Five Minute Improv
A challenge I set myself, With five minutes on poem’s shelf.
2
0
167 words
AliceYoung
Wishful dreamer
11
Stories
10
Followers
Stories by @AliceYoung (11)
Rosemary's Sister
Lyrics to a song that touched my childhood... Brother of disaster and sister of our fate Do you count the tragedies we see.
0
0
290 words
Lost Christmas
The child wakes up and jumps out of bed. The adult moans and rubs their sore head. The child laughs and runs to the tree The adult stumbles to the kettle for tea. The child believes "He's been.
6
0
96 words
Typical Family Christmas
(To the tune of Mistletoe and Wine Chorus) Christmas Time, In the chemist line.
10
0
36 words
Crap
The human condition Proud and strong A millennia to build with Our iPhones and throng . Imperfect we, To kill our own so merciless we; Torment, bully, kill the innocent We deserve our place?.
4
0
34 words
Void
Another old poem I found from my mixed up teenage-ness. My senses are starved, The food has no taste. Sleep brings no comfort, My days are a waste. People move through me, Like shadows they pass.
2
0
120 words
Stone
Heart of stone it would appear, Solid fortress free from fear, But the soul itself wants someone near, Why can’t I feel.
2
0
101 words
A Modern Living
Monotony, the modern drudge, No longer through the mud we trudge. With wood and straw our labours born, To feed our kin with meat and corn.
4
0
62 words
My Brother Adam
My brother Adam, Is a wonderful guy. He's witty and clever, Though a little bit shy. He does lots of biking, And loves the outdoors. He cycles for miles, Despite saddle sores.
20
0
80 words
Invisible World
Once again she stops and stares, At something I can't see. But I don't have those feline wares, That keen ability. How does she perceive this place, Her senses sharp and honed.
22
2
64 words
Upon Reflection
It was the early hours of the morning when he awoke, his eyes flickered open slowly as his mind gradually caught up with the shift in environment - the memory of the world in his head fading as the...
4
0
502 words