by Richard Gildea | Jun 3, 2016 | Poetry
Midst ‘tales to tell’ we move (who scribe the void) Betwixt both metaphor and lit’ral rhyme Descriptive phrase so oft’ by choice employed When spouting forth, thru ‘once upon a time’ Yet what is left unsaid intrigues the mind Of all who chance to read its varied form...
by Richard Gildea | Jun 1, 2016 | Poetry
Held whispers caught in shells (divest of sound) Hath linger’d long until such time to fly Beyond the seas where hope filled dreams abound On Gull like wings traversing azure sky Perchance love’s call may yet invoke response If harken’d to by one attuned to same A...
by Richard Gildea | May 30, 2016 | Poetry
Within ‘The Keep’ I’ve now been kept (confused) No charge of treason, nor of Regicide Above my head a gibbet hangs (unused) Such cost incurred, as here I now reside Twas early morn before the Sun’s arise As I didst formulate the day’s advance Yon ramparts to be...
by Richard Gildea | May 30, 2016 | Poetry
Now cloak’d in shadows (form’d thru sacrifice) ‘The Darkness’ comes when least expected to For those among who paid said ‘highest price’ Such ‘torments’ doth avoid within review Yet each in turn would gladly suffer same Perchance life’s path twas set on diff’rent...
by Ron Martin | May 30, 2016 | Poetry
I wish that I could speak the words I know that others long to hear To make the problems they must face Seem simpler and a little easier to bear I wish I could give everyone a sense of purpose Something that they feel they could achieve If only they would make a...
by Ron Martin | May 30, 2016 | Poetry
A friend is one who comes in at the door When the rest of the world rushes out When the cares of the world are upon us And our minds are so full of doubt A friend is the one who is different To the rest of the folk that we know Who will find a reason for staying When...
