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Simple poems (non-rhyming) about life and emotions
(By Amy) The approach of spring, Such a wonderful thing. Life before your very eyes. Then everything blooms like a surprise! Cool, fresh air with hints of blossoms and being, The cold gusts of winter finally fleeing. Feel everything; do everything; be like spring. With blooming flowers in your mind and not attached by a … Read more The Approach of Spring
Old men sit together and munch on cheese. It crumbles down their chins and catches in beards. Soft fire lives within their circle. They hold onto one another’s elbows and watch the young person who hurries past and laughs. They are old fiddles. Their wood is worn … Read more Fire
Man created dikes, canals and bridges to conquer the ocean. But from these cardboard boxes, the puppy splashed and tumbled out. He tossed golden sail boats, gobbled beach sand, then spit it up again on cliffs and rocks. For old slippers he nibbled at tree roots and docks, crunching wood, devouring … Read more Do Not Betray Me
I crawled along a dry river bed. People whizzed by along the cliffs above. But I had fallen into this crevice. I could not escape. My knees were bruised from the fall, and my head spun with fog. I looked up, but no one heard my fall. My arms grew heavier than my … Read more Bird Song
Pigeons waddled because their bodies were too heavy for grace. And the children laughed and loved them. An orange cat devoured lasagna while his eyelids drooped, and the world adored him. The koala slept and ate all day, so his belly was soft. The zoo visitors were charmed. Big and soft, … Read more Against the Grain
I wrapped myself in a bitter coat. It smelled of leaves from the bottom of the pile, without sun, where worms burrow and life rots. The coat fit snugly, but occasionally, I shook it upon others and wounded their eyes or soured their smiles. I was without smiles myself, for the … Read more My Bitter Coat
I read God’s Word, then I spoke to Him as I looked at the moon. A gem broke off and fell on my head. I didn’t expect it, and I sure didn’t deserve it. God dropped it on me from heaven. It melted, and liquid warmth flowed over me. It sneaked inside and filled … Read more Amber Piece of Moon