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Stories in Poets that you’ll love, handpicked by our team.
On Being a Man
“You’re a pretty big wheel, ain’t you?” my grandfather asks. Words tossed my way from a green armchair in the dark corner of the front room
F Cade SwansonPublished 3 days ago in PoetsExistential Evanescence
Favorite: Evanescence The eventual & inevitable fate of all At least this side of eternity. . Least: Existence
Randy Wayne Jellison-KnockPublished 3 months ago in PoetsFor A Moment
It's all happening so fast, but all in the best ways. Every morning I wake up to your texts wishing me a wonderful day, then some sort of compliment about me to follow.
Angel AdagioPublished 4 days ago in Poetsthe truth sits heavy
whatever didn't wake the monster, was most likely my afternoon food of choice. a silent snack, on silent feet, tiptoeing through the hall,
Heather HublerPublished 2 days ago in PoetsSonder
Nervous whispers in a busy place. Before his eyes, a hundred lives have passed, a hundred people all going their different ways. The weight of it is crushing to the sleep-deprived mind. The weight of knowing, without being able to feel, that every weary traveller he sees is just as real and complete as him. That every over-tired passerby who skates past or slightly lingers near where he sits and writes is just the same. Hiding truths and potentials no one else will ever come to know.
Alexander McEvoyPublished 2 days ago in PoetsOne Moment, For Today
Stop for one minute. Listen to a bird singing its song, Watch the sunrise, Telling you the day has just begun. Cherish a hug from your children before
Carol TownendPublished 2 days ago in PoetsQueen Jane
It’s just you and me, Queen Jane Trapped like flies in a rosewood morning. Lemon light slides down the wall; Almost made it to that corner now
Jean McKinneyPublished 2 days ago in PoetsPickled Herring with My Dad
When I was three, my dad sat on the edge of my bed many nights after placing a plate of our favorite snack by my ballerina music box, and then delved into Treasure Island or Nancy Drew.
Lacy Loar-GruenlerPublished 3 days ago in Poets
Collections
Themed story collections curated by the Vocal moderators.
Only the Classics
The roots from which poetry as we know it has flourished. Taking you back to the classical era, one stanza at a time.
Life as a Poet Knows It
Industry tips for new poets. Welcome to the Poets family.
America in Verse
One Nation, United by Poetry. Exploring the United States of America through word.
Latest Stories
Most recently published stories in Poets.
Why are we afraid to get old
Why are we afraid to get old Why are we afraid of wrinkles If we are all going to the same place If they show signs of wisdom
Lusty Lyrics
“When how the smile, long wearied for, we read/Was kissed by him who loved like none before,/This one, who henceforth never leaves me, laid/A kiss on my mouth, trembling the while all o’er.” Dante Alighieri's Inferno, Translated by James Romanes Sibbald, Canto V, lines 130-140.
D. J. ReddallPublished about an hour ago in PoetsA Whisper of Solitude
Within my minds depths solitude dwells, Concealed beneath layers of thoughts and swells. In the quiet of night I discover a calm
Wayne IncePublished about an hour ago in PoetsGod's Self-Portrait
To hate oneself is sin– a grave error in understanding reality. For if we knew the network of Love that runs through creation, we would repent
Amelia MapstonePublished about an hour ago in PoetsCome to Me
Come to me with insincerity hold me with disdain touch me with your arrogance caress me with condescension seduce me with your sweet, sweet lies.
Cathy holmesPublished about an hour ago in PoetsLorem Ipsum
Ms. Lorem Ipsum confabulated text On a page of my life story Consequatly aliquipped quaerat amet That stung of my unsung glory
Gerard DiLeoPublished about an hour ago in PoetsBack To Real Life? Some Have Other Ideas
Wheels touch down; you’re back home, refreshed. Train glides in; you step to the platform. Car pulls in ; you unload from the road trip.
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!!Published about 2 hours ago in Poetslove story
In a love that knew no bounds, we found, A connection so deep, a bond profound. Across borders and cultures, our hearts are entwined, But traditions and norms are cruelly confined.
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