Free Poems

SunSet SunRise - By Frank Blacharczyk

2015-12-05T23:09:00.000-08:00

SunSet SunRise

The days are long when we are addicted to self
Like a leaf we need sun and rain
The autumn winds bring colour no one can duplicate
Feasting on a masterpiece painted by God
The rain ends the growing ends the warm colours a frigid memory
And the falling snow paints the colours black and white
Sleep sweet dreamer with a coat of many colours
Sun sets only to see God's painting the night sky then the sun rises
From nowhere somewhere a divine wind and rain revives
Resurrection awakens re-birth hope in the soul
A sauna created by the excitement of the sun
A welcome alarm clock to raise the dead and the dreamers
The days are long and disagreeable when we are addicted to self
Like a flower we need sun and rain to have a blooming life.

- Written by: Frank Blacharczyk

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Looking Back - By Frank Blacharczyk

2015-10-25T05:45:00.002-07:00

Looking Back

I stand on this plot of ground
thinking about my life
the good I have done the bad I have done
the love I have created the hate that I stirred
My autobiography is filled with happy moments
painful moments
The world I see before me is not the same
neither am I
God seems so close at times yet at times so far away
An anxious mind creates restless thoughts sleepless nights
Time is now the past is but a memory
hazy and biased good or bad replayed with a new script
some scenes better left on the cutting floor
This world I helped create helped to create me
regrets have become my drinking companion
I stand on this plot of ground breathing in
and breathing out the life I have lived
I have seen sadness and joy both can be misguided
when I was a child I looked to the future
now that I am old I replay the past
I have walked on this tightrope swaying side to side
balancing these frisky emotions never looking down
having faith the safety net has always been there.

- Written by: Frank Blacharczyk

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Can’t Talk Right Now - By Frank Blacharczyk

2015-10-02T01:06:00.001-07:00

Can’t Talk Right Now

Two people ran into each other
stood side by side known yet unknown
saying hello then sliding into an awkward silence
like an old western gunfight suddenly
a duet of ring tones that has taken music hostage
they reached for their souls
to see who had the quickest draw
and to their relief a touching moment
quickly typing with insane giggles
their thoughts playing the keys like a piano
in the end they acknowledged each other with a nod
with a good-bye slipped it back into their holsters
patting it like a baby's bottom waiting for the burp
they walked for a moment but like a pack of cigarettes
they reached for their cell phones lighting and inhaling
staring at the screen to see if their popularity was still intact
as they were staring downwards the person they were tweeting
walked by without a peep just a nod.

- Written by: Frank Blacharczyk

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Me and My Shadows - By Frank Blacharczyk

2015-10-02T01:00:00.004-07:00

Me and My Shadows

I see shadows when I close my eyes
shadows black and white scuffling
looking for somewhere to go
some shadows are still and stare
some shadows walk away
some shadows dance with a strobe light in the background
I drink I pray I eat I hope I dream I tremble I watch
Don't you see I don't understand what's going on
Don't you see I can't see what's going on
What is reality mom what is reality
Turn on the TV my child turn on the TV
I see lips move I hear vacant words eaten like junk food
Something is missing something is lost
is it my cat is it my dog is it my sanity is it my freedom is it my love
Twists and turns people tied in knots
shook up and shaken sit by the water for peace
a peace of mind with no desire to leave
a peace that surpasses all understanding
I dropped my feet into the cool spring waters of Lake Ontario
As the water rippled gently upon the shore
it spoke to me massaging my rambling thoughts

- Written by: Frank Blacharczyk

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Fell in Love, sort of - By Frank Blacharczyk

