“I forced myself out of a love that I knew would only end fatally. I forced myself into the dark, until I… — JL Copy Share Image
“Ultimately, we will lose each other to something. I would hope for grand circumstance—death or disaster. But it might not be that… — Tishani Doshi Copy Share Image
“The Poem That Took The Place Of A Mountain There it was, word for word, The poem that took the place of… — Wallace Stevens Copy Share Image
“The search began 10 years ago To find a nasty viscous foe They searched in caves and underground But no Bin Laden… — Papa G Copy Share Image
If I thought that any poem of mine could have been written by anyone else, either a contemporary or a forerunner, I… — Robert Graves Copy Share Image
“I have studied many times The marble which was chiseled for me— A boat with a furled sail at rest in a… — Edgar Lee Masters Copy Share Image
“Almighty Freedom! give my venturous song The force, the charm that to thy voice belong; Tis thine to shape my course, to… — Joel Barlow Copy Share Image
The day you went away, my world slipped away, as if I were to roam the sky with a thousand butterflies, the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The fusty showman fumbles, must Fit in a particle of dust The universe, for fear it gain Its freedom from my cube… — Edith Sitwell Copy Share Image
Poetry is basically built out of what I think of as being a fairly political act at its core: "I'm not going… — Ted Genoways Copy Share Image
“Damask roses and white picket fences, a childhood ripe with an array of senses. Forest black against starry skies, Pink clouds dusting… — A.Y. Greyson Copy Share Image
“A foolish man question: “what is love?” A madman answer: “Love is an omnipresent attribute of human life. Our appetite will always… — Santosh Kalwar Copy Share Image
“...as we are endowed. ...with rhetorics. ...none will deny. ...of innocence. ...towards scribbling. ...of love lines. ...and of lust. ...to what seems… — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
“You want to know, companions of my youth, How much has changed the wild but shy young poet Forever writing last poem… — Emmanuel Lacaba Copy Share Image
It really gets on my goat that people keep quoting Dorothea Mackellar's 'My Country' as proof that there is no such thing… — Judy Horacek Copy Share Image
Love¦.. a term constantly over used. Her heart is a power system hope her boyfriend doesnt blow a fuse. These people leave… — Curly Girl Copy Share Image
“After you left I stared at the driveway Feeling its emptiness Wondering if you’d return. After you left I thought about your… — Tamara Ireland Stone Copy Share Image
“Are there flowers here, your ladyship?' he asked when Pole had gone. 'Flowers?' Lucretia touched a hand to her cheek. 'Surely you… — Lawrence Norfolk Copy Share Image
“The Gauze of Flowers, A Love Poem” Remember when we couldn’t name it because it was a meadow wild with tulips, both… — Olena Kalytiak Davis Copy Share Image
“True story This morning I jumped on my horse And went for a ride, And some wild outlaws chased me And shot… — Shel Silverstein Copy Share Image
A poem I wrote: I was just that little girl, who was in the park on day, I was just that little… — Akila Sultana Copy Share Image
“This is a poem about death, about the heart blanching in its fold of shadows because it knows someday it will be… — Mary Oliver Copy Share Image
“Caxtons are mechanical birds with many wings and some are treasured for their markings-- they cause the eyes to melt or the… — Craig Raine Copy Share Image
I haven't written poetry in a long time but I read it and I miss it. It is so hard to write.… — Ellen Gilchrist Copy Share Image
It was a gloomy day, Young boy walking on a narrow street. Felt someone following him, So all he heard was his… — Vladimir Cius Copy Share Image
“As for expressing nobody-but-yourself in words, that means working just a little harder than anybody who isn’t a poet can possibly imagine.… — E.E. Cummings Copy Share Image
“I am a forward-looking girl and don't stay where I am. "Left right, Be bright," as I said in my poem. That's… — Stevie Smith Copy Share Image
“Still perfect,” he said. “Read to me.” “This isn’t really a poem to read aloud when you are sitting next to your… — John Green Copy Share Image
“A Poem: You, with your way of innocence, would have been hurt; thinking I run from you; that I despise you, but… — Brie Edison Copy Share Image
“I know you are reading this poem which is not in your language guessing at some words while others keep you reading… — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
“(This is from a tribute poem to Ronnie James Dio: Former lead vocalist of the band Rainbow, Black Sabbath. This is written… — Munia Khan Copy Share Image
“The Wolf trots to and fro, The world lies deep in snow, The raven from the birch tree flies, But nowhere a… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“Amends Regret lingers, niggles. Yellow lilies on the table, gone brown in the vase. The garden we talk about, endlessly, but never… — Antonia Clark Copy Share Image
I'll tell you something. Once I was very fond of a poem by Emily Dickinson or somebody. I only remember one line… — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
“Soul Mate When we are born, the soul we are given is split apart and half of it is given to someone… — Steve Maraboli Copy Share Image
There is all the poetry in the world in a name. It is a poem which the mass of men hear and… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
“Be the man who has the spirit of a ruthless tiger, ravaging every dusty corner of my soul. Be the man for… — Malak El Halabi Copy Share Image
“ LIFE ON ITS EDGE' 'What the title reflects? It says about life's edge' 'Edge, where life has nothing, nothing to achieve.… — Samar Sudha Copy Share Image
“In every possibility of a mind May you travel, yet not blind. As a head filled with imagination, Goes a heart full… — Ana Claudia Antunes Copy Share Image
“If I should have a daughter…“Instead of “Mom”, she’s gonna call me “Point B.” Because that way, she knows that no matter… — Sarah Kay Copy Share Image
