POETRY

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Poetry, burn these pages, a finger pointing Zachary Phillips Poetry, burn these pages, a finger pointing Zachary Phillips

endless

endless waves
endless water
endlessly raging
against an ever changing shore

endlessly hoping
for a peaceful end
endlessly beginning
again and again

then suddenly a splash of cold reality
green and white with a hint of blue
out of my mind and into the sea
physically wet but happy to be

nature showing endlessly more
as endless waves
crash
against the endless shore

 

endless waves

endless water

endlessly raging

against an ever changing shore

endlessly hoping

for a peaceful end

endlessly beginning

again and again

then suddenly a splash of cold reality

green and white with a hint of blue

out of my mind and into the sea

physically wet but happy to be

nature showing endlessly more

as endless waves

crash

against the endless shore


This poem is inspired by the book How To Write Evocative Poetry

 
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Poetry, burn these pages, a finger pointing Zachary Phillips Poetry, burn these pages, a finger pointing Zachary Phillips

burn these pages

brevity may be the soul of wit
but destruction is the soul of poetry

observe

in your hands you hold nature’s majesty
reduced
to mere sheets of dead wood
marked
by the transient thoughts of one blind to the moment

hoping to inspire a fraction of the awe that its life once gave

burn these pages
and feel the flames as they touch your soul
deeper
than any collection of words ever could

 

brevity may be the soul of wit
but destruction is the soul of poetry

observe

in your hands you hold nature’s majesty
reduced
to mere sheets of dead wood
marked
by the transient thoughts of one blind to the moment

hoping to inspire a fraction of the awe that its life once gave

burn these pages
and feel the flames as they touch your soul
deeper
than any collection of words ever could


This poem is inspired by the book How To Write Evocative Poetry

 
Read More
Poetry, burn these pages, a finger pointing Zachary Phillips Poetry, burn these pages, a finger pointing Zachary Phillips

inner child’s plea

the body keeps the score
but the mind holds the key
if emotions are messages
why the fuck do you ignore me?

shine light on your shadow
and search your body for truth
why do you keep pretending
the blind can guide the youth?

the mirror is a liar
only one question left to ask
take a breath son
who doth lie behind the mask?

 

the body keeps the score
but the mind holds the key
if emotions are messages
why the fuck do you ignore me?

shine light on your shadow
and search your body for truth
why do you keep pretending
the blind can guide the youth?

the mirror is a liar
only one question left to ask
take a breath son
who doth lie behind the mask?


This poem is inspired by the book How To Write Evocative Poetry

 
Read More