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And Those Who Watched And when a nice young lad came near his side, Sampson reached out his hand t' the lad, and said, 'My lad, guide my hand to the pillar for me,' And he was kindly guided to, then, lean Upon the central pillars of the temple, Then took a moment, mustered up his strength, And...

wets my brain hear the growl of the clouds greying let drop the rain, and the droplets speed down in journey to the world below, velocity gives them voice against Earth, all aloud they land as a mob, together all; amplifying their sound, their mad song, plays with my eardrums, patters 'n'...

A Eulogy: All That Remains "Here lies one whose name was writ in water." A man once was and now is not, For death has claimed his beating heart, With withered eyes, no light he sees, The air, his lungs, no longer breathe, Darkened is the brain, without thought. Beneath the cemetery plot, A...

to lovely eyes --------------- O' the Beautiful Soul Who's Met with Troubles O' the beautiful soul who's met with troubles, Woe, come the day when your stars have fallen, When the darkest of nights, it seems, has come, When all alone, and a friend would be welcome; The very lights that once...

The Wager Between the Satyr and the God The young satyr sat in the shade Passing the day away in melody, The sound of his song Played upon the aulos, Drew the attention of one, Apollo. The young satyr lifted his head, Letting up on the reed he was blowing, Then looked 'pon his guest, And said...

Under Cloak of Night When all is still, the night advanced, And most, to sleep, have nodded off, The thief a'prowl takes his chance Keeping to the concealing dark, And finds himself a quick way in, All to elude the watchman's arm. Skilled as he is, he minds the silence, And keeps his entry...

Here's a couple poems I've written in a form I invented. Enjoy! :) ________________________________________ Why Bother? To call myself another one of you, My mind rages against such thought! Why must I take your word for mine own? My mind rages against such thought! Why must I take your word...

This is my new thread for a project I'm working on. It is going to be a heroic crown of 15 Petrarchan sonnets, and will cover the four seasons, and will encompass as many observances of the seasons as possible. Each season will span 3 sonnets each, which makes 12, and the other 3 of the 15...

Feeling Lucky, But Not 'I'm feeling lucky today, Mister!' I tell the man at the counter, 'Give me another scratch-off ticket!' 'I hope you give me a real winner! In fact, give me the one for two dollars. I'm feeling lucky today, Mister!' Well, I got my money back with it... I tell the man...

Through My Fingers I'm at a loss for words, My thoughts elude me, Like water through my fingers, I cannot grasp it. My thoughts elude me, I'm grasping for the air, I cannot catch it! Elusive as it is! I'm grasping for the air, How am I to respond? Elusive as it is, What can I even say? How...

As I have been with You As I have been with you, When you kindly listened, I remind you friends, It has opened doors in my heart. When you kindly listened, And you held me in regard, It has opened doors in my heart Of the ways joy can be found. And, you held me in regard, As you listened to...

Drifting Forever Into the Unknown Here I am, a drifter in space, My body weightless, ventures On, into the distant unknown, Where my very presence speaks To the emptiness, and gives it life From the pulse inside my vessel. Were it not for this once trepid vessel, I wouldn’t know the...

Here is the start of a poem I'm working on. It's the story of Cupid and Psyche, only in my own words. I've never read the actual work of literature, but I've read others' take on it. Here is my effort, but in poetic verse. Act 1: The Privilege of Young Love Canto I: The Dawn of Love...

Chapter 1 As the ship neared the end of its three year journey, it appeared dead with its lack of movement, and deathly quiet where it not for the sound of the gentle beating heart of a woman sitting in front of a computer screen causing the keys of a keyboard to go thumpity-thump...

If you want my love, you had it from the start When I say 'I love you,' my hearts glad to say it For you control the rythm of my heart It's beating in sweet jubilation I'm happy as long as you're by my side you're my everything, the light of my life You're God's gift to me, designed so...

How does it work? How is it I see these things? if only you can see what I do How did it come to this? Why me? Why this? If only I knew, If only you knew. Is it for real? Am I real? What's the purpose? Here in my life, things seem surreal. How did I come into existense? Better...

what differences have you found between the movies and the books? I only just started the first part of the book and have found a handfull of differences like: 1. in the movie Merry and Pippen steal and set off the dragon firework in the book Gandolf sets it off 2. when Bilbo drops...

Bill looked at Jason who was upchucking over the side of the ship. Them and their team of fellow soldiers were aproaching the main shoreline, each man clutching his rifle, worried about what awaits on the beach-front. "Jason," said Bill grabbing him by the shirt, "pull yourself together. We've...

Will boarded the ship just in time for departure.An attractive female greeted himand handed him his room key. The ship was very much like a space hotel comfortable enough to spend weeks in. It had a commons area where people gathered and made time for wasting. The ship had many kinds of...

what do you think of my name? what's the possibilities? do you believe of the supernatural? any questions?