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").

Skid Marks

Someone is crying this morning,Someone is weeping in pain,Someone is wishing they had itTo do all over again.The dark rubber burns on the..

© Adeline Foster

~sufficiency

~ SufficiencyI live not that I may seeThe world beneath my feet;Nor do I ask fame fondle me,Her glowing fingers bittersweet.I ask not riches, but..

© Adeline Foster

Legacy

~ LegacyMy pappy was a rough and a serious man,Up in the morning ‘fore six a.m.,Out to the barn and we mustn’t play,Feed the cows and the horses..

© Adeline Foster

Prolonged Sorrow

I've noticed how the grievingInure themselves to care -An endless quest, a suffering,And then a deep despair.I, too, have known such grievingAnd felt..

© Adeline Foster

Idle Folly

Idle FollyDown at the corner barroomThe fellows gibe and jestFor their homelife is too common,Too vulgar for their taste.So, when between their..

© Adeline Foster

Camping

. CampingWhen day is done and I am tiredAnd grown-ups sit out by the fire;For they have said that I must go,Snuggled in each hand and toe,To my bed..

© Adeline Foster

~ Mantra

~ MantraA cloud has crossed your sunny day.This too, with time, will passAnd once again the snow will goAnd green will be your grass.

© Adeline Foster

Enfant Gaté*

Enfant Gate *I had a dancing little girl;Her laugh was full of joy,And never would I trade that girlFor any girl or boy.Her laughter turned the..

© Adeline Foster

~to Maurice

~ To MauriceMy life has been shattered by the soundOf that tragic call.My heart lies broken on the groundWith that fatal fall.If in despair I cried..

© Adeline Foster

~ Frustrated Plans

~ Frustrated PlansHow many are man's frustrated plans,When heeding all the words of man?Each timid heart can take a standOn some oracle of another..

© Adeline Foster

~cookies

CookiesCookies are so inviting,And Grandma has learned the art;Each one bares the stamp of her heart.Cookies are so inviting,They seem to beckon and..

© Adeline Foster

^death Of Innocence (2)

^Death Of Innocence (2)Playful laughter in a gardenDark eyes flashing, curly hairInfant innocence happy there:'Dandelions, pretty flowersMommy, you..

© Adeline Foster

I Worry Too

I Worry TooIf Mother were sick,And I were her nurse,I’d tip-toe so softly:She wouldn’t get worse.If Father were busyAnd I hurt my hand,I’d still yell..

© Adeline Foster

Brier Fever

. Brier FeverOld Mac was a tough one, a proverbial son of a gun.I swear he could wrestle a bear.He was out in the forest and headed straight for..

© Adeline Foster

~ A Small Ship

~ A Small ShipA small ship set sailOut on a troubled sea;Her crew were not selected,But came of necessity.Her captain's goal was a peaceful land;Her..

© Adeline Foster

The Captain's Secret

The Captain's SecretIn that land of make-believe,Where only children aren't deceived,I'm the captain of an update spaceship car.By day a sun's bright..

© Adeline Foster

Makeshift Education

MAKESHIFT EDUCATIONNative Americans of old-At least in this we have been told-Would fling their children to the seaAnd hope that they would swim and..

© Adeline Foster

Shell-Shock

Deep in a glacial blue abyssAn eerie light will shine,And o’er the blazing desert sandsA burning sun will climb;A haunting cry will echo downThe..

© Adeline Foster

~where The Polar Winds Blow

~ Where The Polar Winds Blow‘Way down south where the polar winds blow,There live the penguins, or didn’t you know?‘Way up north in the snowdrifts..

© Adeline Foster

One Gift

ONE GIFTOne gift, of all the gifts you gave,Lives through eternity,One gift I value more than allThe gifts you gave to me.One gift was more than I..

© Adeline Foster

~tears*

~ Tears *Somewhere a mother weeps for her lost child;Her heart is cloaked in desperate tears.Bless those tears, for were those tears deniedThe..

© Adeline Foster

Maternal Seasons

Maternal seasons come at last -To each belong a year,Though time cannot undo the past -Time-washed by maternal tear.Acknowledgment for what I owe..

© Adeline Foster

A Sudden Boom

A sudden boomA moment’s pause —A wondering whereOr what the causeThen back about our chores.The noise forgot —The day is hot;What thought have we for..

© Adeline Foster

Memories Of Childhood Are Sometimes Only Knowledge Later Learned

~Memories Of Childhood Are Sometimes Only Knowledge Later LearnedI remember, I remember the day that I was born.“How’s that, ” you say, “impossible.”..

© Adeline Foster

~no Man Is An Island

~ No Man Is An IslandNo man is an island,Or so I’ve heard it said.Certain men are leaders,And others must be led.Let not the man who would..

© Adeline Foster