"Chapter 3: A New Face"

by Heystoopid12

Drevon whipped to face the face that stared at him, and brought the torch foward. He screamed in suprise at the scaly features, and to his greater suprise, the face screamed back. Drevon and Jason stepped back, pointing thier swords at this...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 194 views | Fairy Tales | June 2, 2019

"Chapter 2: The Adventure Begins"

by Heystoopid12

The two men travelled far away from the village as the sun sank lower and lower on the horizon. After a bit of conversation, Drevon learned that Jason was an immortal from a flying land that was far away. He of course, though this was ridic...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 175 views | Fairy Tales | June 2, 2019

"Chapter 1: Drevon Willfreeze"

by Heystoopid12

Once upon a time, in a land who's name has long been forgotten, there was once a day where it was raining. The rain fell in torrents, turning the dusty road into a thick and soupy mud. Dreven Willfreeze stared out at the road from under hi...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 191 views | Fairy Tales | June 2, 2019

""

by mirandamariem17

A poets a poet A Writers a writer A reader a read And a reader which you are. Blue eyes Crystal ball like, Face...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 408 views | Poetry | June 1, 2019

"The #2"

by mirandamariem17

In a matter of two seconds, Your smile made me feel at home. In a matter of two minutes, Your ravishing laugh made me feel safe. In a matter...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 333 views | Poetry | June 1, 2019

"Fall of Harmony"

by Moose5469

──────DICTIONARY FOR EMPIRATIAN────── Aperta – open Yaxin - close Neco – kill Alle hael – all hail Imperator – Emperor Keizer – Empress Iwo asiwere! – you fool! Iwe wotchuka! – you idio...

1 Like | 3 comments | 312 views | Fantasy | June 1, 2019

"Where"

by AYAkamYA

I open my eyes, and I get up out of the cold bed I was on, I was wearing a dress, I remember it as my birthday dress. In fear I ran out of the tiny home I was in, down a valley and though a farm. As I walked I thought I don’t remember why...

1 Like | 1 comment | 230 views | Mystery | June 1, 2019

"I think I’m a glitch"

by hydrangeasyndrome

I think I'm a glitch. Just a small blip. Only some notice. Even fewer care. I think I'm a glitch. Some may search. Some may speculate. There's no deeper meaning. I think I'm a glitch. I think the pixels are off. Just hold down the...

1 Like | 2 comments | 345 views | Poetry | June 1, 2019

"The voice inside(fixed)"

by Liizzzie_Stories

Sometimes when I sit in sadness, i feel like Am Drowning in loneliness, or hiding In a tree house up in A mountain with a water fall around i...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 324 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Words Give and Receive"

by Stuharley

Yes, words are the magic elixir embracing the soul, and words turn objects into gold. Do words beat like the wings of a restless hummingbird, while men plot with sharp daggers to capture it? Words teach us valuable lessons because words k...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 313 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Cold and Wet"

by Stuharley

One day a poem stood at my doorstep and I let it come in to get warm and dry we sat by the fireplace and had a chat We laughed and shared stories between us, about yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and yes, it was delightful to get a chuckle...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 325 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Be The Best"

by Stuharley

Mama says no matter what you do or Be in life; just be the best, at what you do Mama says, even if, you decide to be a bum or Hang in the streets, just be the best one Now, go get mama her slippers, boy...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 346 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Kung Fu Proverbs"

by Stuharley

Bird in hand will fly away Catch a fish and eat today The body is a temple, a house for the soul A clean heart turns dust into gold Grasshopper learns how to walk on rice paper Bend like a bamboo tree and jump over a skyscraper God never...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 329 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"The Ghost of A Rose"

by Stuharley

death begins where love ends but love shall rise up again where we are cast like the ghost of a rose...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 284 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Space Colony On Mars"

by Stuharley

The year:2100 The Space Federation Council Is now in session-- We, from The Space Colony of Mars Shall no longer Pledge our allegiance to Be under the jurisdiction Of this planet called earth...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 303 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Water Cast Thy Name"

by Stuharley

The secret power of water is hidden It can destroy or it can be tamed River, sea, and ocean, We are made from thee Water be still, and bring peace, As we pray, in your name Does water flow through your veins It...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 278 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"The Seams of Heaven"

by Stuharley

the seams of heaven stretching further than their souls...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 312 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"A Different Storm Inside of Me"

by Stuharley

oh lord faith is a different storm inside of me only you know how strong that pain would be for what it is worth please hear my call no more hurt dear lord restore me only because a different storm inside of me...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 286 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"The Hands of War"

by Stuharley

Grab your children and Run for cover The hands of war Must settle This score...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 316 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"The Tender Lips of War"

by Stuharley

death leaped up from her weary grave, to kiss the tender lips of war...

4 Likes | 0 comment | 310 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Blueprint of Mankind"

by Stuharley

the animal-spirits hand-painted on cave walls witness the religious blueprint of mankind...

1 Like | 1 comment | 313 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"The Roadside Stream"

by Heystoopid12

While wandering by the roadside long, I came upon a stream A cool refreshing pool of bliss so blessing and serene. I looked into its glassy face, my own face staring yonder. And to see such beautiful, quiet sight, filled me with mirth an...

1 Like | 1 comment | 290 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Our Sins Are The Seeds"

by Stuharley

once more I bite of this tree to learn more about thee oh thy flesh is so weak our sins are the seeds rooted in this earth and thus who fruit are we...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 336 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Water’s Edge"

by Stuharley

standing near the deepest part of the water's edge, and peering into restless sea, my life searched for perfection so, I drank the potion and slashed my wrist and jumped from the highest cliff, to greet my own reflection...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 288 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Just Say The Word"

by Stuharley

Oh lord Here I am I am Just a man With Both Feet on the ground Arms open wide To praise The Almighty God Faith holds my hand Faith light up my heart Faith opens my eyes Just say the word And I will obey You Lord If you come my way Then Brin...

1 Like | 1 comment | 336 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Thy Name Is Glory"

by Stuharley

thy name is glory where faith is thy sword for thou art with me to seek thy reward and i giveth thee all the praise and glory still He brings light to the world for thy name is glory...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 301 views | Poetry | May 31, 2019

"Society"

by WickedRaven8789

As we search for approval, is it really necessary. When we seek for acceptance, we are often disappointed. They won't accept those who do not reach requirements. Is it approval we need, or should we be our selves. Should we care about w...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 273 views | Undefined | May 30, 2019

""

by rago8myeggo

Now this will seem a little unorthodox, I don't want to play with your mind. Not trying to twist you in a paradox, Just trying to shed light where you are blind. Your eyes are deceived by the future, For the path ahead is too bright. So st...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 369 views | Poetry | May 29, 2019

"The Captive’s Plea"

by Heystoopid12

Break apart my heart of stone, and tell me what you've found. Is emotion there, or empathy or a world beneath the ground. Is passion there, and kindess, or generosity, or is this a word of sadness, or a destitute man's plea. So open...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 323 views | Poetry | May 29, 2019

"The Eyes"

by Heystoopid12

Sapphire eyes like glistening stars, reflect a world apart, Reflect a world of hopefulness, and a shining, vigorous heart. They are like pools of water deep, two chilling wells of life, Oh how I wish to leap inside, it drives my mind to...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 340 views | Poetry | May 29, 2019

"The Dance of the Sunset"

by Heystoopid12

Stare into the sunset now, and tell me what you see I see a land of orange and red, shining back at me. Look closer now, between the lines, and show me what you view. I see a painted crimson streak, and a shade of purple hue. Look to th...

1 Like | 1 comment | 303 views | Poetry | May 29, 2019

"Take me home"

by Heystoopid12

Dancing hazily in a misty field drifting, lost on the endless tide of memory and feeling, passion wandering like gulls upon the beach head, up in the clouds I hear the sound of thunder raging. Making headway through the lands of silver...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 327 views | Poetry | May 29, 2019

"Fall, Fire Fall"

by Heystoopid12

Looking at the sky, its expanse darkened with ash, the flames of war rise from the burning husks of the buildings. Ash falls on my face, like snow, a cruel mockery of nature's cleansing touch. The heat swells around me, the screams of th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 329 views | Poetry | May 29, 2019

"Boss Baby"

by Keraca808

Two days ago, I had just received an ass whoopin, via a surprise attack from a bunch of thugs. It was Saturday Morning, right around noon. Prior to the beat down, I took a seven-minute walk to the Dollar General to get some sunflower seeds...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 282 views | Short Stories | May 28, 2019

"Breaking up, Breaking down"

by simon

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1 Like | 2 comments | 360 views | Short Stories | May 28, 2019

"The Ballad of The Knight"

by Heystoopid12

The rain fell hard and the lightning falshed above the castle walls The sound of wind was in the air, near the forest waterfalls. The knight stood near upon the wall his sword and shield flashing standing brave and free and tall amid...

