Life's a mystery.
I saw an ugly couple Walking down the street I know you shouldn't judge Beauty is only skin deep They looked so very happy Utterly in love Clinging to each other, two Misshaped peas in a pod I know...
Through it all; the tears, the pain Struggling as I watched you leave Forcing myself to take the time To remember to breathe Deep breaths in and deep breaths out Expelling the anger and rage Oxygen...
Always Be Careful Driving Especially For Goats. Haha I Jest. Knowledge Lasts More Never-ending On Paper. Quit Relief Smoking. Try Upside down cake: Very Wonderful. X marks the spot You know. Zone out.
Soaking up my Putrid tears Of deep despair Not shallow fears Guiding me Eternally.
Humans; we are Yet we wear disguise Preach our beliefs Obscure our lies Can we truly Retain values Indifference 'Tis what we choose End the false Start the true Hypocrites. It's up to you...
Somebody in a time years past Thought of a wonderful thing Organise a festival for the Night of midsummer's eve Engineered a clock of stone Helped by elephants Everything went to plan Nearly, that...
I told you my secret But that was a mistake For your syrupy words Turned out to be fake I trusted you To keep my secret well I trusted you To never ever tell And now you have told My secret to the...
I wished; but magic isn't real. #flashfiction.
I waited for you; time didn't. #flashfiction.
If you had a secret That nobody else knew Would you tell somebody Or keep it close to you.
Birth of a child as he takes his first breath Emotions of a nurse as she sees her first death Grins of the man with his lottery win Ire of the girl who confesses a sin New homes, new lives, a chance...
Breathe deep Stay calm Never fear Don't be alarmed Catch your dreams And hold them tight Never let your hopes Take flight Take each day As each day comes Learn to walk Before you run Composure...
"Love is like a fallen tree: ants make it their home." - Abraham Lincoln..
We cried; our tears were dripping in the water Tears for our lives, destroyed by the wave Tears for the ones we knew who were lost Tears for the ones we hoped could be saved Our wounds were cut...
Death hurts: you died, I hurt. #flashfiction.
Thank you everyone for all your entries into the #colourchallenge auburn edition.
Thank you @eddie12309 for picking my entry as the winner of the Ebony Challenge. I've done a search and I'm hoping this colour hasn't yet been picked: Auburn.
I see you every day As I'm walking down the street Our paths always cross But we never seem to meet And just the other day We shared our first smile Our eyes locked together Time stopped for a...
Recently I've been quite down I'm often wrinkled in a frown I've had some fairly anguished thoughts As through bad dreams my brain, it sorts But then, arising out the blue A happy moment,...
Thank you @eddie12309 for picking my entry as the winner of the Ebony Challenge. I've done a search and I'm hoping this colour hasn't yet been picked: Auburn.
Good sits in his ivory tower A fortress made of molten words Fair maidens of his peaceful lands Sing the songs of flighty birds Evil wages war and hate High atop her ebony crag Her peoples torn by...
Dear Past Beloved, The me of old I'm writing, urging, don't give in Life does have its ups and downs Some you lose and some you win I write to tell you there is hope As you teeter by your...
I wish I could fall Into that inky deep The enveloping arms Of deep and pure sleep I wish I could dream Of a life that's not real Far far away from The despair that I feel Goodnight...
Yes, I was stupid To say those things I said Yes, it was callous To wish that he was dead But can't you just see You've broken down our trust Years of love destroyed In a moment of lust And I don't...
The frosted grass cracked underfoot As winter took a hold on night The chilled air gave a heavy groan As shadows danced in the moonlight You took my hand and I took yours Walking slowly, glove in...
Tell me again how your life is so hard As you weep in your ivory tower I'll listen to your superficial complaints As I struggle on hour by hour Tell me again how you groan and you ache How your...
What is love But the absence of hate. An echoing void Into which we create What is love But a pardon of sin. A feeble excuse For those of our kin What is love Is it lust, is it more.
You thought I'd gone, I thought so too But something pulled me back Dancing on the edge of hell Peering into black I thought I'd gain my other life At the expense of words But poetry has drawn me...
I feel as though I'm Disappearing Fading in Fading out Of what is real And what is not As though my life Is just an act Forced Unworthy Lost. All rights reserved. Nom 1st October 2012..
If you haven't felt this Then there's no way you can speak Don't tell me how you understand Don't tell me I am weak This feeling of despair I feel Is unique to me I don't want your well meaning...
They were young, they were in love Yes I know that tale again But this was different, this was more Their love was greater than their friends' He loved the way her eyes would sparkle Laughing at the...
He was nineteen, she twenty A holiday romance Never thought he'd be her type But still he took the chance True love blossomed, he proposed A happy life was planned They both felt that they had...
Is anyone else having problems with their feed refreshing. The last thing (ie at the top) of my feed is the poem I posted 10 hours ago.
Last night I had a dream From which I did not want to wake I dreamt of my true love The kind you cannot fake I've never met this person Who loved me in my dreams And now these feelings that I...
