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IndiaSparrow
IndiaSparrow

Wandering Across The Skies

If I ever find the chance someday. I'll escape this world for good. Abandon it for skyward sights. I wish someday I could. I'd clamber up a ribbon of moonlight. As far as I could go.

22 7 117 words
alligatorsky
alligatorsky

Life

The Dark, The Light. I have written these words with capital letters because they are names. Names, titles, the same for some.

24 10 481 words
melody
melody

Last Time

Last time I didn't step up... I didn't stand up when my time came. I couldn't take the power of the events abrupt. I left it, thought it was lame.

18 5 338 words
IndiaSparrow
IndiaSparrow

Rediscovery

The rhythmic rocking of the boat Soothed my tired mind And soon I left my troubles ashore Left all my worries behind All alone in the wild expanse That is the open sea I settled down for some quality...

22 5 199 words
melody
melody

No More

Laugh all you want you sick idiot, You think I'll keep it all in, that I'm not feeling it. I'm not numb, Im too soft for that purpose, But with all your blame and screams, im a dead carcass.

22 4 151 words
sweetnut
sweetnut

Daphne by Faye George

Unsure of her own nature, she cried out to her father, the river, to save her from the ardent god's intent. Great as her fear of the god's raw pursuit, her own self doubt.

2 0 53 words
cistern
cistern

The Dream

A dream within a dream is the only truth to be known..

6 1 12 words
dyylannnn
dyylannnn

Written From A Pier

A wave caught my eye as I Stood on a pier and it Strived towards the shore till in Crashing was no more.

26 2 62 words
DomenicEdwards
DomenicEdwards

Somebody,Everybody, Anybody And Nobody

This is a story about four people: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it.

36 6 79 words
IndiaSparrow
IndiaSparrow

Can You?

Can you hear the soft acceptance of feathered blossom as it drifts... slowly sighing... to the carpeted cushion of emerald grass...

10 4 72 words
DuRoLuRo
DuRoLuRo

Flower

A time of celebration. A time of wonder. I sparkle as the sun. In couragous celebration. The flowers are blooming. I see my rose, all in bloom. This beauty. This calm. This is one to be cherished.

16 11 69 words
sm-210
sm-210

Untitled

THIS IS LABOUR GOVERNMENT REST OF THE WORLD VERSION: The squirrel works hard in the withering heat all summer long, building and improving his house and laying up supplies for the winter.

4 0 911 words
TommyWalsh
TommyWalsh

Little Bluebird

On a green hill. Under an Oak tree. A little bluebird. Sang a song for me. It sang of happy days. With food for everyone. And all had time. To play out in the sun. But then the dark days came.

12 0 103 words
poppyvenables
poppyvenables

Madagascar Dreaming

In July 012, I'm on my way, Down to the island, Where the lemurs play, And the balboa trees sway, When I go down to the island, I'll come back all brown and thin, My oh my what a win :) When I go...

4 0 52 words
Eatonlynch
Eatonlynch

Business Joke

This is the story of four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was asked to do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.

14 0 73 words
JDespano
JDespano

Bir SÖz

Umutluyum karanlık yolların yolcusu olsam da Her ümidin arsız bekleyicisiyim, Bir söz getirdi beni sana, Gözlerin can buldurdu hayatta, Bir bardak şarabın, Üç beş laf edebileceğin dostun, Bir de...

2 2 44 words
CloudWeaver
CloudWeaver

The Stone

Kick it, push it, Try to make it open its Thick eyes and see That what you're doing Is for its own good. Stupid stone, ungrateful too. "I'm trying to help God damn it!" Is it really that hard to see.

8 0 169 words
Kinuthia
Kinuthia

Light

I stumble through the dark, Causelessly, aimlessly, Without purpose or reason, Without a light to lead my way.

20 2 146 words
Kinuthia
Kinuthia

Beneath The Waves

I'm sitting in my sailing boat, Staring into the sapphire sea, I look above the white tipped waves, And something fascinates me.

24 2 182 words
abcjois
abcjois

I Want To Be Your Guitar

I want to be your guitar. Run your fingers over my fret board. Pluck my strings and give me my melodious avatar. Sing to me and play that major chord. I'm feeling your song through and through.

14 4 161 words
HeatherAnne
HeatherAnne

It Is Fear.

It can be a shadow in the corner of the room. It can be a flicker at the edge of your vision. It can be a creeping shiver traipsing along your skin. It can be the bustle of bodies enclosing around...

14 25 79 words
yeol
yeol

Holds A Meaning

The once particularly lushed green leaf is admired in the beginning of autumn. Comes winter, and it’s the only leaf attached. Brown and crispy. Admired still.

2 0 43 words
taffy01
taffy01

Ever Think Hunger Games..

PLEASE READ!!. Ever think of the hunger games trilogy this way. Its almost as if the capital is us, the whole human race, the superior specie.

10 4 115 words
dessinemoi
dessinemoi

Recipe for home-made success

1 spatula of decision making 2 tablespoons of the drive to accomplish 3 morsels of TIME 4 doses of realism 5 pans of breaking out of comfort zones p/s. Courage, just a sprinkle would do..

8 0 35 words
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