1 Like | 1 comment | 313 views | Poetry | May 28, 2019

"Dark House"

by JoshuaHarestad

The last day of Charlie’s life started like most others. Getting ready for work. He worked for a real estate company assessing properties that had been abandoned. ...

1 Like | 0 comment | 250 views | Science Fiction | May 28, 2019

"Wondering"

by Heystoopid12

Wondering, It is like water. It flows through the mind as a stream through a forest. The mind is its bed, nurtured and fed as the trees on the banks are to the water below. The wondering stream goes on, throuout our lives, in its slow, bl...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 361 views | Poetry | May 28, 2019

"Hope in the Watcher"

by Heystoopid12

The watcher, the watcher, looks out to the lands observing what eyes cannot see a dying destruction of decadant hands where knife cuts to heart and axe cuts to tree. Life is extingished by fire and water, by metal and flesh alike Th...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 339 views | Poetry | May 28, 2019

"Running"

by Heystoopid12

Running through a field of lilacs Smelling the sweet scent of rain How the feeling takes me back Back to a world without pain. On I go running to nowhere Memories I can't deny Hoping that I'll get on to somewhere And I'll get there b...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 292 views | Poetry | May 28, 2019

"Unforgettable"

by Elizabeth

Your first love is unforgettable, That's what they say. And they'd be right. I'll never forget the first time I saw you. Your eyes were bright, Your smile blinding. You filled the room with warmth, Always welcoming people in with your po...

1 Like | 2 comments | 311 views | Poetry | May 28, 2019

"God Bless Those Who Fought and Died"

by randyjohnson

We are honoring those who fought and died for the USA. We are honoring...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 293 views | Poetry | May 27, 2019

"Side by Side – Five"

by TheYoungWriter

Side by side, he stood alone It had been a long day. I'd spent all of lunch teaching Trey the basics of skating, to which he'd asked for my number. I'd hesitantly complied. I'd never really been "boy crazy." Sure, I'd had...

1 Like | 0 comment | 271 views | Realistic Fiction | May 27, 2019

"Side by Side – Cast"

by TheYoungWriter

[gallery ids="17705,17706,17707"] Random models as Kaden “Kade”Foster ...

1 Like | 0 comment | 255 views | Realistic Fiction | May 27, 2019

"The Light of Dawn"

by Heystoopid12

I came up to the top of a green hill, Not expecting at all the wonder to be beheld. A grey haze, lifiting it's pale head over the line of the horizon. It is a cold light, but it increases in life. As the pheonix rises from the ashes, so...

1 Like | 0 comment | 322 views | Poetry | May 27, 2019

"Into the Enchanted World"

by Heystoopid12

I ask you now, my maiden fair, will you come with me today? For time is waning on my love, and we must be swift away. Would you take a walk with me my love, My young enchanting dryad fair, The birdsong flows out from your voice, The river l...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 329 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

"work"

by Shunidai

Finally, last day of the week. Shoveling these potatoes ain't easy. It will be nice to get home and relax for the next three days. Ugh, that means next week my schedule changes back to nights. Better make sure i force myself awake so i can...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 354 views | General | May 26, 2019

"Side by Side – Four"

by TheYoungWriter

Side by side, I stayed alone. My first three classes were stressful. People stared. I guess they didn't have many new students in this district. I'd spent my entire third period, Personal Finance, looking up local skatepar...

1 Like | 0 comment | 257 views | Realistic Fiction | May 26, 2019

"Side by Side – Three"

by TheYoungWriter

Side by side, I was late. Oceanview, unlike my last school, didn't have a uniform. So it took me a little longer to get ready on Monday than usual. Eventually, I decided on a striped t-shirt from Goodwill and a pair of sem...

1 Like | 0 comment | 251 views | Realistic Fiction | May 26, 2019

"No Unicorn"

by JoshuaHarestad

No one told me that I have borderline. But they told my wife. They put me through borderline therapy....

1 Like | 0 comment | 363 views | Poetry | May 26, 2019

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"Tips for Marketing on eBay"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly eBay is a website that allows users to find and purchase products by using keyword searches. As a seller, you simply set up an account and then star...

1 Like | 2 comments | 523 views | Information | January 17, 2020

"An Apple a Day"

by randyjohnson

People started returning apples to my store. Because of word of mouth, they don...

9 Likes | 4 comments | 1470 views | Poetry | June 26, 2018

"The Death of Chad Sheets"

by randyjohnson

When I learned about his death, it was hard to believe. An actor died twenty years ago...

7 Likes | 0 comment | 1376 views | Poetry | December 24, 2018

"The Unnecessary “That”"

by noaheducation

By: Mikayla S. Moss Advanced Expository class was where it all started. For those of you who haven’t reached a coll...

1 Like | 2 comments | 1321 views | Creativity | November 6, 2018

"Ann More : John Donne’s Wife"

by eletoski

During the English Renaissance, the world was introduced to the writings of John Donne. He was well known for his love poems and his religious poetry.(Damrosch 1586) Many other famous Renaissance colleagues tr...

1 Like | 1 comment | 1163 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"For When You Just Can’t Do Another Assignment"

by noaheducation

By: Jenaya R. Curry There isn’t a single student who hasn’t felt the overwhelming urge to throw their textbook across the room, defy the school system, and emphatically declare, “I’m not doing this anymore!” That is, until your...

5 Likes | 5 comments | 1108 views | Information | March 4, 2018

"The Flying Headscarfed Woman and the Incredulous Hog"

by spiceypete

Once upon a time, long, long ago in prehistoric times, somewhere in an equatorial rainforest, there lived an incredulous hog, named Louie, together with his family. Louie was a happy hog. He loved to play with his cubs, pet his lady, and p...

6 Likes | 0 comment | 1094 views | Short Stories | March 4, 2019

"“A Family Supper”Summary"

by eletoski

The narrative begins with an explanation of where fugu fish can be found off the shores of Japan. This fish has significance to the narrator of the story because it reminds him of his mother’s death. Fugu...

0 Like | 0 comment | 1085 views | Essays | July 29, 2017

"Communication at its Best"

by aenglish0830

Communication at its best means different things to different people. To me, the best communicators have mastered several skills. For example, they know how to adapt to different people and their backgrounds or cultures. These communicators...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 1079 views | Essays | December 5, 2016

"Yoda Stole My Soda"

by randyjohnson

While I wasn't looking, somebody stole my soda. I quickly learned that it was Je...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 1001 views | Poetry | June 28, 2018

"Water & Land"

by diannamargarita

But I’m stuck at earth And he is here too He’s the water I’m the land He covers most of me My thoughts My feelings My mind My body...

9 Likes | 3 comments | 997 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"Where Does It Hurt?"

by jeffp526

show me, if you dare, for I do care where does it hurt there's no need to hide your pain I'm here to lend a hand show me where it hurts...no need to hide your pain, for I really do care no, your not a...

1 Like | 1 comment | 958 views | Poetry | July 3, 2018

"Broken Home"

by WVPoetrygirl

Rather than leave you and get on with my life Where I could find someone better for me, I die a million slow deaths daily with you waiting for your attention, but you just never see. It’s like I enjoy the pain, being cut to the core...

1 Like | 4 comments | 956 views | Poetry | September 17, 2018

"Analysis of The Violent Bear It Away"

by ehg1440

Are the eyes the window to the soul? Do the eyes reveal a person’s nature? In young Tarwater’s journey though Catholicism, he meets people who challenge him and change him fundamentally. He finds a new depth in life as a prophet. But th...

