Senryu

We Are Done
The strike is over: long exhale; happier thoughts. And who do we blame? * Note: I just learned in the middle of teaching a class that the STM (Société de transport de Montréal) ended their strike (well, the maintenance workers, at least). Things might shut down on the weekend, but all digits are crossed that this will be the new norm.
By Kendall Defoe 5 months ago in Poets
The Mirror Cycle (Poetry)
I. The Mirror Isn’t Me (Philosophical — AABB) . I look into the mirror’s face, A quiet, silver, borrowed space. It copies me without a sound,
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast5 months ago in Poets
1 Year Later - I've Made It, No You Have - No I Have , No You, Truly You
Okay, you know what " I" am going to say right, that without, you, it couldn't have been possible! Without the things you have done, life isn't the way it was, and I will just have to say - trust and believe.
By 365poetry5 months ago in Poets
In Remembrance
Defend those you love Especially when they fall What else does love mean?
By D. J. Reddall5 months ago in Poets
Time Suck
Chatbots flatter us They suckle at eye udders Attention gluttons
By D. J. Reddall5 months ago in Poets
Drop me
"Put it down," they said as if it was that easy to erase the past
By Tanya Lei5 months ago in Poets
Call me
You should call me, dear, Just to tell me, you love me, then hang up the phone
By Tanya Lei5 months ago in Poets
My Brain
I speak in rhymes and mysteries Because that’s how I think My brain shittles riddles because it titillates my neurons It is how I do my best to get along in this world
By Atomic Historian5 months ago in Poets
Democratic Demyelination
When your own army Bothers your citizenry Your state's sclerotic
By D. J. Reddall5 months ago in Poets
Samhain
The veil between worlds Thins, and there you are; I am Surprised by envy
By D. J. Reddall5 months ago in Poets
Poems
I don’t write poems I am possessed by the them I speak for those that are otherwise silent I speak for the nonviolent I write as witness to those hemmed in on all sides
By Atomic Historian5 months ago in Poets
Waxing for all the Waning
Dear Lunar Neighbour, Pick a shape, and stick with it! Signed, all Earthlings... * Note: I know that a haiku for this Challenge might seem rather odd, but I think that the best notes to neighbours and the like should be brief, and I have also just hit the right word count, so there.
By Kendall Defoe 5 months ago in Poets