I sit here, in my high backed chair And watch the world go by Although my world is one small room A room in which I'll die Sometimes some people visit me They say they're family But I never married...
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One minute to go Says the hand on the clock As it makes it's way round With a tickety-tock One minute too soon As the clock counts down Scribbling words with My brow in a frown.
Technology is the new religion Raised up to a lofty high Bow down to the gods of our time Anything that starts with 'i'.
This is me, skeletal A bag of bones and skin Lying in this hospice bed My face puckered and thin Day by day I wheeze and choke Lungs shudder with each breath As cancer cells swarm inside I'm closer...
Gently you took me by the hand As though it were a sin I could feel your pulse beating Underneath your skin And then you led me up the stairs As I gripped your fingers tight Intrepid explorers, we...
My love for Opuss is waning And yet I don't know why I still love words and books, stories Yet there's an emptiness inside And so I find myself detaching from The rope from Opuss to me As it grows...
"Where are we going dear?" "I'm taking you to Dover, Nan. So you can see the White cliffs," said Jo as she drove her little blue Micra down Kent's country lanes.
I'm now gonna teach you the art Of doing a delicious fart Just eat something fruity And when you go 'pooty' Sweet flavours up your nose will dart. All rights reserved. Nom 27th August 2012....
Shallow breaths form tiny clouds As I breathe out; hang in the air A chill as dusk begins to fall Night's fingers trail like molten hair I turn towards your glinting eyes As you take my hands and...
I'm sure my name May make you smile Say 'Om Nom Nom' Just for a while I chose the simple Name of 'Nom' To distinguish Myself from The other longer Usernames As it were, I'm Playing games In three...
Agony rips me up As tears scald and blind Depression looms overhead A shadow on my mind I've never had such doubts before Or felt so sad, so low With every step I sink deeper With every step comes...
And I cried as though I'd never cried before And I saw you go Leaving out the door And it broke my heart In twenty thousand pieces My life torn apart Tranquility it ceases And you knew how much You...
This is the tale of the Famous Five And a bit of smut that kept them alive Julian, Dick, George and Anne And Timmy the dog made up the clan Also around: George's mum and dad Fanny and Quentin (who...
I'm writing now, and yet I know That I am losing sleep I'll regret it when my alarm rings I'm sure it'll make me weep It's funny how I'm wide awake Pushing sleep away When really I should shut my...
It seems the oddest thing Can spark a memory As I discovered when I switched on an old PC The computer was running Windows '97 Took me back to Nineties heaven The decade of my childhood With...
Making my way Up the ladder of hope One hand gripped tight As the next rung I grope I come to a space That's missing a rung No way to reach up Even with arms outflung And so I stop No higher I...
Sitting here, in my padded cell Walls as grey as an elephant's skin I ponder on my loneliness And weep at all the mess I'm in They put me in a strait-jacket Tied me up and stripped me bare Probed my...
Look at me, so lost, alone Lying here all on my own Sitting here without a friend Counting minutes to the end Searching for a doorway out Picking over my self doubt Woe is me, so lost, alone Woe is...
The slap that turned my face dark red A crimson blush from mouth to ear Was the spark that drew me to To a place, far from here A slap that ended callous words Words that stung, like acid...
A name is a word That's given to you Not of your choosing But it'll have to do Your name is a mark That sums up your whole A flagstaff in good times And as life takes its toll You change and you...
I've just returned From a two week break Missed the Olympics, What a mistake.
I thought we had something I thought it was there But for you, it seems love Was not in the air I kept building bridges As you burned them down I papered the cracks Whilst you played the clown It...
I took a walk, a morning fine The sky so blue, the sun so high And took a shortcut past a church A graveyard: rest for those who die I stopped and saw the rows of stones Some lopsided, some...
I feel a little lost As if I'm out of touch Slightly overwhelmed Everything's too much I feel a little awed Surrounded by the greats A tiny little figure Upon whom I wait I feel a little tired My...
The light in Opuss Used to twinkle bright But it seems to have reddened For just one night. #red.
Getting the jitters As my exam is near Opuss addiction not Helping me here. Take a deep breath And a good night of sleep And hope that I pass Or else I will weep!.
I have a magic elephant I keep him on a thread And when I rub his tail softly Time stops dead. It's quite a handy charm When I'm sitting an exam I never ever cheat Just take as long as I can.
Wow, I never realised judging this would be so difficult.
I have a little elephant Made from a wooden peg I stuck on felt ears and a trunk And painted grey his leg And now my little Pegephant Lives happily afloat With other wooden animals In a little...
Okay I'm sorry for the late post everybody. I'm truly overwhelmed to have been picked as the winner of the Household Challenge. The next word for you all shall be...
Opuss is not Twitter™. So do not treat it as such. With your one liner updates. On life, how long, how much. If you want to tell us how you feel. Then write a little rhyme.
Dying, the elephant lets out a scream His face a bloody mess Hearing the cries of the predators Who circle, waiting for death Gaping holes, where his tusks once were Hewn out by a poacher's...