1 Like | 0 comment | 946 views | Essays | November 23, 2017

"You"

by kaylahickey

Do not settle, my dear, for that is a sign of giving up. Push forward, past your limits. Know your worth, for you ar...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 932 views | Poetry | January 6, 2019

"Blaze"

by Gerry_Kramer

The once peaceful world Performs a forced kneel...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 905 views | Poetry | July 23, 2018

"The Rose of Love"

by Gen1900

The Rose of Love By:Gen1900 Love is like a red red rose ; It grows, it...

3 Likes | 4 comments | 895 views | Poetry | November 1, 2017

"Behind the Register"

by eletoski

I get so many colorful characters in my line of work. First there was a brother and a sister, that were arguing if they look a like. They drag me into their conversation. I'm hesitant. Both of...

4 Likes | 2 comments | 895 views | Poetry | August 4, 2017

"Greed"

by WVPoetrygirl

People have you running here and there trying to tell you how to achieve. They have you trying this and that, soon you don't know what to believe. "Look at my 100,000 followers, You can have them too!" "Just buy my book of secret tips...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 889 views | Poetry | April 5, 2018

"That’s The Good Thing About Possum Innards"

by randyjohnson

That's the good thing about possum innards, just as good the second day. But when...

1 Like | 0 comment | 876 views | Humor | September 1, 2018

"“Flowers in my Lungs”"

by 4001462

The flo...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 873 views | Poetry | December 7, 2017

"The Wild Orchid: Chapter One: The Accidental Eavesdropper"

by AllisonJae

Takes place in the 1920s The story of Zorell Dupree, a young twenty-year-old nurse who moves to the city working for a prestigious hospital, is a small-town girl thrown into the fast-paced world of the city. Her ch...

1 Like | 0 comment | 869 views | Historical Fiction | September 11, 2019

"Mother Nature"

by WVPoetrygirl

So many hurricanes, who can keep track? It's as if Mother Nature is on the attack. For so long she has breathed in the toxins we spew, a permanent haze in the skies once blue. Her rivers of veins are filled with debris as she cries the...

0 Like | 2 comments | 857 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"Monarch"

by WVPoetrygirl

You, who think you are ugly, unlovable, having no gift to give to this world. Do not fret my girl, for you are a butterfly in the making. Make no mistake, we are all caterpillars in need of metamorphosis. There is no more proof of th...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 854 views | Poetry | April 19, 2018

"THE BURDENS OF SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS: OSCAR WILDE’S “THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST”"

by graceriley

The Burdens of Social Obligations Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest is one of his most famous works, as it is a satirical play that’s purpose is to ridicule and expose the ridiculousness of Victorian society. While...

1 Like | 1 comment | 845 views | Essays | November 4, 2017

"How to Format Dialogue"

by LindsayB

There’s a lot of nuances about dialogue that make it really difficult to master: where to put the quotation marks, when to indent and when to not, how to indicate who’s talking, etc. Hopefully these tips will help you out. ...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 838 views | Information | January 27, 2017

"‘Weed-Out’ Classes – the Classic Student Discouragement"

by brookesierra7

Any STEM, pre-medicine, pre-dental, and Engineering major will know about those dreaded and difficult courses that colleges force them to take. A STEM major consists of intense Biology and Chemistry concepts. They are called weed-out...

0 Likes | 3 comments | 838 views | Research | November 27, 2017

"first contact"

by rubycgd

thank you for being cold with me and for listening to me and for understanding that you don't need to try to fix me. my lungs must hate me but you love me enough for both of us....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 833 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"“The Anime Animators are Underpaid and Bad Working Conditions”"

by bluehurricane15

According from “The History of Anime” by Lisa Marie Cooper that anime has been existed for several decades from the first anime series the “Astro boy” in 1963 and the first anime film that been introduce in the anime...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 830 views | Essays | May 10, 2019

"Winner"

by WVPoetrygirl

A Winner never cheats, and a Cheater never wins. It matters not how slow you go, but only to begin. Don’t look for ways to skip hard work to make it to the top. For if you’ve done deceptive things your status will soon drop. It m...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 826 views | Poetry | October 16, 2018

"When the Sky Cries"

by JoshuaHarestad

When the sky begins to cry, the tears are not always sad, for they bring life to the land. The rivers are replenished, and the plants given their drink. Rain is a beautiful thing. Greenery, always in tow. Life makes use of the water, and...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 826 views | Poetry | March 14, 2018

"Wildfire"

by Gerry_Kramer

The residents mindlessly Conduct their daily routine Repetition is overflowing In the hometown of the trunk Some will live, some will die Nothing has ever changed And no hope exists that The finger will point somewhere else But it naturally...

0 Like | 0 comment | 808 views | Poetry | July 17, 2018

"Fiction"

by AlicesShadow2172

I used to love fiction, it took me away, to another world away from pain, away from thoughts, away from the world. I read fiction, to help me through this terrible world i must go to. Everyday I had to go, find my own head; lost in the f...

0 Like | 1 comment | 806 views | Poetry | October 1, 2018

"Love and Hate"

by WVPoetrygirl

It’s best to be cautious with whom you mate for there’s a very thin line between love and hate. Scientist have shown when in emotional states there truly is a thin line between love and hate. The brain’s sub-cortex with its insul...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 806 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"MAIDENS AT CONFIRMATION (Paris in May, 1903)"

by pdpoetry

By: Rainer Maria Rilke The white veiled maids to confirmation go Through deep green garden paths they slowly wind; Their childhood they are leaving now behind: The future will be different, they know. Oh! Will it come? They wai...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 805 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"10 fun facts about the brain"

by keertikalluru

10 fun facts about the brain: Your brain consumes 20% of your oxygen but accounts for only 2% of your body mass. Your brain can generate 10-25 watts of power. That’s enough to power a light bulb! Your brai...

9 Likes | 2 comments | 803 views | Narrative Nonfiction | February 6, 2017

"• The Utopia Life"

by Periwinkleparakeet87

Life has always been predictable, concrete, and limited. Outrageous things never happen. Corrinne loves to dream, and live a life full of creativity. She is always drawing pictures, and in her free time she listens to good music. Corr...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 791 views | General | November 27, 2017

"And Disappointment Will Be Nonexistent"

by Gerry_Kramer

I have witnessed the firepower Of the world beyond the red horizon No fleet can topple this enemy...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 789 views | Poetry | October 15, 2018

"ua kaliʻo ia"

by rubberjoyge

Away from the fading crowd, he waits. For a signal. Some aberration from the conundrum to let him know. When the clock will strike at its annonted time. Blood begins to boil, a remberence of the foil he left behind in the brine. F...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 787 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

"Vietnam Vet"

by WVPoetrygirl

Young and idealistic, off to save the world donned in uniform, an American hero born. Strong beyond his years, exuberant to fight, no one told the soldier this battle was not right. Returning home unwelcome, his hero medals tossed, tw...

1 Like | 4 comments | 786 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"One Constellation"

by Gerry_Kramer

0 Likes | 1 comment | 783 views | Poetry | October 8, 2018

"Mesmerized by Her Beauty"

by sbowman0397

As I look at her dancing everywhere I can’t help but keep from a stare Her beauty is very mesmerizing It’s like I’m in a state of hypnotizing I’m mesmerized by her beauty And I can’t escape its a mystery Hypnotized by enchanting...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 782 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Am I Supposed To Apologize?"

by turtle_boi_laurens

I wrote a song, a journal. Gave it to the world. Peggy wrote a song called 'and'... Told the s...

1 Like | 0 comment | 782 views | Creativity | January 8, 2019

"Brouilleur de téléphone portable cellulaire"

by blocages

Dans notre vie de tous les jours, l'utilisation des téléphones portables a énormément augmenté. Donc, à l'heure actuelle, le silence et la sécurité sont le besoin de l'heure dans de nombreux endroits. Cela peut être fait en utilisa...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 781 views | General | June 7, 2018

"Carrots Anyone?(Rabbits Jokes)"

by Gen1900

Carrots Anyone? (Rabbit Jokes) By:Gen1900 Author's Note I am a proud owner of two adorable male rabbits and they are the best pets in the universe. Sure they can't play fetch like a dog but they are the first pets I've e...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 779 views | Humor | November 5, 2017

"Spoken Silence"

by JoJo

"I don't belong in this world, I want to be free, I need to let go and flee." Those were the last words she said 'Cause the next morning they found her dead....

