Section: «Poems»

Verse (ancient Greek ὁ στίχος — row, structure), a term in versification used in several meanings: artistic speech organized by division into rhythmically commensurate segments; poetry in the narrow sense; in particular, it implies the properties of versification of a particular tradition ("antique verse", "Akhmatova's verse", etc.); a line of poetic text organized according to a certain rhythmic pattern ("My uncle of the most honest rules").

Eight Syllables Are All I Need!

Eight syllables are all I need to fashion something new.For writing prompts help me succeed to write again for you.For you can read and then recite..

© Denis Martindale

Eight Syllables

God's here! It's time! He's back again!The poem's on its way!When writing time calls for my penAs I begin to pray!'I'm ready, Lord! Inspire me,Let..

© Denis Martindale

Education New Normal Style 2020

The children leave their homes once more, the new term to embrace,With brand new lessons to explore, each other now to face,And who knows if they..

© Denis Martindale

Edge Of The Night

The lion lurks as daylight dimsStill draped with golden mane,Subservient now to hunter's whimsFrom which he won't refrain.For hunger grows from deep..

© Denis Martindale

Eaten In Eden

Eve, the Mother of Mothers,Woken from her first sleep,Thoughts coursing through her brain,Accepting every sight and sound,Sensing the presence of her..

© Denis Martindale

Early Learning

The mother and her zebra childWere eating side by side,Amid a cool breeze oh so mildEach met the day with pride...United in their newborn love,With..

© Denis Martindale

Eagle Owl

The eagle owl perched on a tree,The branch beneath its feet,So statuesque, so solemnly,So seldomly to meet...Yet there it stayed, so much at..

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Each Time I Think Of Him

When I recall my youthful days,The schools of years gone by,I simply pause for prayers and praise,Then wistfully I sigh...When I recall the Autumns..

© Denis Martindale

Each Star Has Its Story... Each Man His Tale To Tell...

We look towards the sky at night... to see the moon once more...Sometimes it's really shining bright... yet why we know not for...From prophecies, we..

© Denis Martindale

Each Gift Is Building Momentum!

Yes, finally! The plans have passed!The building's been approved!It's time for us to build at last!The soil cleared and moved...The diggers digging..

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Each Creates His Own Legacy...

Over fifty years ago, the world of wildlife changed.Maharaja Shri Martand Singh helped to do that.He saw a nine month old tiny white tiger cub,which..

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D'you Know June?

D'you know June, who lives nearby? She lives quite close to you!She prays to God, with questions why... the answers you know to...If God told you, to..

© Denis Martindale

Duck!

Of all the creatures that occurredThe duck has his place, tooAnd while he's still a common bird,Share credit where it's due...For on a pond, or..

© Denis Martindale

Duck Waterfowl

I stared upon the wooden frame and at the picture, too,To focus there, my second aim, the colours meant to view.The frame itself was neatly done and..

© Denis Martindale

Driven To Become An Artist!

Imagine there's a baby born,No sign of special grace,No talents shown upon that morn,Just smiles upon his face...Then years roll by, as years must..

© Denis Martindale

Driven To Be A Writer!

When I, at first, found pause to writeAnd then to do that well,Not all my English proved that bright,My tiny tales to tell...But still the stories..

© Denis Martindale

Drinking Session

Behold the mighty elephantsNow standing side-by-side!As if they all were drinking friends,With all mouths opened wide!With loud guffaws and 'One..

© Denis Martindale

Dreamy...

The lioness was near to sleep,Eyelids felt heavy now,It looked quite hard for her to keepHerself awake somehow...She breathed a little deeper..

© Denis Martindale

Dreamy Distractions!

Some dream of school and work and homeAnd folks they're prone to love,Sometimes, no matter where folks roam,Such sights aren't quite enough...They..

© Denis Martindale

Dream's Treat

As I walked in the street,I met a beggar, asking for some money.I gave him a few pounds and went on.As I walked in the street,I met an old man..

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Dreaming Of My Dream Girl!

A dream begins like any dream,From darkness into light,Commencing like a newborn stream,Regardless, day or night...And there she was, in front of..

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Double Trouble!

Two cheetahs, like two naughty tots,Were on the prowl again,For they enjoyed it lots and lotsWhen they were raising Cain...With nothing safe within a..

© Denis Martindale

Dotty About Poetry!

Love songs are rhythms set to rhymes,Great songs both young and old,Beyond both happy and sad times,The silver and the gold,The precious kisses borne..

© Denis Martindale

Don'T Tell Us, Tell Him!

We've heard her say that she's in love,Or that she thinks she is,Of course, that isn't near enoughFor two hearts to find bliss...The boy-in-question..

© Denis Martindale

Don't Rush Me! Don't Rush Me!

Please don't rush me! Please don't rush me!My mind has melted now.Then silence comes to hush me!I've got to write somehow!I'd like a poem that's..

© Denis Martindale