirst Cloudburst
After weeks of dust and dryness, the sky began to frown, And a bruise of purple clouds came…
DraftThe Farmer's Prayer
Before the dawn he rises, and he walks into the field, With the tools of his devotion and the…
DraftThe Umbrella Parade
When the drizzle came to town on a grey and gloomy day, The umbrellas rose like flowers and they…
DraftMaize in September
In September the maize stands golden in the gentle afternoon, With its tassels swaying softly to…
DraftHarvest Moon Dance
When the harvest moon rose over the barn like a lantern in the sky, The village lit its…
DraftThe Granary Door
At the end of the harvest, when the fields were shorn and bare, The farmers hauled their bounty…
DraftJune Thunder
The June air was heavy and thick as wool, and the birds had stopped their song, And the horizon…
DraftBasket of Ripe Mangoes
Down the lane at the end of June, where the mango branches bow, I gathered up my basket, and I…
DraftThe Long Dry Spell
The river shrank to a ribbon, and the ribbon shrank to a thread, And the cattle lowed at midday…
DraftMud on My Boots
There is mud upon my boots from the fields I've walked and hoed, And it tells the tale of the…
DraftGolden Barn Lights
At dusk on the edge of the harvest, when the last of the wagons came, The barn was lit with…
DraftSeeds Asleep in Winter
When the harvest is all over and the fields have turned to snow, There are seeds asleep in the…
DraftThe Thanksgiving Table
The table groans with plenty, and the candles glow like stars, And the smell of roasted…
DraftRainbow After the Storm
The storm had roared all morning, and the river rose in rage, And the lightning wrote its fury…
DraftThe Well-Watered Garden
There is a little garden where my grandmother would kneel, With a battered watering can and a…
DraftMarket Day in the Rain
The rain came down on market day, but the market did not stop, For the traders raised their…
DraftPloughman at Dusk
The ploughman drove his oxen down the last long row of clay, As the sun went burning crimson at…
Poet in the Battlefield · 22 poems
Lifted
Hero, wakeup amidst the scenes of triumph won and on Our numbers holding strong, the battle…
Camouflage
I wear the colors of the earth To blend like foliage amongst scenes of life and death A sniper's…
The Lone Soldier
Alone, I woke up a lone soldier in an ended battlefield Life's grace poured on my face without…
Atmosphere of the Game
Here, the atmosphere charged from the cheers, came with a wave that took off all hats. It struck…
DraftTrench at Dawn
The trench was cold with the mud of the night and the mist of the morning hung low, When the…
DraftThe Standard-Bearer
He carried the flag through the fire while the bravest men grew tired, And the cloth in tatters…
DraftShield Wall
We locked our shields together like the scales of an ancient beast, And stood as one unbroken…
DraftThunder of Hooves
The horsemen crossed the valley like a storm across the plain, With the thunder of their hooves…
DraftThe General's Silence
The general stood at the map table with his hand upon his chin, While the captains shouted…
DraftFortress Under Siege
For forty days the fortress stood beneath a sea of spears, With its walls of grey and granite…
DraftBattle Cry
Before the charge, a single voice rose from the ranks below, A cry of hope and thunder, like a…
DraftAshes of the Old Guard
They came back from the far campaigns with the ashes on their coats, And the medals dull with…
DraftThe Last Arrow
One arrow left in the quiver of the archer, worn and grey, While the enemy gathered at the gate…
DraftField Medic
When the guns fell silent on the ridge, the medic ran through the smoke, With a satchel and a…
DraftCeasefire Bell
At noon on the seventh day a bell began to toll, From the chapel in the middle of the smoking…
DraftWar Drums
The war drums beat at midnight and they echoed through the glen, Like the heartbeat of a giant…
DraftThe Night Before Battle
The camp was still as midnight came, with the campfires burning low, And every soldier lay awake…
DraftDragon Over the Ridge
A shadow crossed the mountain and the sun was blotted out, And the soldiers on the ridge looked…
DraftRespawn
I fell in the last second of the round, with the enemy at the door, And the screen went grey…
DraftFinal Boss
We reached the final chamber where a dark and ancient throne Held a giant made of shadow that no…
DraftSword and Scripture
I laid my sword upon the altar where the sacred scriptures lay, And asked which one should guide…
DraftHomeward Regiment
The regiment marched homeward through the golden autumn fields, With their boots worn thin and…
Poet of Uplift · 22 poems
Chills of Zeal
The clock struck twelve in chilling winter air, Bringing change and fresh starts, for wishes…
House of Mirrors
I was lost in an interior of a house of mirrors Searching costly at the odds and minor for an…
Coin of Fortune