4 Likes | 5 comments | 776 views | General | October 17, 2017

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Knowledge Vs. Understanding"

by russellmaley28

“Wisdom is the principal thing, therefor get wisdom, and in all thy getting get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7. Knowledge and understanding, two vitally important and yet vastly different aspects of learning. To some they would seem simil...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 774 views | General | July 28, 2018

"Put Me to Rest (Nightmare Lullabies)"

by GodFather

Touch my nose and send me away, I've had my full, I've had time to play, I'm done with my adventure on this plane, Hey, that's okay, so it's gain from all the pain, Put me to rest, I've done what you have asked, So put me to bed, and take...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 768 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Bomb"

by Gerry_Kramer

I couldn't help but run I couldn't help but scream...

1 Like | 0 comment | 760 views | Poetry | July 19, 2018

"Sun Rays & The Ocean"

by Luna442

Remember when we where kids and we would go to the ocean and want...

1 Like | 0 comment | 759 views | Poetry | December 31, 2018

"A Poem For Oksana Baiul"

by noahlass

Oksana Baiul, She is a ballerina. She floats on the ice. She sails on the ice, And dances to the music. The crowd claps for her. Oksana can jump. Oksana can spin as well. The crowd enjoys her. She feels so much love, And it comes right from...

0 Likes | 3 comments | 758 views | Poetry | December 6, 2017

"Hope"

by Overron

On a empty highway traveling alone Heading toward a world unknown Standing at the fork in the road Trying to choose the right path Wondering what road will last Facing my demons what ever road I take Endless battles for goodness sake I see...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 756 views | Poetry | August 27, 2018

"23 Things I’ve Learned at 23"

by eletoski

My birthday just recently passed in July, and now that I'm 23 years old, I have learned many things about myself. Things that I had no idea at the age of 22 for sure. But to shorten them down, I've come up wit...

1 Like | 0 comment | 755 views | Essays | September 17, 2017

"Moby Dick : Ishmael’s Vast Symbolic Prose Poem"

by eletoski

In the article titled, Moby-Dick: Work of Art, author Walter E. Bezanson believes that Herman Melville’s novel,...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 754 views | Essays | September 2, 2017

"An Imbalance of Identity"

by nolan.mollyrose

Stability is often dependent upon a clear and accurate self-concept. When an individual’s identity is obscured or falsified, they risk undergoing social and emotional collapse. Shakespeare explores this concept in Richard II,...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 753 views | Essays | March 28, 2017

"The Mouse and The Cheese"

by Gen1900

The Mouse and The Cheese By:Gen1900 Cheddar woke up to the sound of the vacuum cleaner going past his little hole in the wall. "Oh, bust my cheese! Can't a mouse get any sleep wit...

1 Like | 4 comments | 751 views | Short Stories | November 1, 2017

"Leaving"

by HopelessStephmantic

Maybe sometimes we need a wake up call. We have to stop dreaming and hitting the walls. Take the heartbreak and still somehow smile. Because time will heal it after a while. That's what they tell me at least and I believed it. Until it...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 747 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"The Power of Human WILL"

by Momnaheart98

I can say, "I'm not okay" I can say,"I have lost all my days"... I can cry and fill myself with hate... an...

1 Like | 7 comments | 743 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"Pineapples🍍"

by mikaylamoss

Clothed in mixed colors of oranges, yellows and grays Gifted with a sweet, sour, yet spikey taste Oh pineapple I would love to lea...

4 Likes | 6 comments | 743 views | Poetry | July 5, 2018

"Do Not Be Yoked-An Exegetical Analysis of 2 Corinthians 6:14-18"

by Tiger1519

This focus of this exegetical assignment will be 2 Corinthians 6: 14-18. Much like its predecessor, 2 Corinthians was written by the apostle Paul, formerly known as Saul, to the city of Corinth. But a number of scholars have theorized that...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 739 views | Essays | August 20, 2017

"Why Libraries Should Be Your Best Friend"

by noaheducation

By: Anna Lee I have a somewhat embarrassing secret: I love libraries. I have been going to my local library since I was a child, and I made my first library card 9 years ago. I have been there longer than most of the library st...

4 Likes | 4 comments | 735 views | General | February 25, 2018

"Noahwriting’s New Free and Low Cost Editing Services"

by noaheducation

Hi Noahwriting Community! We have some good news! Thanks to the hard work of our wonderful volunteers, we are now offering a free and low-cost editing service for academic, creative, and professional writing. While this site is awesom...

11 Likes | 0 comment | 734 views | General | November 6, 2017

"Psychosis, The Poem"

by ImpulsivelyPenned

Under the tree that whistles lies a sharp and pointed thistle that pokes and prods whenever I intend to leave this little spot under the whistling tree. I hear you call my name, as a hundred others do, and I hear curses that...

1 Like | 0 comment | 730 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Peter Singer and Speciesism"

by PaulB

Peter Singer’s concept of speciesism breaks down on several levels, both in its own internal logic and when applied to the real world. I will be illustrating how Singer’s argument fails to establish that interests can be defined only as...

1 Like | 0 comment | 728 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"Realistic Thoughts"

by HopelessStephmantic

What if jasmine never went to the market place? What if Cinderella never lost her slipper? What if Noah never met Ali? My idea of love would be so much different. Maybe I wouldn't get myself in the messes that I do. I would be more reali...

0 Likes | 5 comments | 723 views | General | May 13, 2018

"Twas a Day at the Junk Yard"

by rissakisses

TWAS A DAY AT THE JUNK YARD, AND ALL THROUGH WORK, PEOPLE WERE SHOUTING AND BEING A JERK THE OFFICE WAS FULL, GUYS WAITING ON PARTS...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 721 views | Poetry | January 4, 2018

"Introducing Me"

by mikaylamoss

“Am I an English Major?… Oh God! Yes I am!” I couldn’t help to think to myself this was not what I planned...

4 Likes | 7 comments | 715 views | Poetry | June 6, 2018

"If someone asked me"

by shemikabanes

If someone asked me what I wanted It would be complete happiness and peace If someone asked me what I wan...

1 Like | 4 comments | 712 views | Poetry | February 13, 2018

"Word Porn"

by Poetpath85

Some say i have this way with words They come out sexy Entwined In rhythmic lines I'll give you more of what you CAME for My word porn is what you LUST for ...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 707 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"Broken Hearts-Ville"

by RBB1010

A town the people sad No one this town chose How each got here no one knows Sadness and tears fill the night air Days are dreary, Broken Hearts-Ville...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 707 views | General | April 27, 2018

"“When You Were Here”"

by 4001462

It was sunny and bright...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 703 views | Poetry | November 3, 2017

"Where do we go from here?"

by WVPoetrygirl

I miss the days when people could actually engage with each other,...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 702 views | Poetry | April 2, 2018

""

by fearfulwriter

Cast away in the shadows with all her fears, She huddles in the corner as the end nears. Crying and suffering is all that's left. Being torn away feels almost like theft. D...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 701 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"Maybe I’m Not So Perfect"

by sbowman0397

Maybe I’m not so perfect, It seems I’m not smarter. You’ve made my world it, It may be sometimes harder. All I’ve wondered it is you, You’re my lover until the end. Just I hope that loving is too, Because she’s my great friend....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 699 views | Poetry | January 7, 2018

"honey"

by rubycgd

sticky sweet like summer rain (in which they picked ripe strawberries and stained their mo...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 698 views | Poetry | July 13, 2017

"Advocate of Realness (Dear Society)"

by GodFather

I will lie silent, for I choose the quiet Cause I can't take shelter from monsters who buy it So closed eyes I have to this stupendous movie Well don't you see, we are living chains...and that's free? Oh please, just please save me the simp...

