Writing

Realization

A Poem by misty path

The moon seemed to speak to me for the first timeand i could feel my soulsitting there in the stars.I saw all of humanity through a small doorand coul..

Robot-Assisted Surgery

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

Appointment to have organ removed by robot-assisted surgeon.Air-conditioned, no mosquitoes in the OR. When you arriveYou'll remove all your clothes. N..

Engineers

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

Engineers knowto build in redundancieswhen lives dependnot necessarily exact replicas of the primary unitbut systems whose secondary functionis to car..

Alive

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

What is appropriate to say about the changesin your life. That at 23 I was confusedabout a girl, under the sculpted pines.Quietly, my friends and I co..

The Art of Appreciating Snow

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

Nearing the end of a too busy weekit starts to snow. Dangerousbut soothing. Wherever you go,take care. Your memories are too weak,alone, to keep you a..

To Have Loved Mary

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

Today is Sunday and I'm going to the oceanor maybe not. Definitely not doing the laundryor maybe I will. Moss and even a small treegrow in the rotten ..

Either Way

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

If a poem or essay can end with a conclusion or its opposite, either one,Can it be of any use to anyone?Do the discrepancies and disparities, dualitie..

bliss

A Poem by erinpaige

The knife is shiny, glistening in the light. Just grab it and do it. Why try to fight. The peaceful feeling you will get as soon as it slices through ..

Without Weapons

A Poem by thesadturtle

Weapons don't always have to be the cause of pain and death.

Life and pain

A Poem by Patricia Williams

The pain is realfor a gentle soulin a cruel worldIt hurts to feelyour heartgoingon and onAnd sometimes you cryyeah, sometimes you cryBut that just mea..

Anyone who wants to fight me all the time

A Poem by Robert Ronnow

Anyone who wants to fight me all the timecommittee meetings, board meetings.Facing death was how they knew they were aliveor was it more about allocat..