From the realm of wealth and chance, a golden coin of fortune pranced To a pleasant cottage of a…
Meekness
From distant lands, we had travelled afar to follow a guiding star to a brighter place. This was…
Keen
I gave you precious flowers, you gave me their thorns in showers I turned them economically into…
DraftRise Before the Sun
The rooster hasn't crowed yet, and the stars are still awake, But I am up and ready, for my…
DraftSmall Steps
A mountain does not care how small your footsteps seem to be, For every peak was conquered by a…
DraftStumbling Stones
I tripped upon a stone today, and I fell upon my knees, And the scrape was hot and stinging, and…
DraftThe Second Wind
At the halfway mark of the marathon, my legs began to burn, And the finish line seemed a…
DraftPlant Your Dream
A dream is like a seed, my friend, that waits within your hand, For you to plant it in the soil…
DraftThe Ladder of Patience
There is a ladder in my mind, with rungs made out of days, And every one I climb takes me…
DraftGrit
They said I was too small to win, and they said I was too slow, But I have got a hidden strength…
DraftGratitude Morning
I opened up my window, and the morning breeze rushed in, With the scent of jasmine flowers and…
DraftComeback Story
They wrote me off in January, when the season slipped away, With a record that was shattered and…
DraftKind Words to Myself
I looked into the water, and I saw a weary face, With shadows under both its eyes and a hurried…
DraftBridges
There is a gap between the life I have and the life I seek, And it looks like a canyon wide with…
DraftThe Lighthouse Within
When the storms of doubt are roaring, and the night is black as coal, There is a lighthouse in…
DraftDiscipline
Discipline is not a chain, though it may feel like one at first, It is a trellis for the vine…
DraftCourage Costs
Courage is not free, my friend, and it comes with a price to pay, It costs you the comfort of…
DraftFinish Line Sunrise
The finish line was glowing in the pink of early light, And the crowd was gathering slowly, and…
DraftThe Gift of Today
Yesterday has slipped away like water through my hand, And tomorrow is a story that has not yet…
DraftWings Made of Effort
They say that dreamers have wings, but I say that wings are made, By the feathers that we gather…
Poet of Wall Street · 22 poems
DraftThe Opening Bell
At half past nine the bell rings out across the marble hall, And a thousand hopes rush forward…
DraftBulls and Bears
The bull came charging up the hill with horns held to the sky, He tossed the prices upward and…
DraftTicker Tape Dreams
My grandfather kept a paper strip inside a wooden drawer, A curl of ticker tape he saved from…
DraftMy First Paycheck
It came inside an envelope as thin as autumn air, My first paycheck from the city, and I held it…
DraftThe Charging Bull
There's a bronze bull down on Broadway with his nostrils flaring wide, And the tourists stand in…
DraftCompound Interest
A penny in the morning, and a penny more by noon, And the pennies start to gather like the stars…
DraftA Penny Stock Prayer
I found a stock for pennies in a corner of the screen, It promised gold and rockets and the…
DraftThe Trading Floor
The trading floor was thunder when my uncle wore the vest, With a hundred voices shouting and no…
DraftRed Monday
The screens turned red on Monday like a sunset in the rain, And the numbers kept on falling down…
DraftThe Bubble
There once were tulip flowers that were worth a house in town, And the people traded petals till…
DraftDividends of Patience
I planted a small apple tree the year my son was born, And I bought a share of honest work that…
DraftThe Insider's Whisper
A man in a grey suit leaned in close beside the elevator door, And he whispered me a secret that…
DraftA Broker's Lunch
At noon the brokers gather at the diner on the square, With their ties thrown over shoulders and…
DraftThe Intern
I came to Wall Street as an intern with a borrowed suit and tie, And a subway card, a sandwich…
DraftCandles on the Chart
My screen is lit with candles, but they give no wax or flame, They are green and red and…
DraftThe Widow's Savings
Missus Mabel brought her savings in a biscuit tin of blue, Every dollar that her husband saved…
DraftMidnight Futures
While New York sleeps, the markets wake in Tokyo and Seoul, And the futures start to flicker…
DraftMargin Call
I borrowed to buy more of it, for surely it would climb, And I felt like I was clever and ahead…
DraftThe Ledger of Honest Men
My father was a bookkeeper with ink upon his thumb, And he balanced every column to the very…
DraftIPO Morning
For years they built it in a garage with a soldering iron's glow, With noodles for their dinner…
DraftThe Rainy Day Fund
My grandmother kept a jar marked for the days when rain would fall, And she fed it every Friday…
DraftThe Closing Bell
At four o'clock the closing bell rings out across the hall, And the day's long fight is over for…