6 Likes | 3 comments | 697 views | Poetry | April 18, 2018

"Entitled Child"

by WVPoetrygirl

Designer clothes that you never had. Cellphones, Video games, the latest fad. You justify giving them their every whim. They didn’t work for it, or appreciate them. They grow up, move out on their own and only call when they need som...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 696 views | Poetry | April 12, 2018

"Speech Writing Using an Outline"

by LindsayB

By: Lauren Beth Kelly Outlines are not only a helpful tool to organize material within your speech, it also helps prevent you from getting stuck when delivering a...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 694 views | Information | January 3, 2019

"My Top 5 Favorite Writing Websites"

by Ismathasan

1. Storybird This is a very interesting site mostly targeted at adolescents who create beautiful works of digital art or fantasy stories. It can be used as a platform for teachers to make up assignments for their students. All work is stric...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 694 views | Information | October 11, 2017

"Comfort"

by Anzel22

There is a world awaiting for eyes to view Lives awaiting to be changed There is no slant judgement to do...

1 Like | 3 comments | 691 views | Poetry | January 17, 2018

"Mirror"

by alecia15

Mirror Mirror on the wall, why am I the one who has to take it all? I saw a woman once who was worse off than me....

1 Like | 1 comment | 690 views | Poetry | September 4, 2017

"Failing"

by JoshuaHarestad

I was having a good day. Then my boss got on my case. It reminded me so much, of why I can't stand my job. There's hours of ceaseless boredom, then writing people tickets, and I hate both parts of it. I want to find a way out. Some hopes ma...

1 Like | 5 comments | 689 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"I Never Thought"

by cvjune

Never thought I would end up in here Away from everything I held so dear Family gone, friends have forgotten me Locked up in this place like a detainee If I don’t get up, in this hard bed I will lay While watching others go a...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 689 views | Poetry | May 12, 2018

"5 am"

by Poetpath85

It's been a while since I wrote some Time has flew by It's been a while since I wrote some Now I know why Seasons are changing and so am I For only good reasons though Seasons are changing and so am I It's time to reflect and...

4 Likes | 5 comments | 688 views | Poetry | September 17, 2017

"Spiritual Thought of the Day 11 Answering the Call"

by russellmaley28

Sometimes life calls us to step up to the plate. What are we going to do when...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 687 views | General | July 21, 2018

"The Deepest Pain"

by LilAnt

A blackness, deep beneath the varse skin It radiates heat but won’t hide It shivers when we talk but when we’re together it tur...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 687 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"DEVIL GOD’s DOG LIVED (palindrome?)"

by nebulouspotter

the god...

1 Like | 2 comments | 686 views | Poetry | April 2, 2018

"Hap"

by Danielle11195

If but some vengeful god would call to me From up the sky, and laugh: “Thou suffering thing, Know that thy sorrow is my ecstasy, That thy love's loss is my hate's profiting!” Then would I bear it, clench myself, and die, Steeled b...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 684 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"Blue Depression"

by Favoured

So sweet my baby mine to cuddle No one besides me I'm left to struggle Too quick the tears fell with no trigger Each day the sorrows would grow bigger It's not baby blues it's been ten weeks...

11 Likes | 0 comment | 684 views | Poetry | November 2, 2018

"UNICORNS"

by Thevlogs4life

UNICORNS DANCING ON RAINBOWS RAINBOWS! UNICORNSSSS DANCING ON RAINBOOWS. PINK FLUFFY UNICORNS DANCING ON RAIINBOWWSSS...

1 Like | 2 comments | 683 views | General | May 14, 2018

"The Cartesian Circle and God"

by PaulB

Descartes needs a non-deceiving god to trust his reason, yet to conclude god exists he must trust his reason. The purpose of this paper is to explicate this objection to Descartes’ argument, which I will do in section 1, illustrate potent...

1 Like | 0 comment | 682 views | Essays | March 26, 2017

"Inner thoughts"

by Lainebug

If I were a book, I would be torn and tattered. If I were a toy, I'd be broken and battered. If I was a mirror, I would be scrat...

1 Like | 0 comment | 681 views | Poetry | July 22, 2018

"यो"

by rubberjoyge

Ever since you said to me begone my frivolous banshee said you needed to be free oh quite possibly. Bring myself some water on the beach could have some some wine as I eat a peach, but the only face I seem to see is the one so fa...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 680 views | Prose | July 4, 2018

"I Wouldn’t Mind"

by WastedOnTea

I wouldn't mind losing myself, if that meant you would be mine. I wouldn't mind if i had to ignore all my friends, if that meant i could hold you again....

2 Likes | 1 comment | 680 views | Poetry | May 29, 2018

"New ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3 Spoilers Tease Game"

by edmundstoll6

As for that series, three members within the cast already been elevated to regular cast member status for season four. As mentioned by Sp...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 679 views | Essays | December 18, 2016

"Breathless"

by Masarati

Hello , do you hear me dying from the inside I can’t breathe this is my last breathe let God take the wheel im hopeless I’m miserable mentally unstable i need someone to save me save me I’m all alone I’m crying my depres...

1 Like | 0 comment | 679 views | Poetry | February 2, 2018

"Sentimental Thoughts"

by RBB1010

Through these sentimental thoughts today, my mind is raided with thoughts of you. As soldiers fight for a stronghold, bullets of memories are brought about by tears of pain. Funny how even after all these years such sentimental thoughts hol...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 678 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"selfish"

by Masarati

Kiss me like there is no tomorrow Make me feel like I am the only women in your life I promise if you break my heart I will grab a knife Mentally, I am not ok but with you everything seems so right every time I am with you I realized I...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 677 views | Poetry | January 9, 2018

"I’m Happiest When Most Away"

by Danielle11195

I'm happiest when most away I can bear my soul from its home of clay On a windy night when the moon is bright And the eye can wander through worlds of light— When I am not and none beside— Nor earth nor sea nor cloudless sky— But onl...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 677 views | Poetry | June 26, 2017

"Blackout:Is it still on?(I edited it)"

by Thevlogs4life

I've decided to keep Blackout out of scene for a while. I'm doing THE MAN right now,and I already have the story that I have writin before of THE MAN that I'll just copy on here. WARNING: THE MAN I wrote a year ago so please no judgement. I...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 677 views | General | May 7, 2018

"Meeting"

by Riddledkitten

Coffee and canceled flights Sitting in a cafe Or a hotel room You see her Walking down the street A sad look in her eyes It's so cold out there...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 677 views | Poetry | July 6, 2018

"My Comforter"

by pdpoetry

By: Emily Bronte Well hast thou spoken, and yet not taught A feeling strange or new; Thou hast but roused a latent thought, A cloud-closed beam of sunshine brought To gleam in open view. Deep down, concealed within my soul, That light lie...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 676 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Strength in Weakness"

by russellmaley28

Life comes at you fast, sometimes we are called to deal with things that honestly suck. Often things happen that tear us apart and that is okay. We may need support, a shoulder to cry on or someone to just listen. There are times when we ar...

1 Like | 1 comment | 674 views | General | July 28, 2018

"Sonnet 73: That time of year thou mayest in me behold"

by Danielle11195

That time of year thou mayst in me behold When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang Upon those boughs which shake against the cold, Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang. In me thou see'st the twilight of such day As after...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 673 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"Spiritual Thought of the Day Faith When Feeling Disconnected"

by russellmaley28

I regularly go through phases where my emotional interruptions get in the way of my spiritual health. Often depression, apathy, anxiety, discomfort or any combination of these has a tendency to block the communication between God and myself...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 673 views | General | July 28, 2018

"Chutes and Ladders"

by keertikalluru

Six possibilities are there, Roll the dice if you dare, Land on a slide, a ladder or an empty space, We'll watch the expressions on your face. It's my turn to roll, I'm six spaces from winning, The dice feels like coal, My head is sp...

3 Likes | 3 comments | 672 views | Poetry | January 8, 2017

"Sometimes This Is How I feel"

by Momnaheart98

Sometimes i feel like running, just a simple escape from where i am an escape from who i am. sometimes i feel like singing singing aloud singing the colors of life, oh so proud. i wanna sing the colors of pain the colors of love th...

5 Likes | 3 comments | 671 views | Poetry | December 9, 2017

"Night Watch"

by WVPoetrygirl

For all Corrections Officers who keep us safe, we salute you! - Anita Elam

You haven’t seen what I’ve seen heard what I’ve heard, done what I’ve done, On the Night Watch. While you are sleeping, far away and dreaming I listen for the sound of inmates scheming. The rattle of my keys, the clank of the b...