2015-09-20T22:51:00.003-07:00

Fell in Love, sort of

I fell in love was it chance was it a twist of fate
Looked into her eyes and fell in love
I fell in love as I saw it
thought it would be a made for TV movie
sitting in the audience watching the actors
wishing I was one of them
I fell out of love as she saw it
Love was supposed to be a song a gold record but
she didn't buy it and fell out of love as she saw it
Looked into her eyes and I saw a storm
Holding onto lightning as the thunder got louder and louder
When human nature collides with artificial love the fantasy melts
Looked into her eyes and saw disappointment and sadness
Holding grudges for a reason or no reason
Sucking it in like a vacuum cleaner
Never cleaning the clogged filter
My song was a pop song a one hit wonder
Once it left the charts I was done
I hear footsteps following me only shadows are dancing
The unwelcome song starts and stops inside my brain
And all I can do is dodge my past
As the music becomes louder and louder
And hope for a twist of fate.

- Written by: Frank Blacharczyk

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The Poet - By Frank Blacharczyk

2015-09-20T22:44:00.000-07:00

The Poet

I am a pretender a jealous guy
You move inside my head like a queen
I am your unworthy subject then you whispered my name
I’m a drifter a poet who’s always searching for the right word
A fallen leaf travelling with the wind here there everywhere
Your touch knight’s me and we play in my fool’s paradise
You squeezed my hand and we flew above the clouds
Lovers who do the impossible here there everywhere
in a world that doesn’t exist
I am a pretender a drifter a poet
a jealous guy who sees a world that doesn’t exist.

- Written by: Frank Blacharczyk

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Last Night I Dreamed - By Jeanne Fiedler

2014-11-24T11:42:00.002-08:00

Last Night I Dreamed

Last night I dreamed
I was in a golden forest
with sunlight sparkling
flowing trees with
crystal dew drops

The horizon was also
golden and gleaming
I felt much warmth
and love inside of me

I started running
as fast as I could
but could feel the
endless and lightness
of amber raindrops
cleansing and pure

The divine was pulling
me out of the darkness
the hues in the sky
lit up in yellow/violet

The radiant moon
spread out and expanded
its gentle glow towards
the whole space I
was floating in

If I had fear
I had no more
I was growing
into the beams of life
which took me for a
ride to the postive place

The milky way presence
making me feel like I
was rising with the
peace of the earth
and its healing

I dreamed and dreamed
I was a candle and
flame for joy and
serenity.

- Written by: Jeanne Fiedler

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Maria's Canto - By Conor O'Neill

2014-07-23T18:28:00.001-07:00

Maria's Canto

Bestir me, Aztec Princess

Awake me from slumbers forsaken

Take me on the path to your Caribbean haven

To my existence grant sense.

Your mind is keen, shown by a sharp intelligence

On your countenance, your honey skin a godly sheen

In all you've been, as woman and goddess

Heaven and Earth will you rule as queen, but to me

To me you are the premiere enchantress.

- Written by: Conor O'Neill

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Pinup Girls - By Conor O'Neill

2014-07-23T18:25:00.003-07:00

Pinup Girls

A pinup girl is a kind of cartoon character
With a disproportionate mind and figure.
She has this facial expression, the same one constantly,
As if to say wow, a birthday cake, just for me?

She lives in a fantasy world
In which everyone's soul has been sold
Living lives of raucous absurdity
Macho men ogle at the pinup girls in the city.

A pinup girl, upon noticing she's being noticed,
Will keep on walking but will look back with mock embarrassment.
If she carries one, she'll twirl her umbrella
Blinking long black lashes till someone shouts hey, ragazza bella!

Her walk is a sight to behold, a sight quite comic at least,
Waddling, high heeled, well tapered legs clumsily
a-jut from a wasp thin waist.
Streetwalker, but not whore, innocent as a virgin but not an angel,

She's a pinup girl.

- Written by: Conor O'Neill

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Beauty Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder - By Brian Markey

2014-06-01T17:01:00.001-07:00

Beauty Is In The Eyes Of The Beholder

You can see it and hear it, it’s a sensual taste,
Yes It is truly a gift to behold,
You can touch it or smell it on our senses it’s based,
Aesthetically it begins to unfold.