Life is full of troubles Life is never fair But it seems as though I'm getting More than my fair share Some people live unhurried lives Each day is feather light For me each day is a heavyweight I...
I ache, Awake I weep In sleep I cry In my Own heart A start Is made To wade Away Today And though I show Dry eyes: Disguise. All rights reserved. Nom 20th July 2012..
The elephant stood Amongst her herd Tall Strong Hot sun fanning down Dust billowing But bliss At the watering hole Scooping up Trickles of water With her husky trunk Eyes alert But safe Her...
Olympics round the corner And I'm a finalist 100 metre sprint A race not to be missed. Watch me as I limber up On the starting line Tucked into a skintight suit Looking mighty fine.
We're all singing praises for tea A drink that is so tasty Teabags are mean To the coffee bean Think of poor, unloved coffee. #household All rights reserved. Nom 18th July 2012..
Everyone loves a good brew But make sure the teabag can stew Add milk; just a splash And stir in a flash And we'll natter, with tea, me and you. #household All rights reserved. Nom 18th July 2012..
There once was a man from Delhi Who was picking tealeaves merrily While clipping his nails In his basket they fell Fancy fingernail teabags for tea. #household All rights reserved.
This is a reminder to myself, as there is no facility (yet) on Opuss to 'save' favourite Opusses, that I need to look at Opuss on www.seedrs.com. Sorry for clogging up your feed with this post!.
I have sometimes wondered Just what it would be like To be that little filament Holding a spark of light Enclosed in a glass bubble My view outside is curved But up until my dying day From my duty,...
One summer's eve Walking along the beach Something glinted in the sand Poking just out of reach. I bent down to scrabble And lifted up my find Brushed away the sand To see what I had mined.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder Far away I'm drifting yonder Basking in a light sublime Losing track of space and time Happiness and hope soon bubble Mirrored by sadness and trouble Distracted by...
Just to let anyone know who cares (that's to get the sympathy vote!), my postings to Opuss over the next couple of weeks will be nominal (pun intended) to say the least, as I have a major exam to...
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My favourite poster So hard to choose For all Opussians Should win, not lose I cannot decide Who posts the best work So to pick just one person I will have to shirk Beautiful Opusses Written so...
I have a condition That's rarer than you think It's named synaesthesia That's how it's spelled I think.
Our love is like Forbidden fruit Luscious to The deepest root Take one bite of Our sweet apple Love's a game with Which we grapple All the time that I'm with you and You're with me our Love feels...
Come, sit next to the fire We'll go on a journey To faraway lands, or back in time Enjoy the mystery.
Be aware that things may not always Be as they do seem For all you know, I am a frog Behind this iPod screen You vest your wishes, hopes and dreams That I will be your prince But I am just a slimy...
With trepidation I look down At my toes The board wet Beneath my feet My arms, a diamond Pointing to the heavens Above.
Everybody join the queue If you would like a hug I've set up my own 'hugging booth' With some chairs and a wool rug So come inside and settle down Then tell me all your woes We'll do some starjumps...
Walking home late at night Alone; my friends have left me Orange street lamps cast a glow But shadows dance so eerie.
Roaring across the opal sky Comes a wave of frothing clouds Menacing and blackening The sound of angry riot crowds Blue skies fade, birds cease to sing Heavy pearls begin to fall Slow at first, then...
Age is just a number Beauty is just pride No matter how you look, what counts Is how you feel inside As the years roll by And wrinkles replace youth Gain wisdom and experience You are the living...
Quiet. I try, Yet you pry Ire, true Yet I rue. #purepoetry.
Why does it feel as though I'm writing the same words Over and Over again. Why are my feelings Circling around The future, the now Same as then.
Fingers gripped around my throat Slowly choking me of breath My own addiction, to me it is: Suicide; a painful death Good days, I peel back one finger Loosen the hold she has on me Bad days, the...
Abarth; Beautiful Car Dreams Endure, Far Gives Happiness, Indeed Jealousy Kills Love, Marries Needs. Old Pen Quills Rewrite Superseded Time, Underwrite Valuation: Wow.
Here I am, standing strong Resolute, I can't go wrong Grounded for what I believe No regret or hope to grieve I will stay, unswerving, here Never let the shadows near Never let them pull me down In...
Glass of water. Catch the light. Cast your glitter. In my sight. Glass of water. From the tap. Cool and clear. From you we lap. Glass of water. Clean and pure. Take for granted. We have you.
Jeudi prochaine, moi et tu Allons à Londres, si voulez vous J'espere qu'il fera beau, toujours Pour tu, la femme que j'adore Je pense que tu es très, très belle Avec, ton yeux merveilles Je vais...
Seven billion people And yet I'm on my own Wondering if you're out there Or I'll always be alone I've never quite succeeded In love, that much is true I long for just another chance To fall in love...
In light of @puffy1980 's recent post, may I suggest a recruitment drive.
There is an ancient house At the bottom of my street Therein lives an old man With very smelly feet.