1 Like | 2 comments | 671 views | Poetry | May 4, 2018

"Martins Dream"

by JustOneStoryTeller

Original painting by Derek Russell We are still a long way from Martins dream and the few things that have changed can easily be redeemed for money and political esteem So many still jud...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 671 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"lie"

by haileysassyo

if you lie you tell a truth. a lie of you, a truth of who you are. each lie thats true each lie a scar each lie a lie who I thought you are, each lie you lie each lie too far each lie's a lie each lie's too hard...

2 Likes | 0 comment | 670 views | Poetry | January 5, 2018

"Dark Obsession"

by JoshuaHarestad

The hard thoughts come, and the knife craves flesh, none other than my own, like some dark obsession. Peculiar comfort, in blood. Creating scars on myself, then making them bigger. A demon I call this thing, this addiction to cuts, to the...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 670 views | Poetry | February 8, 2018

"Lines"

by Danielle11195

I did not have exactly a way of life but the bee amazed me and the wind’s plenty was almost believable. Hearing a magpie laugh through a ghost town in Wyoming, saying Hello in Cambridge, eating cheese by the frothy Rhine, leaning fr...

1 Like | 2 comments | 670 views | Poetry | July 9, 2017

"Writing"

by Mac McGovern

It matters not why you write, or how you write, or when you write, be...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 669 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Old Poetry"

by Mac McGovern

trust to me old poetry I shall cherish as the new, I will read like old by candlelight, savoring the smell of ages past, listening to their conversations, their cities sounds wrapped in the virtual reality of ti...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 667 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Honest"

by blueeyedgirl

If you're honest, If you're kind, If you pay any mind To the world of things you can find, You can make what's wrong right. A lie will spoil the heart, A slandering tongue will spoil the life, But honesty and love will bring people t...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 666 views | Poetry | January 28, 2018

"How to Write a Condolence Message"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly When you’re writing any condolence message, keep in mind that your reader will usually be emotional, so you want to avoid sounding insensitive o...

1 Like | 0 comment | 665 views | Information | August 29, 2018

"Death"

by pdpoetry

By: Emily Bronte Death! that struck when I was most confiding. In my certain faith of joy to be-- Strike again, Time's withered branch dividing From the fresh root of Eternity! Leaves, upon Time's branch, were growing brightly, Full of sa...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 665 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"Song"

by pdpoetry

By: Emily Bronte The linnet in the rocky dells, The moor-lark in the air, The bee among the heather bells That hide my lady fair: The wild deer browse above her breast; The wild birds raise their brood; And they, her smiles of love caress...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 664 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"A Child’s Home"

by LindsayB

By no stretch of the imagination could this house be considered a home. A home is made up of warm meals, bedtime stories, and family game nights. My house is made up of rotting wood, scurrying rats, and growing mildew. A home is packed with...

1 Like | 1 comment | 663 views | Short Stories | December 28, 2016

"November 3, 2016"

by diannamargarita

Welcome to my world of depression, heartbreaks, abandonment, loneliness and maybe even neglection if you want to call it. I am not asking for a pity party, i just hope my audience reads this and understands that we have to struggle first to...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 663 views | General | October 22, 2017

"Anticipation"

by pdpoetry

By: Emily Bronte How beautiful the earth is still, To thee--how full of happiness? How little fraught with real ill, Or unreal phantoms of distress! How spring can bring thee glory, yet, And summer win thee to forget December's sullen time...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 662 views | Poetry | June 23, 2017

"MEMORIES OF A CHILDHOOD"

by pdpoetry

By: Rainer Maria Rilke The darkness hung like richness in the room When like a dream the mother entered there And then a glass's tinkle stirred the air Near where a boy sat in the silent gloom. The room betrayed the mother—so...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 662 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"Crossing the Street with Kate Sheppard"

by echeslow

In 1893, the New Zealand government granted the vote to women, becoming the first country to do so on a global scale. For most of the rest of the world, including the United States, women had to fight for many more years before their rights...

1 Like | 0 comment | 662 views | Essays | January 5, 2017

"The Naughty Kitten"

by JoshuaHarestad

He's got a little white mask. Also four little white paws. A skinny little kitten. Often a bad one at that. He's always on the counters. And steals any bite he can. Water glasses are not safe, from all his shenanigans. He jumps on to the fi...

1 Like | 2 comments | 660 views | Poetry | February 3, 2018

"Night time kill"

by Masarati

I drew on the walls that was my call during the nighttime is when I needed help everyone was after me I was gonna die during the day or the night either way I could not get away from it however I prefer the night time more dark it�...

1 Like | 2 comments | 660 views | Poetry | February 26, 2018

"Burns like rubber"

by diannamargarita

I caress your body with my fingertips and with each glide my finger...

1 Like | 4 comments | 659 views | Poetry | October 21, 2017

"The Wrong Execution"

by JoshuaHarestad

The executioner wields his axe, while the judges, they begin to wax, about justice, rules, of course the law. The crowd stands about, quiet with awe. The convict is lowered to the block, and the crowd is ready for the shock, of the dead ma...

3 Likes | 2 comments | 659 views | Poetry | February 24, 2018

"The Author to Her Book"

by Danielle11195

Thou ill-form’d offspring of my feeble brain, Who after birth didst by my side remain, Till snatched from thence by friends, less wise than true, Who thee abroad, expos’d to publick view, Made thee in raggs, halting to th’ press t...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 659 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"The Travel of the Leaf"

by Gen1900

The Travel of the Leaf One day in the middle of autumn, a bright little leaf decided to break from the captivity of the tree; It wanted to be free! Free! Nothing but free! It wanted to...

2 Likes | 4 comments | 659 views | Poetry | October 10, 2017

"Paragraphs: Why and How to Use Them Effectively"

by noaheducation

By: Sarah McCarthy One of the few thing I find myself constantly struggling with is paragraphs, and you might feel the same way, too. It can be hard to rememb...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 659 views | Information | June 18, 2018

"The Desolate Eye"

by BRJ1992

The Desolate Eye gazes at me In my quiet hours....

0 Likes | 2 comments | 658 views | Poetry | August 15, 2018

"Spare Change Ma’am? 2: The Story of a Very Poor Woman"

by sbowman0397

Once there was a very poor woman, As she needed to get off these streets. She has always wished this for a reason, Spare change ma’am? It’s all she pleads. The lady she asked had no change, And she begged and pleaded for any. Thus the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 658 views | Poetry | December 23, 2018

"My love"

by haileysassyo

Oh love, my love, this love of mine. I will love you, until the end of time. Oh love, my love, this love of mine. The light in you, will forever shine. Oh love, my love, this love of mine. My love for you, will...

2 Likes | 3 comments | 658 views | Poetry | March 18, 2018

"MUSIC"

by pdpoetry

By Rainer Maria Rilke: What play you, O Boy? Through the garden it stole Like wandering steps, like a whisper—then mute; What play you, O Boy? Lo! your gypsying soul Is caught and held fast in the pipes of Pan's flute. And what co...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 657 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"SONG OF THE STATUE"

by pdpoetry

By: Rainer Maria Rilke Who so loveth me that he Will give his precious life for me? I shall be set free from the stone If some one drowns for me in the sea, I shall have life, life of my own,— For life I ache. I long for the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 657 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"A Little Sweet Thing Called True Love"

by sbowman0397

True love will bring us to freedom, True love has us all at love’s corner. True love will be the one to overcome, True love, oh only if I could get to her. Just asking how to bring herself home? Killing m...

1 Like | 0 comment | 656 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"Forgiving isn’t forgetting"

by Bebby_Vibes

At the funeral the little girl looked into the casket From that day on she'd seen the man come into her room She never had a friend so she stood silent Sending prayers wishing she could fly away Because of the Man that c...

5 Likes | 0 comment | 656 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Tales from the Dead Lands (1)"

by AEParker007

The beast stepped carefully through the deep woods, heedless of the brambles and sharp branches that brushed roughly against its thick wiry coat. It hungered for meat and blood this night, and its prey was e...