So what is beauty how is it defined?
Is there a right or a wrong?
What is beautiful to someone who’s blind?
To whom or what does it really belong?

It can be hearing a song or a voice you love,
Which proves it doesn’t need to be seen,
Thinking of the joys of Heaven above,
What you love someone else will demean.

Meeting your partner for the very first time,
Seeing your first child come alive,
Touching the peaks of those mountains you climb,
Feeling pride as your offspring thrive.

I can smell beauty in flowers and trees,
Others see it glisten in the skies,
A joy to behold is the taste of the seas,
To all of our senses it applies.

There is so much diversity in that very word,
Yet it’s individual to one and all,
That’s why this subject is going to be blurred,
What you love to some will appal.

Beauty is something we all seek in life,
Look, it stares us all in the face
It’s a word that can cause such terrible strife,
Yet it’s something we all love to embrace.

You don’t need to search for it’s all around,
We encounter it day in and day out,
By respecting all life it can be found,
It’s a gift we are never without.

What you think is beautiful others may hate,
So don’t force your opinion on another,
Some things will lift you while others deflate,
What you love to some may well smother.

Don’t be self-righteous step down from your perch,
It’s much deeper than the depth of our skin,
What you can’t see is where you must search,
True beauty always comes from within.

It can’t be taught nor can it be bought,
You’ll not find it in the pages of a folder,
The meaning of that word that you have sought.

- Written by: Brian Markey

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The Human Race Have Now Disappeared - By Brian Markey

2014-06-01T16:56:00.002-07:00

The Human Race Have Now Disappeared

The gas is now gone as has the coal,
Under the oceans there’s a very large hole,
Being so overdrawn will now take it’s toll,
Things are much worse than we feared.

Diamonds and gold and iron ore,
The damage untold right through to the core,
All to be sold while greed’s to the fore,
It’s to extinction we are now geared.

Gigantic craters underneath our feet,
As disaster creators we just can’t be beat,
To our world we are traitors filled with conceit,
To Armageddon we have now steered.

The damage is done now there’s no going back,
The warming sun has us under attack,
There’s nowhere to run we are on the rack,
Mother Nature’s ideals we have smeared.

There is no doubt we treat the Earth as our bin,
What you take out you must put back in,
So prepare for a drought let the ending begin,
Our lifeblood has now been cleared.

Sinkholes the size of continents will emerge,
Open your eyes the seas will submerge,
As our planet dies with reality we’ll converge,
To common sense we never adhered.

Our oceans have drained they are now underground,
The rivers are strained the effect is profound,
Those clouds that rained can no longer be found,
We looked at the facts and sneered.

Viruses will emerge from the melting ice,
As they converge we will pay the price,
They’ll diverge as through our species they slice,
With nature we have interfered.

Arrogant and obtuse our legacy will be,
We used every excuse but refused to see,
We strung our own noose yes you and me.

- Written by: Brian Markey

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IRREVOCABLE - By Sylvia Salima

2014-05-09T17:17:00.004-07:00

IRREVOCABLE

I won’t take my words back; I won’t take my love away
Through the season, through the hate
Through the lies, through rejection
It’s in soul, its deep

How could you ask the rain to stop
How could one prevent the rays so bright
How could southern winds not arise sand in desert
Then don’t ask me to take my love back.

A world apart, a world far from mine
But my heart never lies, nor do emotions never fade
Time might bring another, moments might bring new adventure
At the altar, it might not be you, though I smile to begin another life
Then don’t ask me to take my love back.

It won’t be same we both know
I don’t hate you, for not responding to my love
Even when I said I loved you, the respond was not the same
I don’t blame your heart nor your love for rejecting me
Then don’t ask me to take my love back.

You can’t force love, you can’t fake emotions
You can’t smile in tears, when it is hurting too much
You can’t let go in grief, even when comfort is too much
You can’t hide a smile when in love
Then don’t ask for the impossibility

Don’t ask me to take my love back………

- Written by: Sylvia Salima

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