1 Like | 4 comments | 656 views | General | June 18, 2018

"💝🎁🎄Merry Christmas🎄🎁💝"

by apra2701

Merry Christmas everybody!...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 655 views | General | December 17, 2018

"Who Wears the Mask"

by nspncer1

“Beneath this mask there is more than flesh. Beneath this mask there is an idea, Mr. Creedy, and ideas are bulletproof. –V ” (Wachowski) Out of all the quotes from the text and the film, this one depicts the main topic of discussio...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 655 views | Essays | April 4, 2017

"Drowning in Shades of Grey"

by Momnaheart98

Why are the colors of life so grey, so blue, so cold. Even though i'm young, underneath the sunlight i feel so old. It feels like i wasted decades of my self-growth in a day. Where is the view, where is the thrill, Maybe i can feel that...

2 Likes | 2 comments | 655 views | Poetry | November 30, 2017

"jonnys poems"

by Babygirl009620041981

APRIL SKY'S APRIL...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 654 views | Poetry | June 5, 2018

"Abusively Beaten"

by sbowman0397

From battle scars and war zones I’m abusively beaten against my wishes For those who aren’t understanding Or misreading what I’m saying Abusively beaten is what I felt As ashes burned and the ice melted Nobody wanted me anymore I can�...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 654 views | Poetry | July 20, 2018

"Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds"

by Danielle11195

Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no! it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 652 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"forbidden fruit"

by nebulouspotter

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0 Likes | 4 comments | 651 views | Poetry | June 20, 2018

"I Wish I’d Never Even Met You"

by Elizabeth

"I wish I'd never even met you." That's the very last thing I ever said to you. I remember how your face fell, Your teeth clenching to hold back tears. You told me I didn't mean it, But I swore to you that I did. We both knew that was a li...

4 Likes | 5 comments | 651 views | Poetry | December 18, 2017

"Balance"

by analaplaca

Balance and acceptance always have the right mindset and give your inhibitions a reason to keep living/You have two choices wrong right sometimes its worth the fight/Pain is the core to everything that we do to stuff it with the most potent...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 651 views | Poetry | April 11, 2018

"why you?"

by kys.em

Why does it have to be like this? Why do you get to be okay? But I fall apart Why do you get to be happy? But I have to fake it Why do you always get to leave? While I always stay....

2 Likes | 2 comments | 651 views | Poetry | September 22, 2017

"Sonntag denke"

by rubberjoyge

Winsomely covets the allusion of the sea, while calmly brewing the culmination that is his herbal tea. Silently pattering the rain with its tattering, patterns around the embers and burning smolder. No obligation today truly free. In the...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 651 views | Poetry | May 18, 2018

"road kill blues"

by nebulouspotter

I truly didn't mean to kill you at all but you kept getting in my way after all so I ran over you like a good piece of meat that's what I was thinking while driving in my seat looking into the rearview...

1 Like | 4 comments | 650 views | Poetry | July 4, 2018

"I WILL WRITE!"

by alecia15

Life gave me rotten lemons. But somehow I'll still make the lemonade. This life is hard that I've been given but the despair is what made me Who I am today. I was born to write. And write I will. Why ha...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 650 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"Love"

by JoshuaHarestad

I truly love you all. I think it all the time. I know that sounds absurd. It’s what the bible says. That’s not why I do it. It’s just because it’s right. I don’t expect reward, but feel compassion for, the entire world around....

0 Likes | 1 comment | 649 views | Poetry | February 18, 2018

"Where did my hope go?"

by JoshuaHarestad

Where did my hope go? When did it leave my side? Or is it still there? Just silent in my brain. Pills. Therapy. Write. This is how I search for it. Without it, I am lost. In a dark forest with no light. Breadcrumbs appear. Writing is one....

2 Likes | 0 comment | 648 views | Poetry | January 29, 2018

"Venuvia the Wise"

by JoshuaHarestad

Two magnificent marbles floating through space, one, green with jungle and filled with violent primates, the Varul The other, blue with ocean, and intelligent amphibians, the Lareth. They shared a star, and were locked in bloodshed. A war...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 648 views | Poetry | March 24, 2018

"Gone"

by shemikabanes

Gone What if what was, has left Would you seek it ag...

1 Like | 1 comment | 647 views | Poetry | January 24, 2018

"Wished"

by AnonymousIII

Wished I had more, Wished to love, to be loved, To hear her voice when I am ill, To trust, To give my heart to the one, To wake up, just to her, To dream of our cute moments, To lose myself in her eyes, forever safe, To be there for...

1 Like | 2 comments | 647 views | Poetry | December 16, 2017

"Alexander Hamilton’s Interlude"

by turtle_boi_laurens

Hamliza (Alexander Hamilton + Eliza Schuyler/Hamilton), Lams (John Laurens + Alexander Hamilton), Marilton (Maria Reynolds + Alexander Hamilton), Hamgelica (Alexander Hamil...

1 Like | 2 comments | 646 views | Realistic Fiction | January 8, 2019

"The Mystique of Impiety"

by Momnaheart98

Broken ....again or maybe i was born broken. It feels as though, from the inception of my existence my soul was kissed by shadows. I feel so rotten within, darkness is all i know. The purity and honesty no longer remains in my vision, nor m...

1 Like | 3 comments | 645 views | Poetry | November 26, 2017

"Pulling Plugs"

by AndrewJames

I guess ten empty bottles on the lawn this morning is nine too many to call it just having fun so you laid plans and I missed all the warnings you forgot how to accept it but remembered you could run and I don't claim to be anybo...

1 Like | 0 comment | 641 views | Poetry | July 22, 2018

"Culler Of Beauty"

by Mac McGovern

as a shadow he moves among the masses choosing his target looking for gr...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 641 views | General | January 10, 2019

"Dominion Rod"

by Gerry_Kramer

Sensitize the statue Bring viability to the abiotic Add a conscience in the axis And let the metallic figure Illuminate with the perception Of the initial resistance of the womb...

0 Like | 0 comment | 641 views | Poetry | July 23, 2018

"Latte"

by stodgy

i peel off strips of zebra leather each strip reveals the creamy vanilla skin underneath seams slowly unravel elegant stitching falls away in silky frays until all that is left is your steaming hot latté breath...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 640 views | Poetry | January 4, 2019

"Dedicated to Johanna"

by Poetpath85

Rare and admirable it is to witness you carrying the whole weight of the world upon your shoulders while most seem to struggle carrying boulders and when the world becomes colder your resilience warms it You are what true s...

0 Likes | 2 comments | 639 views | Poetry | December 5, 2017

"? #1"

by Stitch

Second entry: "Crazy is as crazy does" says the crazy lady that never was. She tells that "roses are red and violets are blue." Yes these facts are know to be true. "What goes up must come down"; does that mean it is a frown? How can s...

2 Likes | 1 comment | 638 views | Poetry | September 12, 2017

"Mathematical Assumption"

by JustOneStoryTeller

In the equation of my life’s span I have calculated and subtracted many problems searching for the ultimate solution that will equal out of my past an asymmetrical picture that will group with the pieces of now to equal a forth coming...

1 Like | 1 comment | 638 views | Poetry | September 11, 2017

"Ode to the West Wind"

by Danielle11195

I O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being, Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, Yellow, and black, and pale, and hectic red, Pestilence-stricken multitudes: O thou...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 637 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"PONT DU CARROUSEL"

by pdpoetry

By: Rainer Maria Rilke Upon the bridge the blind man stands alone, Gray like a mist veiled monument he towers As though of nameless realms the boundary stone About which circle distant starry hours. He seems the center around which...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 635 views | Poetry | June 17, 2017

"Suffocation"

by fearfulwriter

Pushed away and beaten She crawls into a corner and hides From the world around....

1 Like | 2 comments | 634 views | Poetry | September 18, 2017

"A Gale"

by BRJ1992

Your eyes are all aglow On a cold rainy day. A squall stings them As you smile through tears That don’t blur your vision. If you listen closely You can here someone far away Quietly playing a flute. The dogwood by my home...

1 Like | 2 comments | 634 views | Poetry | July 12, 2018

"Coming Soon 2"

by BGW

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1 Like | 0 comment | 634 views | General | January 11, 2019

"Souls Are Real"

by RBB1010

Spiritual beings we are Yes with flesh and bones Blood, hair, and arteries Yet feelings, personalities, attitudes ..different from anyone Souls we all have No not seen, but there Just as sure as the parts you see Souls are real Mankind...

1 Like | 5 comments | 633 views | Poetry | June 27, 2018

"war"

by zoeseljouk

The raven soared great heights; to watch people die and scream. The barbaric voices thundered across the sky; the crucifix could no longer save the people of this city! It watched a bomb displaced onto a church. Glass shattered...

1 Like | 0 comment | 633 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"A Stranger Who Caught My Eye"

by shadow44

Every now and then I see someone who steals my interest. I've never spoken a word to them, and they haven't to me. Sometimes it's a connection that pulls me towards them, a similar glint in their eye. Other times it's a wall, a wall that se...

18 Likes | 2 comments | 632 views | General | October 19, 2017

"So You thought?????"

by MyPlatform2018

They say I got problems lol, but I'm doing great I have my share of issues but nothing I can't shake I've been doing good from the day I started out I may have went into the world blind but I found my way out No one or nothing can keep...

1 Like | 3 comments | 632 views | Poetry | November 2, 2017

"My God, What Have I Done?"

by sbowman0397

Forsaken me oh Lord and set me free, I like my world, my country is of thee. Just can’t have it to myself, Blood stained clothes itself. My god, what have I done? Young children murdered one by one. Scarre...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 631 views | Poetry | March 17, 2018

"Bridge-way To An Author’s Dream"

by aparker1998

I calculate the madness and it's still incurable What does the world want? the elements keep me miserable I Tip-toe and gleam to salvage my goals and dreams My pen bleeds blue or black ink, 4 to 5 utensils app...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 630 views | Poetry | September 30, 2018

"The Charge of the Light Brigade"

by Danielle11195

I Half a league, half a league, Half a league onward, All in the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. “Forward, the Light Brigade! Charge for the guns!” he said. Into the valley of Death Rode the six hundred. II “For...

1 Like | 0 comment | 630 views | Poetry | July 8, 2017

"My Voice"

by blueeyedgirl

I will speak against the wrong. I will speak up for what's right. I will not change my mind. Heaven's in my sight. I will not change the truth To fit the world's opinion, For my heart and my soul Are both God's dominion. I am not af...

1 Like | 0 comment | 630 views | Poetry | January 28, 2018

"The Lamb"

by Danielle11195

Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life & bid thee feed. By the stream & o'er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Makin...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 629 views | Poetry | June 14, 2017

"I Love You"

by Masarati

Holding hands with you I feel safe being with you is my great escape every moment with you is special for that, is the reason I love you I see no human above you...

9 Likes | 5 comments | 629 views | Poetry | January 15, 2018

"The Heart of the Kitchen"

by Juliasamone

In a room Full of dishes, food, and maybe a broom And a grandmother who likes to sing While cooking her granddaughter’s favorite things Potatoes, green beans, cornbread, and ham Oh and don’t forget the jam The granddaughter sits i...

3 Likes | 1 comment | 629 views | General | June 7, 2018

"Story"

by blueeyedgirl

Is your story sad? Is it filled with fire? Is it written with love? Or sung with desire? Is it filled with joy? Is it old and gray? Is it filled with anger? Is it aging away? Don't let your story be sad. Don't let it ever fade away...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 628 views | General | January 28, 2018

"Scrambled Frustration"

by JoshuaHarestad

Life is chaos, interruption. Work, home, kids, duties, too much complexity, it eats at my wellbeing. One environment, then another, and again. The only thing constant, is the ceaseless change. Trying to manage it all, and feeling overwhel...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 628 views | Poetry | February 7, 2018

"A Dare"

by haileysassyo

Why do I have to be heart broken? I know you're no longer there. Did you take my love as a token? I try to not care. Why do my eyes cry so many tears? I know you're no longer there. Did you conquer my love like you wanted your fears? My mi...

1 Like | 0 comment | 628 views | Poetry | April 25, 2018

"Despair"

by JoshuaHarestad

How do I describe it? The sadness in my soul. I don’t know it all myself. My wife once said despair. I think that fits. Despair. Despair below everything, beneath every laugh, under every smile, behind every achievement. It haunts me cons...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 627 views | Poetry | March 13, 2018

"Kristaphique Godfrey"

by sbowman0397

Hello, the world I am Miss. Kristaphique Godfrey I am from Arkansas where forest and cattle ranches is My world of pretending I am a princess and majesty Yours truly, I am Kristaphique and it’s been nice Always and forever I will be a pr...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 627 views | Poetry | June 12, 2018

"On The Border Of Magma"

by Gerry_Kramer

On the border of magma I drifted from the top of the world. Right smack down...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 627 views | Poetry | October 21, 2018

"[Disaster] First Date"

by cardinalsluvbooks

If I was to approach a stranger and tell them to describe what he or she saw in this photograph, his or her initial response would be that there’s a boy and a girl. Following this obvious observation, the stranger would probably then look...

0 Likes | 5 comments | 626 views | General | July 2, 2018

"How to Write an MLA and APA Bibliography"

by noaheducation

By: Lauren Beth Kelly A bibliography is an alphabetized list of sources that are used within your article, essay, or research paper. It should be located on a sep...

1 Like | 1 comment | 624 views | Research | July 18, 2019

"Death will come for me"

by JoshuaHarestad

Death will come for me. I may not see when. Will it come quickly or slow? Till it arrives, I can’t go. Answer’s we can’t know, and yet I ask still. Will I meet that cold embrace, with dignity, and with grace? I used to feel fear. Al...

1 Like | 1 comment | 621 views | Poetry | February 12, 2018

"Why People Shouldn’t Call Police Stations"

by randyjohnson

I called the police station but there were no cops. Every single police offic...

0 Likes | 1 comment | 621 views | Poetry | January 2, 2019

"A Giant"

by shemikabanes

A Giant There’s a huge giant in my life It’s one but operates as many This huge giant is causing lots of strife And trouble, it’s causing me plenty This giant is bold and stands tal...

1 Like | 2 comments | 621 views | Poetry | January 19, 2018

"Afraid of the Dark"

by mbarringer

As day gives up the fight, monsters hidden in the light, come out. At...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 619 views | Poetry | May 21, 2018

"The Dying Star"

by Frightfulbird

My light flickers in time with the breaking of my mind bearing the aching of the night my mind wonders how can I go on but I dim with the shadows creeping I can understand why can't you see my sun is gone I shake with despair I beg pleading...

1 Like | 3 comments | 618 views | Poetry | February 21, 2018

"THE BELLS OF SAINT PETER"

by EVERGREEN

PROLOGUE On Wednesday, May 1, 1996, in Arlin...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 617 views | Realistic Fiction | December 14, 2018

"A Father’s Daughter"

by LindsayB

Mother May I Come inside? I promise not To run or hide Nor shriek or scream Or shout or yell I'll be your perfect Angel Bell. Speak now for I Am on my knees. Mother look I'm begging, please. I don't want much, I won't s...

1 Like | 0 comment | 617 views | Poetry | August 9, 2017

"The Absence of Hope"

by JoshuaHarestad

In the short span of days, my future was shattered, into a thousand pieces, all of which wer...

2 Likes | 5 comments | 617 views | Poetry | December 30, 2018

"The Building’s On Fire"

by Gerry_Kramer

Everyone’s on the move. Go to where the ice freezes. Go to where heat lies dead. Go to any...

0 Likes | 0 comment | 616 views | Poetry | October 28, 2018

"This is to be you"

by foxystonefox

We are made strong when the long voyage is married by a most repulsive -“Never have I ever”- (I’m going to take this shot now) social suicide disguised in your own hand holding the matrimonial loaded gun. A mile away, Not far from t...

1 Like | 0 comment | 615 views | Poetry | December 26, 2017

"The Art of Suicide"

by Masarati

She looks out the window It's raining thoughts are running Through her mine she's going Crazy she's getting haywire She thinks day by day Is any of this really worth it She looks and thinks about all her Bad memories it is a shame s...

0 Likes | 3 comments | 613 views | Poetry | February 25, 2018

"Industrial Poison"

by Gerry_Kramer

Standing on the shores of A prehistoric sea. What will it ought to be In the diverging path...

1 Like | 2 comments | 611 views | Poetry | October 20, 2018